activities in 2013. Panos Institute Southern Africa The Panos Institute Southern Africa (PSAf) is a regional communication for development non-governmental organization (NGO), with offices in Zambia, Mozambique and South Africa. PSAf promotes informed and inclusive participation of marginalised people in public and policy debates and decision-making processes that affect their lives. As a regional NGO, the vision of PSAf is to "empower the poor and marginalized to drive their development agenda, by ensuring that information is effectively used to foster development, by empowering communities to shape their own agenda". The focus is on amplifying the voices of the poor and marginalized, to ensure that their voices have influence in the development arena by stimulating informed debate, mainly through the media and ICTs. PSAf's work focuses on the following: Media Development and ICTs Heath and Development Governance and Development Environment and Natural Resources Management Cross-cutting issues of human rights, gender and vulnerable groups are mainstreamed in all of PSAf's programme areas. References External links Panos Network Panos London archives site International nongovernmental organizations International organisations based in Senegal