2019 SADC PROTOCOL@WORK SUMMITS OVERVIEW By Country Manager “Voice and Choice! Empower women, End Violence.”

“Voice and Choice! Empower women, End Violence.” Purpose To gather good practices on gender integration into the work of organisations and on specific thematic areas. To provide a platform for learning and sharing on gender equality To prepare for the 2019 regional summit To popularise the #VoiceandChoice and 50/50 campaigns “Voice and Choice! Empower women, End Violence.”

Evolution of the Summit SADC Protocol@Work Summit: #Voice and Choice Five SADC Gender Protocol @ Work Summits 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017-18 Two Gender Justice and Local Government and Local Government Summits 2011, 2012 Five Media Summits in 2004;, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2016 and 2018 (Tanzania) “Voice and Choice! Empower women, End Violence.”

“Voice and Choice! Empower women, End Violence.” Why #VoiceandChoice Citizens need to exercise voice and choice to fully participate in public and private lives Overarching inhibitor is the inability to make choices about our bodies SRHR – access to contraception, menstrual and maternal health,CSE, dealing with burgeoning youth populations “Voice and Choice! Empower women, End Violence.”

Pillars of #VoiceandChoice Services Advocacy Prevention Education Innovation “Voice and Choice! Empower women, End Violence.”

2019 Summits “Voice and Choice! Empower women, End Violence.” Citizens’ wellbeing – participate fully in public and private life Media – putting issues in the public sphere Local Government – delivering government to communities Civil society organisations – providing innovative options Sunrise participants Local SRHR service providers “Voice and Choice! Empower women, End Violence.”

“Voice and Choice! Empower women, End Violence.” Where? All 15 SADC countries Angola, DRC, Malawi, Seychelles and Tanzania – civil society and media Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe – local government, civil society and media “Voice and Choice! Empower women, End Violence.”

“Voice and Choice! Empower women, End Violence.” Timelines Botswana, Madagascar, Mauritius, South Africa – June Angola, DRC, Malawi, Namibia, Seychelles, Tanzania, Mozambique – July eSwatini, Lesotho, Zambia and Zimbabwe – by November Regional – November 2019 “Voice and Choice! Empower women, End Violence.”

“Voice and Choice! Empower women, End Violence.” Pre-summit processes COE Verification Sunrise campaign repeat M and E Popularise summit call, gather entries Summit logistics “Voice and Choice! Empower women, End Violence.”

How can you participate? Work with GL offices in ten countries and partners in five to prepare for the summit. Participate in COE verification and submit entries. Mobilise additional resources for a unique summit GFPs and Alliance Focal persons prepare potential entrants for summit Publicise call “Voice and Choice! Empower women, End Violence.”