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NAME OF GOOD PRACTICE :Inspired To Achieve GreatnessPRESENTERS NAME:WENDY CHIRIRI

CATEGORY: COUNCIL/MEDIA HOUSE COE LEADERSHIP

COUNTRY SADC GENDER PROTOCOL SUMMIT

DATE

VENUE

GENDER EQUALITY BY 2015, YES WE MUST!

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF INSTITUTION

• Designation

• How long has this institution been part of the COE process?

• How long have you been part of the COE process?

• COUNCILLOR OF WARD 23

• 3YEARS

• 3YEARS


WHY IS GENDER MAINSTREAMING IMPORTANT TO YOU?

• A SHORT HISTORY OF THE LEADER’S LEARNING JOURNEY • Describe the nature of the leader’s work. • Give a brief history of the leaders first and subsequent encounters with COE work: please include any negative experiences. •

• BECAME THE FIRST FEMALE COUNCILLOR

• WORK WITH BOTH MEN AND WOMEN IN COMMUNITY PROJECTS REGARDLESS OF POLITICAL AFFILIATION.

• RESPONSIBLE FOR REPRESENTING CONCERNS OF MY WARD AREA IN COUNCIL

• HOLD WARD BASED PROJECTS AS THE COORDINATOR THESE INCLUDE, WASTE MANAGEMENT, COMMUNITY GARDENS, HOLD A LOT OF EDUCATION AND INFORMATION ON GBV.

• FIRST ENCOUNTER WAS IN 2009 WHEN GL WAS CARRYING OUT ITS SURVEY LG REPRESENTATION NEXT WAS W\SHOPS THE SUMMITS AND CYBERDIALOGUES


KEY GENDER CHALLENGES IN THE INSTITUTION

• Add text here • AS AN INSTITUTION THAT WAS MALE DOMINATED IN MANAGERIAL POSTS THE MALE MANAGERS ARE TAKING LONG TO ADJUST

• ON THE ISSUE OF TENDERS IT SEEMS THEY ARE BEING AWARDED TO MALES AS EVIDENCED BY THE LIST OF COUNCIL CREDITORS

• AS THERE ARE ONLY THREE FEMALE COUNCILLORS MOST OF THE OTHER COMMITTEES ARE MALE DOMINATED SO ITS DIFFICULTY TO MAINSTREAM GENDER ISSUES IN RECOMMENDATIONS EG.PUBLIC WORKS WERE TENDERS ARE AWARDED


WHAT ROLE HAVE YOU PLAYED IN CHAMPIONING GENDER WITHIN THE INSTITUTION?

Describe your role with regard to Buy in Action plan Implementation Budget Popularising the COE process

WE LOBBIED FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE ACTION PLAN IN FULL COUNCIL.AS A FOLLOW UP WE MANDATED THE CHAMBER SECRETARY TO UPRAISE US ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF IT IN OUR MONTHLY GPC MEETINGSWE HOLD ANNUAL BUDGET CONSULTATION MEETINGS WITH THE COMMUNITY WERE BUDGETARY IMPLICATIONS ARE DISCUSSED. WE ALSO STAND TO ARGUE OUR POINT ON ISSUES THAT ARE GENDER RELATED AND NEED TO BE ADDRESSED EG HEALTH9MARTENAL CARE),WATER, WASTE MANAGEMENTAM ALSO HELPING PEOPLE IN MY COMMUNITY TO UNDERSTAND THE SADC PROTOCOL ON GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT. THE COMMUNITY CLUB IS CURRENTLY HELPING IN GBV ISSUES POPULARISING THE COE PROCESS.REDUCING GBV IS ONE OF THE INITIATIVES I HAVE AIMED AT TRYING TO ACHIEVE THE SADC PROTOCOL TARGET OF HALVING GBV BY50% BY 2015


HOW IS YOUR INSTITUTION CONTRIBUTING TOWARDS ACHIEVING THE 28 TARGETS OF THE SADC

PROTOCOL?


PROTOCOL TARGET COUNCIL/ MEDIA ACTIONS

HALVE GENDER BASED VIOLENCE BY 50% BY 2015

REPAIRING OF STREET LIGHTS, CLEARING OF BUSHY AREAS, PARTICIPATING IN GBV AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS EG 16 DAYS OF ACTIVISM

HIV AND AIDS COUNCIL SUPPORTS CARE OF THOSE LIVING WITH HIV AND AIIDS THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH ZAPSO ZIM. AIDS PREV. PROG AND TRAINING OF CAREGIVERS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NGOs

50\50 IN ALL DECISION MAKING POSTS BY 2015

WE NOW HAVE 4 FEMALE MANAGERS OUT OF 6 UNLIKE THE PAST FEW YEARS WHEN WE HAD ONLY 2 FEMALE MANAGERS AND WE ARE ALSO MAKING SURE THAT THERE IS EQUAL REPRESANTATION IN ALL DECISION MAKING POSTS.

HOW IS YOUR INSTITUTION CONTRIBUTING TOWARDS ACHIEVING THE 28 TARGETS OF THE SADC

PROTOCOL?


PROTOCOL TARGET COUNCIL/MEDIA ACTIONS

HEALTH ( CHAPTER 6 ) AS COUNCIL WE PRIORITIZED THAT WATER PIPES BE REFURBISHED IN OUR 2013 BUDGET.PRIORITISED THAT COUNCIL BUYS TWO NEW AMBULANCES. OUR SEWER PLANT WAS RECENTLY RENOVATED WITH THE HELP OF JAICA.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING ( CHAPTER 3 )

OUR DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND EDUCATION HAS TRAINED MORE THAN 300 WOMEN WHO WERE AWARDED CERTIFICATES IN DRESSMAKING WEAVINGTO HELP EMPOER THEM

CONSTITUTIONAL AND LEGAL RIGHTS ( ARTICLE 4-11 )

OUR GENDER POLICY CLEARLY STATES THAT NO HOUSE SHALL BE SOLD WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF THE OTHER PARTY. THEREBY AVOIDIN CASES OF FAMILIES BEING THROWN OUT OF THEIR HOUSES AFTER THE DEATH OF A PATNER.

WHAT HAVE BEEN THE MAIN SUCCESSES?

• Refer to policy interventions• Specific campaigns• Innovation

SUCCESSFUL LOBBYING AND IMPLEMATION OF THE ACTION PLAN.A GENDER POLICY THAT ENGULFS ALL CHAPTERS OF THE SADC PROTOCOLINVOLVEMENT OF COUNCIL IN GENDER CAMPAIGNS 16 DAYS,INTER. WOMENS DAY ETCALTHOUGH WE ARE THREE WOMEN COUNCILLORS OUT OF SEVENTEEN WE NOW HAVE A FEMALE DEPUTY MAYOR


CHALLENGES TO GENDER MAINSTREAMING


RESISTANCE FROM OTHER MALE COUNTERPARTS.

RELUCTANCE IN IMPLEMANTATION OF THE POLICY.

HOW HAVE YOU MANAGED THE CHALLENGES?

• WE HAVE HELD MEETINGS AND WORKSHOPS AND GENDER LINKS ALSO PAID VISITS TO OUR LOCAL AUTHORITY TO HELP IN EDUCATING ON ISSUES OF GENDER

• MADE SURE THAT ALL MALE MANAGERS PARTICIPATE IN WORKSHOPS MEETINGS AND CAMPAIGNS AND ALSO THE IMPLEMANTATION PART.


How have you grown?

• BEFORE I WAS ALEADER I REALLY DID NOT CARE ABOUT GENDER BASED VIOLENCE BUT ONCE I BECAME ACOUNCILLOR AND COUPLED WITH EDUCATION FROM GENDERLINKS I REALISED THE NEED TO GET INVOLVED. THROUGH THE COE WE HAVE INITIATED THE FOMULATION OF A GENDER POLICY. WE HAVE PRIORITISED AREARS ON STREET LIGHTING AND CLEARANCE OF AREARS PRONE TO CRIME. THE ACTION PLAN HAS HELPED ME TO ADOPT CERTAIN COMPONENTS TO INITIATE PERSONAL PROJECTS.I HAVE A VERY CLOSE FRIEND IN CLARA MAKWARA WHO HAS HELPED ME TO SUCCEED. GL PROGRAMS HV MADE ME SEE THAT THERE IS NEED FOR COUNCILLORS TO BE ACTIVE IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE DEVELOPMENT IN THE COMMUNITY. WE MANAGED TO LOBBY COUNCIL TO FORMULATE A GENDER POLICY .


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WAY FORWARD

• What are the next steps?

IMPLEMANTATION!! IMPLEMANTATION!!


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