Women’s Empowerment Unit Quarterly Report: 1st Quarter 2012/13

1. BRANCH : Women’s Empowerment and Gender Equality UNIT: Women’s Empowerment and gender Equality QUARTERLY REPORT 1st Quarter 2012/13 April – June 2012

2. PROGRAMME OBJECTIVE To facilitate and coordinate women’s empowerment and gender equality through mainstreaming in all government’s policies, programmes and governance processes as well as advocating, lobbying and awareness raising To monitor compliance and conduct impact assessments on women’s empowerment and gender equality as well as compile reports to meet national, regional, continental and international commitments To provide an integrated approach for institutional support and capacity development

13. MAIN ACHIEVEMENTS • Developed joint programmes with the DTI on the implementation of the International Year of Cooperatives • Conducted Social Advocacy interventions and donations to families of GBV fatalities in Mamelodi and Atteridgeville • Incorporated inputs from UNDP, DRDLR, CRR and RPD • Concept document on Women’s month activities • Chaired the task team meeting with techno girls, education and unicefPresentation to EC Provincial Equity • Participated in the Tokologo municipality (FS)– Cogta green economy initiative –waste to wealth as part of the clean cities initiative • NGM government focal points consultation held • Report of the women and youth African Diaspora conference • Advocacy campaign on the Traditional Courts Bill for women’s rights • Participated in a meeting with UN Women on the Gender Responsive Budgeting, and Women in Informal Cross Border Trade • Participate in the Women in Agriculture and Rural Development (WARD) AGM

14. MAIN ACHIEVEMENTS • Developed and finalised National Policy for WEGE. Consulted with four DG clusters as follows: • - Economic Sectors and Employment : 04 April 2012 • - G&A : 12 April 2012 • - Social DG Cluster : 18 April 2012 • - JCPS cluster : 8 May 2012 • - Social Cluster : 13 June 2012 • - G&A Working Group : 21 June 2012 • Gender Audits completed in KZN, EC and FS. Audit reports available. • Audit report available for National DoH, and report on 9 provincial health departments • Report on delegation participation in 56th Session of CSW developed • Able to visit several women’s projects in Gauteng province. Report to be finalised • Establishment of databases especially women on SETA boards and in mining

15. SUPPLIMENTARY PROJECTS (Activities) Supported the Research Indaba Participated in the Women’s Monument Workshop organised by the Gauteng Dept of Sports, Arts, Culture and Recreation and City of Tshwane Participate in the Rio+20 conference on Sustainable Development

16. SUPPLIMENTARY PROJECTS Supporting the Secretariat for the National Council against GBV especially on issues of development partners /donor funding as follows: - Participated in the Joint Gender Fund workshop on 08-10 May 2012 on GVB Funding; - Presented on poverty-HIV-gender issues to the Joint Gender Fund strategic meeting - Participated in joint UNFPA/UNICEF/DWCPD meeting on GBV funding on 07 May 2012 - Presented on WEGE policy to JCPS DG Cluster on 08 May 2012 - Participated in Meeting with GBV Partners (DFID/UNICEF/UNFPA/DWCPD/Save the Children Fund/CDC) on 22 May 2012 on programme concept for funding on GBV

17. BRANCH CHALLENGES REQUIRING INTERVENTION Lack of capacity both warm bodies and requisite skills to undertake M&E / develop M&E systems and other unit work Lack of funding to effectively implement operational plan

18. BUDGET REPORT: CD-M&E

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