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The SADC Gender Unit and Member States
also contributed to the Africa position at the
65th CSW through consultations held in
February 2021.

Women Economic Empowerment
The SADC Secretariat mobilized resources of
€2 million from the German Government to
SADC Regional Guideline on Developing GBV
support the implementation of the SADC Standard Operating Procedures and Referral
Regional Multi-Dimensional Women’s
Mechanisms
Economic Empowerment Programme (RMD- The Regional Guideline on Developing GBV
WEEP) through a project on Industrialization Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and
and Women Economic Empowerment that aims Referral Mechanisms were developed and
to increase the participation by women-owned validated by Member States in November 2020.
businesses and women entrepreneurs in value The Guideline provides Member States with
addition for selected sectors/regional value- concrete and pragmatic guidance on steps to
chains as per the SADC Industrialization follow in the development and implementation
Strategy. The project document/proposal has of the GBV SOPs and referral mechanisms in
been developed and the agreement signed, with order to facilitate access to quality, timely and
implementation set to commence in June 2021.
appropriate services for GBV victims/survivors.
The Guideline is intended for presentation to the
Gender Mainstreaming SADC Gender Ministers Meeting in June 2021
The review of the 2008 SADC Gender for adoption before rolling out to Member States.
Mainstreaming Toolkit is ongoing to produce
user-friendly and sector-specific gender Development of the SADC GBV Training
mainstreaming modules that will guide Member Guidelines
States and other regional stakeholders in The GBV Training Guidelines have been
mainstreaming gender in sectoral programmes. developed and validated by Member States
Two sector-specific modules of Industrial through a regional meeting. The training 91
Development and Trade and Food, Agriculture guideline is intended to support the capacity-
and Natural Resources, and a generic module on building efforts of key GBV service providers
Gender Mainstreaming have been completed, and stakeholders in Member States. The
and the remaining modules will be finalized in Guideline was to be presented to the Gender
2021/2022.
Ministers Meeting in June 2021 for endorsement
before rolling out to Member States.
Gender Based Violence
With regard to Gender Based Violence (GBV), Promoting Effective GBV Prevention Initiatives
the Unit focused on the following initiatives and The SADC Regional Strategy and Framework of
some of the major achievements are as follows.
Action for Addressing Gender Based Violence
(2018-2030) identifies prevention of GBV as a
Review of GBV Legislation priority for the SADC region. In this regard, the
A review of GBV legislation in the SADC region Gender Unit sensitized Member States on
was conducted. The Draft Report of the GBV effective GBV prevention and multi-stakeholder
Inventory and Legislation Review was validated coordination mechanisms through a regional
by Member States in February 2021. The review learning workshop held in March 2021. The
exercise established how comprehensive workshop provided a platform to build
national legislation is, in responding to GBV and understanding on coordinated, multi-
aligning with provisions of the key regional and disciplinary GBV prevention mechanisms and
international GBV instruments. The review also actions across key sectors and also facilitated
provided key recommendations for Member sharing of good practices and lessons learnt on
States on gaps to address in strengthening GBV promising initiatives in the region.
legislation. The Report will be presented to
Ministers responsible for Gender and Women Review of GBV Indicators
Affairs for endorsement during their meeting in A preliminary review of the GBV indicators as
2021. The outcome of this review also provided reflected in the SADC Gender Protocol
background and foundational information for Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting Framework
the ongoing development of the SADC Model have been conducted with Member States through
Law on Gender Based Violence.
a regional workshop in March 2021 that resulted