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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:	Gender Issues and Advancement of Women: Advocacy and outreach Capacity building Human rights of women Information and communication technologies Institutional mechanisms for the advancement of women Millennium Development Goals Policy advice Research Violence against women Women and HIV/AIDS Women and the economy Women and the media Women in power and decision-making
Geographic scope:	Regional Africa
Country of activity:	Lesotho Seychelles Zambia Democratic Republic of the Congo Namibia Mauritius Eswatini Botswana Madagascar Angola Malawi Mozambique South Africa United Republic of Tanzania Zimbabwe
Millennium Development Goals:	Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger Promote gender equality and empower women Develop global partnership for development
Mission statement:	VISION Gender Links (GL) is committed to a region in which women and men are able to participate equally in all aspects of public and private life in accordance witht he provisions of hte Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) Protocol on Gender and Development. This vision is achieved by coordinatin the work of the Southern Africa Gender Protocol Alliance formed around the subregional instrument that brings together all key African and global commitments for achieving gender equality. The annual barometer produced by the Alliance measures progress by governments against the 28 targets into its closely linked programme areas: gender and media, governance and gender justice. Working with partners at local, national, regional and international level, GL aims to: • Promote gender equality in and through the media and in all areas of governance. • Develop policies and conduct effective campaigns for ending gender violence, HIV and AIDS. • Build the capacity of women and men to engage critically in democratic processes that advance equality and justice. This mission is achieved by: • Identifying gender gaps in our areas of work. • Conducting research. • Focusing on key strategic issues. • Running pilot projects with a view to cascading these across the region by working with a broad range of partners. • Developing training and advocacy materials in a collaborative way. • Building regional, national and local capacity and action plans. • Creating synergies to sustain the work. • Responding to requests for assistance through the advisory services portfolio. • Monitoring and evaluating progress using appropriate regional and international instruments.
Year established:	2001
Year of registration:	2001
Organizational structure:	Board of Directors Executive COmmittee Executive Director Deputy Director Southern Africa Gender Protocol Alliance Manager (coordinates a network of over 40 SOUtrhern Africa NGOs) Gender and governance Manager Gender Justice Manager Gender violence indicators project manager Media Policy Manager Gender & Media Diversity Centre (GMDC)Manager GMDC Coordinator Media training Manager Mauritius and francophone satellite office - Executive Director Mauritius gender Justice Programme coordinator Botswana Satellite office manager Botswana gender justice and local govt programme coordinator South Africa Gender Justice and Local gvt coordinator Namibia Gender Justice and Local gvt coordinator Swaziland Gender Justice and Local gvt coordinator Lesotho Gender Justice and Local gvt coordinator Madagascar Gender Justice and Local gvt coordinator Zambia Gender Justice and Local gvt coordinator Zimbabwe Gender Justice and Local gvt coordinator Head of finance and administration manager Human Resources Manager Finance officer Finance assistant Receptionist Office cleaner
Number and type of members:	Southern Africa gender Protocol Alliance coordinated and anchored by Gender Links has over 40 regional and national NGOs
Affiliation with NGO networks:	Southern Africa Gender Protocol Alliance, SADC CNGO
Funding structure:	Fees for providing consulting or research services Fundraising campaigns Donations and grants from domestic sources Foreign and international grants

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