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As African people with similar problems, the Southern African Social Forum (SASF) will provide space for advocacy for a better quality life and development for all.  The Forum will more specifically :

1. Provide the sub-regional a platform for social activists to strengthen popular democracy and mobilization

2. Critically challenge the status quo of abject poverty, gender inequality and discrimination, high level corruption, social insecurity, unconstitutional governance, HIV/AIDS pandemic, etc.

3. Build a regional solidarity network around issues of social, political and economical justice

4. Create a loose coalition that will guarantee effective participation in the future Southern African Social Forum (SASF), the Africa Social Forum (ASF) and the World Social Forum (WSF)

SASF Launch March, Lusaka, Zambia
Photo courtesy of Janne Sivonen, KEPA

SASF Launch March
Photo courtesy of Janne Sivonen, KEPA

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