The strategic objective of the Salga Women's Commission is to increase the representation and participation of women in local government. The role of these commissions is as follows: to evaluate representation of women by identifying and assessing the relevance of policies and legislation designed to address and promote increased women's participation and gender inequality; identify gender-specific social, economic, political, legal and cultural issues that hinder women empowerment; advocate for access to training and capacity-building; make recommendations on appropriate programmes and on remedies of improving the status of women; and contribute towards the achievement of gender equality at local government level.