ICT
March 17, 2026
Day 2 GIZ Facilitates Gender Management Training Workshop for City of Masvingo
The City of Masvingo, in partnership with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), is currently conducting a three-day Gender Management Training Workshop aimed at strengthening gender mainstreaming within the local authority and enhancing the capacity of councillors, management, and staff to address gender-related issues in the workplace and community.
The workshop is providing an intensive learning and engagement platform focused on promoting gender equality, preventing gender-based violence (GBV), and fostering inclusive service delivery.
Participants are exploring various critical topics surrounding gender-based violence, including the forms of GBV, its root causes, and its impact on individuals, families, and communities.
Discussions underway are focusing on how social, cultural, and economic factors contribute to gender-based violence and the importance of coordinated responses to effectively address the issue.
A key component of the training is the examination of referral pathways for GBV survivors, highlighting the role of institutions in ensuring that victims receive timely support and access to essential services such as counselling, medical care, legal assistance, and protection services.
The workshop is also focusing on gender mainstreaming, equipping participants with practical knowledge on how to integrate gender perspectives into council policies, programmes, and service delivery processes.
This approach ensures that the needs and interests of both women and men are considered in decision-making and development planning.
Another important area being covered during the training is sexual harassment in the workplace, where participants are discussing the different forms it can take, the importance of creating safe and respectful working environments, and mechanisms for reporting and addressing cases when they arise.
City of Masvingo is currently working towards promoting gender equality, preventing gender-based violence, and creating an inclusive and safe working environment for all employees and and the community, and the training marks an important step in strengthening institutional capacity to effectively mainstream gender considerations in governance and service delivery while contributing to broader national and global efforts to eliminate gender-based violence.
