Following the adoption of the SADC Gender Protocol, the alliance has mounted a campaign to ensure that the protocol is ratified. With the support of UN Women, GL convened an expert group meeting  to devise a process for reviewing gender policies and action plans; integrating the targets of the protocol into these key instruments and costing their implementation.

At their meeting in Windhoek in June 2011 gender ministers reviewed and endorsed a roadmap for implementing the SADC Gender Protocol that will inform future regional and national processes.