Lusaka, July 28, 2023
On July, 2023, CUTS held an informative session on the importance of regional integration within the Southern African Development Community (SADC) on Radio Phoenix where our panel of experts shed light on the benefits and challenges of regional integration, progress made so far, and the potential for deeper cooperation among SADC member countries.
CUTS and the Sustainable Development Goals Center for Africa (SDGCA) are implementing a 17 months’ project titled “Engagement for Results: Capacitating Regional Civil Society Organizations and their networks to effectively participate in the SADC regional integration process”. This project is part of the Integrated Institutional Capacity-Building (IICB) by the SADC Secretariat for CSO Stakeholders financed under the 11th European Development Fund (EDF). The project will be implemented in four SADC region namely Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
The goals of the project are to;
- i) Strengthen the capacity of regional CSOs’ and their structures to effectively engage with key stakeholders (SADC Secretariat and SADC Institutions, national governments and citizens) to contribute toward the implementation of the SADC regional integration agenda;
- ii) Enhance the role and efficacy of regional CSOs and their networks to effectively document, disseminate and communicate progress on regional integration agenda to the public and other stakeholders. This will result in an effective contribution to the achievement of the Regional Indicative Strategic Development Plan (RISDP) – (2020-2030) and SADC vision 2050.
