Gender and Disability Sector

To build a Ngamiland society devoid of gender based or disability based discrimination, that guarantees equal access to wealth creation opportunities, develop a culture that places premium on the protection of the all members of the community, and focuses attention of both public and private sector on issues that promote full participation of men and women regardless of their disabilities in the national development process. And also to serve as the district vehicle to bring about speedy and healthy development of the Ngamiland men and women and people with main stream of the district and national development process.

The Role of the Gender and Disability Sector

Welfare, upliftment and economic empowerment and survival of men and women including equalization of opportunities for people living with disabilities

Coordinate the efforts of the committee membership

Promotion of human rights for men, women and people living disabilities.

Developing appropriate response action plan to gender and disability issues

Ensuring effective implementation, coordination and evaluation of programmes

Promote Advocacy and Lobbying at community, district and national level for the development/review of policies and legislators

Ensure effective communication and joint planning amongst committee members and relevant stakeholder.

The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for this sector includes amongst others;

Ensure coordination, harmonization and implementation of the North West District and national response on Gender and Disability

Evolve a timeframe for the development and implementation of district strategic plan on

Gender and Disability and ensure the mainstreaming of Gender and Disability into macro-economic strategies.

Give guidance and advice the relevant district committees on Gender equality and Disability and direct the technical working groups on all issues relating to the coordination, harmonization and implementation of district response on Gender equality and Disability

Ensure the development/review of policies, legislations and guideline for district and national Gender equality and Disability’s interventions.

Define a district care and support package for Gender equality and Disability in Ngamiland.

Ensure monitoring and the implementation of the district response at all levels.

Mobilize and leverage resources for the implementation of the Gender equality and Disability’s district response.

Provide or co-opt the relevant technical expertise needed for the successful implementation of the national Gender equality and Disability responses.

Ensure effective multi-dimensional and multi-sectoral district Gender and Disability and Disability responses

Regularly deliberate on emerging issues on Gender equality and Disability and make recommendations to the local authorities.