Gender inequality is viewed worldwide as a human rights issue and a hindrance to social, political and economic development. In the Southern African region, various gender based disadvantages confront women including disease prevalence, negative cultural practices, male domination and unequal participation of men and women in decision-making. While there has been some progress, high levels of gender-based violence, political, social and economic imbalances point to persistent gender inequalities in many SADC  countries

Le projet en bref

Objectifs	Staff and management of the Swiss Corporation Office and partner organisations. Key persons at ministries and SADC Secretariat.
Groupes cibles	Staff and management of the Swiss Corporation Office and partner organisations. Key persons at ministries and SADC Secretariat.
Effets à moyen terme	The overall goal of the Support to HIV/AIDS and Gender Mainstreaming project is to ensure gender equity and HIV concerns are embedded within the domains of SDC’s Regional Programme Southern Africa (RPSA) in order to contribute to the achievement of equity between men and women in all aspects of social, political and economic development.   Specifically, the projects aims to ensure   Improved quality of the regional programme in Southern Africa by reducing gender inequalities Increase in gender sensitive policies and strategies at national and regional levels.
Résultats	Principaux résultats attendus:   It is intended that by the end of this phase, the following would have been achieved; 70 percent of projects have integrated gender equality and HIV perspectives Institutional frameworks/strategies on gender/HIV exist 70 percent of partner reports show gender results including sex disaggregated data Evidence from three action research leads to gendered and HIV sensitive RPSA, projects and policies Two documented case studies at project level shared Technical support and trainings provided to SCO and partners Principaux résultats antérieurs:   In the previous phase, a baseline study was conducted to access current policies on gender mainstreaming. The study revealed that gender inequality is not systematically mainstreamed in the RPSA and the majority of the partners’ projects. It showed that there were no gender HIV strategies to guide mainstreaming gender in organisations. The majority of projects lacked gender baselines as well as indicators. In addition to the baseline study, two capacity-building workshops were held for SCO staff. A workshop in partnership with the World Bank, attended by ministers of Gender/Women of the SADC region was also held.
Direction/office fédéral responsable	DDC
Crédit	Coopération au développement
Partenaire de projet	Partenaire contractuel ONG internationale ou étrangère Autres partenaires SCO and partner organisations
Budget	Phase en cours Budget de la Suisse CHF    780’000 Budget suisse déjà attribué CHF    228’521
Phases du projet	Phase 1 01.10.2009 - 31.12.2015   (Completed)

Détails techniques supplémentaires

• Secteur selon catégorisation du Comité d'aide au développement de l'OCDE	POLITIQUE EN MATIERE DE POPULATION/SANTE & FERTILITE GOUVERNEMENT ET SOCIETE CIVILE AUTRES MULTISECTEURS
  Sous-Secteur selon catégorisation du Comité d'aide au développement de l'OCDE	Soins en matière de fertilité Droits de la personne Développement rural
  Thème transversal	Projet spécifique concernant l'égalité des sexes. Le projet tient compte de la démocratisation, de la bonne gouvernance et des droits de l'homme en tant que thème transversal. Le projet contribue à améliorer le fonctionnement de l'organisation partenaire
  Type de soutien	Aide publique au développement (APD)
  Type de collaboration	Coopération bilatérale
  Type de financement	Don
  Type d'aide	Mandat sans gestion de fonds Contribution à des projets ou programmes
  Aide liée/non liée	Aide non liée
  Numéro de projet	7F06358