VISION
Gender Links (GL) is committed to a region in which women and men are able to participate equally in all aspects of public and private life in accordance with the provisions of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Protocol on Gender and Development.
MISSION
GL achieves its vision by coordinating the work of the Southern African Gender Protocol Alliance formed around the sub-regional instrument that brings together all key African and global commitments for achieving gender equality. The annual barometer produced by the Alliance measures progress by governments against the 28 targets for the attainment of gender equality by 2015. GL has integrated these targets into its three core, closely linked programme areas: the media, governance and gender justice. Working with partners at local, national, regional and international level, GL aims to:
• Promote gender equality in and through the media and in all areas of governance.
• Develop policies and conduct effective campaigns for ending gender violence, HIV and AIDS.
• Build the capacity of women and men to engage critically in democratic processes that advance equality and justice.
This mission is achieved by:
• Identifying gender gaps in our areas of work.
• Conducting research.
• Focusing on key strategic issues.
• Running pilot projects with a view to cascading these across the region by working with a broad range of partners.
• Developing training and advocacy materials in a collaborative way.
• Building regional, national and local capacity and action plans.
• Creating synergies to sustain the work.
• Responding to requests for assistance through the advisory services portfolio.
• Monitoring and evaluating progress using appropriate regional and international instruments.
Click here for Gender Links' Vision 2020.
