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

Il progetto in breve

Obiettivi	Staff and management of the Swiss Corporation Office and partner organisations. Key persons at ministries and SADC Secretariat.
Gruppi target	Staff and management of the Swiss Corporation Office and partner organisations. Key persons at ministries and SADC Secretariat.
Effetti a medio termine	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.
Risultati	Risultati principali attesi:   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 Risultati fasi precedenti:   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.
Direzione/Ufficio responsabile	DSC
Credito	Cooperazione allo sviluppo
Partner del progetto	Partner contrattuale ONG internazionale o straniera Altri partner SCO and partner organisations
Budget	Fase in corso Budget Svizzera CHF    780’000 Budget svizzero attualmente già speso CHF    228’521
Fasi del progetto	Fase 1 01.10.2009 - 31.12.2015   (Completed)

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• Settore in base alle categorie del Comitato di Aiuto allo sviluppo (DAC) dell'OCSE	POPULATION POLICIES/PROGRAMMES & REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH GOVERNO E SOCIETÀ CIVILE OTHER MULTISECTOR
  Sotto-Settore in base alle categorie del Comitato di Aiuto allo sviluppo (DAC) dell'OCSE	Sanità riproduttiva Diritti umani Sviluppo rurale
  Temi trasversali	Progetto specifico sulla parità di genere. Il progetto contempla la democratizzazione, il buongoverno e i diritti dell'uomo come temi trasversali. Il progetto sostiene anche miglioramenti nell'organizzazione partner
  Tipo di sostegno	Aiuto pubblico allo sviluppo (APS)
  Forma di collaborazione	Cooperazione bilaterale
  Tipo di finanziamento	Dono
  Tipo di aiuto	Mandato senza fondo fiduciario Contributo al progetto e al programma
  Aiuto vincolato/non vincolato	Aiuto non vincolato
  Numero del progetto	7F06358