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The 5th edition of the Southern African Regional Students and Youth Conference on Sexual and Reproductive Health (SARSYC V) that recently took place in Gaborone, Botswana, called on SADC Member States to among other things advocate for the continuation of education as a crucial element of the Pact for the Future, the successor framework to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG 2030).Richard Olong (RO) is the Regional Program Manager for the Horn, East, and Southern Africa at Oxfam Denmark. He was one of the presenters at the conference. In this interview with SADC PF Media and Communications Officer Moses Magadza (MM), he shares his views on the conference and the need to keep education on the post 2030 agenda.

By Moses Magadza

WINDHOEK, NAMIBIA - THE SADC Parliamentary Forum has launched a Regional Webinar Series on Democratic Governance in the SADC Region, to enable Parliamentarians and other stakeholders to examine, discuss and exchange experiences towards strengthening democracy.

The SADC PF collaborated with various partners including the Institute for Pan-African Thought & Conversation (IPATC); Institute for Global Dialogue (IGD); the University of Johannesburg; the Thabo Mbeki African School of Public and International Affairs, (TM African School) University of South Africa (UNISA); and International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) to organise the webinar series.