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COUNTRY: SOUTH AFRICA

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND GENDER JUSTICE

SUMMIT AND AWARDS

DATE: 23-25 APRIL 2012

VENUE: JOHANNESBURG

365 DAYS OF LOCAL ACTION TO END VIOLENCE AND

EMPOWER WOMEN

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POLICY FRAMEWORK

Draft Gender Policy is available

Draft Gender Action Plan is available

Sexual Harrasment Policy:

The municipality are concerned about the occurrence of Sexual Harassment and arecommitted to prevent this kind of behavior and disapprove of any form of SexualHarassment.

Employment Equity Policy:

The policy states the broad principles of employment equity to which the WitzenbergMunicipality is committed

Supply Chain Policy:

The policy ensure that women have the same opportunity to access tenders asmales

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WITZENBERG MUNICIPALITY


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GOVERNANCE

Political : Mayco-1 F ; 6 M Councillors : 6 women and 17 men

STAFF:

Senior management : 5 men

Middle management 4 women 19 men

All Staff: Males- 419

Females - 174

Ward Committees:Male : 65

Female: 55

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MAINSTREAMING GENDER INTO EXISTING

PROGRAMMES

Climate change and sustainable development : 17 Adultmale and 12 youth male (EPWP Programme)

Environmental health : 12 adult males and 10 youth males(EPWP)

HIV/AIDS and Care Work : 40 female (CWP)

Social development : CWP Projects with NGOS ( 201)

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GENDER SPECIFIC PROGRAMMES THE SOCIO ECONOMIC UNIT DELIVERS THE FOLLOWING

PROGRAMMES:

Women with Disabilities, Child protection and HIV/AIDS Programmes withIGR Partners and NGOS

POVERTY ALLEVIATION through National War Room on PovertyProgramme

16 Days of Activism with Community police forums and IGR Partners

YOUTH DEVELOPMENT through building a Youth Centre with Belgium andYouth Focal points in municipal buildings

JAMBOREE/ GOVERNMENT SERVICES TO OUR PEOPLE

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EMPLOYMENT PRACTISES AND ENVIROMENT

Selection andrecruitment

Capacity building

Working conditions

and environment

According to ourEmployment Equity

Men & Womensempowerment events

Skills development

and learningenvironment

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GENDER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

Gender committee consist

Small budget for Gender issues R30 000 available

Ward Base planning with Ward committees

Prioritization, planning and Budget of Programmes

align with IDP and Gender Justice objectives Monitoring and Evaluation through abovementioned

structures

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STRENGHTS

The Socio economic Unit believes in smart partnerships through our IGRForum to reach our objectives.

Witzenberg is the only municipality in the Cape Winelands area whichstarted a monthly IGR Forum consisting on 6 Sub committees namely

Poverty Alleviation, ECD, Youth, Community Safety, Health and VulnerableGroups ( Women, Farm workers, Disabled, Children).

Pro-poor Policies (e.g. indigent subsidies)

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LESSONS LEARNED

Local government need to prioritise Gender on all levels of theinstitution

Budgets for Gender mainstreaming need to be prioritise

On going Community awareness on Gender mainstreaming is

critical Intergovernmental partnerships is imperative to strengthened all

Gender programmes

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NEXT STEPS

Mainstreaming of a GENDER centered approach inthe policy, planning, programming, communication andfunding

Strengthening of delivery competencies and capacityin focal points

Efficient monitoring, evaluation and Advocacy ofGENDER JUSTICE delivery

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ANY QUESTIONS?

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