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SOUTHERN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT

COMMUNITY SECRETARIAT
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SADC SECONDARY SCHOOL ESSAY COMPETITION

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ENTRYFORM

PART I

A. PARTICULARS OF PARTICIPANT (to be completed in block / capital letters)

1. Full name: TADIWA TAWANDA MACHAISI _______________

Surname: MACHAISI ______________________________________________

Other / First: _________________________________________________________

2. Residential Address: 11 GRASSMERE AVENUE NORTON ZIMBABWE __

Phone: +263 777 315 400

Fax:_________________Email:tadiwamachaisi974@gmail.com

3. Business / Employer’s Address: ___________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

Phone: _____________ Fax:__________________ Email:_____________________

4. Nationality:_ZIMBABWEAN ______________________________

Date and Place of Birth: 2 NOVEMBER 2006 BELVERDERE MATERNITY HOME_

Passport No: _____________________________________________________

Date and Place of Issue: _________________________________________________

Date of Expiry: _______________________________________________________

Banking Details: ____________________________________________________

 Member States: Angola Lesotho Malawi Namibia Eswatini Botswana Madagascar
Mauritius Seychelles United Republic of Tanzania Comoros Mozambique South Africa
Zambia Zimbabwe Democratic Republic of Congo
Tadiwa Machaisi

Zimbabwean

Student at Oriel Boys High School

16 years old

SADC ESSAY
“How can SADC promote Industrialization for inclusive, resilient and sustainable economic growth?”

BACKGROUND
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) is a Regional Economic Community comprising 16 Member
States, namely; Angola, Botswana, Comoros, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eswatini, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi,
Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Established in 1992, SADC is committed to Regional Integration and poverty eradication within Southern Africa through
economic development and ensuring peace and security. In 2022, SADC commemorated 42nd Anniversary of its journey
from 1st April, 1980 when its forerunner the Southern African Development Coordination Conference (SADCC) was
officially formed, in Lusaka, Zambia and later transformed to SADC on 17th August 1992 in Windhoek, Namibia. Since its
inception, SADC has demonstrated unwavering commitment to peace, stability and security in the region through adoption
of a number of instruments aimed at ensuring peace and stability, as a precondition for socio-economic development.

POINTS:

 Explain in your own words what industrialization is and how it relates to economic development. (10
points)[INTRODUCTION]
 The SADC region is committed to continuing implementation of its activities and programs, especially
those that promote industrialization, because they are essential to the region's long-term socio-
economic success. Provide five specific examples, explain their significance, and discuss how they
have contributed to the region's development. (20 points)[BODY 1]
 What are the focus areas in which you think the SADC region should intervene to maximize the
execution of industrialization-based projects, and what are the barriers that are impeding
industrialization and access to many markets within the area? (20 points)[BODY 2]
 The SADC industrialization Strategy (2015-2063) and Roadmap seeks to encourage economic and
technological transformation in the Region, with an emphasis on initiatives to build regional value
chains. Discuss some of the priority areas for regional value chains development in the SADC region
and offer examples where required. (25 points)[BODY 3]
 It is an effort by the SADC region to create sustainable economic growth that benefits everyone and
can withstand challenges. In what ways have other sectors contributed to augment industrialization,
and what specific examples can you provide? (25 points)[CONCLUSION]