Rebecca Museteka Zambia National Women's Lobby

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ZAMBIA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND GENDER JUSTICE

SUMMIT AND AWARDS

7 - 8 MARCH 2012CRESTA GOLF VIEW HOTEL,

LUSAKA, ZAMBIA

365 DAYS OF LOCAL ACTION TO END GENDER

VIOLENCE: HALVE GENDER VIOLENCE BY 2015

GENDER AND GOVERNANCE

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WHY IS THIS ISSUE IMPORTANT?

It is important as it has repurcations to thenations advancement of economy.

The issue remains important as it seeks to promotegender equality and equity at party structure toinfluence the governance system at that level amove that will trickle down to the national structure

even when a party is elected into government.PR

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HOW ARE YOU GOING ABOUT ADDRESSINGTHIS PROBLEM?

Lobby to influence government to adopt theAU/SADC protocols on 50-50 participation ofwomen and men in decision making positionsand effect necessary electoral and constitutional

reforms by 2015

Through the radio programs we are advocatingand Lobbying political parties to increase thenumber of women adopted as candidates for all

future elections.PROJECTS:SU

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WHAT IS THE TIME-FRAME FOR THEPROJECT?

The project time frame is 5 years but theradio Program will run for two quarters

Community sensitisation will continue to ensure that

citizens were sensitized on their role to help ourpolitical leaders to give more women an opportunityto participate in future elections.

We hope to develop Equal representation and

participation of women and men in political decisionmaking at local and national levels by 2015.PROJECTS:SU

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

Youths of all age groups and Political partyleaders are key targets as they are the mostinvolved.

The Project has engaged all Schools through leadership

clubs, Churches and all registered Political Parties andCommunity Members to ensure that they had sufficientknowledge on the need for the nation to meet the 50/50SADC gender protocol, and We further have establishedthe Mens Network to help champion the mens

involvement in gender and governance activities.PR

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WHAT PARTNERSHIPS HAVE BEEN FORMEDTHROUGH THE PROJECT?

Account opened and fundraising activities ongoing, spent over K3 million sensitisationprograms across the province on all theavailable community Radio Stations.

Further we have continued to lobby the ZambiaCenter for Inter-party Dialogue (ZCID) to expandtheir coverage to all the provinces in the nation.And support programs of gender and

governance throughout as opposed to waitingfor election time.

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RESOURCEFULNESS: WHAT FINANCIAL,HUMAN AND OTHER RESOURCES WERE

MOBILISED? HOW ARE THEY BEING USED?

Account opened and fundraising activities ongoing, spent over K3 million sensitisationprograms across the province on all theavailable community Radio Stations.

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

MOBILISE & POPULARISE THE ISSUE?

Drama is used through formulation of role playsthat depicted politicians during the adoptionprocess and how they tendered to abuse femalecandidates and yet not adopted. The media is

highly used to cover all the activities related toGender and governance in the quest to haveeveryone know role to demand for gender andgovernance.

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MONITORING AND EVALUATIONHOW DOYOU TRACK PROGRESS OF THE PROJECT? HOW

DO YOU TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION WHERE

NECESSARY? To ensure that this is achieved we have formulatedquestionnaires to help in the monitoring of the impactamong which we seek to know got to learn about theSADC Gender Protocol on Gender and governance.

We further have monthly meetings (Every Thursday ofthe last week) to ensure that the correct approach wastaken.

Reports must highlight factors that contribute to theachievement of the current results and the project

objectives Documentation of major challenges, learning, findings and

impact of the project

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WHAT RESULTS HAVE BEEN ACHIEVED?

At least 16 women were elected in the September 20,2011 of the 70 we supported through the provision ofbicycles for their campaigns, financial support fortheir campaign materials among others. This is aplus to us as most women were winning in anti-female wards.

Political Parties have began moving towardsimplementing some of the resolutions we weresubmitting and making together with other stake

holders. A vivid example is that of the PF regime that has

taken centre stage in appointing women.

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IMPACT (BASED ON THE SADC PROTOCOLTARGETS)

The Zambia National Lobby group continues to lobbygovernment to domesticate the SADC protocol on genderand development.

Following the pressure we have continued to mount andlobby government leaders to consider empoweringwomen with positions of decision making PresidentMichael Sata has shown commitment to this call byappointing the first female Inspector General of PoliceStella Libongani. And suffice to note that my team in theprovince engaged the ministry of Education at provinciallevel to relook at their promotions which has produced

good fruit. We are proud to note that all the schools in thearea are gender sensitive, if the head is a woman thedeputy is a man and vice-versa.

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

AND ORGANISATIONS IN YOUR AREA AND

BEYOND? The project is sustainable as it is community ranand can be replicated across the countrythrough re-branding some of the messages tosuit each particular location.

With sufficient resources the project would go along way in popularizing gender and governanceand further enhance mens involving in the

500/50 campaign and all other issues in the

SADC protocolPROJECTS:SU

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WHAT LESSONS HAVE BEEN LEARNED?

Need to start now to begin lobbying political parties toprepare their female candidates ahead of time and ensurethat they are active at grass root

Re-organising to commence continuous radio programs.

Engage Parliamentarians to develop a strategic plan atconstituency to ensure the observance of the protocol.

Ensure that all committees formed by the council such asRDCs meet the 50/50 campaign and enhance maleinvolvement in the empowerment of women as thecampaign was recently launched by the Zambia NationalWomens Lobby in Central Province.

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ANY QUESTIONS?

Name: Rabecca Museteka

Zambia National Women's Lobby CentralProvince Chairperson

E-mail :[email protected] ,[email protected]

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