Participatory Action Research inception meetings with women and youth-led CSOs
Democracy Works Foundation (DWF), in partnership with the Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA), is, implementing “Putting Youth and Women at the centre of Inclusive…
Strengthening Institutions
Democracy Works Foundation seeks to strengthen democratic developmental states we focus on the following institutions:
- The Executive: enhancing capacity for effective democratic governance
- The Legislature: strengthening oversight capacity
- Civil Society: building capacity for service delivery support, oversight and its watch-dog function
- Political Parties: enhancing internal party democracy and democratic leadership for a New Politic
- Extra-parliamentary Institutions – also known as Chapter 9 institutions in South Africa: assisting their capacity to fulfill their respective mandates.
Current Projects
The Southern African Political Parties and Dialogue (SAPP&D) Programme →
Putting Women and Youth at the Center of Economic Governance →
Past Projects
The Civil Society Participation in Provincial Legislatures (CSPPL) Programme →
DWF aims to increase Youth and Women-led CSOs participation in Lesotho’s SMME ecosystem
Putting Youth and Women at the Centre of Inclusive Economic Growth (PYWIEG) is a three-and-a-half-years programme funded by the European Union Delegation in Lesotho…
Reflecting on lessons and strategies for civil society capacity building when engaging with Provincial government structures
As the Civil Society Participation in Provincial Legislatures (CSPPL) project draws to a close, Shirlane Douglas, who undertook the CSPPL project evaluation shares her…
Conversation with Democracy Podcast Episode 8: The advocacy of the Treatment Action Campaign.
Daniel Mathebula, Provincial Trainer at the Treatment Action Campaign in Limpopo, speaks about the role of the organisation and the civil movement’s aim to…
DWF Regional Conference Shines Light on Credible Elections
As citizens in Southern Africa are rising to demand elections everyone can trust, political parties and election managers have no time to brink in…
Democracy Works Foundation’s Regional Conference 29 – 30 April 2021
Democracy Works Foundation (DWF) has organised a regional conference to enhance the credibility and public confidence in electoral processes in a fast-changing political environment…
Putting Youth and Women at the center of Inclusive Economic Governance in Lesotho
Announcement Democracy Works Foundation Lesotho is implementing a pioneering programme with the aim of assisting the youth and women of the Mountain Kingdom in…
Conversation with Democracy Podcast Episode 7: A South African focus on global efforts to strengthening Legislatures
Victoria Hasson, senior parliamentary advisor at the Westminster Foundation for Democracy, shares her experiences of conducting legislature capacity building and knowledge co-creation workshops in…
Conversation with Democracy Podcast Episode 6: The power of civil society collaboration
Celeste Louw, founder of the Optimystic Bikers against Abuse, speaks of how improved understanding of public participation processes has positively impacted the work of…
Conversation with Democracy Podcast Episode 5: Strategic communication, the key to Legislatures
Martina della Togna, parliamentary communications expert, speaks about communication being at the center of public participation and the importance of legislatures investing in meaningful…