This document is an outcome of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung conference organised in February 2011 in Windhoek. Participants [at the confrence] included representatives of governments and civil society from eight Southern African countries Contents: The triple burden of poverty, inequality and unemployment in Southern Africa and the new discussions on social protection India's Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme: A possible model for Southern Africa? The Basic Income Grant pilot project in Otjivero: lessons for Namibia 7 and Southern Africa Tackling poverty through conditional cash transfers: experiences with the Bolsa Familia programme in Brazil.