Tags: Women, Gender, Poverty eradication, Poor

Four themes have been identified as the main issues facing South African women as part of a civil society programme of action for the African Women’s Decade, co-ordinated by South African Women in Dialogue (SAWID), namely: 1) poverty eradication in the context of gender; 2) early childhood development (ECD) in the context of gender; 3) violence against women; and 4) co-ordination of civil society initiatives. A fifth theme which cuts across the others is employment creation.

This report is arranged in four sections which correspond with the thematic areas. Section 1 describes best practice in respect of poverty eradication in South Africa. Section 2 explores best practice in respect of ECD in the context of gender. Section 3 describes violence against women and what is being done about it. Section 4 explores the co-ordination of the efforts of civil society organisations (CSOs) in respect of these three central areas of endeavour. The final section concludes the report and presents the main recommendations.

South African Women as Champions of Change Report.pdf