Transcript From Commitment to Action

Alignment of National Documents to SADC
Protocol on Gender and Development
By Rosina Museke- Mabakeng
Aligning national policies to the SADC
Protocol on Gender and Development
11-14 June 2013,Johannesburg, RSA
Background
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Namibia’s Constitution guarantees equal rights and the
promotion of women’s empowerment (article 10&95)
Namibia is a signatory to CEDAW, AU Protocol on women
the SADC Protocol on Gender and Development and
other regional and international commitments such as the
MDGs and the AU SDGEA
Prior to the signing and ratification of the Protocol, the
Ministry held several consultative meetings with various
stakeholders to sensitise them on the Protocol, the
protocol was then ratified in October 2009, and deposited
with SADC Secretariat.
The National Gender Policy(2010-2020) was adopted by
Parliament in March 2010), with12 Critical Areas of
Concern
In 2012, the National GBV Plan of Action and its M&E
was finalised and launched during the 16 days of
activism against GBV in 2012
Alignment : National Gender
Policy (2010-2020)
• In May 2011, the SADC Gender Ministers meeting adopted
the Roadmap for implementation of the SADC Protocol which
called for member states to “Review, align and cost national
policies and action plans for the implementation of the
protocol.”
Alignment : National Gender
Policy (2010-2020)
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The drafting of the National Gender Policy took into account the areas
covered in the international, regional and sub regional instruments
such as CEDAW, AU Protocol on women, and SADC Protocol on
Gender and Development
• The process of aligning National Gender Policy to the SADC
Protocol entailed in most cases direct translation of the
protocol provisions into key strategies, this means
implementing the NGP will result in achieving certain
milestones of the protocol.
Alignment : National Gender
Policy (2010-2020)
National Gender Policy
Area and Strategy
SADC Protocol
Gender Governance and
decision making:.. Ensure
that political parties institute
50/50 zebra system…
Article 12(1)
Gender Equality in the
Family: enforce SADC
protocol on widow’s and
widower’s rights..
Article 10
How does NGPA link to Policy :Clusters of the
NGPA
National
Gender
Policy – 12
SADC Protocol – 8
UN
WOMEN- 6
Agreed clusters –
6 of NGPA
Gender. Legal
affairs and human
rights; GBV; family;
health;
reproductive
health; HIV and
AIDS
The Girl Child;
Gender, education
and training.
Constitutional and legal
rights; GBV; Health; HIV and
AIDS
Violence against
Women
1. Human Rights
Gender, poverty
and rural
development;
trade and
economic
empowerment;
environment
Productive resources,
employment, economic
empowerment
Economic
Decision-making;
peace and conflict
resolution
Governance, peace building,
conflict resolution
Leadership and
participation.
Peace and
security
Human Rights
Education
2. Education and the
girl child
Empowerment
3. Poverty, rural and
economic
development
4. Governance, Peace,
Security
The National Budget – Rhonda’s cake :
Costing
MGECW’s budget =
0.05% of total
Employment equity=
2%
MAINSTREAM BUDGET =
This is where 97.95 % of the
money resides
Costing of National Gender
Plan:
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The plan have identified the key implementing or lead ministry
Identified the vote associated with the lead ministry
Identified the sub item or main activity where the resources for a set of
activities are located for example:
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Target: Review, amend and or repeal all discriminatory laws by
2015
Action: Conduct a gender assessment of Namibian laws, policies
and practices at different levels
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Lead Institution: Ministry of Justice (Directorate Law Reform Commission);
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Budget line:
Vote 16, Law reform
Another example: Gender and Health
sub cluster
Target: SADC Gender
Protocol, in line with MDG 3,
aims to reduce maternal
mortality by 75% by 2015.
Actions include series
of steps outlined in
MoHSS Roadmap eg
mobile services;
waiting facilities for
women who live far
from clinics, etc
KPI= % reduction in
maternal mortality
each year.
Lead agency =
MoHSS with UNAM
and other
stakeholders
Direct budget
for this is in the
MoHSS(Vote:
NOT in the MGECW
Carrying this work forward:
• Engaged in the Gender responsive budgeting analysis of
budgets (MoE, MoHSS, MAWF, NPC, MoF)
• Engaged in creating a critical mass of GRB aware personnel in
these institutions and expanding to others through training.
• Engaging GFPs from key institutions using the customised
SADC Gender Mainstreaming Tool Kit
• Lobbying for the implementation of the proposed structures
and mechanisms for the coordination, implementation and
monitoring and evaluation of gender programmes
• Have adopted the Multi- sectoral approach(MSA) using the
CEDAW model for the implementation of the National
Gender Policy and its plans
Parliament
Gender
committee
Women’s
Caucus
MGECW=
Coordination
Cabinet
National gender Permanent Task force chaired
By PS of MGECW (MoF, NPC, OPM, chairs of clusters,
Exec D’s of umbrella NGOS, CBOs )
Human
rights
cluster
Regional
gender
permanent
task team
replicates
clusters
Education,
Girl Child
Poverty, rural development,
Economy
Regional
gender
permanent
task team
replicates
clusters
Regional
gender task
team
replicates
clusters
Regional
gender task
team
replicates
clusters
Media/
information
Governance/
peace
Regional
gender task
team
replicates
clusters
Regional
gender task
team
replicates
clusters
Gender implementation and M&E structures
Regional
gender task
team
replicates
clusters
Carrying this work forward:
• Long term capacity strengthening in gender issues envisaged
through the renewed commitment of Institutions of higher
learning (Polytechnic of Namibia and UNAM) introducing a
Bachelor’s degree and MA in Gender studies respectively
from 2014
• Engagement of civil society organisations and private sector is
crucial
Carrying this work forward: Challenges,
Opportunities and Focus
Through the fourth National Development Plan(NDP4):
• an opportunity to focus on economic empowerment of women through
strengthened and expanded safety nets for those in extreme poverty,
• participation and benefit of women through the Targeted Intervention
programme for employment creation and economic growth (TIPEEG),
• Review of the Tender Board Act (June, 2010) to include special provisions
in the procurement process: youth and women
 The Namibia Chamber of Commerce(NCCI) has established a women’s
desk focusing on economic empowerment for women: an opportunity
 Continued capacity building and strengthening across OMAs in gender
mainstreaming and GRB
 Women’s representation in politics and decision making: the current
electoral law reform: an opportunity
 A big challenge and a big focus is “ eradication of Gender Based
Violence” by implementing the National GBV Action Plan.
Role of the MGECW
• Operate at strategic level
• Establish and strengthen
structures – Gender units,
focal points, task teams.
• Ensure gender
disaggregated data.
• Strengthen the link with
planning, budgeting and
M& E processes of
government especially
NDP 4, MTEF and
Development budget.
• Build capacity
Lessons learned
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Advocacy and lobbying
Establishment of Parliamentary Standing Committee on gender
and women affairs
Gender being recognised as a cross cutting issue in NDP4
Gender budgeting initiative and inclusion of MGECW in the
budget hearing exercise
Working smart on budgets; not only about new money but
existing money.
Gender disaggregated data – National Statistical Profile on
Women and Men in Namibia, envisaged to be improved upon,
SADC Barometer
Participatory approach – the importance of involving key
stakeholders.
Team of champions- foot soldiers.
Avoid working in silos- see the links between processes.
Use the muscle of the MDGs, Protocol= targets, timeframes
Working with civil society
Support from gender experts, e.g. Gender Advisor, through UN
Women.
Support and engagement of Development partners, e.g. UN
Agencies
Existence of Gender Mainstreaming Tools, e.g. SADC Toolkit,
now customised
The need for benchmarking or learning from each other’s
experiences
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