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Government of South Africa, Ministry of Justice
Summary Report on SADC Conference on the Prevention of Violence Against Women
South Africa, Ministry of Justice,1998

The conference recognized that violence against women occurs in the family and in the general community or may be perpetrated by the State. Various forms of violence were discussed in the context of the SADC region. The major commitment to action that arose out of the conference was the Proposed Declaration to be considered for adoption by Heads of State or Government at their summit in Mauritius in September 1998.

Source: Ministry of Justice, South Africa.

Kethusegile, Bookie; Kwaramba Alice; Lopi, Barbara
Beyond Inequalities: Women in Southern Africa
Harare, Zimbabwe: SARDC-WIDSAA, 2000.

This book is one of a 13-part series under the titles Beyond Inequalities; Women in Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. It gives an overview of the situation of women in the SADC region, summarizing the critical issues such as power and decision-making, poverty and economy, agriculture and food security, health, education, media and information systems and environment, among other issues raised in the national profiles. The book highlights obstacles to women's advancement and presents initiatives by SADC countries to mainstream gender in development processes at both national and regional levels. As such, it aims to provide information to policy-makers, researchers, NGOs, the media and the donor community as a basis for ensuring gender sensitive policies and the enhancement of the position of women in the region. The book serves as a powerful information tool for lobbying and advocacy for regional action on the transformation of gender relations at all levels.

Keywords: Human Rights; Equal Rights; Gender
Source: SARDC-WIDSAA, P.O. Box 5690, Harare. Zimbabwe.
Email: Widsaa@sardc.net

Mkandawira, Richard and Matlosa, Khabele (Eds)
Food Policy and Agriculture in Southern Africa: Regional Cooperation Series
Harare, Zimbabwe: SAPES Books, 1993

The issue of the current food and agricultural crisis in southern Africa cannot be adequately explained without focusing on the specific characteristics of the sub-region's political economy. Issues discussed include the following: institutional and policy constrains to sustainable agriculture; customary land tenure arrangements; macro and micro-economic policies and their effects on peasant agricultural activity; the role played by women in agriculture in general and food production in particular; and the role of training as an essential resource input into the process of technological change and agricultural growth.

Keywords: Agriculture; Food
Source: SAPES Books, P.O. Box MP 111, Mount Pleasant, Harare, Zimbabwe.
Email:admin@sapes.primenet.co.zw or administrator@sarips.co.zw

Southern African Aids Information Dissemination Service
Facing the Challenges HIV/AIDS: a Gender Based Response
Harare, Zimbabwe: SAFAIDS

This resource pack aims to help policy-makers, programme planners and implementers and service providers develop a gender-based approach to their work on HIV/AIDS and STDs. The text is illustrated with personal stories and examples from programmes around the world.
Keywords: Health; Education

Source: SAFAIDS, 17 Beveridge Road, P.O. Box A509, Avondale, Harare, Zimbabwe.
Email: info@safaids.org.zw

Southern African Development Community
Gender and Development: A Declaration by Heads of State or Government of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and The Prevention and Eradication of Violence Against Women and Children, An addendum to the 1997 Declaration on Gender and Development by SADC Heads of State or Government
Gaborone, Botswana: SADC, 1997

In this declaration the SADC Heads of States and Government commit themselves to: achieving at least 30 percent target of women in political and decision-making structures by 2005; promoting women's full access to, and control over productive resources to reduce the level of poverty among women; repealing and reforming all laws, amending constitutions and changing social practices which still subject women to discrimination; taking urgent measures to prevent and deal with the increasing levels of violence against women and children.This declaration marked the culmination of decades of organizing and lobbying for gender equality by women's NGOs in the region.

Source: SADC Gender Department, Private bag 0095,Gaborone, Botswana.
E-mail: molokom@sadc.net; cwarioba@sadc.int

Southern African Development Community(SADC)
Gender Mainstreaming at SADC: Policies, Plans and Activities
Gaborone, Botswana: SADC Secretariat - Gender Unit, 1999

The gender plans, activities and policies in the region are outlined and the steps which have been taken by the various governments to establish institutional frameworks for gender mainstreaming.

Keywords: Gender; Development
Source: Gender Unit, SADC Secretariat, Private Bag 0095, Gaborone, Botswana.
Email:molokome@sadc.int

Southern African Development Community(SADC)
SADC Policy and Strategy for Environment & Sustainable Development: Towards Equityled Growth and Sustainable Development in Southern Africa
Maseru, Lesotho: SADC Environment and Land
Management Sector (ELMS), 1996

This report highlights some of the goals for a regional environment policy as: to protect and improve the health, environment and livelihood of the people in Southern Africa with priority to the poor majority; to support regional economic development on an equitable basis for the benefit of present and future generations; to strenghthen the analytical, decision-making, legal, institutional and technological capacities for achieving sustainable development in Southern Africa; to increase public information; education and participation on environment and development issues in Southern Africa; and to expand regional integration and global cooperation on
environmental and natural resources management for sustainable development.

Keywords: Environment; Development; Land; Equity; SADC; Conservation
Source: SADC ELMS, Ministry of Agriculture, Co-operative, Marketing and Youth Affairs, Private Bag A284, Maseru 100, Lesotho.
Email:sadc@elms.ru.ac.za or sadcelms@lessof.co.za