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Annex 3: Workshop Programme and List of ParticipantsWednesday 25 January 2006Chair: Florence ShakafuswaFacilitator: Scott DrimieRapporteur: Sithabiso Gandure8:00-9:00 Registration9:00-9:15 Welcome and key note speech: Stanley Mhango (Chairperson JWOP)9:15-9:30 Opening remarks: Q. Dong (FAO Representative)9:30-9:45 Official opening: Ronald Banda (Deputy Minister of Community Developmentand Social Welfare)9:45-10:00 HIV and AIDS as an opportunity to address Women’s property rights – globalperspective: Robin PalmerSession 1: Legal issues of women’s property rights in Zambia10:00-10:20 Observation and recommendations of the UN (Soko, UNDP Representative onESCR)10:20-10:40 Overview on Interstate Succession Act: Annette Nhekairo (Zambia LawDevelopment Commission)10:40-11:00 Status of widows and orphans in Zambia: Joyce MacMillan (WLSA)11:00-11:20 Discussion11:20-11:35 Coffee breakSession 2: Lessons on women’s land and property rights in Zambia11:35-11:55 Land Rights Centre in Copperbelt – linking women’s land rights to livelihoodprogramme: John Kangwa11:55-12:15 LADA experience on women’s property rights: Eslony Hatimbula12:15-12:30 Discussion12:30-13:30 Lunch break13:30-14:00 Rights of widows and orphans in Zambia: Col Clement MudendsSession 3: Theresa Chilala’s case14:00-14:20 A testimony by a widow living with 17 graves: Theresa Chilala14:20-14:40 Some reflections on Chilala case: Florence Shakafuswa14:40-15:00 Comments by traditional leaders15:00-15:20 Chilala case from a regional perspective15:20-15:30 Tea breakSession 4: Testimonies by widows and orphans in Zambia15:30-15:50 Testimony 1; Testimony 2; Testimony 315:50-16:20 Discussion16:20-16:40 HIV and AIDS and women’s property rights and livelihoods in NorthernProvince: Rachel MsikitaDay 2Chair: Robin PalmerFacilitator: Scott DrimieRappporteur: Sithabiso GandureSession 5: Successful interventions to protect women’s property rights byauthorities : Lessons from the region8:00-8:20 Widows days at the High Court- support to widows on the registration ofdeceased estate: E. Mutasa (Assistant Master of Court, Zimbabwe)8:20-8:40 Customary laws and property rights of widows and orphans in Zimbabwe: H.Mandeya, Chief Magistrate, Zimbabwe8:40-9:00 Zimbabwe Republic Police Programme on Inheritance rights: Eunice Marime,Chaplin48
9:00-9:20 The role of traditional leaders in protecting the property rights of widows andorphans in Kenya: Peter Muteru9:20-9:50 Discussion9:50-10:10 Coffee breakSession 6: Property rights of women and children and livelihoods: Inspiringinitiatives by women and grassroots groups10:10-10:20 HIV and AIDS, disability and the property rights and livelihoods: TheresaMakwara10:20-10:40 Community watch dog on property grabbing in Kenya: Violet Marila,GrrotsKenya10:40-11:00 Widowa’ and orphans inheritance rights in the context of HIV and AIDS inZimbabwe: Susan Zvinoira (ZWOT)11:00-11:20 Surviving HIV and AIDS, domestic violence and property grabbing in Uganda:Flavia Kyomukama11:20-11:40 Parents die and property grabbed – Pretty Mutize11:40-12:00 Ntengwe children’s inheritance program: Elizabeth Markham, Ntengwe12:00-12:20 Testimony by Ntengwe: Moreen Mudimba12:20-12:35 Discussion12:35-13:10 Sing a song “we are orphans”13:10-14:20 Lunch breakSession 7: Working group sessions14:20-17:00 Working groupsDay 3Session 8: Plenary session: presentation by working group8:00-8:30 Working group 1: Constitutional, legal and policy reform for women’s propertyrights8:30-8:50 Discussion8:50-9:10 Working group 2: HIV and AIDS and livelihoods support programmes as anintegral part of property and inheritance program9:10-9:30 Discussion9:30-10:00 Working group 3: Advocacy and sensitization programmes, media and otherinnovative methods10:00-10:20 Discussion10:20-10:40 Coffee break10:40-11:10 Working group 4: Strategies to move forward with Chilala case11:10-11:40 Discussion11:40-12:30 Discussion12:30-14:00 Lunch breakDrafting team to draft summary of the plenary discussions and recommendationsSession 9: Summary of discussion and recommendations for the way forward14:00-14:30 Presentation of summary and recommendations for the way forward14:30-15:00 Comments on the summary and recommendations15:00 Closing of workshop by FAO Representative: Q Dong49
Page 2 and 3: Table of ContentsTABLE OF CONTENTS
Page 4 and 5: LIST OF ABBREVIATIONSCOHRE:ESCR:FAO
Page 6 and 7: 2.0 Welcome and Opening RemarksFlor
Page 8 and 9: 3.0 Legal issues of women’s prope
Page 10 and 11: grabbing. The category of widows an
Page 12 and 13: 4.3 Rights of widows and orphans in
Page 14 and 15: Chieftainess Nkomesha proposed that
Page 16 and 17: I used the pension money from my la
Page 18 and 19: among female-headed households. The
Page 20 and 21: 7.3 Zimbabwe Republic Police Progra
Page 22 and 23: discovered through the Home Based C
Page 24 and 25: Gradually, the marriage became viol
Page 26 and 27: Act has a number of gaps in terms o
Page 28 and 29: move a little, within the same area
Page 30 and 31: • National Gender policy in need
Page 32 and 33: Why these targets?Policy makers•
Page 34 and 35: also traditional land administered
Page 36 and 37: The workshop concluded with partici
Page 38 and 39: Distinguished guests, ladies and ge
Page 40 and 41: • Third, ways must urgently be fo
Page 42 and 43: • Continue sharing experiences•
Page 44 and 45: inspiring testimonies from Uganda,
Page 46 and 47: STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK ON HOW TO MOVE
Page 50 and 51: List of participants, organizations
Page 52: Moreen Mudimba Ntengwe Orphan Manjo

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