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Karibib Town Council
PRESENTERS NAME: Yollanda Yvonne Skini
Council Member
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BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF COUNCIL
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Location
Karibib is a town in the ErongoRegion of western Namibia. Karibib population as per the 2011 population censes is 5132 and owns 97 square kilometres (37 sqmi) of town land.
Council consist of three women and four men out of different political parties. In both of the two committees women is deputing the men.
Karibib Town Council has 38 employees , 52% is female and 48% male.
Gender Representation in Formal Employment
in Karibib
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Employer Total Workforce No. of Women
Anglo Gold
Ashanti
260 65
Karibib Town
Council
38 21
Ministry of
Education
61 45
Health Services 13 9
Nampol 18 6
Local Shops 113 76
Ministry of
Defense
180 38
KEY GENDER AND SERVICE
DELIVERY CHALLENGES
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Karibib town council is playing a big role in capacitating women leaders and women in public by engaging in some projects like training, sewing projects. They also participate in Trade Fairs and Women summits.
The Council has now a draft Gender Action Plan in place which was compiled in Karibib in Usab all and plan for a possible Gender Policy roll out at a later stage.
That the Council and stake holders will work together in the implementation of the Action plan and the Council to provide resources.
GENDER CHAMPIONS
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Yes we have a champion.
Angelika Gaweses.
Angelika is the chairperson of Elders Council.
As a former principal of Ebenhaeser Primary School Angelika plays a role in encouraging young women in Education.
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HOW HAS THE COE PROCESS CONTRIBUTED TO ADDRESSING THE
CHALLENGES?
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. Gender sensitive Procurement policy in progress with assistance from Swakopmund Municipality.
The upcoming Inaugural Namibia Women Summit. ( $15 000.00) 7-9 August 2013
Innovations – sewing project
The council support the upcoming women summit 100% and has also budgeted for it.
The council has a yearly commitment of paying for two women from the public to take part in the summit.
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HOW HAS THE COE PROCESS CONTRIBUTED TO ADDRESSING THE
CHALLENGES?
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Examples from the Gender and GBV work plan - (HR policies on recruitment and wellness programme –breastfeeding room)
LED officer is employed and community based projects are in place. Funds are provided by council.
Climate change
HIV AIDS –wellness programs in place that was develop with assistance of AMICALL.
KTC don’t discriminate against HIV and AIDS when appointment take place.
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HOW HAS THE COE PROCESS CONTRIBUTED TO ADDRESSING THE
CHALLENGES?
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HIV and Aids policy in place and focal person
Budgets N$ 35000.00
Monitoring and evaluation – DAC office chaired by Mayor.
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HOW IS YOUR COUNCIL
CONTRIBUTING TOWARDS ACHIEVING
THE 28 TARGETS OF THE SADC
PROTOCOL?
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PROTOCOL TARGET COUNCIL ACTIONS
Domestic legislation Held meetings with public
regularly and eliminate gender
based violence in terms of repeal
all laws that discriminate on
grounds of sex and gender by
2015.
Affirmative Action In the next council reshufflings we
will make sure that one of our
committees are chaired by a
women. Since now we only
manage to deputise all position.
Person with disabilities To take into account their
particular vulnerabilities and
employ such a person.
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CONTRIBUTING TOWARDS ACHIEVING THE 28 TARGETS OF THE SADC
PROTOCOL?
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PROTOCOL TARGET COUNCIL ACTIONS
Girl and boy child Adopt laws , policies and
programmes to ensure the
development and protection of
the girl child.
IMPACT
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An open market was completed in 2009 and currently council is in the process of upgrading it to suite the needs of the informal traders.
The sewing project is currently under way.(council provides equipment and training to women in the community)
Council has committed itself to fund the gender activities.
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CHANGING LIVES
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In 2010 karibib town council send a female entrepreneur for business training held by the House of Women.
She is now an independent business women who knows how to manage her business (Nanguraowner of Salon )
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changing lives
CHALLENGES TO GENDER
MAINSTREAMING
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Reluctant and lack of
understanding of gender issues.
Need to train and make
Awareness programs available
About Gender mainstreaming in
Council activities.
WAY FORWARD
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After the visit from gender links the council first appoint a Focal person a female councillor (YollandaSkini) who will help the council with the establishment of the gender structure and job descriptions.
The KTC also budget for Gender based programmes and also implement the action plan in place.
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Additional Comments
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Strengths – Council has a good working relationship with the stakeholders especially Anglo Gold Ashanti.
Challenges - the council lost its municipality status due to the financial difficulties that we faced as a town. The outsourcing of key functions like water, electricity negatively affected the council coffers, hence the town is not development at a rate that can allow us to reclaim our municipal status.
Lesson learned-KRB realised the need to appoint a focal person.
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Next steps
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