Gender @ Work in Local Government

Methodology - Mtintso’s framework ACCESS TRANSFORMATION PARTICIPATION Policy Institutional Service delivery Women Individual Men

BETTER POLICIES AND SERVICES PARTICIPATION REPRESENTATION BETTER POLICIES AND SERVICES PARTICIPATION ACCOUNTABILITY TRANSPARENCY RESPONSIVENESS  

How gender mainstreaming in local government has evolved over the years 2010 6 stage COE process Action planning Learning and sharing @Summits 2011 - 2015 10 Stage COE process IT for advocacy Monitoring & Evaluation Learning and sharing @summits 2015 - 2016 Updating action plans – link to Agenda 2030 Baseline scores coding Backstopping of COEs External Assessments of summits Sunrise campaign – working with GBV survivors in local government 2016 -2018 Roll out – COEs take ownership of the Sunrise campaign 50/50 Campaign Summits 2018-2021 SRHR in local government Community dramas on SRHR SRHR campaigns SRHR research SRHR Summits

Core COE Process Original 2010 Revised 2011 Process 1 Meetings with management and political teams and adoption of COE process. 2 Undertaking a gender audit of the council. 4 3 Mobilizing meeting with council representatives and popularizing the SADC protocol on Gender and Development.  * Inception workshop. 5 Action planning workshop 6 Adoption of the action plan. 7 Media, campaigning skills. 8 IT for advocacy. 9 Monitoring and evaluation 10 Summit Post 2015 Updating of gender action plans in line with the Post-2015 SADC Gender Protocol New baseline scores with colour coding from blue to green to bronze to silver to gold and platinum endorsed by UN Women Quarterly backstopping meetings Annual self and external assessments at the SADC Protocol@Work summit

Scoring process Platinum 90% - 100% Upper Level 3 Gold 80-89% Silver 70-79% Upper Level 1 Bronze 61-69% Intermediary Level Green 51-60% Basic Level Blue Under 50% Entry Level

Next steps: Depth vs breadth Integrating gender into council planning, especially LED. Sunrise Campaign – LED/GBV Sharpening Gender Responsive Budgeting – GRB Gender disaggregation of council data Gender responsive procurement Gender responsive health facilities Youth friendly SRHR services Youth involvement in local government

Zambia 43 councils have participated in the programme 30 updated Gender Action Plans 10 participated in the Entrepreneurship programme. Focus – 10 Councils What do we need to do to revive the work?

Mapping of councils Council Location GAP CLGF/LED Council Sunrise Kafue Lusaka Province Post 2015 yes No Chongwe Pre 2015 Lusaka Yes Rufunsa Kabwe Central Province ( 142 Kilometers from Lusaka) Kitwe Copperbelt Province (370 Kilometers) Ndola Copperbelt Province (300)Kilometers) Luanshya Chipata Eastern Province (568 Km from Lusaka) Kasama Northern Province (850 Km from Lusaka)

Potential GL Synergies – AC grant, LFS EU Result Area Activities Potential GL Synergies – AC grant, LFS   Potential synergies – CLFG/ GL – Joe Cox if approved Improved leadership, institutional and operational capacities for LA   Capacity assessment Individual capacity for local leadership and management development JC – women in leadership, 2021 elections; Women in Local Gvt Network Capacity at the organisational level (appt technology for org systems) Youth – junior councils Peer learning btwn Zambia and European local authorities LFS – peer learning between Zambian councils 2) Enhanced capacity of local authorities to plan and implement inclusive service delivery and promote LED IDP plans developed and implemented Mainstreaming gender into the new IDP plans and budgets LED strategies developed and implemented Entrepreneurship programme – link to LED Network of Women Entrepreneurs Health sector devolution plan implemented SRHR strengthening in local gvt action plans 3) LGAZ capacity to represent and support local gvt in Zambia Stakeholder engagement Community Council Scoring Knowledge management SADC Protocol@Work Summit General public awareness including media GL extensive work with the media – field visits to cover local gvt

GRB

GRB and gender score card   Gender process Employment Gender specific Gender mainstream I. POLICY FRAMEWORK X II. GOVERNANCE III. WORK PLACE POLICY AND PRACTICE IV. LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT V. CLIMATE CHANGE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT VI. INFRASTRUCTURE AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT VII. SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, HIV AND AIDS VIII. ENDING VIOLENCE, EMPOWERING WOMEN IX. COMMUNICATIONS AND VISIBILITY X. GENDER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

Junior councils http://genderlinks.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/A-guide-to-junior-councils-in-Zimbabwe-FINAL.pdf

IDP exercise – gender issues Demographic analysis / Stakeholder consultations Settlements and land tenure Poverty and economic analysis Environment and climate change analysis Water and sanitation Solid waste Energy Roads, transport, communication Health Education Community facilities