Municipality Applications - World Of Impact

Municipality - Application

The application is due by 18 May 2023 and has three sections:

General information.
Information related to organising 100-Day Challenges.
Guidance on pre-work that needs to be completed.

You can download a copy of the form to help you prepare the information before submitting online.

Person submitting application

Municipality

Municipal employees

Please indicate which of the following GBVF related building blocks exists in the municipality:

Gender Responsive Budget Gender focal person Sexual Harassment Policy Gender Programmes

100-Day Challenge Convener

E-mail

Contact number

Position

Please select from this menu which focus area(s) you would like to organise your initial 100-Day Challenge around (you can choose more than one):

Prevention & Restoration of Social Fabric

Reduce GBVF incidences in an area (for example, Sexual assault, Grooming, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Cyberharassment/Bullying) Zero tolerance of GBVF incidences in the municipality (for example, measured through an organisation opinion survey or number of investigations and close out of cases) Increase in the number of safe spaces (for example, providing early childhood centres, safe public transport, safe public spaces)

Response, Care Support & Healing

Increase the number of GBVF shelters or centres (for example, re-purposing of unused buildings) Increase the referral network (number of service providers in the network) for crisis and post-crisis care and healing Increase the number of survivors who go through the referral system (accessing at least 4 services) Increase the speed at which survivors are assisted. Using technology to speed up response and care (for example, utilising an online Form 22 for reporting)

Economic power

Street vendors (mostly women) indicated that they benefited from the municipality bylaws and/or registering as SMMEs. Organisations in the municipal area show an increase in GBV maturity in the Health Check journey. Municipal departments increase procurement from women-owned businesses Increase in the number of garnish orders of maintenance defaulters placed on municipality payroll.

Stakeholders - Please indicate which stakeholder groups and organisations should be consulted or engaged in shaping a 100-Day Challenge that focuses on your chosen area(s).

Who will be designated as candidates for the Ambassador role? Please provide names, roles in the municipality, and contact information. Since the Ambassadors will be asked to do their own pre-work in the week of 22-26 May, please include 3 names in case one of them is not able to complete the prework. Please note that the Convener can also be an Ambassador.

How much funds can the municipality commit towards the R 70,000 support for the team’s 100-Day work plan?

Municipalities can realign their Women’s Month and 16-Days of Activism budgets to this support fund as the 100-Days will start on 1 Aug and end within the 16-days of Activism. This will ensure delivery on a GBVF impact area during these commemorative events.

Please provide the names of 2 to 3 leaders that will complete the two online orientation modules with the Ambassadors and Convener by 18 May. We will send them an e-mail with a direct link for the “GBVF Safeguarding” online module (60 min time commitment) and the 100-Day Challenge orientation module (30 min time commitment).

We look forward to having you become part of the growing movement to end GBVF in South Africa.

Please email us at info@theworldofImpact.org if you have questions or trouble accessing any links or information. Someone from the team will respond within 12 hours.

Thought starter reflection questions

Jot down thoughts on these questions – to the extent they are relevant to your experience at the session:

When did the mood in the event shift from “why are we here?” to “this could be interesting – I am excited to be part of this.” What triggered this shift?
When did you have to go “off script” on the agenda or to change the agenda? What triggered this? What did you adjust? How did it go?
What was most surprising to you at the event?
What new insights did you gain about the issue at hand, and about the way leaders in the system interacted with each other?
Where did the conversation get stuck? What got it unstuck?
How would you characterise the level of trust among participants in the meeting? To what extent did this shift as the meeting progressed? To what do you attribute this shift, if indeed it happened?

Thought starter...

Reflection Questions

Jot down thoughts on these questions – to the extent they are relevant to your experience at the session:

When did the mood in the event shift from “why are we here?” to “this could be interesting – I am excited to be part of this.” What triggered this shift?
When did you have to go “off script” on the agenda or to change the agenda? What triggered this? What did you adjust? How did it go?
What was most surprising to you at the event?
What new insights did you gain about the issue at hand, and about the way leaders in the system interacted with each other?
Where did the conversation get stuck? What got it unstuck?

These are 100-Day Challenge Mentors.

They did some work before you received the Challenge Note. This included:

Writing the Challenge Note, and making sure that the leaders of all the organisations represented on the team are comfortable with it – and committed to supporting the work of the team
Helping the leaders of these organisation recruit you and your colleagues to the team
Gathering some baseline data and other information that will help you and your teammates set your 100-Day goal and develop your plan.
Making sure all the preparations are made for a successful Lift-Off workshop, when you and your teammates will meet and get your 100-Day Challenge started. This includes venue, facilitation support, food, swags, comms, travel arrangements and whatever else is needed.

Mentors will participate in all or part of the Lift-Off Workshop, mostly at the start to provide context and answer questions, and at the end to give you and your teammates feedback about the goal and plan you develop.

During the 100 days following the Lift-Off Workshop, here’s what the Mentors will do:

They will check in every two weeks with the team leaders to see how the team is doing and what support they and the team need.
They will keep other organisational leaders informed and engaged during the 100 days, and pull them in to help as needed.
They will participate in the last part of the Refuelling Workshop, halfway through the 100 days, to see what additional support the team needs, and to begin to plan with the team for sustainability and scale-up.
They will work with the team at the Sustainability Workshop to finalise recommendations on sustaining the results and building on the work of the team.