Kgalagadi District Council

REPORT

CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE STAGE FIVE WORKSHOP

BOTSWANA

COUNCIL: KGALAGADI DISTRICT COUNCIL

DATES: 8 – 10 JUNE 2009

Mr. Director Tlharese, Chairperson of Ghanzi District Council presenting on gender stereotypes. Picture by P. Manthe

Table of contents Page

Overview 3

Discussions 3

Challenges 4

Conclusions 4

Recommendations 5

Annexes

Annex A: Workshop programme for Kgalagadi District Council 8 Annex B: Workshop participants list for Kgalagadi District Council 10 Annex C: Official opening speech 50 Annex D: Gender Action Plan for Kgalagadi District Council 17 Gender based violence action plan for Kgalagadi 42 District Council Annex E: Message and slogans for gender based violence 48 (Kgalagadi District Council) Annex F: Workshop evaluation for Kgalagadi District Council 52 Annex G: Gender and Local Government Summit and Awards Concept 56 paper

Executive summary

Gender Links in partnership with Botswana Association of Local Authorities (BALA) held a workshop from the 8th-10th June 2009 for Kgalagadi District Council in Hukuntsi. The workshop was the first of 16 gender action plan workshops for councillors scheduled to take place in Botswana. The workshops are a follow up of the research titled At the Coalface, Gender and Local Government in Botswana which found that local councils have not begun to address gender issues very effectively. The study was launched in February 2009 and a draft gender strategy for local government was developed the same year.

The workshop was officially opened by Mr. Zolo Moapare, Chairperson of Kgalagadi, District Council. Among other officials present were BALA Executive Board Members, Mr. C Manthe, Projects Manager Ms. Ludo Matshameko, and Susan Tolmay (Gender Links, Gender and governance manager) and Gender Links staff members. Tolmay briefed the participants on the objectives of the training and the planned Gender Justice and Local Government summit under the banner: “365 Days of Local action to end gender violence” to be organised by Gender Links in March 2009. A video on Protocol was shown and summarized by Susan Tolmay, with emphasis on the fact that the protocol, unlike others is a legal document. Gender Links Botswana office Coordinator, Keabonye Ntsabane, briefed participants on their consultative meeting with government, in particular the Minister of Labour and Home Affairs as well as civil societies in Botswana on the none signing of the Protocol.

Objectives:  Build gender analysis skills of local councillors and officials, and local government associations;  Develop gender action plans with local councils as well as localising the national action plan to end gender based violence

Process and activities

Workshop content The workshop made use of the Botswana Local Government Gender Action Plan manual which covers six modules; the SADC Protocol on Gender and Development, Key Gender Concepts, Gender and Governance, Key Gender Planning Concepts, developing a local gender action plan and developing a local 365 Day Action Plan to address GBV. See the full workshop programme at Annex A.

Participants There were 29 participants at the workshop, of which 24 were men and 5 were women. The participants were made up of councillors and officials from Ghanzi District and were of different age groups and had different educational and professional backgrounds see the full participants list attached at Annex B.

Facilitators The workshop facilitators were Gender Links staff Susan Tolmay, Keabonye Ntsabane the BALA Programme Manager, and some councillors who were trained by Gender Links in Johannesburg as part of a training of trainers, to facilitate the course. All the facilitators have experience in gender issues.

Discussions

SADC Protocol on Gender and Development

Participants had limited information on the SADC Gender Protocol. Some of them mentioned that they have heard about the protocol in the media but did not have specific information on the contents. Some Councillors were not aware that a summit was held on the Gender Protocol on August 2008 by Head of States and reasons for Botswana not signing.

On the issue of gender, some of the participants said they have participated in the commemoration of 16 Days of Activism on Violence against Women and Children as guests. They lamented that the commemorations do not provide detailed information on 16 Days and why it has to be commemorated internationally. Other participants mentioned that they heard about gender issues/Gender Based Violence Against women and children during the full council meetings where different government departments and NGOs are invited to brief them. The councillors say often the time is not adequate as organisations are given 30 minutes to Present on activities of their organisations.

After the DVD on SADC Protocol on Gender and Development some councillors came out with Positive comments, they said the Protocol is very elaborative and government should sign it and not raise issues of resources as the resources will never be adequate

Decision making positions

Some male councillors expressed fear that women now want to take all leadership positions from men through mushrooming of gender organisations such as Gender Links and Emang Basadi. They said government of Botswana has spoiled women through special nominations processes and this result in women not campaigning seriously. Some women said unless parties are sponsored, as women they will not make it as most of them are either not working or get small income as compared to their male counterparts. Women also raised a concern that during elections men use cunning strategies that exploit women’s income all in all , the participants agreed that Politics has been associated as men’s vocation, while the society views women as belonging to the kitchen.

Networks

In terms of the Networks, the councillors said they are aware of some organisations but know little about the services they provide. The participants put blame on the networks who lobby for gender equality that are the ones who influence women not to respect the men and this result in gender based violence. They appealed to Gender Links and BALA

4 to motivate these networks to address them on their services to be able to refer their communities to them. Gender Links informed them about other existing networks in the country such as Women’s Against Rape, Emang Basadi, Women’s Shelter Project and Lifeline, and the types of services they provide.

Gender Based Violence

The participants agreed that gender based violence does exist citing some of the passion killings reported in the country in the media. However the men emphasised that they are also experiencing it and did not know where to report as most of the service organisations are managed by women and makes men fear to visit the services. Though participants knew and acknowledged all the types of gender based violence, they were not aware of the international, regional human rights instruments addressing it and that government of Botswana is signatory to some instruments. Some councillors believed that women are to be blamed for the violence as they are unfaithful and that are material driven. The councillors said the women are the most abusers especially when it comes to emotional abuse. Men said since women start working and getting better salaries, they do not respect men and that is what increase violence in the families.

Southern Africa Local Government and Gender Justice Summit and Awards

Before officially concluding the workshop and after summarising everything that was presented during workshops, participants are taken through a PowerPoint presentation on the first Southern Africa local government and gender justice summit and awards that will be taking place. The application process and adjudication process is explained and pamphlets are distributed to all participants. See the attached concept paper attached at Annex G.

Challenges

 Presentations have to be made both in English and Setswana  Gender concepts were new to the participants, thus calling for more time to be devoted to them.  Councillors felt that workshops such as this should not be held when elections are closer as they are busy campaigning  Some men still feel that women want to take over everything from them. They also felt that women are hungry for power.

Outputs

 Gender Action Plan for Kgalagadi District Council and Gender Based Violence action plan for Kgalagadi District Council: Annex D  Message and slogans for gender based violence (Kgalagadi District Council): Annex E

Conclusion

At the end of the workshop, the Participants agreed that they need to continue learning about gender based violence. The councillors promised to lobby their parties to increase participation of women in their party structures and that the very same workshop should be organised for their Parties. The participants also concluded that it is important for the councillors to understand gender issues, as they represent the electorate who are both men and women. The councillors said women also are supposed to be assertive and confident by taking positions if availed to them. The councillors participate very well in the asked good questions.

Both the local government plan and the gender based plan have been developed. The plan will be sent to the council to review and approve it.

Overall the participants felt that the workshop was critical as it touched on their operational issues which they were not aware of at Annex F.

Recommendations

 Training such as this need to be extended to villages and churches in councillors respective constituencies  Member of the central committees of different Political parties need an extensive exposure on leadership of women in Parliament and council level  This workshop should have taken place before the council financial year ended to enable to budget for the plans developed  Councillors should be encouraged to take lead commemorating 16 Days of Gender Based violence against women and children  Political parties should ensure that women are in leadership positions such as in central committee positions  BALA /Gender Links to follow up in implementation of the drafted plans.

Way forward

The workshop report and action plans will be compiled by Gender Links and send back to the council for final editing and adoption for implementation.

Annexes

Annex A: Workshop programme

TIME ACTIVITY WHO DAY 1 8:00-8:30 Registration Warona Tlamelo- Gender Links intern 8:30-8:45 Opening and Objectives District Commissioner 8:45-09:15 Introductions and objectives Susan Tolmay -Gender Links To provide background and agree on objectives for the workshop To develop guidelines of participation Eyes and ears

9:1510:00 DVD: Roadmap to equality Susan Tolmay To introduce the Gender sector Protocol and its relevant to Local government

10:30 TEA Module one: Key gender concepts Sex gender, and stereo types Mrs. Malebogo Kruger- 10:30-11:30 Lobatse Deputy Mayor ” 11:30-13:00 Group work on Challenging stereo types, Mrs. Malebogo Kruger Internalising oppression 13:00_14:00 LUNCH ” Module two: Gender and Governance 14:00-15:30 Access, participation transformation, All facilitators leadership: At the coalface: Gender and Development 15:30-15:45 TEA 15:45-17:00 Report Back Debate All facilitators HOMEWORK Transformation scorecard Mrs. Matshameko-BALA programme Manager DAY TWO:

8:00- 8:30 Recap, eyes and ears Participants 8:30 -9:00 What we learned from the scorecard Mrs. Matshameko-BALA programme Manager

Module Three: Key gender planning concepts Mrs. Ludo Matshameko- 9:00-10:00 Practical and Strategic needs BALA programme

TIME ACTIVITY WHO Manager 10:00-10:30 TEA 10:30-12:00 Group 1: Gender mainstreaming All facilitators led By Group 2: Sex disaggregated data Susan Tolmay Group 3: Gender responsive budgeting Group 4: Gender equality in service provision Group 5: Target and indicators Group 6: Gender management system

12:00-13:00 LUNCH Module four: Draft gender action plan framework 14:00-17:0 Group 1: Governance All facilitators led by Group 2: Gender in existing programmes Susan Tolmay Economy, procurement, housing, transport, utilities Group 3: Gender in existing programmes Health, HIV and AIDS, environmental health, social development Group 4:Employment practices and environment Group 5: Gender management system DAY 3 8:30-9:30 Report back, eyes and ears Participants Module five: Localising plans to end gender based violence 9:30-10:00 Key GBV provision in the SADC Protocol on Mrs. Keabonye Ntsabane Gender and Development 10:00-10:30 GBV as a key service delivery issue Mrs. Keabonye Ntsabane 10:30-11:00 TEA 11:00-13:00 Developing a plan to end GBV Mrs. Keabonye Ntsabane 13:00-14:00 LUNCH 14:00-15:00 Communicating local GBV action plans Mrs. Keabonye Ntsabane 15:00-16:00 Developing messages and slogans for the All facilitators led by campaign Susan Tolmay 16:00-16:15 TEA 16:15-17:00 Way forward: Best Practices and Summit Mrs. Keabonye Ntsabane 1700-1705 Closing Remarks Mrs. Ludo Matshameko DEPARTURES

Annex B: Workshop participants list

NAME Sex ORGANISATION PHONE FAX E MAIL M/F M Kgalagadi District Council 6540251/72177368 1. Andrias Ntau M Kgalagadi District Council 74350043 2. Motsogedi Velskoen M DIS 65102263 6510269 3. Thato Mosinyi M Kgalagadi District Council 74350049 4. W. Titus F Kgalagadi District Council 71736667 5. R. Villander F Lobatse Town Council 71524653 6. M.B. Kruger M BALA 71206565 3912181 [email protected] 7. P.C. Manthe F Pre-Primary and Primary 6510234/72559820 6510051 8. Tauso Nkola Education M Kgalagadi District Council 6510247 6510244 9. Z.M. Moapare F Education 6510286 651024 10. M.M. Sento F DTS 6510278 6510280 11. K. Modisathebe F P.H.C 6510114 6510244 12. M. Ralekgobo 13. M.M. Tshweneagae M Kgalagadi District Council 6540250 6540259 [email protected] w

NAME Sex ORGANISATION PHONE FAX E MAIL M/F F Civil and National 6510235 14. Mosa Molefe Registration M Kgalagadi District Council 73937777/719177 6517060 15. Philip Khwae M Kgalagadi District Council 71321106 16. Motsogedi Velskoen M Kgalagadi District Council 72507501 17. Joel Kavari M Kgalagadi District Council 74350040 18. Frederick B. Cooper M Kgalagadi District Council 72176214 19. I. Mokgwaphe M Kgalagadi district Council 74350050 20. B.K. Motsamai M Kgalagadi District Council 74350046 21. J. Lentshikang M Kgalagadi District Council 71736678 22. D.D Kotokwe M Kgalagadi District Council 72145274 23. John Bok M Kgalagadi District Council 72879047 24. Milton K. Moseru M Kgalagadi District Council 74369547 25. Klaas Matthys M Kgalagadi District Council 72140974 26. S.J Brooks M Kgalagadi District Council 71736959 27. J. Ogopoleng

NAME Sex ORGANISATION PHONE FAX E MAIL M/F M Kgalagadi District Council 72919123 28. J.B Nkwane F BALA 29. L. Matshameko M Gantsi District Council 71743266 30. Director Tlharese F Gender Links 72543225 3188251 warona2002a2yahoo.c 31. W. Tlamelo om F Gender Links 32. S. Tolmay F Gender Links 3188250 3188251 coordbotswana@gend 33. K. Ntsabane erlinks.org.za M Gantsi District Council 6596211 34. G. Moalosi M Lobatse Town Council 5332161 35. K. Moabi M Tsabong District Council 6540061 36. L. Letsatsi M Tsabong District Council 6540061 37. M. Mothelezi M Kgalagadi District Council 71575935 65440259 augustinesepoe@yaho 38. A. Sepoe o.co.uk M Kgalagadi District Council 75049660 39. Reuben Matswiri M Kgalagad District Councili 72507503 40. M. Watlhotse

41. Frans Van Der M Kgalagadi District Council 71321106 Westhuizen

NAME Sex ORGANISATION PHONE FAX E MAIL M/F F Hukuntsi Sub District 6510286 42. M. Sento M Kgalagadi District Council 71736678 43. D.D. Kotokwe M Kgalagadi District Council 74350050 44. B. Motsamai M Kgalagadi District Council 74350038 45. Odirile Moumakwa M Kgalagadi District Council 72177368/6540251 6540251 46. Mock A. Ntau M Kgalagadi District Council 74350051 47. J. Ogopoleng

Participants

Male 38 (83%) Female 26 (17%) Total 47

Annex C: Official opening speech

Mr. Zolo Moapare, Chairperson, Kgalagadi District Council officially opened the workshop on Gender and Local Government in Kgalagadi District (Hukuntsi) in June 8 -10 2009, by Gender Links and Botswana Association of Local Authorities Workshop (BALA).

Director of Ceremonies Let me begin by thanking the organizers, Gender Links and BALA, for inviting me as the Council Chairperson of Kgalagadi District Council to officially open this workshop. I personally feel very pleased to witness the implementation of these local government workshops becoming a reality. Above all Kgalagadi districts being the first council to kick off rolling out of the Planned 16 Local government workshops.

I want to acknowledge our councilors and senior staff from the Kgalagadi district to have availed themselves out of their busy schedule, this alone demonstrates their commitment on gender related issues.

Director of ceremonies let me remind you that this workshop is part of the study At the Coalface which was launched in 2009 by Gender Links in Partnership with BALA.. This study has revealed that Botswana need to redouble its efforts to increase women’s representation and participation in Local Government in the 2009 elections.

The study further outlines the following findings, women are underrepresented in local government and that there are variations between councils for an example Kgalagadi with 7.7%. The study further revealed that there are no women at leadership level. “The overall representation of women in local government increased by 4.4% in the 2004 elections, the proportion of women mayors or chairs has dropped from 10% to none “.

Director of ceremonies these results of the study justifies the need for such a workshop to address all these gender gaps. I therefore would like to assure the donors of this workshop and the councilors represented here that council districts fully support these initiatives training by BALA and Gender Links.

I am informed by the organizers that you will focus on unpacking gender concepts, including looking at planning and budgeting from a gender perspective. Above all they will address Gender Based Violence which now is increasing at an alarming rate.

Director of ceremonies it is therefore critical as Politicians to learn these issues and understand them properly for our planning processes

I therefore urge honorable councilors to participate fully and effectively to make this workshop a success. Pula, Pula Thank you

In Conclusion The participation of both men and women in decision making is very critical especially in democratic country such as Botswana. Director of ceremonies I have no doubt that by the end of the three days we will come out with implemental work plans. Annex D: Gender Action Plan for Kgalagadi District Council

FRAMEWORK GENDER ACTION PLAN FOR KGALAGADI DISTRICT COUNCIL STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE ACTION WHO BASELINE TARGETS/ INDICATORS WHEN BUDGET I. GOVERNANCE Representation To increase the Public commitment to Political parties 7 women out of 24 42% of councillors should be 2015 representation of women achieving parity between branch/region councillors (29%) women councillors in the next male and female committees, elections to ensure that the councillors – through women’s wings SADC target of 50% women mobilisation of women as in local government is candidates. achieved by 2015. Lobby all political parties councillors There are few To lobby political parties to 2015 to adopt and implement women in leadership ensure 30% and the zebra list system and positions(parliament representation include these provisions in and council) their manifestos. Engage with Traditional Political Traditional 2 meeting annually 2009/2010 Authorities on women’s parties, NGOs authorities have not Success of engagement with representation in local been engaged in the local authorities seen through politics. representation of dikgosi requesting for more women in politics meetings To ensure that women are Compile and update Council There is 30% Sex disaggregated statistics 2014 equally represented in statistics on women in chairperson, representation of on women in leadership leadership positions in the leadership positions in council women in council positions in local government. Council. local government secretary committee including management leadership and and other committees. management Take measures to ensure Council There is 1 woman 20% of all leadership positions 2010 equal representation of chairman, who is a chairperson to be held by women. women in leadership Council of a council positions in council. secretary committee and 2 women are vice chairpersons To educate people and raise Raise awareness in Political parties, No awareness Embark on an awareness 2010 awareness about the communities on the dikgosi training has been campaign importance of women’s importance of women done equal representation in local being equally represented FRAMEWORK GENDER ACTION PLAN FOR KGALAGADI DISTRICT COUNCIL STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE ACTION WHO BASELINE TARGETS/ INDICATORS WHEN BUDGET councils in local politics and the importance of voting for women. Participation To build the political Strengthen the multi party Branch or There is one at the Multiparty women’s caucus 2011 capacity of women to women’s caucus (see also regional national level established at regional and participate more effectively GMS) committees of branch levels in decision making political parties Engage women’s wings in Branch/regional There are no Establish grooming 2011 political parties to identify chairpersons, grooming programmes for women in women who have NGOs, WAD programmes for political parties leadership potential and women in political groom them into parties leadership positions Network with regional and Women’s wings Networking exists in Encourage other parties’ 2010 international women’s some political parties women’s wings to establish caucuses networks abroad To empower women Conduct a skills audit. Council No skills audit has Data on the specific skills of 2010 councillors and officials to committees been conducted in councillors. articulate what are regarded council as “women’s issues.” Training needs identified Women’s Women’s Affairs 100% participation by women Annually by women councillors e.g. Affairs, political (This is questionable councillors gender, public speaking parties, NGOs since according to Women should be empowered and assertiveness. research WAD trains annually aspiring women not those already in office Council meeting rules CS, chairperson Setswana is already Encourage the continual use Ongoing should accommodate the used during council of Setswana where applicable use of vernacular so that meetings councillors can use their first language in meetings and interpretation should be provided. Comprehensive induction Cs, council There are no The induction programme November programmes for new chairperson refresher courses to should be gender sensitive 2009 councillors with follow up the induction and there should be refresher

FRAMEWORK GENDER ACTION PLAN FOR KGALAGADI DISTRICT COUNCIL STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE ACTION WHO BASELINE TARGETS/ INDICATORS WHEN BUDGET refresher courses. programme courses for councillors To empower men on gender Gender training BALA, WAD Training done by 100% participation by all for By 2014 issues and mobilise their workshops for male and Gender Links the training annually support. female councillors and officials. Gender dialogues with BALA There have been no 2 dialogues annually By 2014 male Councillors and dialogues with male officials, including councillors community leadership Community mobilisation To ensure that women and Collected, disaggregate All community The participation at Gender disaggregated data on Immediately men participate equally in and analyse data on leaders, public meetings is the community participation at community matters and that communities. dikgosi, not recorded public meetings. policy making is informed by dikgosana accurate data. Encourage men to Dikgosi, More women Equal participation of men and 2009 participate in chairpersons of participate in public women in community matters implementation of village meetings and community activities that committees, activities than men are traditionally councillors considered to be only of concern to women. Educate, inform and Councillors, Policies and Information should be 2014 disseminate information in council procedures are disseminated in Setswana and indigenous languages on management written in English where applicable other issues that affect women indigenous languages such as such as utilities, payment Sesarwa of bills, housing opportunities, employment, contracts and employment opportunities and HIV and AIDS To ensure that women are Conduct specialised There are no gender To hold one consultative 2010 consulted and participate participation exercises for disaggregated stats meeting with women on equally in policy-making women, and ensure that on the consultative policies and the policy making processes. their concerns are meetings process captured in policy

FRAMEWORK GENDER ACTION PLAN FOR KGALAGADI DISTRICT COUNCIL STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE ACTION WHO BASELINE TARGETS/ INDICATORS WHEN BUDGET To mobilise men at local Conduct workshops with BALA, WAD, No workshops have 3 workshops held with men’s By 2014 level and ensure that they men’s groups, and audit NGOs been conducted with groups annually understand gender equality. the impact of the training men’s groups Communication To ensure that council Review of Council publicity Council Council publications Gender aware publicity 2010 publications do not from a gender secretary have never been materials. perpetuate gender perspective; developing reviewed to check if stereotypes. materials that challenge they are gender stereotypes. sensitive II. GENDER SPECIFIC PROGRAMMES Early learning To provide affordable child Greater coordination Social and The council works To ensure that parents use Ongoing care to free women to between the council and community with the ministry to the crèche facilities as some participate in the labour the Ministry of Education development (S establish crèches. of them do not make use of force, in provision of quality and CD) Every settlement has the resources. early childhood a crèche. development facilities. Review pre-primary and S and CD No fee structure at To continue providing the Ongoing kindergarten fees to make the moment. But it facilities at no fee so that them more affordable; has been suggested parents may be encouraged to and facilitate better access that parents enrol their children for disadvantaged contribute P10 but children. they are not paying Ensure pre-primary S and CD Not aware(to find To ensure policy compliant 2010 education is policy out from SandCD) pre-primary education compliant III. GENDER IN EXISTING PROGRAMMES Security and emergency services To address issues of safety All streets should be Roads Currently some old The old wards will be 2012 within communities that named, where applicable, department, wards such as renamed after being upgraded affect women and reference points councillors Kgaphamadi are disproportionately especially identified, so that currently being in informal settlements. emergency services can upgraded to ensure locate women who call for easy accessibility assistance. Lobby businesses to assist Councillors, S The council together Farmers’ association, general Ongoing people in need. and CD with the VDC has dealers, wholesalers has been

FRAMEWORK GENDER ACTION PLAN FOR KGALAGADI DISTRICT COUNCIL STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE ACTION WHO BASELINE TARGETS/ INDICATORS WHEN BUDGET been lobbying for helping with resources for the businesses to help needy the needy To educate women and to Awareness programmes Fire dept No training for Conduct training for women 2009/2010 raise awareness, especially that target women, on the women has been for the prevention of fires in of women-headed prevention of fires. conducted three villages households in informal Train community Fire dept, The community has Women are the target as they Ongoing settlements, who suffer members on how to health dept been trained on first are the ones who are disproportionately as a handle emergencies, aid currently in charge of their result of fires that destroy including first aid. households needs their homes and livelihoods. To ensure that building To provide critical Physical The community has The community should be Ongoing. control measures are information, particularly planning dept been trained on involved in drawing up good BOTEC still enforced, in particular are for women, on building modern housing but methods for traditional developing a well informed on the and construction in order not on traditional housing together with BOTEC policy process to ensure safety housing. The as they have the indigenous Botswana knowledge Technology Centre (BOTEC) has been consulted to come up with safe methods for building traditional houses The economy and job creation To facilitate equal Set and monitor specific Human The statistics for the Updating staff statistics Ongoing employment opportunities targets to ensure gender Resources industrial class not continuously because women are parity in employment yet ready. For the disproportionately affected opportunities created by permanent and by high levels of local government. pensionable staff is unemployment 182 women and 179 men Facilitate employment S and CD Statistics not Collect sex disaggregated data 2009/2010 opportunity workshops for available? on unemployment rates in the women in communities to region enable them to be better placed to access opportunities.

FRAMEWORK GENDER ACTION PLAN FOR KGALAGADI DISTRICT COUNCIL STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE ACTION WHO BASELINE TARGETS/ INDICATORS WHEN BUDGET Ensure an increased vote S and CD There is no vote for To lobby for a vote mainly for 2009/2010 item in the budget gender specific women’s projects specifically related to programmes women’s empowerment; review empowerment projects based on a gender analysis Inform women about Councillor, S The community has The council should move away 2015 economic opportunities in and CDs been sensitised from gender stereotyped work liaison with WAD and about employment for women and encourage other stakeholders opportunities they them to venture into macro make use of such as enterprises where women are gardening, pastoral, not equally represented entrepreneurial (micro and macro) To obtain sex disaggregated Conduct surveys, collect S and CD There is no data on Availability of gender 2010/2011 data on unemployment data and analyse it. unemployment levels disaggregated data. levels in communities To promote equal Facilitate development No facilitation of There is no target representation of women in and entry of women into ensuring equal the tourism industry and the tourism industry and representation of commercial agriculture commercial agriculture women in tourism and commercial agriculture Procurement To ensure that women Facilitate increased Various Tendering is open Encourage women to venture 2010/2011 benefit equally from the involvement of women departments in for everyone, there into tenderable business procurement process. contractors by raising the council is none that focuses their awareness and on women providing them support and training on tender procedures. Implement and monitor Councillors There are no quotas Put in place quotas for women 2015 quotas for women for the should lobby for women in in awarding of contracts awarding of council and advocate awarding contracts contracts for quotas

FRAMEWORK GENDER ACTION PLAN FOR KGALAGADI DISTRICT COUNCIL STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE ACTION WHO BASELINE TARGETS/ INDICATORS WHEN BUDGET Encourage and affirm councillors There are no Encourage women to venture 2010/2011 larger businesses that initiatives to into businesses that are sub-contract women- encourage and tenderable owned enterprises. affirm large businesses that subcontract women Poverty eradication To develop a gender Lobby for the CS There is a national Mainstreamed local level 2015 sensitive strategy to address mainstreaming of gender poverty reduction poverty reduction strategy to the high levels of poverty in the national poverty strategy but none at be put in place that affect mainly women. reduction strategy. local council level Ensure oversight of CS CSO has not done a A livelihood Sustainable 2015 Sustainable Livelihood Sustainable assessment to be carried out assessment by CSO to Livelihood identify needs and assessment. The appropriate interventions ministry can be in a to enhance the livelihoods good position to of poor and very poor influence CSO as households. they are central government Facilitate improved access S and CD Women are aware of The council has made it a Ongoing to social grants, including CEDA the social grants that point to encourage women to food security nutrition the council offers graduate from being and are coming dependent on social grants forward in to be since a lot of women have enrolled. Currently been enrolled there are 1697 women as compared to 1140 men Facilitate the CS Income generating Currently the projects are Ongoing implementation of WAD activities in place being monitored to ensure income-generating Women includes gardening, that they are sustainable. activities, improve Finance house pastoral and sewing resources allocated and implement monitoring. Liaise with and support S and CD The CBOs and NGOs Continued relationship Ongoing CBOs and NGOs already are currently between the council and CBOs

FRAMEWORK GENDER ACTION PLAN FOR KGALAGADI DISTRICT COUNCIL STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE ACTION WHO BASELINE TARGETS/ INDICATORS WHEN BUDGET working with poor providing skills and and the council households. funds to the communities in collaboration with the council Business support To enhance women’s Link women’s small S and CD The statistics of Develop a sex disaggregated 2010/2011 participation in the business businesses with CEDA women and men in data of business ownership sector, particularly in big opportunities in the value NDB business have not business where they are chains of growth sectors. been developed poorly represented Community liaison official CS There is no Establish a community liaison 2009/2010 to disseminate information community liaison official and advice about sourcing Councillors official to economic opportunities. disseminate information about sourcing economic opportunities Encourage public and Council There is a Encourage continued Ongoing private business partnership between partnership and encourage partnerships with all LEA, CEDA with land new business to partner stakeholders board and water affairs To empower women Accelerate/catalyse skills Council There is an existing To extend it to villages and in 2010 entrepreneurs through development, access to skill development crease women by 30 % business skills and support information and finance, Program for women and business support for poor women.

Facilitate increased Council Women are not Establish a campaign to 2010/2011 involvement of women- encouraged to encourage women to venture headed companies by tender and establish into competitive business raising their awareness on companies that are available opportunities competitive e.g. floating tenders, export opportunities. Facilitating mentoring of S and CD Women in small To analyse businesses that 2011 smaller enterprises and businesses have have been mentored

FRAMEWORK GENDER ACTION PLAN FOR KGALAGADI DISTRICT COUNCIL STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE ACTION WHO BASELINE TARGETS/ INDICATORS WHEN BUDGET benchmarking with bigger been mentored enterprises through the women’s exposition and the trade fair Informal sector To promote equal access to Link women to investment Council, CBOs Statistics on women Conduct a survey on women 2010/2011 markets. opportunities and NGOs in the informal sector in informal sector are not in place Integrating women with S and CD Women have been Establish the number of 2010/2011 partnerships, joint trained on women already in ventures etc. partnerships and partnerships and mergers mergers by BNPC, LEA, CEDA, conservation international INFRASTRUCTURE Housing and Land Rights To promote the equal rights Collect gender Land Board, This information may Gender disaggregated data on 2010 of women to land tenure disaggregated data on SHHA exist but might not housing. housing. be sex disaggregated Lobby Ministry of Lands to WAD There are no policies 30% ownership of ;land by 2015 ensure that gender is Local in place t ensure that women mainstreamed in land Government women have access Land Boards should be trained policy and procedures as BALA to land on gender issues implemented by Land Boards Training of Land Board on gender issues (through Ministry of Lands) Ensure gender balance on Housing The housing 50% of the housing Start 2010- housing committees; and Committees committee is headed committee should be women. 2020 lobby for a quota for by a woman but all Land should be allocated women members are men equally to both men and There is no quota for women women to own land Increase the range of Land board, Previously there was To find out from responsible housing and land options SHHA no land tenure for authorities about the range of

FRAMEWORK GENDER ACTION PLAN FOR KGALAGADI DISTRICT COUNCIL STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE ACTION WHO BASELINE TARGETS/ INDICATORS WHEN BUDGET available to poor women and this still housing and land options households; including exists in some areas available for poor households subsidies for poor women under chiefs To ensure that women’s Identify unsatisfactory SHHA Council provides Information on construction Immediately needs are taken into living environments and information to should be gender sensitive account because they are formulate women for building mostly affected by recommendations for their and construction inadequate housing. improvement. A policy on low-impact What are the current How will this be measured? economic activities to be regulations in this undertaken from dwelling regard? To get more. units. Not aware these are domain at ministerial and Parliament level To ensure women and Educate women on What information How will this be measured? men’s equal access to housing policies and exists on women and housing subsidies. subsidies. housing? Is there Not aware need to consult existing material that with CSO and Ministry can be used regarding policies and subsidies? To get more information from the housing department in the council Disaggregate and capture What are the stats To enquire for Gender existing data; a on housing disaggregated data and mechanisms for subsidies, which statistics from relevant offices continuous data capture accesses them? To get more information from the responsible office in the council Audit housing plans. Have any audits Not aware to enquire from the been done in the council past? Not aware To review housing policies Review current policies Ministry of The current housing To lobby for Gender sensitive 2010 so that they are gender and change them to make Housing policy is gender blind housing policy

FRAMEWORK GENDER ACTION PLAN FOR KGALAGADI DISTRICT COUNCIL STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE ACTION WHO BASELINE TARGETS/ INDICATORS WHEN BUDGET sensitive them gender sensitive. Transport To ensure that women’s Collect gender Dept of No studies on public To lobby for Statistical data 2014 transport needs are disaggregated data to transport transport use and establishment established and met and to establish who uses public needs assessment ensure that public transport transport, whose needs done is made safer for women are being met and whose and children. are not. Taxi and bus stations and Dept of No studies on Police statistics to be utilized 2011 stopping points to be transport stopping points have together with the study to regulated in order to make been done to assess assess safety d travelling safe for all their safety. people, especially women Transport is and children. expected to stop only at designated points There should be effective Dept of Roadblocks mounted Decrease violence by 50% 2010 policing to ensure that transport to check if taxis Taxis should be checked for taxis comply with safety comply with safety roadworthiness every three standards and laws, standards months including that they be Taxis registered registered and that they annually go for regular roadworthy Taxis go for tests. roadworthy tests every six months Taxis should be made Dept of Every taxi is required 50% compliance of taxi 2010 safer, including transport to have a fire owners to safety measures eliminating transport extinguisher pirating Pedestrian safety, Dept of There are no Conduct study on pedestrian 2011 especially in informal transport statistics on safety settlements. pedestrian safety To empower women to Gather gender Dept of The data exist on Package data on taxi 2014 participate in the male- disaggregated data on transport ownership of taxis ownership and on who drives dominated transport sector. who owns and drives but might not be the taxis to encourage equal taxis, buses and haulage well packaged, sex participation of men and transport disaggregated and women in the transport

FRAMEWORK GENDER ACTION PLAN FOR KGALAGADI DISTRICT COUNCIL STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE ACTION WHO BASELINE TARGETS/ INDICATORS WHEN BUDGET there is no data on industry who drives the taxis Train women to drive and Council Information on Establish a data base on the 2014 own taxi’s, buses and ownership and who ownership and service haulage and get women drives the taxis is not providers of the taxi industry on taxi and bus available associations. Water, sanitation and electricity To ensure that women, who Undertake community Water, No assessment has Sex disaggregated data on the 2010 are disproportionately assessment on use of environment, been done on the use of services affected by inadequate services and disaggregate health, Arch use of services Adequate service delivery service delivery, are data by sex and build provided with affordable Provide affordable Water, Water, health and Affordable, adequate and 2014 access to basic services services to poor environment, sanitation services efficient service delivery households. health/ Arch are provided at a and build subsidised charge Council to provide Water, After an assessment Carry assessment of poor Ongoing subsidies for those who environment, the poorest people people and register them so cannot afford health, arch are exempted from that they may be excepted and build paying for basic from paying for basic needs needs Create jobs through Council and Are any women To lobby for 50% of all those 2015 awarding tenders, Ministry of currently being employed to be women community projects, and Local employed in this cash for work and training government sector (numbers and for women in this sector. and lands comparisons)? Not aware-to get information from the council Ensure that women are WAD No consultation with Women should be consulted 2015 consulted prior to the Council women has been annually provision of services. Ministry of done in the past for Local provision of services Government Align services to the needs WAD Service delivery is Sex disaggregated data 2014 of women. Council gender blind Services aligned with women’s Ministry of needs

FRAMEWORK GENDER ACTION PLAN FOR KGALAGADI DISTRICT COUNCIL STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE ACTION WHO BASELINE TARGETS/ INDICATORS WHEN BUDGET Local Government Involve women in the WAD Are any women To lobby for 30%of of women 2011 management and Council currently being in management and maintenance of these Ministry of involved in this role maintenance of services and services and facilities. Local (numbers and facilities Government comparisons)?To get information from relevant departments Environmental health To involve women, as key Create an environment Health dept There is a health Monitor and support the Ongoing stewards of the committee in which Tourism committee in every committee’s responsibilities environment, in women and men are ward environmental preservation equally represented, projects or making business including waste ventures from the management and environment. recycling projects Increase the frequency of Environment Refuse collected Twice a week 2012 refuse collection. dept weekly Provide and maintain Health dept, There are no public 10 public toilets 2011-2012 public toilets in strategic environment toilets areas dept Review the waste Ministry of Environment Policy Gender Mainstreamed policy 2015 management policy from Environment exists a gender perspective. HIV and AIDS Prevention To establish the gendered Gender disaggregated Health dept Data not available Gender disaggregated data 2010-2011 dimensions of HIV/AIDS and data on HIV/AIDS for the raise awareness on the council; integrate gender disease in the council. considerations local HIV/AIDS programmes. Develop gender aware Health dept Public education Gender aware HIV/AIDS 2010 HIV and AIDS public exists though not education and awareness education and awareness gender sensitive programme campaign.

FRAMEWORK GENDER ACTION PLAN FOR KGALAGADI DISTRICT COUNCIL STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE ACTION WHO BASELINE TARGETS/ INDICATORS WHEN BUDGET Advocate for and promote Health Female condoms are Promote female condom user Ongoing the female condom and so department free at the clinics that women have free access to them. Gender sensitive sex Sex education is Intensified gender sensitive Immediately education in schools. currently taking sex education place at schools To raise awareness on the Public awareness Health dept HIV AIDS not linked Campaign on the linkage of Immediately increased risk of contracting campaigns on the links with GBV HIV/AIDS and GBV HIV/AIDS as a result of between GBV and sexual assault, and the need HIV/AIDS; the red and for women to have access white ribbon campaign, to Post Exposure coupled with ongoing Prophylaxis (PEP) awareness campaigns. Is PEP readily What is the target % increase available at all the in the number of women health facilities? A accessing PEP To get how many facilities is information from health unit it available? To get information from health unit To educate women and men Obtain gender Health dept What are the What is the target % increase on voluntary counselling and disaggregated statistics on statistics? What is in number of women and men testing which is a powerful VCT. Use this to devise the % of men and going for VCT? To get tool for preventing the campaigns to encourage women who go for information from health unit spread of HIV/AIDS. women and men to go for VCT? To get VCT. information from health unit

Not aware of to make a follow up on the above Treatment To facilitate improved Gender disaggregated Health dept How many women Gender disaggregated data To Ongoing access to free treatment statistics on access to compared to men get information from health nationally treatment and care; policy access free unit measures to rectify this. treatment? To get information from

FRAMEWORK GENDER ACTION PLAN FOR KGALAGADI DISTRICT COUNCIL STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE ACTION WHO BASELINE TARGETS/ INDICATORS WHEN BUDGET health unit Facilitate access to ARV’s Health dept Council through the To ensure that 100% of those Ongoing for women and men and clinics encourage who need treatment are keep gender people to test for enrolled disaggregated statistics on HIV so that they may uptake. be enrolled for ARV treatment. What stats exist in this regard? Social development To make community and Collect gender S and CD There are no Gender disaggregated data on 2015 sporting facilities more disaggregated data on the sporting facilities in the use of community and accessible to women and use of council community the council sporting facilities. ensure that they benefit and sporting facilities. equally from such facilities. Ensure that every library Council Not aware of To consult with the Librarian 2011/2012 has a section on women’s librarian women’s literature in the village literature. sections Set up mobile libraries to Council There are no mobile Establish mobile libraries 2015 make reading more librarian libraries accessible to women especially in rural areas. Design programmes to S and CD What programmes What is the target? To get ensure that women and currently exist? To information from SandCD men benefit equally from get information from local authority facilities, SandCD for example promoting women in traditionally Not aware of any To follow –up on this male sports, e.g. Soccer programs to contact and boxing. SandCD in the council Organise events and S and CD Do any such What is the target? How ill displays that celebrate programmes exist? this be measured? To get women’s achievements To get information information from SandCD and challenge from SandCD in the stereotypes. Encourage council Still to enquire programmes that challenge stereotypes all

FRAMEWORK GENDER ACTION PLAN FOR KGALAGADI DISTRICT COUNCIL STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE ACTION WHO BASELINE TARGETS/ INDICATORS WHEN BUDGET spheres, including the home. Educate parents on how their children should be socialised. To challenge the practice Conduct awareness S and CD There are no Establish responsible 2015 that child care is the sole programmes on parenting programmes on parenting programmes at responsibility of women and responsibilities for men parenting least one at the community to educate men on and women. centre parenting responsibilities. IV. EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES AND ENVIRONMENT To increase the Adopt the SADC target of HR, Council No steps have been 50% women in all areas of 2015 representation of women 50% women in all areas secretary taken to prioritise employment by 2015 employed in the council. of leadership and gender equity in the employment by 2015. employment Explicitly prioritise gender practices of the equity in performance council plans. Address gender HR, CS There are 15 men Equal number of men and 2015 imbalances in and 6 women in women employed by the departments – increase management council should be increased number of women to 20 employed overall as well Equal number of men and as increase the number of women in management women in senior and positions to be reviewed . management positions and address the departments where the greatest imbalances exist. Include women’s targets CS The CEO is Contract to be clear on 2015 as a non negotiable responsible for women’s targets component of senior ensuring that the managers’ contract. targeted numbers are met but this is not in CS contract Align the work place skills DGLSM, MLG The work place skills Work place plan aligned to 2015 Plan to the Affirmative not aligned to affirmative action Action plan. affirmative action Organise a I day briefing

FRAMEWORK GENDER ACTION PLAN FOR KGALAGADI DISTRICT COUNCIL STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE ACTION WHO BASELINE TARGETS/ INDICATORS WHEN BUDGET session on Affirmative action Obtain buy-in and support HR, CS Unions not Unions approached through a 2015 of the unions for approached for 1 day workshop support for increased gender equity in support of gender gender equality in council the employment profile of equality in the employment the council. employment of council To ensure that the All job advertisements HR, CS Job advertisements Job adverts that are gender 2015 recruitment and selection should encourage women are gender neutral sensitive process offers equal to apply. opportunity to women. Selection panels should be HR, DPSM Selection panels are Gender balance initiated on 2015 gender balanced. constituted by virtue selection panels. of one’s position. They are not gender balanced (3 women out of eight men) Gender sensitive selection HR, CS Selection is based on Recruitment practices should 2015 policies should apply at all experience and be gender sensitive time: qualifications and do Gender equity in employment Interviews questions and not discriminate in the council practices should not against women discriminate against women in any way. Experience and qualifications should both be taken into account in evaluating suitability for posts. Develop comprehensive HR, Cs There is no equity HR/ EE Policy 2011 employment equity plans. plan in existence Apply job preservation DPSM No job preservation HR/EE policy 2015 policy to meet women’s policy targets. Incorporate gender into Gender Gender has not been Gender sensitive structure 2015 structure system policies Coordinator, incorporated into any systems and policies and processes. HR, CS policies and processes

FRAMEWORK GENDER ACTION PLAN FOR KGALAGADI DISTRICT COUNCIL STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE ACTION WHO BASELINE TARGETS/ INDICATORS WHEN BUDGET To ensure that staff development programmes Succession and staff CS, HR There are no Establish succession plans that 2015 are gender sensitive development plans should succession plans in focus on upgrading skills of have a specific focus on council women to decision making upgrading the skills of positions women and their promotion to senior decision-making positions. Undertake skills/ HODs, HR, Cs Skill audit taking Results of the skills audit Ongoing qualification audit and place in the council report assessment of all annually municipal employees. Devise and implement a HR Capacity building is Atleast 50 women trained 2010 range of capacity-building on the job and and measured by workshops options for employees and institutional undertaken in a year cllrs. workshops Mentoring new cllrs and HR, council Mentoring of new Mentoring new councillors 2010 employees. chairperson, councillors done in HODs an ad hoc manner Identify skills needs S and CD, PEP Needs assessment Establish Sustainable income 2012 among communities and has been done generating projects one in a skills gaps in key year economic sectors. Develop targeted skills S and CD, Skills development The indicator will be measured 2010 development NGOs programmes by workshops under taken programmes. conducted This will measured through monitoring and evaluation exercise after workshops Facilitate women’s entry A and CD, HR Training though not Gender sensitive skills 2011 to skills development gender sensitive development programmes to programmes. facilitate more women to enter Work conditions and environment To facilitate women’s equal Review maternity leave HR 84 calendar days Three months full maternity Ongoing participation in the provisions to ensure that maternity leave for leave through the workplace. women are able to take three confinements contributions of both local three months full government and Social

FRAMEWORK GENDER ACTION PLAN FOR KGALAGADI DISTRICT COUNCIL STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE ACTION WHO BASELINE TARGETS/ INDICATORS WHEN BUDGET maternity leave through Security. the contributions of both local government and Social Security. Provide and standardise DPSM There are no Paternity leave implemented 2015 paternity leave and provisions for accompany this with a paternity leave programme on responsible fatherhood. Possibly consider shared maternity and paternity leave Meetings times should HR, HODs, CS, Meetings are within To appeal to the council Ongoing take the needs of all CC the working hours management for meetings not employees into to run late consideration and not run too late. Provide child care facilities CS, CC, S and There are no child Establish child care facilities 2015 for municipal employees. CD care facilities for for council staff councillors Provide flexible work DPSM Lactating mothers Introduce flexible work 2015 arrangements for parents. knock off at 3.30 for arrangements for all parents twelve months (mothers and fathers) Act upon employees who HR, The government Holding the employees Ongoing are not making through a court responsible for paying maintenance payments. order is allowed to maintenance fees deduct maintenance payments directly from the employees Conduct awareness HR, No parenting To follow up with the council 2012 programmes on parenting programmes in place responsibilities. Support and expand S and CD There are crèches in Monitoring of crèches Ongoing crèches. every settlement To address issues of sexual Develop and implement a Gender There is no sexual Implementation of the Sexual 2015 harassment in the council. sexual harassment policy coordinator, harassment policy in harassment policy (SHP). CS, HR place Workplace education and HR There is no Conduct 2 workshops in a 2015

FRAMEWORK GENDER ACTION PLAN FOR KGALAGADI DISTRICT COUNCIL STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE ACTION WHO BASELINE TARGETS/ INDICATORS WHEN BUDGET awareness on the SHP awareness on the year on Awareness on SHP sexual harassment policy Code of conduct to ban HR There is no code to Ban the use of sexist language Ongoing the use of sexist jokes and ban use of sexist language. language V. GENDER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Planning To consult women when Adapt the vision and Council The current mission Review a gender aware 2010 drawing up plans for the mission statement of the Chairperson, and vision statement mission and vision of the council council to ensure that it is CEO, Council are too silent on council gender aware. secretary gender issues Conduct surveys prior to Gender There has never Gender aware survey results. 2010/2011 planning to determine the Coordinator been surveys needs of both women and conducted to men. determine the needs of both men and women Consult with both women Gender Men and women Consultations with both men 2010/11 and men when drawing Coordinator have never been and women to take place as up plans. consulted required All units and departments Heads of The various Introduce gender indicators 2010/11 should include gender department departments in for planning indicators in their business council do not use plans. gender indicators Councils should administer Gender Customer Sex disaggregated customer 2010/11 customer satisfaction Coordinator satisfaction surveys satisfaction surveys surveys that are have not been disaggregated and conducted analysed according to gender. Gender structures To establish structures that Council should have a CEO,HR Gender structures GMS established, vested with 2010/2011 constitute the gender gender coordinator in the not established authority, strategy, plan and machinery and to obtain the office of the CEO. resources. commitment of all managers Recruit/appoint/hire HR Gender specialists Specialist staff appointed. 2010/2011 gender focal points. not recruited

FRAMEWORK GENDER ACTION PLAN FOR KGALAGADI DISTRICT COUNCIL STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE ACTION WHO BASELINE TARGETS/ INDICATORS WHEN BUDGET The gender coordinator Hood’s Nothing has been GMS established, vested with 2010/11 should be assisted by WAD done to establish authority, strategy, plan and gender focal points in all structures resources. departments, together comprising the gender management committee. Senior managers must Hood’s No one is currently GMS established, vested with 2010/11 take ultimate responsibility WAD responsible for authority, strategy, plan and for gender mainstreaming gender in the council resources. within the administration. Gender to be written into Job Gender has not been Accountability on gender 2010/11 the job description and Effectiveness written in the through Pass. performance agreements panellists performance of senior managers and WAD agreements of the GFP. BALA managers and the GFP Gender should be a CEO Gender has never Gender as a standing item on 2009 standing item on the been a standing item the agenda agenda of management in the agenda of the committee meetings. management committee Establish a gender CEO, council There is no gender Gender equality committee. 2009/2010 committee comprising chairperson committee in the councillors and other council stakeholders to ensure political oversight for gender mainstreaming in the work of local government. Form a multi party Political parties, There is no structure Women’s caucus established. 2009/2010 women’s caucus. NGOs, BALA to bring women councillors Prepare Terms of CEO Gender Focal Points GFP formed; TOR for GFP 2009/2010 Reference for gender not established and machinery, and clarify TOR not drafted reporting procedures. Publicise the Councillors, Gender Management GMS established and 2010/2011

FRAMEWORK GENDER ACTION PLAN FOR KGALAGADI DISTRICT COUNCIL STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE ACTION WHO BASELINE TARGETS/ INDICATORS WHEN BUDGET establishment of the CEO System not known publicised gender machinery. Gender machinery to Gender The GMS has no Strategy and action plan 2010/2011 prepare their own Coordinator strategic plan adopted. strategic plans. Establish linkages with PRO, CEO, No gender linkages GMS Networked 2010/2011 gender machinery in other Gender with other municipalities. Coordinator municipalities Budget, monitoring and evaluation To make use of gender Obtain sex-disaggregated Gender Sex disaggregated All statistics disaggregated by 2012/2012 disaggregated data for data. Coordinator data exists in some gender. monitoring, evaluation and instances but it is not resource allocation based on applied gender priorities. Gender indicators to be HOD’s, HR There are no KPIs in Gender KPIs integrated into 2011/2012 formulated for each the city score card city score card. department/ programme and HR management. Ensure that women and HODs, CEO There is consultation Conduct gender sensitive 2011/2012 men participate equally in but it is not gender consultations public consultations on sensitive planning and budgets. Conduct a gender analysis Gender Indirect budget Deliberate budget for 2011/2012 of the municipal and Coordinator, allocation, there is no advancing gender equality departmental budgets to CEO deliberate budget for ensure that expenditure advancing gender responds equally to the equality needs of women and men. Recommend resource Gender The action plan has Costing of this action plan. 2011/2012 allocation (specific budget Coordinator, not been costed line) for initiatives that will CEO promote gender equality, including fighting gender violence and HIV and AIDS). Ensure that departments HODs Departments are not Gender sensitivity in the 2011/2012 allocate resources to gender sensitive when allocation of resources gender priorities. allocating resources

FRAMEWORK GENDER ACTION PLAN FOR KGALAGADI DISTRICT COUNCIL STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE ACTION WHO BASELINE TARGETS/ INDICATORS WHEN BUDGET Capacity building To ensure that training is Facilitate skills training for HR, Gender Gender training for For workshops 2011/2012 done to educate all members of gender Coordinator gender machinery not All members of the gender employees and community machinery. done machinery to be trained groups on gender. Liaise with service HR No training has been Identifying trainers 2011/2012 providers to provide done Implementation of the training training programmes. programmes Facilitate training Gender No training done in the All councillors, HODs, 2011/2012 programmes among Coordinator past but only one with executive committee members councillors, officials and gender links of community committees to community groups. be trained Ongoing mentorship and Gender Linkages with civil Committee chairpersons, CEO, 2011/2012 support through linkages Coordinator society do not exist and heads of departments with civil society. Assess impact of training. HR, Gender No training has taken Training Assessment 2011/2012 Coordinator place Gender sensitivity training Gender Links, BALA an Gender Links All councillors trained every By 2014 for both male and female BALA trained councillors in term councillors June 2009 Gender analysis training Gender Links, Gender analysis All HODs and council By 2014 for councillors and staff BALA training has not taken chairpersons and deputy with specific gender place chairs mainstreaming responsibilities. To raise awareness on Compile a calendar of Gender The council has not Calendar of special gender 2010 gender issues special gender events and Coordinator, participated in special events campaigns. Engage in CEO gender events Campaigns for gender events campaigns to raise the awareness profile of gender e.g. Women’s Day; Sixteen Days campaign. Prepare pamphlets, PRO No materials have Awareness materials in place 2011/2012 advertising, posters, logo been prepared for etc. raising awareness on gender issues Run competitions, Gender Activities for Activities for challenging 2011/2010

FRAMEWORK GENDER ACTION PLAN FOR KGALAGADI DISTRICT COUNCIL STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE ACTION WHO BASELINE TARGETS/ INDICATORS WHEN BUDGET sporting activities that Coordinator challenging gender gender stereotypes challenge stereotypes. stereotypes

Annex E - flagship project - ending gender based violence

FLAGSHIP PROJECT - ENDING GENDER BASED VIOLENCE STRATEGIC ACTION WHO BASELINE TARGETS/ INDICATORS WHEN BUDGET OBJECTIVE Prevention Women’s safety Conduct gender safety Council chairperson There are statistics but To establish two gender 2010/11 To make communities audits and reflect Council Secretary they are not readily safety audit (HQ and Sub) safer by planning and specific targets for available improving safety in public reducing GBV. places Conduct a gender Council chairperson There has been no Results of audit 2010/11 safety audit and Council Secretary gender safety audit Establish one Women’s convene an annual done in the past Safety Assessment Focus Women’s Safety WAD group at the HQ and Sub Assessment Focus BALA District Group. GL

Work with communities Council Chairperson There are street lights Street lighting to be 2010/11 to ensure that all public council Secretary along the main road, extended to other places spaces such as parks, (Council Planners, but only 98% of street e.g. wards within Ghanzi cemeteries, and all Electrical and BPC) lights are currently Township and at C/hill. neighbourhoods are functioning. safe with adequate street lighting. Develop and implement Council Chairperson There is a lighting Lighting master plan with 2010/11 a lighting master plan council Secretary master plan and clear targets and indicators for the council, plan- (Council Planners, Maintenance plan maintenance must be in Electrical and BPC) place-monitoring mechanisms and turn around time Name all streets clearly Council Streets are partly done Completed Streets named 2011/12 so that police and other Chairperson/Council after completion of emergency services can Secretary, Planners rationalisation reach residents with and Roads ease in the event of department emergencies. In informal settlements each municipality to

FLAGSHIP PROJECT - ENDING GENDER BASED VIOLENCE STRATEGIC ACTION WHO BASELINE TARGETS/ INDICATORS WHEN BUDGET OBJECTIVE develop land marks Conduct safety Councillors, Police, There are community Every ward should have a 2010 awareness programmes Dikgosi policy and safety safety forum and establish a watch- forums, dog community (Twantsho Borukhutlhi) including all community but they do not focus based structures e.g. on GBV community policing forums, etc. Involve street hawkers -Councillors Street Vendors are not Establish street hawkers 2009/10 in crime watchdog -Police involved in safety watch dog projects projects. -Dikgosi projects

Public awareness campaigns To educate communities In partnership with Councillors, There are no GBV Develop a plan for at least 2010/2011 to challenge and NGOs and CBOs stretch SandCD, Gender programs in existence, one extensive campaign eradicate gender based Sixteen Days of links, BALA, WAD once in a year violence. Activism campaign to a year long campaign Conduct awareness Councillors, No awareness Develop a plan for active 2010/11 campaigns; take a high SandCD campaigns have been participation in 16 days of level political stance conducted by the activism in Gender based against GBV. Plan for council violence and participate in the Sixteen Day Campaign and plan for 365 days Mount high profile Councillors, The council has not Undertake the night 2015 campaigns to reclaim SandCD, Crime mounted any campaigns campaign to sustain the areas that have Prevention to reclaim unsafe areas momentum become unsafe for e.g. Committee Take Back the Night campaign to sustain the momentum. Promote involvement of Men and boys have not Develop a plan and hold a 2012 men and boys in ending have not been targeted 1 day sensitization meeting gender violence. in campaigns to end for men and boys to end

FLAGSHIP PROJECT - ENDING GENDER BASED VIOLENCE STRATEGIC ACTION WHO BASELINE TARGETS/ INDICATORS WHEN BUDGET OBJECTIVE GBV gender based violence Monitor and evaluate Council secretary, No monitoring and Conduct a survey to 2012 impact of all public SandCD evaluation has been measure impact of all awareness campaigns conducted public awareness which can monitor the impact

Join the ‘Making IT Council Secretary They have not Initiate one cyber activity 2015 work for Gender and Chairperson, IT participated in making by once a year Justice’ initiatives such Office IT work for Gender as cyber dialogues. Justice initiatives such as Cyber Dialogues. Best practices To showcase best Collect and present Council Chairperson There are No best One best practice to be 2010 practices to end GBV best practices being and Council practices have been collected annually done by councils to end Secretary documented GBV Response To implement actions Ensure effective and CPFs, Police, By law There are CPFs in the All members of CPFs should 2010/2011 that are effective in efficient community enforcement dept towns and in villages be trained quarterly responding to GBV in policing forums (CPF). there are crime your council prevention committees – in the towns they are more effective than in the villages Strengthen and support SandCD, CBO There is no shelter in Strive to budget for one in 2011/12 shelters and places of place of safety for the district safety for survivors of survivors of gender gender based violence based Violence in liaison with NGOs Develop and maintain SandCD Data available but not To have a focal point for Immediately an updated database of accessed to beyond ease of data - 2010 services and facilities SandCD Varied life skills Information disseminated available to survivors imparted to clients by councillors at Kgotla and victims of gender meetings based violence.

FLAGSHIP PROJECT - ENDING GENDER BASED VIOLENCE STRATEGIC ACTION WHO BASELINE TARGETS/ INDICATORS WHEN BUDGET OBJECTIVE Capacitate survivors of gender violence with life skills and provide ongoing support in collaboration with various community structures. Encourage role Women’s shelter There is no role To establish a focal point Immediately modelling of survivors Project , modelling being done at and victims Emang Basadi, present WAD Establish gender units None. No land at To establish a focal point. Ongoing - and family counselling present. Meet once in every three 2011 services at people To be lobbied with months centres with council admin appropriate resources Ensure that clinics and Clinics The clinics do not To select at least 5 clinics Ongoing health facilities inform communities on and encourage them to operated by local the link between educate the communities government strengthen HIV/AID and GBV on the link between the capacity of HIV/AIDS and GBV communities to understand the link between gender based violence and HIV and AIDS. Facilitate the enhanced SandCD There are no To establish Two traumatic 2011/2012 and co-ordinated counselling facilities services and facilities. provision of post- within the council ,but traumatic services and social workers and lay facilities by all counsellors perform this stakeholders function Alleviate the burden of SandCD, Police, There are no statistics Links are made with Police Immediately home based care that is Clinics on HBC for survivors of and clinics to collect data shouldered by women GBV on where survivors of GBV in the majority of are going for care and

FLAGSHIP PROJECT - ENDING GENDER BASED VIOLENCE STRATEGIC ACTION WHO BASELINE TARGETS/ INDICATORS WHEN BUDGET OBJECTIVE cases. support, who is caring for survivors of GBV Work with the police Council Organise I day Atleast 50 participants 2015 and communities in WAD workshop on GBV Report Produced ensuring that cases of POLICE statistics and services gender violence are provided by Police reported and addressed. Liaise closely with the Police, Council, No private rooms at Council to restructure data 2011/2012 police; ensure a private NGOs, police of violence by male/female room/ victim and ensure that women are empowerment unit at interviewed in a private police stations; improve place the services provided by the Police. Support To implement a plan and Carry out an audit of SandCD No audit has been done Audit results 2011 actions that supports safe houses. survivors of GBV At least 50% of safe houses being audited Commit council SandCD 2011 resources to strength To have a GBV separate and ensure Not aware of any vote sustainability of existing resources committed places of safety and establish some in places they do not exist. Establish day care CS and Elderly centres are not At least one centres to be 2011/12 centres for the elderly COUNCILLORS in existence. established to ensure their safety. Ensure that women are SandCD YES, Something has Intensify the programmes 2009/10 economically been done, a sawing already in place: dress empowered to reduce project to economically making, poultry projects their vulnerability to empower women Train them on other skills gender violence. e.g. mechanics

FLAGSHIP PROJECT - ENDING GENDER BASED VIOLENCE STRATEGIC ACTION WHO BASELINE TARGETS/ INDICATORS WHEN BUDGET OBJECTIVE Provide conducive environment for kiosk’s Coordination To ensure that efforts to Establish multi-sector DDC(DC’s office) No committee has been A Multi Sectoral Committee address GBV are coordinating structures established established conducted in a to tackle gender 2009 coordinated manner violence. Strengthen relations DC, SandCD There is no such When there is forum to with local police relationship with tackle GBV and the police stations and ensure stakeholders address gender based 2009 that cases of GBV are violence issues effectively efficiently and effectively addressed. Budget allocation To ensure that Councils Allocate budget and WAD There is no budget There should be a Budget commit budget and resources to addressing BALA allocation to address allocation of x amount resources to addressing GBV GBV GBV This action plan budgeted 2011 for A specific vote for GBV Monitoring and evaluation To ensure that efforts to Develop a set of targets WAD/BALA / No targets have been When there is MandE of 2011 address GBV are and indicators to Gender Links developed and GBV eventually. monitored and evaluated measure progress and integrated into plans Mainstreaming into ensure that these are development plan can take mainstreamed into place development plans.

Annex E: Message and slogans for gender based violence Kgalagadi District Council

Arena for action What needs to be Slogan What communication tool communicated to or by should be used these groups Individual Abused woman or man Shunning silence by survivors Ngwana yo o sa leleng…. Posters of GBV Bua ka kgokgontso! Radio billboards Need for counselling for GBV (Silence Poetry survivors Kills-Speak out about GBV) Hope for survivors of GBV Tsaya kgato! (Take action) You can survive it too!

Abused child Availability of counselling We will listen Cartoons, drama, song services Abusive men It is not manly to be abusive Father, brother, don’t hurt us Drama, workshops, TV adverts Real men respect women’s rights Newspapers, TV, radio Family/ Household Mother, father, guardian Stop molestation Stop sexual abuse of children Posters, workshops, drama

Parenting Positive parenting A child, a diamond Parenting classes

Community Community Need to mobilise community Mosadi ke thari ya sechaba ( Meetings with VET, VDC, dikgosi, to create safe spaces Go dira mmogo go sireletsa kgotla meetings sechaba ( Cooperating in protecting the nation) Schools Acceptable behaviour among Tshireletsego ya baithuti Video shows, posters, radio students kgatlhanong le kgokgontsho ( Protection of students against violence) Religion Spread the word Rata mongwe ka wena jaaka o Church sermons, gospel music,

Arena for action What needs to be Slogan What communication tool communicated to or by should be used these groups ithata (Love your neighbour as messages in different church fora you love yourself)Messages in different church fora Sports Need for sports that are free Tshamekang ka lpopagano, tlotlo Mounting banners at playing from violence le lorato grounds and stadia Society Political leadership Political leaders should lead by Zero tolerance for Gender Based TV adverts, radio, newspapers, example Violence seminars during political congresses Criminal justice Need for the criminal justice Prudence – justice for all radio System system to be stiff on perpetrators of GBV Media Intensifying GBV education No room for Gender based TV, radio, newspapers, billboards Desist from ridiculing GBV Violence Training for media practitioners survivors Balanced reporting on Gender based Violence issues Culture Culture should not Don’t use culture as an excuse to Posters, songs, TV adverts discriminate perpetrate abuse

Annex F: Workshop evaluation

EXCELLENT GOOD FAIR POOR VERY POOR 1. PROGRAMME DESIGN 9 10 1 2. PROGRAMME CONTENT 7 13 3. FACILITATION 8 9 3 4. GROUP WORK 2 13 3 5. OUTPUTS vs 4 11 5 EXPECTATIONS 6. LEARNING OPPORTUNITY 4 13 1 7. NETWORKING 4 8 7 1 OPPORTUNITY 8. ADMINISTRATIVE 5 10 5 ARRANGEMENTS

Comments

1. Which session did you find most useful? Why?

 Gender Based Violence as it teaches us on how to reduce the level of gender based violence e.g. women abuse, child abuse  Gender and governance as this is the place where power lies  Violence against women because it has been used much in places like the farms. The law has not been well exercised  Gender issues as it brought everybody on board  SADC gender protocol and roadmap to equality. It has never been attended that local government can play a role inn policies  Group work  The media and women  Gender mainstreaming as it teaches us that we should not treat gender in isolation but include it in everything we do

2. Which session did you find least useful? Why?

 All sessions were useful as they wanted to empower the disadvantaged politicians  None of the sessions were least useful  Gender Management system, the message was not clear but I will continue reading the manual

3. Any other comments

 Looking forward to more education  While the plan commits council in a lot of ways, it would help if the ministry of local government committed itself as would avail the resources  The course need a week not three days

 This was an eye opener as we did not realise that women need to be brought on board  I has exercised the importance of group work and learnt a lot through participating  These workshops should be intensified to sensitise everyone across board  Lessons such as these should be taken seriously  There is need for follow ups  Councils should include gender in their planning and budgeting  An excellent workshop, if implementation can take place, a change would be realized. Keep up the excellent work but remember that monitoring and evaluation is vital

Annex G: Gender Justice Summit and Local Government Summit and Awards concept paper

CONCEPT PAPER Southern Africa Gender Justice Summit and Local Government Summit and Awards 365 DAYS OF LOCAL ACTION TO END GENDER VIOLENCE: WHAT WORKS? 22 - 24 March 2010

Synopsis Gender Links (GL) will be holding the first Gender Justice and Local government Summit from 22 - 24 March 2010 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Under the banner “365 Days of local action to end gender violence” the summit will include key note addresses and parallel seminars by international and local experts in the field of gender violence at local government level, and gender justice.

The first gender justice and local government summit aims to bring together local government councillors and officials, relevant government ministries and NGOs that work with local government from the region. The summit will feature awards on good practices in ending gender violence, provide an opportunity to document and disseminate these good practices as well as give incentives to local authorities to innovate new and effective strategies for combating violence against women. Parallel seminars on promoting women’s representation and effective participation in local government structures will be a key feature at the summit.

Context The SADC Gender and Development Protocol signed in August 2008 set a target for governments to halve current levels of gender based violence by 2015. It also emphasises that States should adopt an integrated approach to address gender violence. The United Nations Secretary General’s 2006 report on gender violence highlights that that States should: build and sustain strong multi-sectoral strategies, coordinated nationally and locally; show political commitment as well as build on the work done by non-governmental organizations (NGOs), scale up and institutionalise it and share experiences with other countries Many local municipalities in at least seven countries, namely South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Lesotho, Mauritius, Swaziland and Zambia have developed gender action plans where gender violence features as a key service delivery issue. Hence many initiatives to prevention gender violence have been adopted.

For instance, some municipalities have localised the 365 Days of Action against Gender Violence campaign. The 365 days of Action is a concept, adopted by many countries in the region, to extend the 16 days of Activism on Gender violence Campaign to a coordinated and comprehensive year-long response through the development of a National Action Plan to end Gender Violence.

Background As a region, we realise that the quest to end gender based violence is far from over. Yet, in the same breath we realise that we have had many prominent victories, particularly within the local government sphere, more women now hold prominent positions within the public service and local authorities actively gets involved in activities to counter gender based violence. These ‘many victories’ are often based on numerous good practice models that can assist many other countries with their own quests and challenges to counter gender violence, therefore it is important for us to share these good practice models in order to see clear and very positive results we aspire to in terms of addressing gender violence and improving women’s representation and access.

Many of the gender violence initiatives have succeeded in raising awareness and preventing GBV but very little effort has been made to document and share these rich experiences.

To address this gap, Gender Links working with local government and other strategic partners will host a Gender Justice and Local Government Summit and Awards in March 2010 It is envisaged that this will become an annual event.

The Gender justice and local government Summit 2010 aims to engage with these issues through thematic parallel sessions that will look at strategies that are being used to engage with media local authorities, communities and identify key priorities that need to be addressed and strategies to address these.

Who The target audience for the summit will include representation from all SADC countries across various categories, (outlined further) and these categories are:  Councillors and officials from local authorised (e.g. those who have submitted good practises models they wish to showcase, etc);  Ministry of gender representatives (e.g. persons responsible for gender, etc.);  Ministry of Local Government representatives (e.g. Gender focal point persons, etc);  Local authorities associations (e.g. SALGA, ALAN, etc)  Gender based violence activists;  International partners;  Civil society organizations;  Other interested individuals or groups

Why The first Gender Justice and Local Government Summit aims to:  Provide a platform to debate around local government approaches to preventing gender violence in local communities.

 Affirm the progress that has been made through the first LG and GBV Awards that are expected to attract entries from across the region.  Contribute towards building a community of and share good practices on addressing gender based violence at local level.  Provide an opportunity for local government practitioners to develop strategic partnerships and networking opportunities  Afford all stakeholders the opportunity to interact and present content of what they understand the role of local authorities to be, in turn also affirming their good practise models through the LG and GJ Awards thus broadening the impact and enhance efficiency with regards to addressing gender violence collectively

Outputs  A collection of exemplary local government GBV good practises through the awards.  A daily online conference newsletter.  A CDROM and handbook of good practices in gender justice and gender and governance at local level.

Outcomes  Contributing to the body of knowledge on gender justice and gender and governance at local level in the region and globally.  Showcasing and sharing innovative local gender violence prevention initiatives in the region.  Providing the opportunity for participants to network with individuals and organisations from across the region.  Equipping stakeholders with a practical understanding of what the status on gender violence within the Southern African region, how involved local authorities are in the quest to address gender violence and understand the importance of learning from each others ‘good practices’  Improving access to information (particularly good practice models) on gender violence and the role local authorities have played and still play in our quest to stop gender violence and reach our SADC protocol targets  Providing stakeholders with practical tools to improve and apply the learnings from the best practices within their respective contexts

Categories  Prevention of GBV at local level – how do councils work to ensure that GBV does not occur?  Response to GBV at local level – what do councils do to advance legal literacy, work with local police, etc. To ensure redress for victims?  Institutional good practices – E.g. council working together on GBV; e.g. lobbying for a GBV budget in IDPs / Municipality’s Annual Strategic Plans, etc  Support around GBV at local level – how do we support those who have experienced GBV  Innovative communication strategies - Messaging, slogans, banners and posters to end GBV that have an impact.  Specific GBV campaigns – e.g. 16 Days campaigns, lighting campaigns, etc  Individual innovation – Three prizes will be awarded to individuals who show particular innovation and dedication to ending GBV at the local level.

More Information The summit is being coordinated by Gender Links based in Johannesburg, South Africa. For more information on the Summit contact: Abigail Jacobs – Williams or Kubi Rama Tel.: +27 11 622 6597 Fax: +27 11 622 8674 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.genderlinks.org.za

Annex: Local government and gender justice response form

Response form Please respond by 17h00 Friday 05 March 2010 Name Organisation Designation Contact Phone: details Fax: Cell.: Email Confirming Please mark relevant option with an X. availability  I will attend and cover all my own costs.  I will not attend Arrival and departure times (so that we can arrange airport transfers) Departure Date: Time: Return Date: Time: Dietary Vegetarian: requirements Halaal: Other: Any other comments:

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