Zambia Youth and Women Manifesto
Within the framework of the Southern Africa Political Parties and Dialogue (SAPP&D) Programme, Democracy Works Foundation (DWF) in Zambia in partnership with the Zambia…
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DWF-Eswatini co-hosts a high-level peer to peer learning exchange with the Electoral Commissions Forum of SADC Countries
Democracy Works Foundation-Eswatini (DWF-eSwatini), hosted a two-day Peer to Peer Learning Exchange in collaboration with the Electoral Commissions Forum of SADC Countries (ECF–SADC). The…
DWA fellows 2020 celebrate their graduation
Democracy Works Academy Fellows celebrated a successful 2020 year in December 2020, despite a turbulent year prompted by the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic,…
Building stronger bridges between provincial legislatures and CSOs: Reflections from a baseline study
A government that works for the people should necessarily work with the people. This is particularly true for the legislative sector which is mandated…
Electoral Reform Multi-Stakeholder Meeting held in Manzini – Eswatini
Photo: US Ambassador, Honourable Lisa Peterson addressing the meeting. Democracy Works Foundation Eswatini successfully hosted an Electoral Reform Multi-Stakeholder Engagement Meeting on 27 August…
Unethical businesses will face people’s protest
It is likely that companies will see increasing “public” protests against them, similar to the “service delivery” protests against government corruption, mismanagement and poor…
Partner highlight: Monitoring, evaluation and learning for cohesive social impact – from ends to means
Introduction In South Africa, discussions of social cohesion and social impact tend to happen in silos. Civil society organisations and some government departments (Arts,…
The power of community driven oversight to promote social cohesion
Providing Civil Society Organisations with the tools needed to drive community driven accountability is connected directly to promoting social cohesion and a community’s ability…
South Africa: Democracy Works Foundation & Human Science Research Council – Building an Inclusive Post-Covid-19 Economy for South Africa
Given the cataclysmic nature of the Covid-19 economic crisis conventional economic responses, of pursuing counter-cyclical fiscal policy, which is increasing public spending and cutting…
Partner Highlight: Action Support Centre strengthens resilience of migrant women
Theirs was a journey of hope as they travelled from the Great Lakes region (DRC, Burundi, Rwanda and Uganda) seeking a better future in…