The Southern African Gender Protocol Alliance (Alliance), a collective of over 40 national and regional gender NGOs, has been running a campaign since 2005 for the adoption, ratification and implementation of the SADC Gender Protocol.

Over the few years of its existence, its modalities of working have changed to make it more effective and responsible.

The Alliance works according to thematic clusters, led by members that are also part of the Steering Committee.

The Steering committee is made up of the following organisations

• Gender Links - overall co-ordinating NGO; also lead NGO for the Gender Based Violence cluster
• Zimbabwe Women Resource Centre and Network - lead NGO of the Gender and Economic Justice cluster
• Gender Advocacy Programme - lead NGO of the Gender and Governance cluster
• Gender and Media Network of Southern Africa - lead NGO of the Gender and Media cluster
• SAfAIDS - lead NGO of the Health, Sexual and Reproductive Rights, and HIV and AIDS  cluster
• WLSA - lead NGO of the Constitutional and Legal Rights Cluster