In 2006 the globally publicised UN Secretary General's Study on Violence against Women urged all member states to develop multi stakeholder action plans for ending gender violence. This in response to questions around the effectiveness of 16 Days of Activism campaigns in preventing gender violence. In response to this call GL worked with governments, NGOs and other strategic partners in at least 9 SADC countries to deepen the campaigns by developing them into year-long National Action Plans to End Gender Violence. The development of these plans built on two audits of progress made in ending gender violence. The first was undertaken by GEMSA across the region in 2004, and the second was a comprehensive audit of commitments made in South Africa by GL in 2005. These audits revealed a need for campaigns to be organised around specific plans, targets and indicators, all of which are captured in National Action Plans (NAPs).
In 2010 audits of NAPs were carried out in Botswana, Mauritius and South Africa in conjunction with the pilot studies of the GBV Indicators Project. GL remains committed to the implementation of effective NAPs and conducted a regional audit of NAPS in February 2011. In March 2011 the focus on policy and action plans expanded to included issues of Care Work. Through the Centres of Excellence for Gender Mainstreaming in Local Government, GL will begin to work with several partners towards local level policies and action plans that ensure the recognition and regulation of care workers.
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Regional Developments on National Action Plans
02 June 10
Regional relevance: Southern Africa (SADC)
Regional meetings and exchanges on National Action Plans to End Gender-based Violence in the SADC region
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National Action Plan workshop reports
25 September 08
Regional 2006 National Action Plan reports [read more]
Mozambique National Action Plan
25 July 08
Regional relevance: Mozambique
Com o lema 365 Acção de dias para Acabar com a Violência de Género: De uma Campanha para um Plano de Acção!, o seminário constituiu um momento de reflexão e, sobretudo, uma oportunidade ímpar para a sociedade civil participar e contribuir na elaboração do plano que constitui o instrumento orientador para... [read more]
Madagascar National Action Plan
30 June 08
Regional relevance: Southern Africa (SADC)
The Madagascar National Action Plan to End Gender Violence is a comprehensive multi sector plan to end gender violence crafted by representatives of government and civil society using the SADC Addendum to the Declaration on Gender and Development on the Eradication of Violence Against Women and Children as a... [read more]
Seychelles National Action Plan
16 June 08
Regional relevance: Seychelles
The Seychelles Strategic Communications Planning and Capacity Building on the National Strategy on Domestic Violence workshop was part of a series of ongoing National Action Plan workshops across the SADC region. [read more]
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17 July 09 | (1) Comment
Regional relevance: Malawi
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Dear President Zuma, Minister Nthetwa and the cabinet
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Regional relevance: South Africa
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Regional relevance: South Africa
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 Political parties sidestep violence against women
15 April 09
Regional relevance: South Africa
Political parties in South Africa lack concrete strategies to address violence against women, a problem facing a huge number of their constituents and a significant challenge to the country's development. This was the message to political party representatives at a debate organised by Tshwaranang Legal Advocacy... [read more]
Celebrating 60 years of human rights
10 December 08
Regional relevance: Africa
This 10 December marks the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. However, it is more than a global birthday. The anniversary is a pertinent way to take stock of what the Declaration and the movement for human rights in general has meant for African women. [read more]
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