2014 Sadc Gender Protocol Summit and Awards

2014 SADC GENDER PROTOCOL SUMMIT AND AWARDS

CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

INSTITUTIONAL APPLICATION

This award recognises progress in mainstreaming gender the local government, and Media Centres of Excellence. Use this form to do your institutional profile as part of your application process. The application must be accompanied by evidence to support all application form.

When you see an arrow at the end of a box it means there is a drop down menu, please click on the arrow to select the correct option.

Fields marked with a red asterisk (*) are compulsory.Bottom of Form

1. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Name of good practice *

EG: Chobe Council walks the talk of Gender Equality

Date
* / MM / DDYYYY

Name / Annah
Surname / Murigwa
Designation
Organisation/media house/council / Makoni RDC
Education level / Primary School  / Secondary School  / Tertiary
 / Vocational
 / Adult literacy 
Age Group (please tick) / 18 - 30 / 31- 40  / 41 - 50 / 51 - 60 / 60 + 
Email /
Tel e.g. 00 27 11 622 2877
Fax e.g. 00 27 11 622 4732
Cell
e.g. 00 27 82 665 1742 / 00 263 772 980 897
City / Makoni
Country / Zimbabwe
Website
Sex / Female / Male
Photo / Please upload a high resolution face photo of yourselves

1. SCORE CARD AND EVIDENCE TABLE

Please fill in progress on your score card from last year, and update the evidence. Judges will assess the progress you have made. Their score will be final.

Please upload your completed score card here:

Please use this section to upload evidence that goes with your score card

LOCAL GOVERNMENT / EVIDENCE UPLOAD – EXAMPLES
Policy framework / Gender policy, action plan, GBV action plan
Governance / Sex disaggregated data on the council
Mainstreaming gender into existing programmes
Procurement / Procurement notices giving preferences to women or inviting them to apply/ training etc
Climate change and sustainable development / Any evidence of how gender is being integrated into these projects, especially sex disaggregated statistics, eg allocation of housing stands
Land and housing
Water and sanitation
Environmental health
HIV and AIDS and care work
Social development
Gender specific projects
Gender based violence
Others
Employment Practices
Selection and recruitment / Job adverts encouraging women or men to apply where they are under-represented
Capacity building / Evidence of gender training at different levels and sex disaggregated statistics to accompany this.
Working conditions and environment / Examples of how gender awareness is affecting and improving the work place
Gender Management System
Gender structures / Evidence of the gender structures that have been put in place – for example and organisational chart; minutes of meetings.
Budgets / Your council budget showing specific allocations for gender work, as well as how gender is being mainstreamed into all budgets.
Monitoring and evaluation / Your score card and or any other evidence of how you are going about gender mainstreaming.

1. INSTITUTIONAL PROFILE *

COUNTRY / Zimbabwe
COUNCIL / Makoni RDC
GENDER CHAMPION / Mr Pius Mushaya
GENDER FOCAL PERSON / Annah Murigwa
Baseline score
Progress Score
Latest score
Attitude score
Women / Men / Total / % Women
Council
Management / 7 / 7 / 14 / 50%
Council staff overall
Population served / 257 000
Key characteristics / agriculture and mining.

Synopsis*

Before
Rampant cutting down of trees by tobacco farmers.
Increase in stream bank cultivation and siltation of Save river tributaries.
Reduced rainfall pattern especially causing drought and poverty.
Prostitutes in Headlands Township led to households instability .
Subcontracted timber harvesting at Headlands, Mufusire and Temaruru plantations.
Veld fires killed people and destroyed properties.
Unemployment of school leavers.
After
Timber, firewood and coal sale point at Headlands Township.
Awareness campaigns conducted by council.
Establishment of Maungwe Investments Pvt Ltd 100% shares, owned by council .
Formulation of conservation bye-laws and nine policies from 2010 to 2013.
Establishment of fire brigade and 24 hour ambulance facility.
School leavers took tobacco farming as a business.

Key objectives*

Mainstreaming gender in council activities from 30% to 40% by 31 December 2014.
To produce council’s Gender Policy by December 2014.
To raise gender awareness by sub district trainings in council’s resettlements wards by June 2014.
To disburse $5000 to women’s groups by June 2014.
To equip members of the women's groups with basic accounting skills by July 2014.

Background*

Reported GBV cases in Mayo ward 35.
Drinking of tobacco pesticides by women.
Hard earned income spent in beer halls.
Unequal employment in departments.
Few women Pastors in churches.
Children staying in abusive families.
Opening and closing prayers conducted by female councillors.
Council decisions dominated by men.
Males contracted to conduct handy work on roads.
Legal documents cessions, farms, and plots 99% ownership by men.
Women confirmed to the kitchens .
Women could hardly embark on bigger projects.

Key activities *

Provision of health and social services:
•21 Council clinics .
•16 Government clinics.
•75 Secondary schools.
•164 Primary schools.
Supply of treated water, sewer reticulation in Nyazura and Headlands Townships.
Provision of electricity to Inyati Mine.
Roads maintenance using mechanised equipment 2 graders and front end loaders.
Environment Management.
Local governance.

Resource allocations *

Amount in local currency / Amount in Rands
Gender specific allocation
Women’s revolving fund / $ 5 000-00 / R50 000-00
Gender in mainstream projects
Sub district Training
Disease control
Borehole repairs
Electrification of clinics
Building of clinics / $ 1 500-00
$ 3 365-00
$ 3 000-00
$ 1 900-00`
$ 7 000-00 / R15 000-00
R 3 650-00
R30 000-00
R19 000-00
R70 000-00
Amount contributed in cash or in kind by partner organisations : ZINARA for road maintenance / $50 000-00 / R5 000 000-00
Health Transition Fund / $189 000-00 / R 1 890 000-00
TOTAL / $255 767-00 / R2 557 650-00

Challenges*

Funding of projects.
Dissemination of information to communities.
Resistance to empower women by some apostolic churches.
Gender based violence perpetrators are relatives for example there is a noted increase in child rape cases from their supposed guardians.
Overcome
 Partnering with Nyaradzo Funeral, IOM, ZRP, Action Aid, Batsiranai, FACT Rusape/Mutare and World vision.
TV at council’s Reception, Minutes read of WARDCOS, e-mails, CDs and discs played at Nyamidzi Clinic/Nyazura Youth Centre and Council Workshop.
Awareness meetings at Village Level.
Gender discussions conducted in churches, in schools and at clinics.

Results *

Service delivery*

MinistersI Chombo and P Chinamasa commissioning Shantui grader and other road equipment.
Fire Brigade in operation.
Minister Chombo boarding the Shantui grader.


Women’s empowerment*

Candle making project as source of income.


Men for change*

International Women’s day celebrations at St Theresa School in 2013.
District heads of departments at the celebrations.

Public participation*

St Theresa Primary and Secondary School students at the International Women’s
Day celebrations in 2013.
Traditional dance by Woodlands primary school children.

Changes at the work place*

Registry Clerk at her wedding flanked by council staff.
Birthday on 20 December 2013 for CEO, Accounts Clerk and Registry Clerk.
Coal stove in the staff canteen

Outreach through the media *

TV set at Reception.
Tenders flight in newspapers.

Changes at household level*

A farmer benefitting from the Nyaradzo Funeral green houses, Ward 28.
A teenager accepts positive living with HIV AIDS.
Borehole supplies water at Rukweza Primary School, ward 27.
Garden project promotes education with production, nutrition and boost school’s income.

Capacity building*

Group discussions by Nyanga /Makoni councils at Village Inn Nyanga from 2 December to 7 December 2013.
IT student capacitating council staff.
Strengthening operational systems at Village Inn by Nyanga and Makoni districts councils.

Changes in attitudes*

Positive attitude by Mr P Mushaya, the Administration Officer.
Chairperson DM Mutasa ‘s had positive attitude after COE process.

Changes at a policy level that have come about as a result of the COE work

50kg packs of coal pebbles sold $14,00 each in Nyazura, Headlands and Rusape.
Herbal garden at main offices.
Woman cutting timber using a chain saw at Maungwe Investments in Headlands plantation.

Lesson learned and innovation *

Internet facility at council’s head quarters
1)Opening of e-mails for staff and councillors.
2)Connected to the rest of the world.
3)Saving bond paper.
4)Communication between staff and ratepayers.
Innovation
5)9 policies formulated from 2010 to 2013.
6)Gender is the discussed at work.
7)Trained counsellors at most clinics.

Learning and sharing with other councils*

Joint District Development Committee by Makoni Rural District Council and Rusape Town Council on 9 April 2014.
Social Accountability workshop at Village Inn Nyanga from 2nd December 2013.

Sustainability and replication *

How can the COE work be sustained within your organisation?
How can the COE work be cascaded to other Councils? How can your Council contribute to the cascading process? – 300 words
Sustainability of COE
Gender Committee to comprise councillors and staff.
Develop tools for Monitoring and Evaluating gender.
 Increase gender focal persons.
Cascading and Replication
Forums for Treasurers Auditors, Chief Executive Officer, Council Chairperson and by Council.
Gender links districts, nationally and regionally summits.
Study tours to centres of excellences.

1