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'I'he follow:i,ng strategies .are . j:; i suggested;
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Provision' ofrel"eV'iirlf education and. training,
(a)
(e) Government commitment at plamung levels tothe'improyemeAtofw"en'S 'oontribution in employment by irlcludingmeasures for \emp~~ent~t
women in all national plans; .' .. ,
adapted t·o Afrioan conditions: e.nd ausure its implementation..
343.
In-service tziaining and ref.'['esher courses orera.nized byeDl?loy~rs
shCIIjJ.d take into consideration the family responsibilities.. ofwOrnsn employeesand:
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adequate pl-ov'isions Sho1.iJ.dbe made
in
this ragitrd~v.
Communications and Mass Media(" I '
344.
In this subjeot the Plan of Action (Regional and,World) remain'tl.i!efuliJ"
g.u.desfor <-onstnwtiveseleotion of prioritie.s withintherealitie~'~f naUonal plans and budgets,. Beyond the Plans th&u.ght must be giv~ .t~,c>the I
, (c) ;':;ztab1i.§hfJont of subx<egional and regional netHorks for infomatioii.1
~ahange . among ,,-\omen ~'government,poli6y·orgalis •.
(d) Analysisdf folk media
~ci'ir'ev'elopihg a~ystematic adapta~i~n~f
:1these media in prcmo-tion integration of ~TOmon in the developnent' pr·oce~s.· !.
(e) I4Ql's, exclranges of \experienceshotild'taJce
plaoeamt:in~ theco~t,ri~'
.. · .. 111of the R e g i o n , ' . ' . ' . ' "11,
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J,4/781/Add..l manufacture of necessary pha.T'!Ilaceuticals. Measures should be taken t,o, prevent the dumping of dangerous drugs in African countri0s.(b) Upgrade training of traditional midwives and family he<!l-th workers.
R~cruitmentand training should be undertaken at'the village level to prepare villagers as health workers to provide basic health services for their
community.
(c) Strengthen centres for training health personnel and research, paying attention to the techniques of organizing primary health care.
(f)' Bncour£ge analysis
B.nd
exchange of country elCperiences through analytical case ,Studies Pil,rlicularly 'in the following fields; ,approaches and models which have h ad good Fesults.
methods and techlii.ques of obtaining the active involvement' of communities.
methods of identifying, training and evaluating community health workers.
(i) Establishing appropriate child-care facilities for pre-school
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children, managed by well-trained staff including a systematic programme of
tr~ng day~care workers.
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VII. POpulation
346. AIry population programme attempting to improve tlieqii;Uity of life shouldstan~ ona f~rm knowled,ge bas~ thatcov:et::!! the m,ostimIXlrta.lit';!!9cial, economic and demographic fact(~rs rel!l,ted to th~fBDIily. Although,. some , research has already been undertaken, the following, are some, topios en whioh research shouid be ~ncoti1'Qged:" , '., ' ., " , . . ',.,
, . , . '
(a) Research on population charaote;r'ietics (micro
and
macro), ;md perceptions~t
thesecharacte~istics
ins~leoted
countries topro~d.e' ~
comprehensive knowledge base for programme content in these countries. This could be handled on inter-country basis.
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(b) Research j>n ;l3qcio-economic and cultural" if'lPtors impinging on" or
influenoi.~gpc
t)legr,ow:t!landdevel.~opnent
oif ,concepts're~ted
to populatipn and other socio-cultural issues.•
(c)
Re3earcflonth~
ip.ent:i.fiablEl soul:ces population-relatl"!i, or bas.ed" a.;re learned (e.g.adults i the II1f>l'!S"lIledia[.-e~p,).
from whichcon<;~pt~ wpj.c)l, =e ) family, peer groups, other
Cd)
Ri;,set&dh"'ori
'ciblnmtinicatioh' channels suitable for the diffusion of ne~rl innovations"ahd pOPulatibil
conccepts.(~)Hese';;ch oll,~ifective
values, beliefs, taboos andtradi~i0ll'l W)lic~L'
'!control dcGision-making processes in the family in selected c~~rief!.~ <md ,the, !
w~s in which levels of understanding of population. issues affect these values
<md 'a:tt1ti1.das. ,,' ',.t· ,
(f) Research on,gq"ernment andpubHc re~orcementcontingenciels,:With;,\!,! _,' ,,_. , ~ ,_.__ t
population implications. in selected African countries, ,,' VIIIo H!s~cht.. I)g.ta,Collection a.pd AnJ8.ysis
347.
The area:ts identified for studyin'the Plan' of Action 'remain valid, particularly'in light, of the fact that fe~1 natibnal censuses,aIw.'
surveysllave been undertaken since1975.
Hhen they are about to commence, it is importantto stress to national dj.rectors of statistics the need for breakdolffis by sex
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in order ·to identify areas for action rel.elfan:L t.Q.:r.toiiIei:l~p"a.I'tic.ula.tl,y .in~h.e~ ,"
subtheme areas of empioyment, health and education. The lack of s1).ch sex breakdowns has in the past hinderedidenUfica;l;ion of the specl.al needs of womeno .
-. aeE,l'1'~r!)hon'AAtac,?:q.e,9tio11 sys1<em; in ,se9to,r;" such asagricul.ture,,,, :' i iIIlli).ff,Pu,s:j.,Jfl"ss"s, ,etc." ' " . " , ' ! ' ' '
- Study on conservation and storage metho~;" ":,:tr,
cr,
I,,'- Study of integrated development projects to eS'~ablish are~s of
;i.n1egra:j;ed9..f,lv~10pme~j;thro1,l.gh the Qet;ter expJo;i. tation of fam5,lyple:t?"
34 9. In order to implement the activities spelled hut' in the; Plan'l i
following strateg;i.~s are suggested for t~e remainder of, t)le Decade; 1, .' ",,1 , Ca) CO:,"&jJeration bet~leen existing research institutions, specialized
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non-governmental 6rgruuze,tions (such asth~ Association' of' Africall liolJlenfor'-;' Research 011 Development - AAlrIORD), international agencies and the ATnCW:'to', :
:,"'!..-':
further common research aims.
(b) EstabHshrrilin't arid proniotion o'f research 'w:iiigs of national '
machineries, Withstr'ess 6Jl assu:ring their technioal'capabilities to Ullde~ ',1
take research in line With national priorities.
(c) Encouragement of the collection of annotated bibliographies and dissemination of. research results and: their translation into action programmes through the fostering of Region-~lide infomtion' networks, emphasis on the role of the A~CvI as a Clearing-house for information ot:l(o' women and development in the Region, and the e~tablishrrient of effective machanisms for the exchange of information between the Regional Commission, the Subregional' Coinmittees on the Integration' of 110men in Development at the MULPOOs w-d member States.
(d) Further research on c~ng attitudes towards the full participation of .Iomen in all aspects of sooiety, and the spreading of the results of this research through, inter alia, 'the establishrrient of small information/ ' communication units in institutions involved with research.
(e) Emphasis should be placed on the excha.n!be, ofinfonnationon"eoonomic' changes and th~ir impact on women,along ,with measures to be taken to over-come negative impacts, in accord with the themes of the New International Economio Order.
IX. Legislative and Administrative Matters
350. Strategies for ·the future should be directed to,:
(a) Establishment of appropriate bodies to be responsible for monitoring and rev1ewingthe implementation of equal treatment provisions in the laws;
infringement of these laws should be. punishable.
(b) The standardization within each State of the varioue legal sy~tems governing marriage, personal relationships in the familY' and inheritance in order to eliminate eXisting descrepancies and inconsistencies.' '
(c) One of the reasons uhy ma.n;y women shy aw"¥ from enforcing their rights is the fear of the intricacies and expenses involved • . Free legal aid centres staffed by lawYers who are committed to theprl.nciple'of equality bett~een the sexes should be 'established in low income urban ~'ri:iral areas.
These should include free consultation and discussion hours. 'Such offices should inform uomen of their rights.
(d~ .Re-orientatioriof l.aw· enforcement agents to the need of strictly enforcing equal treatment provisions. '
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(e) Publication'of rights" and, duties of both men imd women in the society and ,as husbands, 1Q11v,!ls" fa,thers, mother,¥. in the home. Thi,s' should
be done ~br,ough campaigns, ,in t~;> mass med,ia a,s well as througll wide ',' circulation of booklets on thes,e issues. ,~ " ! '
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'make extensive use of discussionfoI'l:Ulis' as wen as' of' other 'modern techiI:jjquesof mass education and conllllunication to educate pUblic op:.mon ct!' the val11;es of Nomen ,as human beingsQ
(g) Special attention should be paid totlle le;{;al si tua.tion' of wOmeti under:!Eartheidl througnpromotion of'legal defense':f\irids amongotherllle~s.
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,great, concern. Therefore,tlle planned 'scenari'o proposed by the EGA secretariat for the African' region in the 1980s: which is in line with' resolution
332(l\lV)
of the fifth mf'etingof the' Conference ,of Min:;:ster!,/fourteenth se!3sion of the Cominission
~d endo~;'led
by the OAU SU!JIIllit,~t.,:i<~
last' s~ssi.'on heid in Monrovia in 1919 is ~o~d and challenging.
352.
According to the planmid soenano, developing Afrioa isPI'oj~ct'edt~
grow by around, 7 ,per 'cent per year in the 1980so ,The majoroiJ. ex:portih~' countries which constitute over 40 per cent of' 1ihe to ':al G:DP bfAfr:i.ca' ai-III!
projeoted to grow by about 8 per pent,wl:U.le the non-oil exporting, countrie~
were projeci;ed to grow by around 6 ~; cent yearly in the same period. ''l'b~
over-all growth has other consistent sectoral, growth targets a.nd has -"a.ri,~
policy implications.,' rAgr~Oulturewould have'to grow by
4
"per'oent Joea.r1y '.colleotiye se,lf-reli!Ulce at subregional and regional levels especially in', thefie:Ld of
,se,l,f,:~~f~iCi.IPCY
in'f~Od,
trade, industry and in financing;!development. E.'v"ry,~ffo~~, should, be ,made in P:rom,Ot~Ilg regional cO-OP!9l:'a.tii~n and pbysioal integra.tion through the rapid implementation of the United. i Nations Transport a.!1d Communi.cation Decade for Africap especially for landl4
loQ\ced and island African countries. ' I
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