South East District Council-GENDER MAINSTREAMING AN INSPIRATION TO THE FUTURE

South East District Council is a small district in the Southern part of Botswana and covers five villages i.e. Ramotswa, Tlokweng, Mogobane, Otse and Taung. The council Management was taken through GBV action plan workshop from the 3rd to 5th February 2010 and that was when the action plan was made. In February 2014 the Gender Committee was elected which comprises of Ramotswa and Tlokweng Personnel. The committee has 4 females (including Woman commissioner) and 3 Males. Since 2010, SEDC has had 2 Women Commissioners, and the current one is Hon. Cllr Matlala. The Current Focal Person is also a woman. SEDC has a gender Champion who is deputy Council Secretary(Technical).As of March 2014 the committee worked on the review of the action plan which was adopted by Full Council on the 26th August 2014.SEDC has a gender representation in management meetings which started in February 2015 and held monthly. Chief S&CD has been appointed as a representative along with Gender Champion in Council Management .Both the Committee representative and the Gender Champion sit in monthly Management meetings. At the Moment the committee works the local NGOs in gender based violence like BOCAIP, Mosadi Pilara, Shelter For The Hopeful, Re Fa ka Bone and SEDYEA. SEDC have signed the statement of commitment with Gender Links.
There is information dissemination through the Wellness meetings, Children empowerment workshops, commemorations like woman s day and 16 days of activism and Wednesday HIV/AIDS prayers

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