African Women' s Decade 2010-2020: Ten Years On, Where Are We?

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Make Every Woman Count

The AU Assembly adopted the African Common Position on Child Marriage – the Sandton Commitment to Ending Child Marriage – in July 2015.240 H.E. President Edgar Lungu of Zambia became the AU Champion on Ending Child Marriage in Africa. Campaign strategies at the national level have aimed to achieve legal reform, policy advocacy and increased awareness and to encourage governments to adopt strategies to expedite the end of child marriage, including mobilising grassroots communities.241 Important AUC actions to achieve results have revolved around advocacy, monitoring capacity-building and technical assistance.242 Various milestones have marked the campaign at the continental level. The AUC has convened two continental African Girls Summits, in 2015 and 2018, to promote advocacy and the sharing of best practices on ending child, early and forced marriage and to review progress by Member States on commitments. In 2016, the AUC collaborated with the Confederation of African Football to use the platform to create awareness on the Campaign to End Child Marriage under the awareness theme “Together Against the Marriage of Young Girls.”243 The AU appointed a Special Rapporteur on Child Marriage and a Goodwill Ambassador for Ending Child Marriage in Africa in 2014. The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights and the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child jointly issued a General Comment in 2017 to underscore African continental and regional commitments on the plight of children in child marriages, children at risk of child marriage and women who were married before the age of 18.244 By 2018, 30% of the 24 AU Member States that had launched the campaign had enacted laws to advance its implementation;245 41% had developed national strategic plans to address child marriage, with 55% also establishing a national inter-sectoral coordination mechanism.246 Two RECs embraced the campaign. ECOWAS has a Child Policy, Plan of Action and Road Map Towards the Prevention of Child Marriage.247 SADC has a Model Law on Eradicating Child Marriage and Protecting Children Already in Marriage.248 It was originally envisaged that the campaign would run for two years but it was later extended to 2017.249 It was then extended to a second phase (2019–2023).250 Phase II (2019–2023) seeks to consolidate engagement and mobilise key stakeholders, programmes and initiatives, including AU Interdepartmental cooperation and research.251

2.4. AU Campaign on Ending Female Genital Mutilation On 11 February 2010, the AUC launched the AU Initiative on Eliminating Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in order to accelerate the end to the harmful practice. At the time of the launch, it was feared that more than 50 million girls aged below 15 years were at risk of being subjected to FGM if no significant interventions were taken.252 President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré of Burkina Faso was chosen as the AU Champion on Eliminating FGM. In 2011, the AU formally called upon the UN General Assembly to adopt a resolution banning FGM globally.253 The African Group at the UN Headquarters in New York amplified the UN Commission on the Status of Women recommendation of March 2012 that FGM be formally considered by the General Assembly under the agenda item “Advancement of Women.”254 In 2012, the UN General Assembly unanimously passed a resolution banning FGM, whose ground-breaking text was also partially sponsored by the Group of African States.255 Agenda 2063 captured the continent’s aspirations to end FGM as a harmful practice (Aspiration 6). Three years later, in 2018, the AU stated that, out of the 27 African countries where FGM is practised, there is a prevalence rate of higher than 80% in eight African countries, and it found a correlation between the harmful practices of child marriage and FGM.256 In response, the AU adopted the Saleema Initiative: the AUC will mobilise Saleema Youth Victorious Ambassadors, who will work with the AU Youth Envoy to advocate the end of FGM. The campaign, which aims to end FGM by 2030, is designed as an advocacy and communication vehicle to engage communities, youth and women to participate in dialogue on the harmful practice from a multi-dimensional perspective.

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9.1. Issue Analysis

3min
pages 269-270

Miss Geek Africa – Promoting Girls in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths 9. YOUNG WOMEN’S MOVEMENT ....................................................................................................................................................... 269

4min
pages 267-268

8.2. Trends in Constitutional, Legal, Policy and Institutional Reform

6min
pages 262-263

Equal Education Rights for Pregnant Girls and Women in Sierra Leone

2min
page 266

8.3. Challenges and Gaps CASE STUDIES ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 266

5min
pages 264-265

8.1. Issue Analysis

1min
page 261

Kwataniza Women Farmers Group Fighting Climate Change 8. EDUCATION, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ................................................................................................................................ 261

4min
pages 259-260

7.4. Challenges and Gaps CASE STUDIES ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 258

2min
page 257

Young Women’s Movement: Fridays for Future, Uganda Chapter

2min
page 258

Equal Land Rights for Women in Botswana 7. ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE ........................................................................................................................................ 251

3min
page 250

7.1. Issue Analysis

5min
pages 251-253

Mama Ardhi Alliance: Securing Land Rights for Women in Tanzania

3min
page 249

6.4. Challenges and Gaps CASE STUDIES ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 249

5min
pages 247-248

6.3. Trends in Legal, Policy and Institutional Reform

7min
pages 245-246

6.2. Constitutional Provisions

2min
page 244

6.1. Issue Analysis

1min
page 243

Advancing Women’s Peace and Security in the Great Lakes Region: Case Study of Burundi Crisis of 2015 6. AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY ........................................................................................................................................... 243

8min
pages 240-242

Uniting in Diversity: The Women Initiative for Sustainable Community Development in Plateau State, Nigeria

2min
page 239

5.3. Challenges and Gaps B. CASE STUDIES ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 239

3min
page 238

4.3. Challenges and Gaps 5. WEST AFRICA .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 235

7min
pages 232-234

2.3. Challenges and Gaps 3. NORTH AFRICA ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 228

2min
page 227

1.3. Challenges and Gaps 2. EAST AFRICA ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 225

5min
pages 223-224

1.2. Trends in Legal, Policy and Institutional Reform

6min
pages 221-222

1.1. Constitutional Provisions

1min
page 220

5.2. Laws, Policies, Strategies/National Action Plans A. REGIONAL ANALYSIS .......................................................................................................................................................................... 219

3min
pages 218-219

5.1. Issue Analysis

6min
pages 214-217

The African Union Campaign to End Child Marriage 5. WOMEN, PEACE AND SECURITY ..................................................................................................................................................... 214

2min
page 213

The Criminalisation of Female Genital Mutilation in Sudan

3min
page 212

5.3. Challenges and Gaps B. CASE STUDIES ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 212

6min
pages 210-211

5.2. Trends in Legal, Policy and Institutional Reform

6min
pages 208-209

4.2. Trends in Legal, Policy and Institutional Reform

6min
pages 204-205

5.1. Constitutional Provisions

1min
page 207

4.3. Challenges and Gaps 5. WEST AFRICA .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 207

1min
page 206

3.3. Challenges and Gaps 4. SOUTHERN AFRICA .............................................................................................................................................................................. 203

4min
pages 201-202

3.2. Trends in Legal, Policy and Institutional Reform

3min
page 200

3.1. Constitutional Provisions

1min
page 199

2.3. Challenges and Gaps 3. NORTH AFRICA ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 199

4min
pages 197-198

2.2. Trends in Legal, Policy and Institutional Reform

6min
pages 195-196

2.1. Constitutional Provisions

1min
page 194

1.3. Challenges and Gaps 2. EAST AFRICA ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 194

5min
pages 192-193

1.2. Trends in Legal, Policy and Institutional Reform

6min
pages 190-191

4.1. Issue Analysis

4min
pages 181-183

4.2. Laws, Policies, Strategies/National Action Plans A. REGIONAL ANALYSIS .......................................................................................................................................................................... 188

7min
pages 184-188

The Power of Grandmothers to Treat Depression and Anxiety: The Friendship Benches 4. VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND HARMFUL PRACTICES .................................................................................................... 181

5min
pages 179-180

Landmark Petition Gives Maternal Health Rights Their Place in the Ugandan Constitution

2min
page 178

5.3. Challenges and Gaps

5min
pages 176-177

4.3. Challenges and Gaps 5. WEST AFRICA ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 174

5min
pages 172-173

4.2. Trends in Legal, Policy and Institutional Reform

10min
pages 169-171

5.2. Trends in legal, Policy and Institutional Reform

3min
page 175

3.2. Trends in legal, Policy and Institutional Reform

2min
page 166

3.3. Challenges and Gaps 4. SOUTHERN AFRICA .............................................................................................................................................................................. 168

3min
page 167

2.3. Challenges and Gaps 3. NORTH AFRICA ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 165

3min
page 164

1.3. Challenges and Gaps 2. EAST AFRICA ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 162

3min
page 161

3.2. Laws, Policies, Strategies/National Action Plans A. REGIONAL ANALYSIS ........................................................................................................................................................................... 157

6min
pages 154-157

3.1. Issue Analysis

6min
pages 151-153

5.2. Trends in Legal, Policy and Institutional Reform

3min
page 145

The Women’s Situation Room

5min
pages 149-150

5.3. Challenges and Gaps B. CASE STUDIES ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 148

6min
pages 146-147

Senegal’s Campaign for Parity and Successful Adoption of the Law on Parity 2010

2min
page 148

5.1. Constitutional Provisions

1min
page 144

4.3. Challenges and Gaps 5. WEST AFRICA .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 144

4min
pages 142-143

1.3. Challenges and Gaps 2. EAST AFRICA ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 133

5min
pages 131-132

3.3. Challenges and Gaps 4. SOUTHERN AFRICA .............................................................................................................................................................................. 140

3min
page 139

4.1. Constitutional Provisions

2min
page 140

2.2. Trends in Legal, Policy and Institutional Reform

3min
page 134

4.2. Trends in Legal, Policy and Institutional Reform

3min
page 141

3.2. Trends in Legal, Policy and Institutional Reform

3min
page 138

2.3. Challenges and Gaps 3. NORTH AFRICA ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 137

4min
pages 135-136

2.1. Constitutional Provisions

2min
page 133

1.1. Constitutional Provisions

1min
page 129

2.2. Laws, Policies, Strategies/National Action Plans

4min
pages 126-128

2.1. Issue Analysis

3min
pages 124-125

1.2. Trends in Legal, Policy and Institutional Reform

2min
page 130

Promotion of Women Living with Disabilities’ Right to Work in Madagascar 2. GOVERNANCE, LEGAL PROTECTION AND WOMEN IN DECISION-MAKING ................................................................... 124

2min
page 123

4.3 Challenges and Gaps 5. WEST AFRICA ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 117

4min
pages 115-116

3.3 Challenges and Gaps 4. SOUTHERN AFRICA ............................................................................................................................................................................... 112

3min
page 111

Gender-Responsive Budgeting in Uganda: the Certificate for Gender and Equity

4min
pages 121-122

3.2 Trends in Legal, Policy and Institutional Reform

3min
page 110

4.2 Trends in Legal, Policy and Institutional Reform

6min
pages 113-114

3.1 Constitutional Provisions

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page 109

5.3 Challenges and Gaps B. CASE STUDIES ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 121

3min
page 120

2.2 Trends in Legal, Policy and Institutional Reform

6min
pages 106-107

2.3 Challenges and Gaps 3. NORTH AFRICA ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 109

3min
page 108

1.3. Challenges and Gaps 2. EAST AFRICA ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 105

5min
pages 103-104

1.2. Trends in Legal, Policy and Institutional Reform

3min
page 102

1.2. Laws, Policies, Strategies/National Action Plans A. REGIONAL ANALYSIS .......................................................................................................................................................................... 100

8min
pages 97-100

1.1. Constitutional Provisions

1min
page 101

1.1. Issue Analysis

3min
pages 95-96

COMESA

3min
page 90

7.3. Strengths, Challenges and Gaps

1min
page 83

8.2. Women’s Rights Mechanisms (Treaties, Laws, Policies, Strategies, Campaigns

3min
page 85

4.3. Strengths, Challenges and Gaps 5. ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF CENTRAL AFRICAN STATES ....................................................................................................... 76

3min
page 75

6.3. Strengths, Challenges and Gaps 7. INTERGOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY ON DEVELOPMENT ........................................................................................................ 81

3min
page 80

4.2. Women’s Rights Mechanisms (Treaties, Laws, Policies, Strategies, Campaigns

3min
page 74

6.2. Women’s Rights Mechanisms (Treaties, Laws, Policies, Strategies, Campaigns

3min
page 79

7.2. Women’s Rights Mechanisms (Treaties, Laws, Policies, Strategies, Campaigns

3min
page 82

3.3. Strengths, Challenges and Gaps 4. EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY .............................................................................................................................................................. 73

2min
page 72

3.2. Women’s Rights Mechanisms (Treaties, Laws, Policies, Strategies, Campaigns

3min
page 71

2.4. AU Campaign on Ending Female Genital Mutilation

3min
page 54

Solidarity for African Women’s Rights Campaign ........................................................................................................................ 47 1.3. Solemn Declaration on Gender Equality in Africa Gender Is My Agenda Campaign .......................................................................................................................................................... 51

11min
pages 48-51

2.1. Brief History (Mission, Members etc

1min
page 68

2.1. Africa Women’s Decade 2010–2020

1min
page 52

1.1. Brief History (Mission, Members etc

1min
page 66

1.2. The Maputo Plan of Action

6min
pages 45-47

1.1. The Maputo Protocol

1min
page 39

5.11. Regional Economic Communities 6. SETTING THE CONTEXT/BACKGROUND ........................................................................................................................................ 26

7min
pages 25-28

7.7. COVID-19 Further Endangering Women in Crisis Zones

3min
page 33

7.10. National Responses in Support of Women

6min
pages 36-38

7.1. Constitutional, Legislative and Policy Framework

3min
page 29

7.9. African Women’s Leadership in the Fight Against COVID-19

3min
page 35

7.8. Best Practices

3min
page 34

Gender Budgeting (financial inclusion

1min
page 21

7.2. COVID-19 and Impacts on Women’s Economic Empowerment

3min
page 30
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