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Name of story: BALA sings the rhythm of gender
Name of Journalist: Itumeleng Mfila
Name of Publication: Global Post
Date: 280711
Country: Botswana
Theme: Gender equality
Skills: Fairness
Genre: News
Gem classification: Gender aware
Description:
The Botswana Association of Local Authority (BALA) is steadfast to counter myths and practices that perpetute gender descrimination.
In an interview, officer at BALA Ludo Matshameko said the association has already mooted out strategic measures and a plan in that direction and that at least 18 workshops have since been hosted to generate the required awareness among stakeholders.
She said that during the workshops ,all the 16 councils in the country came up with two plans on how to tackle this issue. She observed that the fight by the association started in 2008after findings from a research by Gender Links on issues of gender in local governance confirmed that the voices of women were not heard at the local governance level and that something should be done as a matter of urgency.
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— Gender Links (@GenderLinks) December 17, 2024
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