Firstly, women in civil society should get involved in the examination of what has already been done in their countries to implement the Dakar and Beijing Platforms for Action (PFAs).

Find out what is going on in your country by asking questions like:

• Was there a report back after Beijing? Who participated? What was the outcome?
• Is there a national gender policy? Who participated in its formulation? Is it being implemented?
• Is CEDAW ratified? Domesticated? Implemented?
• Is there a strategic plan of action for PFAs? Who prepared it? What areas of the PFAs are prioritised? What has been implemented? If none, why?
• Is there any change in women’s lives since Beijing? For better or worse?
• Is there a national report? Who participated/is participating? Who is organising the review? Are NGOs involved?
• Is there an NGO shadow report? Who is writing it? Who is funding it?
• How is your national delegation for the 6^th African Regional Conference on Women (6ARCW) selected?

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Click here for the list of national focal points for the Sixth African Regional Conference On Women For a complete list of countries that ratified CEDAW, click here

For a list of African countries that ratified CEDAW, click here

To see if your country has submitted a national plan of action in the follow-up to Beijing, click here