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16 NOVEMBER 2011

PRESENTATION TO THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON WOMEN, YOUTH, CHILDREN AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES ON THE SADC PROTOCOL ON GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT. 16 NOVEMBER 2011. INTRODUCTION. The SADC Protocol on Gender and Development was adopted by SADC Heads of State on 17 August 2008 in Sandton , Gauteng

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16 NOVEMBER 2011

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  1. PRESENTATION TO THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON WOMEN, YOUTH, CHILDREN AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES ON THE SADC PROTOCOL ON GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT 16 NOVEMBER 2011

  2. INTRODUCTION • The SADC Protocol on Gender and Development was adopted by SADC Heads of State on 17 August 2008 in Sandton, Gauteng • 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 • Provides a forum for the sharing of best practices, peer support and review.

  3. Significance of the Protocol • It has elevated the 1997 SADC Heads of State and Government’s Declaration on Gender and Development to the most binding of the regional organization’s instruments. • It has 28 substantive targets for achieving gender equality by 2015. • It is a global first, and places SADC at the cutting edge of innovative strategies for giving global and continental commitments meaning at the sub-regional level. • As a SADC legal instrument, it lays the basis for mainstreaming gender in all other SADC Protocols and policies, thereby making it central to the agenda of achieving regional integration, development and democracy. • It has clear and comprehensive institutional mechanisms for M&E, thereby ensuring accountability by SADC member states.

  4. History • In August 2005, the SADC Heads of State and Government during their Summit, mandated the SADC Secretariat to draft a protocol on gender and development. • A roadmap was developed and through a strong partnership between governments and civil society organizations in the sub-region, the protocol was drafted and after many struggles was finally adopted in 2008.

  5. The Protocol at a glance

  6. The Protocol at a glance

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  20. CONSTITUTIONAL AND LEGAL RIGHTS: SOUTH AFRICA • Provisions for non-discrimination generally: Yes, Chapter 1 of the Constitution • Provision for non-discrimination based on sex specifically: Yes, Chapter 2 of the Constitution • Provision for non-discrimination on the basis of sex and others e.g. marital status, pregnancy: Yes, Section 9 • Provision for the promotion of gender equality: Yes, Section 9 • Has other provisions that relate to gender: Yes, Section 12 • Has claw back clause: no • Addresses contradictions between the Constitution , law and practices: Yes, Sections 15 and 30 • Provisions for Affirmative Action: Yes, Section 187

  21. ADOPTION AND RATIFICATION • 13 of the 15 Member States have adopted the Protocol in 2008, with Botswana and Mauritius having not signed • 7 countries have to date ratified and deposited the instrument with the SADC Secretariat. DRC has yet to deposit its instrument. • Signature of a Protocol by a member state signifies an initial endorsement of the Protocol. • Article 41 requires that a 2/3 majority should then ratify and deposit their instruments of ratification with the SADC Secretariat. At this stage, two more ratifications and deposition are required for the Protocol to enter into force in the sub-region.

  22. WHAT’S NEXT? • Progress report against the SADC Protocol Monitoring Tool developed and submitted • Depositing of the instrument of ratification with SADC Secretariat • National consultations on implementation and domestication • Domestication at the country level through legislation such as the Gender Equality Bill, and strategies such as the mainstreaming strategy and through the M&E system • Programmes facilitated across sectors and departments to ensure that targets will be attained in given time frames • Government departments to therefore include costs for implementation within budgetary processes, plans and projects • Ongoing M&E on progress in implementation and review consultative meetings • Preparation of next country progress report in 2013

  23. THANK YOU

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