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GOOD GOVERNANCE

ZAMBIA

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND GENDER JUSTICE

SUMMIT AND AWARDS23-25 APRIL 2012

KOPANONG HOTEL - RSA

365 DAYS OF LOCAL ACTION TO END VIOLENCE ANDEMPOWER WOMEN

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POLICY FRAMEWORK

The Politicians(Council)

formulatepolicies whichmainstreamGender justice

and equity.

Management executepolicies thatmainstream Genderand Development

equitably structured& enforce zerotolerance GBVinterventions

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GOVERNANCE

Katete Council iscomposed of 3 MPs, 30Councilors, who areelected on simple

majority basis. Participation of all

Members of the LA isenhanced by adhering to

democratic tenets.

Public gender sensitiveparticipation isencouraged byestablishing gender

equitably structuredWDCs, RDCs, PWCswhile Government andNGOs Technocrats

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MAINSTREAMING GENDER INTO EXISTINGPROGRAMS

On Water & SanitationGender sensitive V-

WASHE committees areformed at every water

point established. CLTS is a programme to

ensure all villages areODF by 2015 and is

managed by G balancedcommittees.

LA has partnered up withHD, VET, The Police,RHCs EHTs to form acrack squad that enforce

public Health measures. The LA works with

NZP+, DH, CARE, LWF& ST FH are major carers

to PLWHIV.


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MAINSTREAMING GENDER INTO EXISTING PROGRAMMES

Procurement Climate change and

sustainable development

Land and housing

Water and sanitation Environmental health

HIV/AIDS and Care Work

Social development

The DPPC is Law abiding& awards contracts in a Gsensitive manner

.DENS conduct measures

to preserve & conservethe Environment in bestforestry & Farmingmethods

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MAINSTREAMING GENDER INTO EXISTINGPROGRAMS

Creation of recreationfacilities in all Schools isa must to provide allscholars and the

community in theneighbourhood withsporting and gamesopportunities.

The LA has Fridayafternoon as a day forsuch keep fitsocialization activities

On Land allocationpolicy the LA complies to30% to be allocated tofemales eg on 234 plots

given Out lately over 40% went

to females.


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LA PARTNERS ON THE FIGHT AGAINST HIV& GBV


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GENDER SPECIFIC PROGRAMMES

GBV flagship plan The LA works has

partnered up with VSU,& KDWA to curb and

deter GBV perpetuatorsby having as many casesfrom wards reported and

judiciously acted o on

by the Unit.

KDWA, which has over85 Women clubs trainedin Paralegal Counselling(Over 1000 women)

know their rights and noone can abuse them & goscotfree without facingthe wrath of the Law.

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EMPLOYMENT PRACTISES AND WORK PLACESENVIRONMENT

With regard to selectionand recruitment as wellas

Capacity building

and Working conditionsand environment

All staff are equitablyallocated withopportunities for upgrading trainings &

capacity building. The HIV policy works

against ve stigmatismbut enhances +ve living.

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GENDER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

G sensitive structuresinclude: WDCs, RDCs,PWCs, VWASHE & CLTScommittees.

30% of the Budget goesto effecting the Gmainstreaming targetseg Roads & Street ...

...naming, HouseNumbering, Trainingand establishing Gsensitive committees.

The District has a DTT &FT that goes for projectsM & E. The M & E Tool isas outlined below:-

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M & E

The DPU at the LA issecretariate of the DTT &FT which are subcommittees of the DDCC

compile a quarterly M&Eplan.

The monitoring team usea checklist to monitor &

Evaluate

A. Communityparticipation inmobilising raw materialsaggregating data by

Gender Technical

implementation of theproject and

Financial mobilisation &ut[isation


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ADDITONAL COMMENTS

For the LA to fullymainstream G equity and

justice the devolution ofpowers with matching

resources from theCentral Government tothe COUNCIL & Subdistrict structures is a

must.

Empowering localcommunities with localeconomic developmentat the moment is limited

to creating conducivetrading facilities &facilitating locals toaccess loans from

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STRENGHTS

The CEO strengthinclude:-

The technocrats (DDCC& Sub DDCC

committees) are wellestablished and givenresources have capacityto fully mobilise

communities

There is political will bythe Council to budget forMainstreaming G SADCprotocal targets by 2015.

LGSC means motivatedqualified staff to boost Gmainstreaming

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CHALLENGES

Poor liquidity due toslow pace of devolutionof resources and powerto Local Communities

High illiterate levels ofpeople = slow toappreciate & +velymainstream G equity &

and justice.

High poverty levelsespecially in the ruralareas make issues ofintegrity and transparent

to mainstream best Gpractices difficult.

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LESSONS LEARNED

Thru CDF the LA hasfacilitated many projects

but the most conspicuousis Chindeza RHC where 1

x TTT Block, 3 x StaffHouses & 1X Bore drilledand equipped nowservices on av.

800 people a day meanswith proper planning andmobilisation ofcommunities and

resources, the LA has theexperience andknowledge and skills ittakes to do sustainable

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NEXT STEPS

The LA looks forward tocomlete devolution ofpowers and matchingresources by the Central

Government so as to fullyimplement fully flaged Gsensistive programs.

As CEO, the LA is set tobe limelight inimplementing SADCprotocol targets by 2015

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ANY QUESTIONS?

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Grayson Nkatha, Zambia, Centres of Excellence - Summit 2012