The deadline for submission of best practices  for the first Gender Justice and Local Government Summit has been extended to 22 February 2010.

Gender Links (GL) will be holding the first Local Government and Gender Justice Summit from 22 - 24 March 2010 in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Under the banner "365 Days of local action to end gender violence" the summit will include key note addresses and parallel seminars by international and local experts in the field of gender violence at local government level, and gender justice.

The first local government and gender justice summit aims to bring together local government councillors and officials, relevant government ministries and NGOs that work with local government from the region. The summit will feature awards on good practices in ending gender violence, provide an opportunity to document and disseminate these good practices as well as give incentives to local authorities to innovate new and effective strategies for combating violence against women. Parallel seminars on promoting women's representation and effective participation in local government structures will be a key feature at the summit.

Deadline for submission of best practices is 22 February 2010.

Click to view the concept paper and download the call for good practices.

To enter your good practice at the summit and awards, click here and fill in the online form. Or you can download the form in Word format and email it back to us.

Self-funding delegates can register for the summit. Click here for the online registration form.

If you need any other information, please contact the conference co-ordinator, Bonita Visagie on (011) 622 2877 or email rsalocalgvt2@genderlinks.org.za