Welcome Statement



Welcome to WLSA website,Women and Law in Southern Africa Research and Educational is an action-oriented research organization founded in 1998.

The main objective of WLSA is to conduct research that supports action to improve the socio-legal position of women. WLSA has offices in seven countries of Southern Africa: Malawi, Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe, with a regional office in Lusaka, Zambia.


  Objectives

The development objective of WLSA is to improve the legal status of women in Southern Africa. This is done through the following activities:-

Developing the research skills of women's law researchers in the network countries;

Conducting research on gender issues in Southern Africa, particularly those related to legal rights

Providing information on gender and the law and influencing policy and law reform in each country;

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