Lentsoe la Basali, SADC Heads of State Summit Supplement, August 2010

This week marks the second anniversary of the historic signing of the Southern African Development Community’s (SADC) Protocol on Gender and Development. Those of us who were in South Africa for that event will remember the excitement and triumph of that moment when years of hard work were acknowledged in this vitally important instrument. We also remember our ongoing struggle to ensure regional compliance with of every essential article enshrined within the Protocol.

In July we united as Africans to cheer for African teams and to welcome the world to our region for the Soccer World Cup. As the blare of the vuvuzelas fades, we should not let that team spirit fade with it. The time is now to harness the momentum of Soccer 2010 and score a goal for gender equality!

As SADC Heads of State gather today we raise our concern that two countries (Mauritius and Botswana) have yet to sign and only three others (Lesotho, Namibia and Zimbabwe) have ratified the Protocol. If Lesotho could ratify
the Protocol before coming to Windhoek so can every other country that has not done so!

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