Policy Brief 45: The Role of Opposition Parties in Developing Democracies
The role of opposition parties is critical in determining the level of accountability by governing parties and governments, the effectiveness of public service delivery…
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 →
Conference on Political Parties as Pillars for Socially Inclusive and Resilient Democracies in the Region
Political parties have been critical to the development of democracy in many African countries. Ideally, they provide a channel for articulating public concerns, linking…
DWF Angola presents the CAB4CLE Project at Provincial Level
The CAB4CLE Provincial Presentation Workshop occurred in Huambo, Angola, on 23 May. All relevant stakeholders participated, including the Governor’s representative, municipal administration, traditional authorities…
Post-Election Reflection Workshop with Political Parties in Lesotho
In October 2022, Lesotho held a general election to elect Members of the National Assembly. Like in any other elections, political parties had to…
Political Parties in Zambia Plan for Success: A Five Year Outlook
Political parties have historically been considered imperfect candidates for strategic planning because of the complexity of designing and implementing in the environment in which…
Introducing the CSO Capacity Building For Credible Local Elections (CAB4CLE) Angola
About CAB4CLE DWF is implementing the CSO Capacity Building for Credible Local Elections, known as the CAB4CLE project, in Angola from October 2022 to…
Learning from the past to inform the future: Post elections reflection workshop
BACKGROUND Sustainable democracy is inconceivable without political parties. Multiparty democracy depends on the existence of well-functioning political parties, a conducive electoral environment and rules…
Never too Young to Drive Economic Change
Sustained economic development requires the inclusion of Lesotho youth The Youth of Africa has been a global topic in recent years. Facing issues like…
Youth & Women-Led enterprises supported to better understand the entrepreneurship landscape
In a political and economic ecosystem where women and youth participate meaningfully to achieve sustainable economic development, women and youth-led enterprises must understand government…
CALL FOR EXPRESSION OF INTERESTS FOR PYWEIG PROJECT
Putting Youth and Women at the Centre of Inclusive Economic Growth (PYWEIG) project Democracy Works Foundation (DWF) is a Southern African non-profit organisation focused…