Upcoming events

3 February 2011 (Windhoek, Namibia) – SADC-PF, the World AIDS Campaign, and Parliamentarians of Namibia are working with a range of Civil Society Organisations in the HIV/AIDS sector in Namibia to take focused action to cut the HIV infection rate in the country.
In this regard a one day, consultative meeting to launch, profile and sensitise participants about the “50 by 15 – Movement for Prevention” will be held on 3 February 2011. A Round Table discussion has also been convened to decide on productive areas for collaboration for Civil Society Organisations and Parliamentarians in Namibia.

The subject for discussion will be “Zero Discrimination by the year 2015”, with a strong emphasis on building a case for access to Human Rights in the context of HIV/AIDS and Health. For more information, please see the site.

– 14-15 February 2011 (Johannesburg, South Africa) – Gender Links, in partnership with UN Women, the SADC Gender Unit, the
Southern Africa Gender Protocol Alliance, will convene an expert group meeting to devise a methodology to cost implementation of the SADC Gender and Development Protocol.

– 16-18 February 2011 (Johannesburg, South Africa) – Gender Links with the support of UNIFEM Southern Africa Regional Office (SARO) will convene an evaluative meeting on implementation of the action plans and national strategies to end gender-based violence in SADC countries. The meeting will bring together representatives of gender ministries and gender violence national lead NGOs.

– Centre for Citizen Participation in the African Union (CCP-AU) AGM, 18-19 February 2011, Addis Ababa, Nairobi. SADC Council of NGOs sending a delegation from the Southern Africa Civil Society. Gender Links, on behalf of the Southern Africa Gender Protocol Alliance.

– 22 February to 4 March 2011 (New York, United States) – The 2011 55th UN Commission for the Status of Women will take place at United Nations Headquarters in New York from Tuesday, 22 February to Friday, 4 March 2011. The theme for 2011 will be “Access and participation of women and girls to education, training, science and technology, including for the promotion of women’s equal access to full employment and decent work.” Find more information on the UN CSW at http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/csw

– 28 March to 30 March 2011 (Johannesburg, South Africa): “365 Days of local action to end gender violence: Halve gender violence by 2015”. Gender Links invites submissions for the Second Annual Local Government and Gender Justice Summit and Centres of Excellence in Mainstreaming Gender Award. The deadline for submissions is on, or before, Monday 14 February 2011 at 17h00. Verification of entries will take place from 14 – 18 February 2011, and those shortlisted will be notified by 21 February 2011. For more information about the Second Gender Justice and Local Government Summit and Awards, contact Abigail Jacobs-Williams at 011 622 2877.