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This edition of SARPN's newsletter continues with the theme of previous newsletters
— namely to present analysis and information-sharing on broad policy issues affecting
poverty reduction strategies in Southern Africa. Against this background, the newsletter
examines the parameters of the Regional Indicative Strategic Development Plan which will
be the key policy tool driving SADC's anti-poverty strategy. Progress in developing the
RISDP was discussed at SADC's recent summit in Blantyre; a draft document is expected to
be finalised in the first half of next year. The same article also examines some policy
issues raised in a very recent Unctad report on Africa's economic development performance.
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Thereafter, the newsletter notes the terms of reference for the IMF and World Bank's review
of progress with PRSP processes and asks how different sectors involved in Southern African
PRSPs will respond to the review. Given SARPN's intention to stimulate cross-sectoral
information-sharing and debate on poverty reduction programmes, the newsletter notes some
pertinent perspectives from four different perspectives or sectors. These include the issues
of poverty monitoring, HIV/AIDS, sustainable livelihoods and malaria.
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Reader response to the content of the previous newsletters has been most encouraging;
we hope that readers will find this newsletter of equal interest.
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Civil society perspectives on poverty reduction: a call for articles
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The next newsletter will shift its focus to examine civil society perspectives and
experiences of poverty reduction from across the region; SARPN would invite organisations
and persons from civil society to submit draft articles for inclusion in the newsletter.
Articles should be no longer than 1 000 words and should be submitted by 4 October.
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Readers from different sectors within the region (government, research, donors, civil society)
are also encouraged to supply SARPN with details or results of their poverty reduction
processes which they would like to bring to the notice of readers across the region. The same
applies to books, articles or conferences with a clear poverty focus.
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