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Southern Africa: Zambia SADC Protocol Summit Declares 2015 Yes We Must!

27 March 2013

Zambia's first ever SADC Gender Protocol Summit closed on a high note at the Cresta Golfview Lusaka Hotel on March 26 2013 with participants declaring 2015, Yes we must!

Under the banner 2015 Yes we Must! The SADC Gender Protocol @ Work the conference brought together 102 participants from local government authorities, municipalities, non-governmental organisations (NGOs, activists, FBOs and representatives of ministries of gender and local government.

Fourteen participants emerged as winners in various thematic areas under local government and media. A total of 31(78%) women and nine (22%) men entered for the awards in different categories: Gender based violence and conflict resolution; Sexual and reproductive rights; Health and HIV and AIDS, Education and economic development; Climate change and sustainable development, Media and local government institutional Centres of Excellence (COEs) and leadership.

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