Southern Africa Regional Plan
5. Current areas of engagement
5.1 Promoting growth
DFID-SA’s 2006 regional plan identified three broad areas for DFID engagement at the regional level: growth, jobs and equity; resilient livelihoods, including food security, water, climate change and infectious diseases; and peace and security. The overall rationale for DFID-SA’s focus on promoting stable and inclusive growth in the region is the recognition that growth has [...]
5.2 Reducing vulnerability, increasing resilience
Increasing and sustaining economic growth levels is a crucial factor in achieving the AU vision of a prosperous, healthy and safe Africa. However, poor people need to be able to participate in and enjoy the benefits of this growth. In Southern Africa, disease, hunger, political instability, insecurity and inequalities hinder people’s ability to participate in [...]
5.3 Building capacity, improving governance
In some instances regional working can help increase limited national capacity to tackle issues which are common to countries across the region. The UNICEF Children and AIDS Regional Initiative has supported 6 countries in Southern Africa to strengthen capacity at the national and community level to better meet the needs of vulnerable children. Civil society [...]
5.4 Ensuring peace and security
While Southern Africa is not now affected by conflict to the same extent as some other parts of the continent, instability and insecurity, on a personal, national and regional level, do impact on the lives of the people of the region, and especially on the poor. The AU has stated its intention to address peace [...]
5.5 Questions: pros and cons of engagement
What do you like about the UK’s current engagement in the region? What don’t you like about the UK’s current engagement in the region? What could we do differently?
5.6 Questions: our priorities and gaps
Are we focused on the right priorities in the region? Do you perceive any significant gaps in our current approach?
