EXECUTIVE SUMMARY KEY INDICATORS FOR MONITORING GL SOUTH AFRICA WORK 2015 Target - 2020 Impact level indicators SADC Gender and Development Index Score 79% 90% Citizen Score Card 62% 80% Life time experience of GBV (where applicable) 49% women (40% men admit to perpetrating GBV). Gender Progress Score 71% 90% % women in parliament 40% 50% % women in local government 38% 50% % women sources in the media 21% 40% Outcome level indicators Average Gender and Local Government Score (GLGS) 71% 95% Highest GLGS 81% 90% Lowest GLGS 64% 70% Contribution by councils to COE work as a percentage of overall budget R1 218 750 R 2 019 955 Average Gender and Media Score (GMS) 78% 88% Highest GMS 95% 98% Lowest GMS 77% 90% Outreach indicators No of local government COEs 17 50 No of GBV survivors trained in entrepreneurship 471 1500 No of indirect beneficiaries (population covered) 5 311 712 11 200 422 No of media COEs 15 30 No of participants in events 97 200 % men participating in GL events 30% 50% No of partner MOU’s 1 3 Institutional indicators No of staff and interns 39 Average length of service 4yrs
Annex B: GL South Africa SWOT 2015 Strengths Challenges Opportunities Actions EXTERNAL Political environment Stable political environment Corruption and bureaucracy National Elections in 2018 Ensure that GL is able to locate the best space for operation Economic environment Fairly strong economy environment Major class divisions, high unemployment rate National Growth path new arenas of employment GL to stabilise amidst economic uncertainty GL Programmes Alliance Strong alliance partner Limited buy in from gender ministry Deeping the women demand charter Strengthen the developed indicators Media Dedicated GIME institutions Limited buy in for the process in SA GAMAG Canvas and share findings of GMPS Governance – 50/50 Strong movement to revive the campaign Limited buy in for quotas from parties Platform to advocate for these quotas Ensure implementation and revival of the 50/50 campaign Gender and local government COEs Gender mainstreaming implemented in councils Sufficient allocated resources Profiling gender specific projects Arrange for twinning and peer learning and cascading of the process Justice VAW Baseline study Findings not shared very widely Build on current findings for additional funding Implementation of research at a National level Entrepreneurship Targeted women GBV survivors gained agency Inconsistent attendance for the training by the women Additional funding Connect women to mentorship opportunities Partnerships Good relations with partners Finding common area Seek additional new partners Establish common areas to create synergies Results for Change Strong RFC Data Gaps in data analysis Use of new M&E Tools Effective RFC analysis INTERNAL Corporate governance Stable governance structure Change in various structures Innovative new ideas implemented Effective change management Finance Good financial systems Limited engagement with New financial systems in Ensure effective
the systems place e.g. Pastel implementation Human resources Diverse Staff High Staff turnover Merge existing portfolios Retention Strategies Offices Strong GL base offices Downsizing Satellites Offices Innovative ways of working IT Good and well-funded IT Increasing IT costs Innovative ways of utilising IT Effective usage of IT Annex C : INTERVENTION LOGIC GOAL To contribute to the attainment of gender equality and ending of gender violence in South Africa in accordance with the provisions of the SADC Protocol on Gender and Development. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES 1. To increase women’s effective participation in local government through a campaign for a legislated quota in local government 2. To enhance gender responsive governance through Centres of Excellence for Gender in Local Government in SA councils in 4 provinces 3. To reduce GBV in communities through the implementation of local action plans and training survivors of GBV in entrepreneurship skills. 4. To promote gender equality in and through the media OUTCOMES 1. A legislated quota for women in national government through the 50/50 campaign ahead of the 2018 elections. 2. Women’s effective participation enhanced through lobbying and advocacy on leadership and gender analysis skills. 3. Gender responsive governance and accountability enhanced through the SA councils becoming Centres of Excellence for Gender in Local Government. 4. Sustainability enhanced through capacity building of Gender Focal Points within the Councils backstopping of the process to the gender and local government ministries. 5. The National Action Plan to End Violence against Women is cascaded to local level through 30 COE’s in the 4 provinces that cost these plans as part of a Gender Responsive Budgeting strategy. 6. Gender is mainstreamed in media training institutions and the proportion of women sources in the media increases by 9%. OUTPUTS