Useful Resources on Gender-based Violence in Southern Africa

HANDBOOK TO PROMOTE EFFECTIVE GBV PREVENTION INITIATIVES IN THE SADC REGION 

The SADC Secretariat has developed this Handbook to provide guidance to SADC Member States and other stakeholders on effective GBV prevention strategies and approaches. The Handbook identifies key entry points for effective GBV prevention, including at household, community and societal levels.

MULTI-STAKEHOLDER COORDINATION: A SUCCESS FACTOR FOR PREVENTING GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE IN THE SADC REGION

The SADC Secretariat, in collaboration with the Ford Foundation and the PfP programme, organised an online regional workshop on coordination of GBV prevention, which took place in March 2021. The main aim of the regional  workshop was to generate awareness and understanding of coordinated, multidisciplinary GBV prevention mechanisms and actions across key sectors and governance levels. The workshop was attended by more than 80 SADC delegates from all 16 SADC Member States. Presentations and discussions around good practices and lessons learnt on GBV coordination mechanisms were shared, to provide entry points for adaptations to suit each country’s context. This reports captures the main takeaways and findings.  

ENGAGING RELIGIOUS AND TRADITIONAL ACTORS TO REDUCE THE ACCEPTANCE OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS 

This policy briefs provides programmers and policy-makers alike hands-on recommendations on gender-based violence  prevention and work with religious and traditonal actors in Zambia, which is anchored in evidence-based research and specific implementation experience in Zambia.

This policy brief on GBV is a succinct text that aims to provide clarity to all gender
practitioners and activists on GBV status and prescribed response measures.

The constitution of Lesotho as the supreme law of the land is committed to social and gender justice. At the international and regional level, there exist a series of instruments that protect women and girls against gender-based violence (GBV). Lesotho is a signatory to most of the commitments in these instruments and has a horde of legislative and policy frameworks to address GBV. Lesotho is undertaking comprehensive measured steps to address gender inequality in all its manifestations through the Gender and Development Policy 2018-2030 as encompassing and overarching policy instrument. Gender-based violence continues to be a challenge in a number of ways from: achieving food security, the sustainable development goals (SDGs) and national and global human security.