Malawi Barometer 2013: Chapter 10 Implementation

Key points

• Malawi ratified the SADC Gender Protocol in April 2013.
• The country is set to align its policy and action plan to the SGP.
• A Ministry of Gender, Child Welfare and Community Development coordinates gender mainstreaming within line ministries
• The campaign for an Addendum to the SADC Gender Protocol on gender and climate change is gaining momentum.
• The NGO Gender Coordinating Network is the national focal point of the Southern Africa Gender Protocol Alliance – a regional network that monitors implementation of the SADC Gender Protocol.
• Current efforts to develop a multi-sector gender strategy provide an opportunity to mainstream key targets of the SADC Gender Protocol by relevant line ministries.
• Costing and ensuring adequate budgetary allocations is key.
• A total of 23 case studies were presented at the 2013 SADC Protocol@Work Summit in Malawi.

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