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ZAMBIA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND GENDER JUSTICE

SUMMIT AND AWARDS

23 -25th

April,2012SOUTH AFRICA

365 DAYS OF LOCAL ACTION TO END GENDERVIOLENCE: HALVE GENDER VIOLENCE BY 2015

Support to the fight against Gender Basedviolence in Western Province

PROJECT

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WHAT IS THE PROBLEM YOU ARE RESPONDINGTO and HOW DID YOU GO ABOUT IDENTIFYING

IT?

I took time to go through the strategic plansand situational analysis for all the sevencouncils in my area of operation(Western

Province), the problems that came outclearly from all the documents I read wereindicating gender based violence andviolence against children.

That is how my office took up the challenge totuckle the vice.

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WHY IS THIS ISSUE IMPORTANT?

Gender Based violence is a very badpractice and is detrimental to developmentof the Nation because it limits the minoritygender sex from performing to

expectations and also to contribute to bothrural, provincial and national developmenthence the need to fight and reduce ortotally eradicate the vice.

Productive man hours are lost in illnessdue to gender perpetuated violence.

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Support to the fight against Gender Basedviolence in Western Province


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HOW ARE YOU GOING ABOUT ADDRESSINGTHIS PROBLEM?

A provincial action plan has beendeveloped for conducting Gender basedviolence review meetings and alsoreviewing of action taken on the genderbased violence review cases.

A strategy has been developed ofconstructing more police posts in ruralareas and in areas where police facilitiesare not found.

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Support to the fight against Gender Based violence inWestern Province


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WHAT IS THE TIME-FRAME FOR THEPROJECT?

The project has been structured to takeplace in 24 months and it started onJanuary, 2011 up to January, 2013

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Support to the fight against Gender Based violence in WesternProvince


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WHO IS THE KEY TARGET? WHO IS INVOLVED?ARE WOMEN AND MEN EQUALLY INVOLVED?

Key TargetsThe key target is the rural women in all the seven Local

authorities jurisdiction.

Councillors in all the seven Districts

Civil servants in the seven Districts

Those Involved

Councillors

Area Development Committees

Principal Officers in the seven Local Authorities

Traditional leadership

Civil societyPROJECTS

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Support to the fight against gender Based violence inWestern Province


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WHAT PARTNERSHIPS HAVE BEEN FORMEDTHROUGH THE PROJECT?

Partnered with the Barotse RoyalEstablishment

YWCA

Society for women And AIDS in Zambia Zambia Police Service(VSU)

Media bodies

Women and men are all involved in thisinitiative and divergent ideas are takeninto consideration

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Support to the fight against gender Based violence inWestern Province


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RESOURCEFULNESS: WHAT FINANCIAL, HUMANAND OTHER RESOURCES WERE MOBILISED? HOW

ARE THEY BEING USED?

My office provides fuel and other resourcesincluding meeting venues for reviewmeetings.

Sources of funding for provision of policeposts in rural areas are being supportedunder the Constituency Development fund.

There is also prudent use of mobilised

resources because the same are subjectedto audits.

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CREATIVITYHOW ARE ARTS, CULTURE, MEDIA& SOCIAL MEDIA BEING USED TO MOBILISE &

POPULARISE THE ISSUE?

My office is paying for cultural danceperformances and arts mostly takingadvantage of traditional ceremonies

to disseminate gender basedviolence information and toencourage gender mainstreaming

and gender equity in localdevelopment.

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NAME OF GOOD PRACTISE


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MONITORING AND EVALUATIONHOW DO YOUTRACK PROGRESS OF THE PROJECT? HOW DO YOUTAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION WHERE NECESSARY?

Monitoring of performance of the best

practice is done through review meetings

on a quarterly and annual basis jointly

with principal officers from seven councils

of Western Province.

Monitoring of pilot zones of response

done quarterly.

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Support to the fight against GenderBased violence in Western Pronce


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WHAT RESULTS HAVE BEEN ACHIEVED?

Reduction in the number of cases ofGender Based violence incidences inthe last 24 months from 25% to15%

Increase in police posts constructedin rural areas.

More and more cases of GBV are

being reported to the police as thecommunity gets more informed.

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IMPACT (BASED ON THE SADC PROTOCOLTARGETS)

Gender representative developmentinitiative or ideas

Gender responsive planning andimplementation

Community awareness creation andenhancement

Increased social safety at rural and

household level

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IS THIS ACTION SUSTAINABLE? CAN IT BEREPLICATED BY OTHER INDIVIDUALS, GROUPS AND

ORGANISATIONS IN YOUR AREA AND BEYOND?

Yes, this action is very sustainable andcan easily be replicated by otherindividuals, groups and organisations in

our area because so far my office is alsotrying to engage District Commissionersthrough the DDCC to start formulatingstrategies specific to GBV oriented

actions.

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WHAT LESSONS HAVE BEEN LEARNED?

Local communities are eager todisseminate the information on GenderBased violence, Gender mainstreamingand Gender Balancing in their ruralcommunities but they lack synergies and

adequate platforms to use for theirinterventions.

Using local government structures canalso be an effective channel to control

the vice of GBV.

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Recorded trends of GBV progression in Western Province(2008todate)Source Provincial Victim Support unit reported cases only.

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Jan -

April

Comment

Wifebattering

30 44 49 20 16 Reduction seen due to

sensitisation.

Husbandbattering

4 3 7 3 2 Wives are now aware

of the vice.

Child abuse 18 26 31 23 18 Intensive awareness iscontributing to the

reduction.

Death as aresult ofgenderviolence

4 7 6 2 3 Low number of deaths

due to police

presence in

compounds


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RECORDED INTERVENTIONS SINCE 2011

TYPE OF INTERVENTION RECORDED SUCCESSESS

Sensitisation meetings 22

Review meetings 9

Meetings with traditional leaders 8

Principal officers meeting 4

No. Of Police posts constructed inthe Western Province(7 Districts) 15

PDCC meetings at Provincial level 4

DDCC meetings at District level 28


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Cases of GBV in Western Province

Cases of GBV in Senanga District Cases of GBV in Mongu District


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Child scotched by step mum Woman raped by grandson


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Wife beaten by husband Woman killed by husband

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