How can young people shape SA’s democratic future?
Much hopes and expectations have been placed on South Africa’s youth growing up in our still young democracy. The daily struggle for access to…
Themes
Democracy Works Foundation develops and implements work that fits within our 4 core programs, following well defined strategies and methodologies.
In addition to this we have identified cross-cutting thematic focus areas which we prioritise. Each project developed and implemented for each program must focus on at least one of our thematic focus areas or Themes.
Our Themes for 2015 are:
- Gender and women empowerment
- Youth development
- Civil Society (financial) sustainability
- Technology for development
- a New Politic
- Social Compacts
This page captures content and work relevant to the Themes.
The politics of circumcision in South Africa
The deafening silence of political, traditional and cultural leaders, who have in the past positioned themselves as the guardians of African culture, on the…
Supporting Civil Society key to future
Many local civil society organisations are in deep crisis, with many unable to raise funds, others struggling to adjust to a rapidly changing society and…
Vital to invest in people
Unless the development of human capital as widely as possible is at the centre of all South Africa’s development strategies, efforts to raise economic…
Media’s gender apartheid
Outgoing Johannesburg Stock Exchange chief executive Russell Loubser’s recent slapping of a female Mail & Guardian reporter’s behind at a press conference serves as a…
Policy Brief 2: Africa Democracy Trends 2014
Can we see improvement of democracy building in Africa? The question is often asked whether, broadly, we can start to see an overall positive…
The backlash against African women
A few weeks ago, as I was leaving my office, I stopped at a traffic light and watched a young woman cross the street…
William Gumede speaks of founding Democracy Works Foundation
Policy Brief 1: an Economic Indaba for South Africa
South Africa’s perfect storm of structural crises South Africa is experiencing a perfect storm of a number of simultaneously deep-rooted structural crises: political, economic…
On youth participation in politics with William Gumede
On Monday 15 September 2014, the world celebrated the 7th International Day of Democracy. In 2007, the United Nations General Assembly resolved to observe…