Zimbabwe: Gender and governance cluster meets, signs MOUs

The gender and governance cluster of the Alliance convened its first regional meeting in Harare on the 4th August bringing together focal points from nine SADC countries. Participants came up with a strategic plan that will be shared on the Alliance website and next issue of the e-newsletter. A milestone in the institutional strengthening of the Alliance is that the cluster began signing Memoranda of Understanding between the lead cluster organisation, Women in Politics Support Unit (WiPSU) and country Alliance governance focal points. This spells out the terms of reference of the collaborating partners.

The six organisationsthat have so far signed an MOU with WiPSU include: Women in Politics (Mauritius); Caucus de femmes Congolaises (DRC); Botswana Caucus for Women in Politics (Botswana); Gender and Media Plus – GEM Plus (Seychelles); Zambia National Women’s Lobby Group (Zambia) and Civil Liberties Committee (Malawi). The cluster in collaboration with the Alliance secretariat, Gender Links is working towards getting other countries on board.