For more than a decade, Panos Institute Southern Africa (PSAf) has been cultivating an informed
and inclusive environment for public policy debate in the region, working with the media and
other communicators to enable marginalized populations in southern Africa to play an active role
in the decision-making process that drives development.
As an independent regional information and communication organisation, Panos Institute Southern Africa
- Create accessible and effective communication channels, and provide platforms for informed debate
- Builds the capacity of journalist,media and other information providers to report on development
issues vital to the region
- Generates processes and packages accessible information on critical development issues, ranging
from globalisation, governance and sustainable natural resourse use to HIV/AIDS
- Conduct research on communication and development issues to promote more informed decision-making
- Partners with national and regional media, as well as civil society, academics and NGOs across the region
