INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT FOR REGIONAL INTEGRATION AND POVERTY ERADICATION continued IS Directorate and Member States IS Directorate and Member States Study containing recommendations Complete Programme In Place 2004 2005 Study on gender issues in the tourism sector for SADC Develop a Gender mainstreaming Programme Gender mainstreaming IS Directorate, private sector, NGOs, RETOSA and SADC Member States Increased Public and Private sector Investment and NGO funds in marginalized areas By 2005 Creating enabling environment for private sector participation in marginalised areas Encourage increased private investments flows and NGO Funds into the marginalized communities To increase the participation of SMEs, marginalized communities, youth and women in the tourism industry throughout the region. RESPONSIBILITY INDICATORS TIME FRAMES MEASURES STRATEGIES OBJECTIVES b) TOURISM PRIORITY INTERVENTION AREA: Infrastructure Support for Regional Integration and Poverty Eradication GOAL: The goal to use tourism as a vehicle for achieving sustainable socio-economic development, poverty alleviation and as a key incentive for the conservation and utilization of the regionís natural resources. TABLE 4.11 1 2 2 S O U T H E R N A F R I C A N D E V E L O P M E N T C O M M U N I T Y