Can Smallholder Farmers Address Hunger in the Region?
The Southern Africa Trust and the Institute for Democracy in Africa hosted a public dialogue on the role of smallholder farmers to address hunger in southern Africa. The public dialogue was facilitated by Chris Maroleng, Africa Editor eNews Africa and Presenter of Africa 360°. The dialogue provided a platform for stakeholders to engage on the important subject of food security and the role of smallholder farmers in southern Africa..

Pro-Poor Development at Regional Level - Challenges and Options
On May 11 and 12, 2011, the Southern Africa Trust supported by the Deutsche Gesellschaft fur lnternationale Zusammenarbeit GIZ, held a workshop to identify obstacles of implementing the Base of the Pyramid (BoP) and Inclusive Business concepts that are specifically relevant for the southern African region. Companies actively developed a list of the major hindering factors and recommendations for the implementation of the above concepts based on the current regional integration approach.

Follow the Money!
In 2007, the Southern Africa Trust commissioned a study on the trends and impacts of changing aid policies and shifting financial flows to civil society organisations in southern Africa. This new report provides an update with a focus on current trends in policies and practices, against the backdrop of the recent changes in global aid policies and the global financial crisis and economic downturn.

Cross Border Migration and the Portability of Social Security Benefits
The Southern Africa Trust, in partnership with the International Labour Organisation (ILO), the Centre for International and Comparative Labour and Social Security Law (CICLASS), with support from the Flemish Government, hosted a public dialogue on “Cross Border Migration and the Portability of Social Security Benefits”. The purpose of the dialogue was aimed at discussing critical issues arising from the increased movement of people in the region in general and South Africa in particular, and how these affect their entitlement and access to social protection.

Africa's Democracy: "Is the Environment Enabling or Disenabling"
The Southern Africa Trust, Trust Africa, Institute for Global dialogue and Continental Advisory Research Team of civil society organisations launched two publications; (Dis) Enabling the Public Sphere: Civil Society Regulation in Africa (Volume 1) and the State of the Union South Africa Report. 92 participants from government, foreign diplomats, civil society and the private sector attended the launch.

State of the Union South Africa Report
The State of the Union South Africa report analyses South Africa's compliance with governance, economic, social, civil and political policy standards, and rights instruments. It tracks and engages governments and the African Union (AU) on their commitments by managing in-country research, community hearings and national consultations.

(Dis) Enabling the Public Sphere: Civil Society Regulation in Africa (Volume 1)
This book emerged in response to the need to fully comprehend the public sphere in Africa and the regulatory environment under which civil society operates. It investigates relations that have developed between states and their citizens as well as interrogates the role that civil society formations have played in the democratisation and governance of Africa's public sphere.

Linkages between Research, Advocacy and Media Work for Pro-Poor Policy Development and Accountability in Africa
Learning from Practice
A pan-African colloquium of research, advocacy, and media partner organizations was convened by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in partnership with the Southern Africa Trust.

Ending the Age of the Marginal Majority
Southern Africa's population is made up mostly of young people. But are we building on our region's youthfulness for a more secure present and future? In a context of entrenched poverty, extreme inequality, and ongoing social conflicts, young people in the region disproportionately face conditions of social and economic exclusion and vulnerability that expose them to insecurity and violence, both as victims and as perpetrators. Yet, the unique needs and attributes of the region’s youth who are at risk are not adequately included in our mainstream development and security agendas. What can we do to change this situation?

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Knowing Civil Society Organisations - 2009
This report reflects the status of the organisations supported by the Trust after three years of the Trust being operational. It collates information provided in the project reports required of all partners, providing a lens through which to assess the profile and organisational health of a selection of Southern African civil society organisations involved in policy influencing work that has regional relevance.

Interim Impact Assessment of the Southern Africa Trust
Le présent rapport offre un aperçu de la façon dont le Southern Africa Trust a mis en place son travail depuis 2006 et de la façon dont son impact a permis d’atteindre son objectif de financement afin de soutenir un engagement régional plus profond et plus large dans le développement politique permettant de faire face à la pauvreté en Afrique australe. Ce résumé souligne brièvement certaines des résultats du travail du Trust sur cette période mais ne les énumère en aucun cas tous. Il montre comment le Trust a permis que les avis des pauvres aient un impact sur le développement politique en Afrique australe.

Development Calendar 2009
In partnership with Southern Africa Trust, SANGONET has produced the Development calendar for 2009

Seeds of Plenty
This policy brief looks at the factors constraining the productivity of smallholder farmers to achieve food security for poor households and communities, as a contribution to poverty eradication in southern Africa. The brief examines the characteristics of the region in terms of poverty, the state of food security in the region, and current factors that limit smallholder farmers’ capacity to produce more food in a sustainable way.

Who Will Feed the Poor?
In an era of unprecedented rising food prices, the issue of food security has become a matter of life and death, particularly for the poor and vulnerable and yet debates concerning the causes of and solutions to food insecurity in southern Africa remain polarized.

Crossing The Threshold of Regionalism
This policy brief reviews social security systems in southern Africa. In the context of increased cross border migration as a result of deeper regional integration and deteriorating living conditions in some countries, the brief examines the possibility of social benefits for migrant workers in southern Africa being portable across countries in the region.