CGE ANNUAL REPORT

2022/23 ANNUAL REPORT

outcome is to conduct advocacy initiatives and public education interventions in the promotion of public understanding of gender equality and access to gender justice. Output indicator 2.2 requires the Department to conduct public education outreach. Public education outreach by CGE includes information on legislation such as the Domestic Violence Act, Sexual Offenses Amendment Act, Recognition of Customary Marriages Act, Civil Marriages Act, Maintenance Act, Protection from Sexual Harassment Act, Sexual Reproductive Health Rights access, the rights of the LGBTQIA+ Communities, amongst others. Outreach activities were planned and executed as part of the Advocacy and Access to Justice interventions. The focus for outreach during the past financial year focus was on the promotion of advocacy initiatives, deducing from the above Legislation. This indicator was used to amplify the voice of CGE as a wide-reaching medium for communities and stakeholders that are found at community level. This was achieved through the use of both Community and Commercial Radio slots. Various topics that intersect gender justice work and what communities experience within societies were at the epicenter of themes and topics that were covered during this period. All Provinces participated in the Radio Program, and this work is shown by the multi-media analysis (mentioning) that CGE uses in analysing and tracking its media presence. What has been observed during this period is a great need for brand presence and an intervention for mitigating the needed social justice information that ought to reach various CGE stakeholders. A broader and wider reach could have been achieved during this reporting period; however, the department had a limitation in media buying as this external contracted work (media buying) could not be fully achieved. It is important to note that this Program was done through free airtime allocated to CGE for both Commercial and Community Radios. Since realizing the listenership of Commercial and online radio where our stakeholders are found, the department will be expanding its targeted reach during the 2023/24 financial year to not just target community radios country-wide but also include commercial and online to cover vast topics that include economic aspects that intersect with gender equality. The focus of gender and development was on equipping the Development Practitioners on the importance of understanding gender equality in the day-to-day implementation of their work. The aim is to dismantle the gender stereotypes mentality whilst promoting gender mainstreaming as a strategy to accelerate gender equality in all sectors of life and the economy. This was done through conducting Gender and Development workshops which normally takes over a period of two days (depending on the scope and levels of understanding for that particular identified stakeholder), and these were conducted across provinces. The focus of the workshops starts with the mandate of the CGE and how it relates to gender concepts, roles, norms, and development. This is then followed by specific Gender and Development topic of interest to the audience. The Gender and Development workshop is preceded by situation analysis whereby the Education Officer communicates with potential participants to establish what Gender and Development topics are, and what is of necessity. During this reporting period, Gender Equality, Substantive Equality and Equity and Gender Roles were themes presented. Also, prevailing issues that are GBV-related and how substance abuse contributes to the Indicator 3: Community Radio Education Outreach Indicator 4: Gender and Development Workshops

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