Working Together to Support Electoral Integrity in Malawi
A multi-stakeholder dialogue to reflect on and draw lessons from past elections to improve the 2025 electoral process On 16 September 2025, Malawi will…
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
Political Parties and Elections Support →
CSO Capacity Building for Credible Local Elections →
Malawi Parliamentary Support Program →
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 Applauded for Strengthening Collaboration In Support Of Public Integrity
Democracy Works Foundation has been widely commended for forging historic and strategic collaboration between Parliament and key Oversight Agencies to enhance public integrity and…
Strengthening Accountability: A Major Success at the Parliament-Ombudsman Meeting
Highlights and takeaways from the legal affairs committee and office of the Ombudsman interface meeting on the 23 October 2024 held in Malawi. On…
Preparing Malawi Political Parties For Effective Participation in Upcoming Elections
Malawi’s general elections are scheduled for September 2025. This will be yet another important milestone in the country’s democracy. Elections give voice to the…
Enhancing Political Party Capacity for Election Monitoring of Namibia Elections
Background Elections are an essential feature of any democracy. Elections give voice to the political will of the people. The right to participate in…
Botswana political parties convene in Gaborone for poll watching pre-election workshop
Botswana is set to hold general elections on 30 October 2024. This election is considered the most competitive in Botswana’s history, with more political…
Political parties urged to prioritise climate change as a critical, cross-cutting issue
In the face of escalating global climate challenges, Democracy Works Foundation (DWF) hosted a reflective joint convening on the intersection of climate change and…
Consultative Workshop on Local Government Law and Local Governance Capacity Building for Journalists
On the week of August 13-16, our Angola team conducted two critical workshops, one aimed at CSOs and the other at media practitioners. These…
PYWIEG Project’s Reflective Stakeholder Meeting hosted in Lesotho
Synthesising PYWEIG’s Results into a Concrete Solution for Women and Youth: A Responsive Enterprise Business Support Services Background Strengthening the socio-economic development and…
PYWIEG Lesotho: Participatory Action Research (PAR) Findings
In a significant collaborative effort, Democracy Works Foundation (DWF) and the Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) in Lesotho embarked on the Participatory Action Research…