DWF BUILDS CAPACITY OF POLITICAL PARTIES TO MONITOR ELECTIONS
When the High Court of Malawi, sitting as a Constitutional Court, annulled the 2019 presidential elections results and ordered a fresh election, the court…
Programs
Democracy Works Foundation offers 4 core programs. We speak of the pillars that our Foundation is built on.
Our 4 programs are:
- Deepening Democratic Culture
- Citizens & Leaders
- Monitoring
- Strengthening Institutions
Our work relevant to each particular program is captured on this page and can be found, per program, in the sidebar on the right or via the top drop-down menu.
Treatment Action Campaign advocates for shortage of contraceptive medication in Greater Giyani Clinics
The health system in Limpopo faces challenges due to shortages of medication in clinics and too few staff. Moreover, assistant nurses are no longer…
Ritavi Victim Empowerment Programme in Limpopo Province acts on liquor outlets and crime in Dan village
For twenty years Dan Village was known as the village of crime in the Tzaneen /Nkowa-Nkowa area, Limpopo Province. People were scared to visit…
Youth Day 2020
Today is a very important day in South Africa, it is one that reminds us of how far the country has come and how…
Only a vibrant civil society will protect democracy during Covid-19
A spirited civil society is crucial to the sustainability of democracy. With the world facing its biggest health crisis since the Spanish Flu of…
DWF ZAMBIA SIGNS MOUs WITH FOUR POLITICAL PARTIES PF, FDD, UPND AND MMD
Southern African Democracy Works Foundation (DWF) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with four Zambian political parties to formalise their commitment to working…
Basic education in a pandemic: The pitfalls of online learning in an already unequal society
In recent weeks we have seen private and public schools, with the necessary infrastructure and resources, introduce online curricula for their learners. However, for…
Oasis determined to see Upington’s disabled children in schools
Oasis Skills Development Centre, situated in the ZF Mgcawu municipality, in Upington Northern Cape, has been operating since 1999. In 2015, Oasis was officially…
Optimystic Bikers hopes to partner with the Northern Cape legislature in combating Gender-Based Violence
Optimystic Bikers Against Abuse is an activist organisation based in Kimberley, Northern Cape. The organisation was founded in March 2011 and is dedicated to…
Northern Cape Provincial Legislature goes online to strengthen public participation during COVID-19
Northern Cape Provincial Legislature goes online to strengthen public participation during COVID-19At a time when the national lockdown is curbing the ability of South…