The key role of the community is to achieve development and economic growth, alleviate poverty, enhance the standard and quality of life of the people of Southern Africa and support the socially disadvantaged through regional integration.
GWPSA's partners are found in the following countries:
- Angola
- Botswana
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Eswatini
- Lesotho
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mauritius
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- South Africa
- Tanzania
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe