REGIONAL INDIC ATIVE STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT PL AN 4.13 HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT • 7 3 Increase utilization of human capabilities through the provision of information, promotion of public understanding of science and technology, employment 4.13.1 Introduction and income generating opportunities, including The social and human development intervention cultural industries, cultural festivals and sporting contributes to the reduction of poverty, developing and events to contribute towards the reduction of poverty; utilization of human capabilities required for promoting preservation of cultural heritage and the promotion of • Promote media diversity and access to media and investment, efficiency, competitiveness, and to deeper information for the population of SADC through integration as well as consolidating historical, social and intensified use of local languages in the dissemination cultural ties and affinities of the people of the region. This and exchange of information on issues of national and area is also critical in addressing cross-cutting issues regional interest, including encouraging behavioural such as human poverty, gender mainstreaming, change for preventing and controlling the spread of environment, HIV and AIDS, science and technology, ICT the HIV and AIDS. and media access. 4.13.4 4.13.2 Overall Goal The overall goal of the Social and Human Development Intervention is to contribute to the reduction of human Strategies: Development and Sustenance of Human Capabilities • mentation and engendering of regional policies, poverty and to improve the availability of educated, well strategies and Protocols in the areas of education, informed, skilled, healthy, flexible, culturally responsive, training, health, nutrition, welfare and social develop- productive and efficient human resources for the ment, culture, information, sport, employment and promotion of SADC's equitable economic growth, deeper labour for combating human poverty, HIV and AIDS as integration and its competitiveness in the global economy. well as developing and strengthening mechanisms The intervention will also contribute towards the for addressing emerging communicable diseases; reduction of human poverty, combating of the HIV and AIDS pandemic, development and utilisation of science Coordination, harmonisation, monitoring the imple- • Establishment of exchange programmes and mechanisms for key stakeholders including students, and technology and ICT and the empowerment of women. academic staff, high level experts/researchers, artists, 4.13.3 Areas of Focus media professionals, sports persons, tripartite • Develop and sustain human capabilities through exchange programmes as well as the promotion of increased access of the population to quality and excellence in culture and sports for regional identity; appropriate education, training, employment, welfare • partners and populations leaving near borders, special • Establishment of centres of specialisation and and social development, nutrition, health, cultural excellence for the training and development of and sporting services as well as information in all strategic interventions and programmes on priority Member States; human development such as high level and critical Develop positive cultural values, attitudes and skills development, including vocational training, and practices that are geared towards promoting healthy productivity, including science and technology, ICT, lifestyles, increasing productivity, maintaining joint procurement and manufacturing of essential harmonious labour-management relations, cultural educational materials and health services, including tolerance, promoting gender equality, consolidation essential drugs and ARVs, research, as well as of cultural ties and the spirit of regional identity, com- mechanisms for referral of patients for tertiary care mitment to deeper regional integration as well as and combating of major diseases such as HIV and combating of HIV and AIDS; AIDS, TB and malaria;