The Ministers from Burundi, Djibouti, Kenya, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe made this resolution at their annual meeting held in the tourist town of Victoria falls in Zimbabwe from 6 to 7 May 2010. The theme of the meeting was “Harnessing Science and Technology for Development” with the sub theme being “Bridging the Gender Digital Divide”.
Guest of honour at the meeting Priscilla Misihairabwi-Mushonga, the Minister of International Cooperation and Regional Integration, said:
“Many injustices against women have also been committed in the name of culture. Women and youths have been denied access to property, financial services, business opportunities, even education in the name of culture. In some of our societies, for a woman to have a loan, or land she requires a male guarantor.
She appealed to her fellow Ministers to consider those culture practices that could be promoted to advance equal participation of men and women and youths in development work, gender equality and economic empowerment in order to achieve decent standards of living for all peoples.
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