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The Southern Africa Gender Protocol Alliance has played a key role in popularising the Southern African Gender Protocol; lobbying SADC Gender Ministers and Heads of State.
Below are several reports that attest to the advocacy work of the Alliance.
2011:
- Communiqué: Meeting of SADC Ministers, 2 June 2011
- Village level workshops on SADC Gender Protocol, July 2010 - June 2011
2010:
- SADC Gender Protocol Village level workshops
- Southern Africa pre-Beijing caucus report, 4-6 February 2010
- Southern Africa Beijing Plus Fifteen draft position paper
2009:
- Report, Heads of State Summit, September 2009
2008:
- Report, Heads of State summit, Jan - August 2008
- Report on civil society lobbying and advocacy activities and capacity building, March 2007- April 2008
2007:
- Heads of State meeting, August 2007
2005-2006:
- Task force meeting, September 2006
- Concept Paper - Task Force meeting, March 2006
- Concept Paper Gender and SADC, 2005
- SADC Pamphlet, 2005
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Join the Alliance campaign on gender and climate justice in SADC
21 November 11
Regional relevance: Regional
If you want your government to adopt the principle of an Addendum or amendments to the SADC Protocol on Gender and Development, please sign the petition that will be circulated during the COP 17 and 16 Days campaign period. Alliance focal points will hand in the petition to your respective governments at the end of... [read more]
50/50 sim nós devemos!
09 August 11
Regional relevance: Regional
Harare 5 de Agosto: O grupo de governação da Aliança do Protocolo do Género da África Austral apelou aos governos da SADC para redobrarem os seus esforços para alcançarem as metas da paridade de género em todas as ‘areas de tomada de decisão até 2015. [read more]
Communique: SADC Ministers responsible for gender / women's affairs
08 June 11 | (1) Comment
SADC Ministers responsible for Gender and Women's Affairs met in Windhoek, Namibia on the 2nd June, 2011. The meeting was attended by Ministers and representatives from Angola, Botswana, the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Kingdom of Lesotho, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, the United Republic of... [read more]
Costing implementation of the SADC Gender and Development Protocol
20 May 11
Regional relevance: International
UN Women, the SADC Gender Unit and Gender Links (GL) convened a two day meeting from 14-15 February 2011 to deliberate on "costing" implementation of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Gender Protocol. [read more]
Reseacher's Briefing Meeting 29 March 2011
29 April 11
Regional relevance: Regional
The Southern Africa Gender Protocol Alliance will convene a one day consultative meeting with researchers to review existing country barometers and agree work plans, timeframes and contracts for updating country reports. [read more]
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50/50 yes we must!
05 August 11
Regional relevance: Regional
The governance cluster of the Southern African Gender Protocol Alliance has called on SADC governments to redouble their efforts to attain the target of gender parity in all areas of decision-making by 2015. [read more]
MDGs @ 10: Still missing the mark on gender?
21 September 10
Regional relevance: Regional
As world leaders convene in New York this week to discuss ways to accelerate progress toward meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), Gender Links will host a debate in Johannesburg on how strong these goals have been in advancing gender equality. [read more]
Activists call on governments and NGOs to speed up march to equality
18 August 10
Regional relevance: Regional
With only five years to go for governments to meet the 28 targets in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Protocol on Gender and Development, activists have given a 54% progress rating, down one percent from a baseline study last year. Country scores ranged from 79% in Namibia to 38% in Zimbabwe. [read more]
New sex workers’ alliance formed
13 July 10
Regional relevance: Mozambique
Parliamentarians in Mozambique are currently facing a challenge by an advocacy group new to the country’s political scene, on an issue most people are unwilling to even talk about - sex work. The newly formed Mozambique chapter of the Pan African Sex Workers Alliance (ASWA) are pressing parliament to recognise the... [read more]
Who’s Feeling It? : Informal traders and the World Cup
17 May 10
Regional relevance: South Africa
As the whole country gears up for the quickly approaching World Cup 2010, not everyone is happy. Informal traders are waiting for a response this week from FIFA to demands made last week at a demonstration outside “Soccer City” protesting their exclusion from World Cup commerce. In the shadow of the Coca-Cola... [read more]
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