SECOND ANNUAL SOUTHERN AFRICA LOCAL

GOVERNMENT AND GENDER JUSTICE

SUMMIT AND AWARDS
28 – 30 MARCH 2011
KOPANONG HOTEL, JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH
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AFRICA
“365 DAYS OF LOCAL ACTION TO END GENDER
VIOLENCE: HALVE GENDER VIOLENCE BY 2015”

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Action taken by the Council to reduce Gender
Based Violence
 GENDER AND GBV ACTION PLAN

 An action plan has been established

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 Action plan approved in committee in 2009

 Budget allocation for gender & gender based

violence activities

 Organization of various activities

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 GENDER AND GBV ACTION PLAN
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 BUY IN AND INVOLVEMENT OF
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 Gender and Gender Based Violence

Action Plan
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 Special Code for Gender

 Organisation of march 16 days
Campaign against Gender Based
Violence
 Official Pledge of the Council

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 BUY IN AND INVOLVEMENT OF
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INFRASTRUCTURAL FACILITIES – MULTIPURPOSE COMPLEXES
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 BUY IN AND INVOLVEMENT OF
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INFRASTRUCTURAL FACILITIES – MUNICIPAL SOCIAL HALLS
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 BUY IN AND INVOLVEMENT OF
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INFRASTRUCTURAL FACILITIES – MUNICIPAL PRE-PRIMARY
SCHOOLS
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INFRASTRUCTURAL FACILITIES – Construction of a New
Gymnasium at Curepipe
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INFRASTRUCTURAL
FACILITIES

NEW MULTIPURPOSE
COMPLEX

AT RESIDENCE JOACHIM
CUREPIPE

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Infrastructural FACILITIES – MUNICIPAL ART GALLERY
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Raising awareness
about gender violence
can be simply
demonstrated through
symbolic painting
which can send
powerful messages to
the public at large

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Infrastructural FACILITIES – MUNICIPAL ART GALLERY
Opportunity for Women Empowerment
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 BUY IN AND INVOLVEMENT OF
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TRANSPORT FACILITIES – MUNICIPAL COACH
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 Councillors have initiated new

projects

 Councillors on Field

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New Projects
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 Construction of a Security Post at the Bus

Terminal of Curepipe

 Installation of Security Camera System in the

town od Curepipe

 Purchase of electronic display board for proper

dessimination of information

 Fixing of a Pledge „365 days against gender

violence‟ in the Municipal Compound

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 GENDER CHAMPION

 Former Mayor Mr Michael Sik Yuen took many

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initiatives for Gender and GBV

 Follow up is being ensured by the Present

Mayor Mr Sunil Beedassy and the Chairman of
Social Welfare committee Mr Alan Wright

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 THE INSTITUTION ENSURES THAT PEOPLE
KNOW ABOUT GENDER AND GBV
INITIATIVES AND ACTIVITIES
ADOPTING PARTNERSHIP
STRATEGIES
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 The Council works in close collaboration with the:

Media
Social Organizations of Curepipe
Community Centres
Police Family Protection Unit
The Shelter for Women and children in Distress
The Victim Support of Mauritius
Ministry of Gender equality, Child development &
family Welfare

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 INVOLVEMENT OF WOMEN AND MEN IN GENDER
AND GBV CONCERNS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Mayor unveiling a pledge aiming at conscientizing the public to say No
to Violence
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 Only one female Councillor and 21

Male Councillors in decision making
concerning Gender and GBV initiatives
and activities

 Chairman of Social Welfare Committee

is a male Councillor and is
encouraging and supporting the Mayor
in organizing more and more
GBV initiatives and activities

 Our Municipal team include male and

female workers

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 DEDICATED RESOURCES, INCLUDING
FINANCIAL HUMAN RESOURCES FOR
GENDER MAINSTREAMING
Financial Resources:
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 Gender Activities Rs 50 000

 Curepipe Women Activities Rs 65000
 Distress Welfare Grant Rs 75 000
 Association des Femmes Entrepreneur
Rs 30000
 Youth, Family, Disabled Person and Senior Citizen
Rs 300 000

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 INVOLVEMENT OF WOMEN AND MEN IN
GENDER AND GBV CONCERNS AND
RESPONSIBILITIES
Human Resources:
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Male Social Worker Municipal Team

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 MONITORING AND EVALUATION

 Dealing with complaints and taking immediate and remedial

action
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 The Council obtain feedback from the press and socio-

cultural association

 Measure level of participation in GBV activities

e.g there were more marchers in our public march in the fight
against gender violence in year 2010 compared to year 2009

 Suggestion from the public

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 WHAT RESULTS HAVE BEEN ACHIEVED?

 People are aware of the GBV programme

through sensitisation programme
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 People know their rights

 People are more Participative to GBV activites

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 IMPACT (BASED ON THE SADC PROTOCOL
TARGETS)
 Article 9(Promote Welfare of Disabled – creation of a
federation of disabled persons)
Disabled persons are well integrated in society
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 Article 14( Education and Training – Organisation of

Seminars and Workshops)
Women are more knowledgeable and skilled

 Article 15 -19 ( Productive Resources, employment and

economic capacity building – Organisation of fairs
Women get access to reources e.g loan and space

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 SUSTAINABILITY AND REPLICATION

 As far as the council do not have a budget constraint

and get full support from social groups good practices
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can be continued and new projects can be

implemented to address the problem of GBV

 People should be brought together and encouraged

higher participation in GBV activites

 Our concept can be copied by other municipalities and

district councils

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 LESSONS LEARNED

 Solidarity is important to achieve

success in reducing GBV
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 LESSONS LEARNED

 Mass participation leads to raise people

awareness in GBV
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 LESSONS LEARNED
Involvement of people( men, women, children,
younsters and senior citizens
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Thank you for your kind attention