Policy - The SADC Protocol
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The SADC Protocol on Gender and Development:
- encompasses commitments made in all regional, global and continental instruments for achieving gender equality
- enhances these instruments by addressing gaps and setting specific measurable targets where these do not already exist
- advances gender equality by ensuring accountability by all SADC member states, as well as providing a forum for the sharing of best practices, peer support and review.
View the signed version of the Protocol on Gender and Development (English);
French version;
Portuguese version
Simplified version - adopted SADC protocol on Gender & Development
Simplified version in French (pamphlet)
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SADC Gender Protocol village level workshops
23 June 10
Regional relevance: Regional
Gender Links is working with partners including members of the Southern Africa Gender Protocol Alliance and local government to conduct village level workshops to raise awareness on the key provisions of the SADC Gender Protocol with citizens. This is aimed at empowering citizens, especially women to use the... [read more]
Zambia Gender and GBV Action Plans Workshop Reports
21 May 10
Regional relevance: Regional
The gender and gender based violence action plan workshops brings together a cadre of representatives from ministries of gender, local government, local councils and local government associations in countries after ‘At the coalface' research has been launched and strategies have been developed to take the finding... [read more]
Simplified SADC Gender Protocol - French
17 August 08
Regional relevance: Regional
Le protocole de la communaute sur le genre et le developpement en un clin d'oeil
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Simplified version - SADC Gender Protocol
17 August 08
Regional relevance: Regional
The SADC protocol on gender and development at a glance.
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Signed SADC Gender Protocol, August 2008 - Portuguese
17 August 08
Regional relevance: Regional
The SADC protocol on Gender and Development has elevated the SADC Declaration on Gender and Development to the most binding of the regional organisations' instruments. With 28 substantive targets for reaching gender equality by 2015, this initiative is a global first, and places SADC at the cutting edge of... [read more]
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Women still missing from top media posts
19 August 09
Regional relevance: Regional
Johannesburg, 18 August; Almost a year to the day since the adoption of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Protocol on Gender and Development, the region has the first comprehensive picture of the gender make-up of the region’s media. Based on findings from 126 media houses and representing 23, 678... [read more]
Malawi needs to step up gender equality
16 July 09
Regional relevance: Malawi
In just a month, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Protocol on Gender and Development will mark its first anniversary, a year since most of the region’s leaders signed the document in August 2008, committing to 23 different targets towards gender equality – including 50/50 in decision-making.... [read more]
Malawi Electoral Commission K100,000 fee blow to women candidates
16 January 09
Regional relevance: Malawi
In the year ahead, Malawi, South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Mozambique, and Angola will all go to the election polls. This past August, Southern African Development Community (SADC) leaders committed themselves to 50% women in decision-making when they signed the SADC Gender Protocol. Given the year ahead, it then... [read more]
Political change threatening gender commitments?
26 November 08
Regional relevance: South Africa
While South Africa has made all the right moves towards reaching the Southern African Development Community (SADC) target of 50% of women in all areas of decision-making by 2015, it has still failed to achieve parity in any area of political decision-making. Though SADC leaders reaffirmed the 50% commitment this... [read more]
SADC media take a stand against HIV and AIDS
25 November 08
Regional relevance: Regional
25 November 2008: On 1 December 2008 over 130 media houses in 11 countries in the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) region will publicly launch HIV and AIDS policies as part of commemorations to mark World AIDS Day. [read more]
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