OBJECTIVES

The development objective of WLSA is to improve the legal status of women in Southern Africa. This is done through the following activities:-
Our Objectives
  • 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;
  • Networking and exchanging information between the seven countries;
  • Conducting training and planning seminars on research and producing materials in the seven countries;
  • Exploring and developing new methodologies and new perspectives for the study of gender and the law in the seven countries;
  • Co-operating and liaising with other organisations in each country, in the region and internationally which are interested in issues relevant to women and law.