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SADC, SARDC
SADC Gender Monitor Issue 1 February, 1999
Gaborone, Botswana and Harare, Zimbabwe: SADC Gender Unit and SARDC-WIDSAA, 1999

An annual publication co-published by the SADC Gender Unit and SARDC-WIDSAA. Aims to monitor the progress towards achievement of the goals of the Beijing Fourth World Conference on Women, and the SADC Gender Declaration, as well as regional areas of concern and national plans of action. Themes covered in this issue are: institutional mechanisms, women in power, 2005, gender budgets, women's human and legal rights, gender violence, education, health and cooperation. The Gender and Development Declaration by heads of State of SADC and the Prevention and Eradication of Violence Against Women and Children addendum to the 1997 declaration are appended to the Monitor.

Keywords: Gender; Human Rights
Source: SARDC-WIDSAA, P.O. Box 5690,Harare, Zimbabwe and SADC Gender Department, P Bag 0095,Gaborone, Botswana. Email:widsaa@sardc.net

SADC Environment and Land Management Sector
Caring for Southern Africa's Resources: the SADC Environment and Land Management Sector (SADC-ELMS)
Maseru, Lesotho: SADC ELMS Coordination Unit, 1996

The exploitation and utilisation of natural resources, especially land, water and minerals, will contribute to human welfare and development. However, such exploitation requires good management and conservation, to ensure that development does not reduce or impair the diversity and richness of the region's natural resource base and environment. In this context, policy measures will be taken, and mechanisms instituted to protect the environment and manage natural resource utilisation, with a view to achieving optimum sustainable benefits for the present and future generations of Southern Africans.
Keywords: Resources Management; Environment; Conservation; Land

Source: SADC ELMS Coordination Unit, Ministry of Agriculture, Co-operatives Marketing and Youth Affairs, Private Bag A248, Maseru 100, Lesotho.
Email:sadc@elms.ru.ac.za or sadcelms@lessof.co.za

Lopi, Barbara (Ed)
Reporting Gender in Southern Africa: a Media Guide
Lusaka and Harare: ZAMCOM and SARDC, 1999

Media coverage in southern Africa continues to serve the interests of a small elite and effectively excludes voices of women, children and even a majority of men. The main problem which causes this is the lack of a framework policy to ensure a gender perspective is integrated in all media policies, programmes and operational structures. Journalists need to recognize that there are gender differentiated points of views in society. Gender reporting should not be synonymous with writing about women and women's issues but a positive portrayal of women in media coverage. The handbook provides information tools on gender reporting drawn from experiences shared by journalists, who have been covering gender policies in the region. The guide also provides a summary of gender policies in the region, a selection of troublesome terms and alternatives abstracted from the IPS- Gender and Development Glossary, as reference material.

Keywords: Gender; Media
Source: ZAMCOM, P.O. Box 50386, Lusaka, Zambia and SARDC, P.O. Box 5690, Harare, Zimbabwe.
Email:sardc@sardc.net or zamcom@zamnet.zm

Southern African Research and Documentation Centre (SARDC)
Girls Education Database
Harare, Zimbabwe: Department for International Development (DFID), 1999

The objective of the research project was to collect comprehensive data on policies, programmes, projects and contacts for girls' education in southern Africa. The database currently has 129 entries on projects and education programmes in the region and the key policy documents database has 118 entries. The product of the project is available in two volumes in a printed format. Volume I covers the key policy documents on education and Volume II is the compilation of the policies, programmes and projects as submitted by the consultants from the various countries. The database and documents are with Southern African Research and Documentation Centre (SARDC) while the printed versions of Volume I and Volume II are available from DFID.

Keywords: Education; Policy
Source: SARDC, P.O. Box 5690, Harare, Zimbabwe; DFID, British Department in Central Africa, P.O. Box 1030, Harare, Zimbabwe.
E-mail: sardc@sardc.net
Website: http://www.sardc.net

Southern African Research and Documentation Centre (SARDC)
Gender Database
Harare, Zimbabwe: SARDC-WIDSAA, 1994

The database includes references and documentation collected during the preparation with national partners of the national profiles of each SADC country. The database currently has over 2000 entries. The WIDSAA bibliographic database covers a cross-section of gender related issues. The information in the databases is collected through publications produced by networking partners through exchanges, donations and purchases from them. From these acquisitions, the Resource Center periodically produces bibliographies and acquisitions list as a current awareness service. Current acquisitions appear in WIDSAA's quarterly newsletter ie The GAD Exchangelr as well as in SARDC's institutional bibliography and Acquisitions List produced quarterly.

Keywords: Gender, Development
Source: SARDC-WIDSAA, P.O. Box 5690, Harare, Zimbabwe.
Email: sardc@sardc.net
Website: www.sardc.net

UNESCO
UNESCO Regional Seminar on HIV/AIDS and Education Within the School System for English-speaking Countries in Eastern and Southern Africa
Harare, Zimbabwe: UNESCO, 1995

This report describes the UNESCO Regional Seminar on HIV/AIDS and Education Within the School-System for English-speaking countries in Eastern and Southern Africa, in Zimbabwe. It was intended for high-level decision and policy-makers in ministries of education and of health as well as representatives of NGOs.

Keywords: Education; Aids
Source: UNESCO Sub-regional Office For Southern Africa, 8 Kenilworth Road, P.O. Box HG 435, Highlands, Harare, Zimbabwe.
Email:unesco@hre.co.zw