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Outline of Presentation. Background Gender Equality and Disability Key Indicators Progress on Gender Mainstreaming and Disability Mainstreaming Essential Concerns. Abbreviations . Office of the Premier : OTP Department of Health : DOH

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  1. Outline of Presentation • Background • Gender Equality and Disability Key Indicators • Progress on Gender Mainstreaming and Disability Mainstreaming • Essential Concerns

  2. Abbreviations • Office of the Premier : OTP • Department of Health : DOH • Department of Social Development : DSD • Department of Public Works : DPW • Department of Human Settlements : DHS • Department of Arts and Culture : DAC • Department of Sports and Recreation : DSR • Department of Provincial Treasury : DPT • Department of Education : DOE • Department of Economic Development & Tourism : DEDT • Department of Community Safety and Liaison : DCSL • Department of Transport : DOT • Department of Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs : COGTA • Operation Sukuma Sakhe : OSS

  3. Background • Cabinet of KwaZulu-Natal approved the Programme of Action for Persons with Disabilities in September 2011 and the Women’s Empowerment and Gender Equality Strategic Implementation Plan in August 2012 • Both Plans seek to improve the quality of life of women and persons with disabilities by addressing the needs and challenges that they face in the province • The aim of the Plans are to ensure that there is coordinated and comprehensive planning and monitoring across government as well as mainstreaming of gender equality and disability in policies, programs and services • KZN Cabinet approved the Provincial Profile in 2012 which serves as baseline for planning and intervention

  4. Background Cont • The Gender Equality Plan is aligned with the South African Constitution, the National Gender Policy Framework and several international, regional and sub-regional protocols to promote gender equality, gender mainstreaming and women’s empowerment, e.g., • The Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (1995), CEDAW • The Disability Programme of Action is aligned with the South African Constitution, National Integrated National Disability Strategy,several international, regional and sub-regional protocols to promote an inclusive society, e.g., • UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

  5. Gender Mainstreaming Key Indicators The report focuses on trends in women’s empowerment and gender mainstreaming in the province from the social, economic and political perspective • Key indicators: • Employment/Unemployment and entrepreneurial involvement • Political representation, participation and positions held in decision making bodies • Access to education, health services, economy, water and sanitation and electricity • Rural-Urban Poverty • Gender based violence

  6. Disability Mainstreaming Key Indicators The Key Indicators are: • Transport • Unemployment (2%) • Education • Health • Accessible And Targeted Housing (5%) • Social Safety & Security • Social Protection

  7. Women in Politics and Decision Making Bodies • Generally KZN and SA as a whole have made significant gains in women’s political representation since 1994. • Gender and the Executive (Cabinet): 50/50, excluding the premier as at 2011; • Gender and the Legislature: Female, 39%; Male, 61% as at 2011 • Speaker is a woman; 11 (52%) of portfolio committees are chaired by women Comparison of women's representation in provincial legislatures in 2004 and 2009

  8. Gender and Local Government • Women’s PR representation is higher than at the ward level overall and in all the provinces • KZN, however, has the lowest proportion of women in ward seats, 17%. Women’s representation in local government in South Africa by Province, 2011

  9. . Women in Public Service • Women have made significant gains in public service employment since 1994 • As at 30 April 2013, only Departments of Human Settlements (55.6) and Transport (53.6) had achieved the national target regarding females at SMS level. (The Department of Social Development were close at 49%, Health were also close at 48% and COGTA at 48%) The following departments made improvements in terms of the percentage of females at SMS level:- • Transport (50% to 54%) • Social Development (46% to 47%) • COGTA (38% to 42%) • Provincial Treasury (36% to 38%) • Education (33% to 34%) • Economic Development (23% to 29%)

  10. Unemployment (2%) - Article 27 To ensure descent employment through inclusive growth Ensure equity for Persons with Disabilities at all Levels • KZN Province is at 0.20%. Leading Dept being DAC at 1.76% Departments with 0% are DCSL, DEDT and Royal Household • Departments that have made minimal improvements :- • Arts & Culture (1.76% to 1.77%) • Human Settlements (1.66% to 1.68%) • COGTA (0.46% to 1.04%) • Transport (0.62% to 0.66%) • Public Works (0.48% to 0.54%) • Health (0.24% to 0.31%) • There are 03 SMS Members • Human Settlements, • COGTA and • Transport

  11. Employment Intervention Gender and Disability equity targets are quarterly monitored by Cabinet and COHOD Heads of Departments are requested to:- • Implement the strategy that intends to ensure that the departments meet the national employment equity targets in terms of females at SMS level and employees with disabilities at all levels • Audit of employees to identify those employees with disabilities; and • Adhere to COHOD resolution not to employ males at SMS level

  12. ACCESS TO EDUCATION • Enrolment at the primary school level is near parity (0.97) • Gender Parity Indices at the secondary and tertiary levels are greater than unity; i.e., girls are more likely to access secondary or tertiary education than boys. • Key Problems: • Girls Enrolment in science, engineering and technology programmes at tertiary institutions is low, compared to boys. • This suggests smaller numbers of female scientists, engineers and technologists in the academia and business and people with disabilities

  13. KZN Undergraduate and Post-graduate Enrolments by Field of Study and Sex 2010

  14. Enrolment cont • The table indicates that in almost all disciplines, both at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, women are proportionally higher than male • However, women are under-represented particularly in science, engineering and technology at the post-graduate level. • For example the number of male students between 2005 and 2008 at the postgraduate level in the field of engineering at the University of KwaZulu-Natal was considerably higher than female students

  15. Educational Intervention • Take a Girl Child to Work Campaign as a practical to guide and help young woman at a vulnerable stages in their lives to overcome negative attitudes towards the role of woman and to give them self- confidence to be better people in society. • This is a platform to work experience in a variety of fields • Premier’s Disability Priority Project: • KZNDoEfacilitated registration of 07 office based educators to do Bachelor of Education in Special Needs Education at University of Zululand. • Special Needs Education Services (SNES) and Teacher Development prioritised disabled learners for FunzaLushaba bursary scheme. 21 Special School educators have been identified and provided with bursaries for teacher training in collaboration with teacher development.

  16. Intervention cont • 60 Disabled learners from Special and mainstream Schools underwent five day specialized training in skills development courses on computers, electricity, catering and hospitality, cane weaving and hairdressing • 30 Intellectually disabled learners have been enrolled at uMgungundlovu FET for a one year SETA sponsored and (General Education and Training) GET level accredited garment making course • A Provincial task team on skills development for learners with disabilities which involves DoE Career Guidance, DPSA, Special Schools and FET Colleges, resolved with UKZN and DUT to collaborate in enhancing post school enrolment, access and support of students with disabilities

  17. Intervention cont • DoE has provided 20 special schools with 20 adapted buses to transport learners • 35 seater-buses procured for learners who need high level support in Special Schools • This is in addition to 82 buses that are currently being used • Learner enrollment in special schools increased from 16 317 to 17 679 in 2012/13 and 2013/14 financial years. • Learner enrollment with special needs in mainstream schools increased from 23000 to 26000 in 2012/13 and 2013/14 financial years.

  18. Intervention cont • A base line study was conducted in 2012 and intervention plan is in place. • There are only 71 special schools in the province  • 08 new special schools that comply with physical infrastructure accessibility principles are under construction- 5 of which are scheduled to be completed in 2013. • A further 63 special schools are receiving infrastructure upgrades, renovations and additions in terms of physical infrastructure accessibility principles

  19. ACCESS TO HEALTH • The Strategic Plan 2010-2014 of the Department of Health is gender sensitive; it recognises, inter alia, the right of every person to have access to health care services. • Women esp., rural women, are disproportionately affected by the limited and the inevitably unequal distribution of health resources.

  20. Women and Health Education, 2011-2012 • 2203 nurses graduated • 502 – Professional Nurses • 470 – Completed bridging courses • 331 Midwifery • 46 PHC diploma • 617 professional nurses completed community service training; • 717 CCGs (all females) admitted to nursing training institutions

  21. Sexual and Reproductive Health • Cervical screening coverage – 76%, exceed the target of 50% • Female condom distribution – Total of 1, 549 611 as at June 2012 • Cervical cancer screening in KZN increased from 0.5% in 2008/09 to 6.1% in 2009/10. The significant increase can be attributed to the Phila Ma Project that commenced in 2009/10 aiming at increasing screening coverage with 10% per annum. • Pap Smear adequacy rate is 49.05% (target 90%) which has significant implications for cost and a total of 14 facilities provide colposcopy services for management of abnormal smears • Access to abortions: a total of 12,528 legal terminations were performed in designated facilities in 2008/09 compared with 14,435 in 2007/08.

  22. Ensure access of PWDs to health services • Nurses, social workers and EAP practitioners have been trained on : disability etiquette to in eThekwini, uMgungundlovu, Ilembe and Sisonke District Municipalities; and basic orientation and mobility training to therapists in Ilembe • Presentations on CBR as a human rights and development issue made in Hospitals, CHC’s and clinics in uMgungundlovu, Sisonke and eThekwini Districts have been visited by the Disability and Rehabilitation Programme to make • DOH has identified some HIV-AIDS and TB information for brailing to access of health messages to persons with visual impairment. • The Department is coordinating disability mainstreaming in all districts including the three NHI sites through disability and rehabilitation forums.

  23. Access of PWDs to health services • DOH has provided Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR) training to members of the Magaye Visually Impaired People’s Association. This NGO has signed a service level agreement with the Department for provision of orientation, mobility and independence living for the blind and partially sighted people • The Department has conducted a provincial survey on the needs of assistive devices in July 2011 • A total of R13M was allocated in to address backlog for assistive devices

  24. PWDs Health cont • The Department has been conducting campaigns on disability awareness in line with the 2012 health calendar and the following have been covered so far: • Deaf awareness, Stroke, Cerebral Palsy, Down syndrome, Albinism, head injuries and others • These awareness activities also cover public education on disability as a Human Rights and Development issue

  25. Access to EconomyWorkers by Sex and Industry in KZN, 2009 Overall the data below indicates that the employment gap between males and females was 24% (female-male ratio of 75.6)

  26. Access to economyCurrent Status in the Corporate Sector • 4.4% of CEOs/MD positions in KZN • 5.3% occupy Chairperson positions on boards • 15.8% hold directorships • Though some progress has been made since 1994 KZN still lags behind SADC’s target of 50/50 by 2015

  27. Intervention • Departments are rolling out skills development ranging to ensure that women enter into all streams, e.g., • cooperatives, • agriculture, • business, • brick work, plastering and painting, installation of roof truss, carpentry • There are programmes that support women in areas dominated by men, e.g. Women in Construction, women in mining are supported by DEDT

  28. Intervention Programmes Maintenance Programmeby DPW • DPW The maintenance Programme is targeting the manual clearance of schools through utilizing the women and unemployed youth as labour for the programme • The Programme focuses directly at poverty alleviation through identification of unemployed people from the poorest of the poor rural communities as beneficiaries • In 2012/13 and 2013/14 financial year, 137 beneficiaries are employed on 39 active sites. Of these jobs 93 are occupied by women, 83 by youth. 57 beneficiaries are from uMzinyathi and 80 are from uMkhanyakude District • A monthly stipend is paid to beneficiaries for 12 working days per month

  29. Intervention cont • Every year DAEA awards women a Provincial level to acknowledge their role within the sector this cascaded to National level through different categories: • Livestock • Cropping • Fisheries • Forestry • Infrastructure • Agro-processing • Green economy

  30. Intervention cont DAEA empowers women through cooperatives , e.g. • 89 women Cooperatives obtained School Nutrition contracts • 8 Cooperatives have been provided an opportunity to supply hospitals • 23 Cooperatives trained on Farm together train the trainer • Establish sustainable Cooperative farm stalls • Provide training on Financial management and soft skills on coops • 8 Cooperatives assisted to supply hospitals  with vegetables. A staggering amount of R3million has been injected in these projects by the Department for procurement of working resources, i.e. Refrigerator trucks and pack house park homes to process vegetables. • DAEA facilitated training of 28 cooperatives from different parts of the province under Farm-Together Train the Trainer programme. The total number of 84 trainees are the first qualified and accredited cooperative service providers in South Africa, and will be part of the Cooperative Capacity Building team, as they have been accredited by AgriSETA as Assessors and Moderators.

  31. Intervention cont DAEAPeople with disabilities programme DAEA supports and empowers people with disabilities to be part of Agricultural mainstream by: • User friendly tunnels to grow vegetables through food security • Entrepreneurial development • Referral to other departments

  32. Access to Energy • The percentage distribution of households using electricity for cooking in KZN increased from 45% to 68, 6% in the Province. The proportion of households using electricity as the main source of energy for lighting; heating and cooking increased significantly across the province. • This has relieved women from the burden of wood.

  33. Access to water • In KZN Progress has been made in this respect as well. Census 2011 indicates that 84.9% of households in KZN have access to piped water. • The right to water refers to personal and domestic uses, which include drinking, cooking, cleaning, hygiene and subsistence food production and agriculture. • The most generous estimates are that no more than 10% of water is needed for personal use, with the remaining 70% for agriculture and 20% for industry.

  34. Poverty • 52% of KZN’s population is female • Unemployment burden falls disproportionately on women, whether broadly or narrowly defined • Umzinyathihas highest unemployment rate, 68% for women; 62% for men • Majority of the population that receive social grants, relief assistance or social relief in KZN is women, 54.7%, compared to men (45.3%). • Poverty has been generally described as feminized. The burden of unemployment falls disproportionately on women in the province, and the rates are extremely high across all non-metropolitan districts and about 41% of households in KZN are headed by females

  35. Poverty Intervention IzandlaZiyagezanaprogramme • DPW initiative aimed at poverty alleviation and job creation poor women and the youth. It empowers women and youth by providing basic training on site clearance and life skills. • The Program reached out to 362 beneficiaries IN 2012/13, with 189 (52%) of the total beneficiaries being the youth and 261 (72%) females. • In the current financial year a total of 373 job opportunities have been created with 173 (46%) being youth and 273 (73%) females. • The stipends paid to beneficiaries in 2012/2013 amounted to R1 059 980.00 & an amount of R 772 958.75 has been paid to date in 2013/2014

  36. Intervention cont • DPW is coordinating the following entrepreneur programme to alleviate poverty: • “Tree-preneurs” – growing and planting indigenous and edible plants; • “Waste-preneurs” – collecting recyclable waste; • “Green-preneurs” – trading bicycles, water tanks, solar energy devices; • Reforestation projects, restoring community forest assets; • In 2012/13 financial year, 3 856 people were employed to participate in the programme. Of these jobs, 3 344 were occupied by women, 1 110 youth and 50 people with disabilities. • An amount of R12, 323, 829 was spent in 2012/13 financial year on stipends of beneficiaries’ province wide.

  37. Intervention cont DAEA has the following food security projects for women: • INkandlaHerb Growers Cooperative in Uthungulu has been funded with an amount of R120 000, 00 to further expand their project that deals with essential oils, presticides and distiller. Seedlings were also provided to these women; • Nyamvubu women cooperative  at Umgungundlovu in MooiMpofana were assisted with fertilizer and seedlings at the value of R50 000,00; • Ukwanda Green Lands at Uthukela in Ukhahlamba has been funded with a staggering amount of R250 000, 00 for piggery feeds and fertilizer.

  38. Intervention cont DAEA Disabled Women Projects • Mrs Doreen Ngcobo, a blind woman from at EThekwini in UMzinyathi has been assisted with irrigation, seedlings and fencing at the value of R80 000,00 • BukaniIsibonelo Blind Women at EThekwini in Inchanga have been assisted with fencing and seedlings at a tune of R30 000,00.

  39. Intervention cont • DAEA funded Isishikishiki women project at a tune of about R90 000 which has 10 women beneficiaries planting Chicory (an ingredient used in making Coffee) in Imbabazane/Umtshezi. This commodity is supplied to Nestle which is in Estcourt • DAEA also funded Lawawa project here in Imbabazane /Umtsheziwhich is run by 5 women, which plants Maize that is subsequently supplied to South African Breweries (SAB) This project was fenced at R30 000. 00 • Isibonelo  at Jozini has been provided with fertilizer and irrigation system, and this work was done at a tune of R80 000.00

  40. Intervention cont • An amount of R100 000, 00 has been allocated to Jabulani women cooperative at Jozini for Fertilizer, Irrigation and Seedlings • Siyadumisa  at Ilembe has been assisted with R80 000,00 for Fertilizer that will assist in soil preparation for planting of sugar cane • Magigigi women Piggery at EThekwini  has been funded with R 120 000,00 for piggery feeds • BBS farm cooperative at Ugu has been assisted on their initiative of establishing tunnels for planting of tomatoes. An amount of R120 000,00 has been granted for this initiative

  41. Intervention cont DAEA Support for Rural Women • To provide support for rural women in Agricultural mainstream economy • Lobby for empowerment and support for WARD (Women in Agriculture and Rural Development • Provide Agricultural inputs and implements • Provide training through extension • Provide learning opportunities to develop new skills and access to information through networks • One Home One Garden - a total of 22 727 women beneficiaries were all provided with inputs referred to as the “Food Production Pack”.

  42. Intervention cont • DAEA developed 11 530 household gardens under the One Home One Garden campaign and established a further 30 community gardens and 88 institutional gardens (these are established close to schools, clinics, churches and crèches) in an effort to address the scourge of hunger and poverty within wards, and all of these initiatives are championed by women cooperatives.

  43. GENDER BASED VIOLENCE • Gender based violence (GBV) is the most widespread and socially- tolerated violation of human rights • 80% of South African women are reported to be in an abusive relationship in rural areas • 81 % of the population in KZN is African, mainly Zulu, with strong cultural beliefs and norms

  44. GBV InterventionVus’isizwe Campaign • The fight against gender based violence in the Province has been approached in holistic manner which is integrated in Vus’isizwe Campaign. • The approach also includesprevention through poverty reduction, access to safe shelters, safe and supportive education and health services, care and support services to families and the promotion of the rule of law, as well as equal rights and economic and political opportunities for women.

  45. Vus’isizwe GBV Generic Approach • Prevention – community dialogues, door to door, stakeholder engagement • Treatment and Response- various government and non government responses such as support- rehabilitation, parenting skills, • Monitoring and Evaluation through fieldworkers and war rooms reports

  46. Intervention Cont The Department of Education launched “My Life My Future Campaign” as a response in the fight against Social Ills, moral values and regeneration. This is a holistic and integrated programme, aimed at bringing about change of attitudes and behaviour among learners with a view to promote healthy lifestyle, good decision making and career planning for the future. In keeping with good practice in community interventions with young people, this campaign has been implemented and will be extended within existing family, schools, and school community structures. The campaign capacitates parents, educators and learners to work towards the Common goal of an inspired healthy life where young people have the courage and motivation to work towards their dreams.

  47. Intervention cont • DCSL in partnership with SAPS and other stakeholders has made numerous awareness campaigns throughout the province in line with “Operation Khuzúmhlola” which dissuades the bad behavior • Educational campaigns have been held in most districts through the DVD called “KuyozeKubenini “ which is screened and the community gets the opportunity to visualize the processes to be followed when an abuse has taken place • To improve the conviction rate of the perpetrators of these hideous crimes, DCSL have partnered with all JCPS cluster departments to empower our Detectives, FCS and CSC members in collaboration with Prosecutors and Doctors

  48. Intervention cont • The SAPS Women’s Network in partnership with the Office on the Status of Women has established the Young Women in Justice Network. It targets young police women, female youth ambassadors and ward focal persons (as field practitioners) to introduce basic gender based violence concepts in their programmes and concepts on gender sensitive response using practical exercises. The programme includes basic self-defence. • The programme provided field practitioners with the knowledge and tools to better address the different needs of women and girls as well as multi-sectoral interventions for gender based violence prevention and response in their respective wards. • This initiative is built into a longer term strategy to integrate gender mainstreaming and gender based violence in war rooms and police stations, as well as to provide programmatic prevention and response to gender based violence in service delivery.

  49. Intervention Cont Men’s Programme • Provincial Men’s Forum led by the Office of the Premier conducted IzwiLamadoda dialogues in all District Municipalities and to curb gender based violence and the spread of HIV and AIDS. The dialogues entailed manhood and gender equality, men’s health and men and social ills • The institutionalization of Men’s Programme through the Provincial Men’s Forum and District and Local Men’s Forums has been prioritized. There are 11 District and 17 Local Men’s Forums in the Province • Critical Stakeholders are the House of Traditional Leaders Gender Committee, Religious Leaders, Brothers for Life, Scouts Association, Trade Unions and uKhoziFM

  50. Intervention cont DSD Victim Empowerment Programme • In 2012, the department has established the Trauma Response Team that is skilled to provide psychosocial services to victims of crime, violence and natural disasters. • There is an on-going Prevention and awareness campaigns conducted during Crime Victims’ Rights Week, Human Trafficking Awareness Week and 16 Days of Activism campaign. • During 2013/14 financial year, the Department is in a process of establishing more shelters for abused women in Pongola, Jozini, UMzimkhulu, Kokstad and Abaqulusi Local Municipalities. • The Everyday Heroes was launched in 2012 as an educational awareness campaign in series of short stories to highlight issues of gender violence at an individual and community level  

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