Gender Committee
General Terms Of Reference
To promoting gender equality and addressing gender-based issues within the council’s jurisdiction.
Committee Functions
- Participate in and/or facilitate institutional gender analysis and gender audits;
- Facilitate development and implementation as well as review of gender and
- GBV policies;
- Ensure existence of an elaborate and institutionalized gender mainstreaming
- implementation structure;
- Oversee sensitization/training of all staff on gender mainstreaming;
- Spearhead review of all institutional policies for gender responsiveness;
- Ensure that the committee is represented in all relevant institutional
- committees e.g. procurement, tender, recruitment, budgeting, etc. to ensure
- gender responsiveness;
- Coordinate reporting on the status of gender equality to relevant structures on
- behalf of the institution;
- Regularly review progress of planned gender mainstreaming interventions
- within the institution;
- Receive and disseminate feedback on gender mainstreaming on behalf of the
- institution and action as appropriate.
Vision
Mission
Core Values
Towards a serviced, uplifted and self-sufficient community by 2030.
To uplift the community’s standard of living through provision of quality infrastructure and social services by sustainable utilisation of resources.
Transparency | Accountability | Integrity | Innovativeness | Integrated approach | Professionalism