We just swore in 15 Ministers and a State House Senior Private Secretary this afternoon at State House. Your government is shaping up well and geared to serve you. We shall conclude all Ministerial appointments tomorrow.

Good #Governance @Locallevel implies the existence of inclusive #LED opportunities and protection of the most vulnerable. #WLED #ConnectingTheDots CLGF Southern Africa Gender Links The Jo Cox Foundation CLGF_Maybin Lucy Slack Tapiwa Alvin Zvaraya Ntolo Lekau Colleen Lowe Morna Nyasha Simbanegavi LGAZ

#Zambia #WLED Dissemination Summits takes off today LGAZ representative Sangulukani Isaac Zu gives opening remarks. CLGF Southern Africa Gender Links Lucy Slack CLGF_Maybin

Today we host the Zambia Women in Local Economic Development Summit as part of the Connecting the Dots Project. Members of the Network are sharing challenges, successes and lessons learnt CLGF Gender Links CLGF _ Caribbean CLGF (Pacific) Nyasha Simbanegavi #SDG8 #SDG5

Natasha Zulu, Vice Chairperson Zambia WLGF: " We need to diversify our businesses. We need to start processing and packaging so that we can moves from sales to chain stores" CLGF Gender Links CLGF _ Caribbean CLGF (Pacific) Nyasha Simbanegavi #SDG8 #SDG5 CLGF_Maybin James Kema

Sustainability of the #Zambia #WLED is up to us. Says vice chairperson of the Zambia WLED network natasha zulu LGAZ Gender Links CLGF Southern Africa Lucy Slack Nyasha Simbanegavi CLGF_Maybin Colleen Lowe Morna

Important opportunity to participate in the national validation workshop on localisation of the #SDGs and strategies for monitoring and evaluation in #Rwanda - part of our programme supported by European Commission CLGF Rwanda Association of Local Government Authorities CLGF _ Caribbean Claire Frost

#ComWLG CLGF Southern Africa CLGF _ Caribbean CLGF (Pacific) Claire Frost

Luck of women quotas a major barrier to women’s political participation. #WLGF chairperson Rashida Mulenga @ official opening of the WLGF #Zambia Summit CLGF Southern Africa LGAZ Gender Links Lucy Slack Colleen Lowe Morna Nyasha Simbanegavi CLGF_Maybin

Today we host the Eswatni's Jo Cox Project Summit, where Women in Local Economic Development, Women in Local Government and Young Women will be sharing their stories of change. #women #SDG5 Nyasha Simbanegavi

Very timely to get these statistics as we complete the Connecting the Dots project supporting women in political and economic leadership in #Eswatini #Zambia #Zimbabwe and #Lesotho rich stories of change, & a strong foundation on which to build to change these numbers CLGF

Local councillor in Eswatini sharing how the Jo Cox Project has developed her leadership skills and improved her understanding of the role of local government. #genderequity #SDG5 #women Lucy Slack Nyasha Simbanegavi

Kubi Rama from Genderlinks discusses how the Jo Cox Project has made a great impact in the lives of women in Eswatini. She added that it is now important to explore how the project can be institutionalised by local government to ensure project sustainability. #women #genderequity

Lucy Slack highlighted achievements of the Jo Cox Project: "Executive management training of 56 women; leadership training of 52 senior managers and training of 69 women in business development and digitisation; and governance training of 250 people to hold #localgov accountable"

Lucy Slack thanked the Canadian High Commission for supporting an extension of the Jo Cox Project in Eswatini. She also called upon other donors to support women in local economic development, women in local government, young women aspiring to be in #localgov, and the youth.

Colisile Tfwala from CLGF thanked the Eswatini Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, ELGA, Genderlinks, Junior Achievement, Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, UK Aid Direct, UK in Eswatini 🇬🇧🇸🇿 and the project beneficiaries for the successful implementation of the Jo Cox Project. #Genderequity #SDG5

Sifiso Mkhonta, Thuli Shongwe, Lungile Dlamini, Nolwazi Dlamini and Sinotsangengemvelo Multipurpose Cooperative won E50 000 for the successful development of business plans to expand their businesses!!! Nyasha Simbanegavi Lucy Slack CLGF UK Aid Direct Eswatini Government

Important discussions underway in #Zimbabwe on how the new quota commitment will work in practice - how to ensure a maximum increase in women’s representation as local leaders CLGF CLGF Southern Africa Leopold Bhoroma

Gender Links Zimbabwe 🇿🇼 is today hosting Mashonaland East Province local authorities for a gender mainstreaming hub and spoke strategy meeting Roselyn Nyatsanza DiakoniaAfrica Tapiwa Alvin Zvaraya Colleen Lowe Morna Murewa Rural District Council #GenderMainstreaminginLocalGovernment

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