Southern African Development Community ARTICLE9 GENDER State Parties shall co-operate in ensuring gender equality and equity in the areas of culture, information and sport in light of the SADC Declaration on Gender and Development. ARTICLE 10 PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES State Parties shall co-operate in formulating policies and designing programmes of action that will ensure full participation of persons with disabilities in the areas of culture, information and sport. CHAPTER THREE SPECIFIC AREAS OF CO-OPERATION SECTION I CULTURE ARTICLE 11 OBJECTIVES In fulfilment of the principles of this Protocol, State Parties shall co-operate in the area of culture in order to attain the following objectives: a) co-operate in the formulation and harmonisation of cultural policies of State Parties; b) create a socio-cultural environment within which regional integration ideals of SADC can be realised; c) promote an attitude which takes culture into account in regional development programmes; d) identify, promote and co-ordinate projects in the cultural field, including experience and information exchange among diverse cultures; e) ensure that culture plays a significant role in the economic development of the Region and evaluate all SADC projects and programmes for their cultural impact; Protocol on Culture,Information and Sport 9