Providing tools to build resilient democracies.
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 →
Celeste Louw, founder of the Optimystic Bikers against Abuse, speaks of how improved understanding of public participation processes has positively impacted the work of…
Martina della Togna, parliamentary communications expert, speaks about communication being at the center of public participation and the importance of legislatures investing in meaningful…
Lesego Moore, DWF Project Officer, reflects on his experience of working on the CSPPL project touching on themes such as government gate keeping, civil…
Democracy Works Foundation (DWF) has learned and equally shared much knowledge through the project to bridge the gap between civil society organisations (CSOs) and…
In 2020, the Constitutional Court declared the Electoral Act unconstitutional because it doesn’t allow for independent candidates to be elected. Now the spirit of…
Carmen Gopane, Public Participation & Communications Manager in the Northern Cape Provincial Legislature (NCPL), details the role of legislative oversight in addressing service delivery…
Carmen Gopane, Public Participation & Communications Manager in the Northern Cape Provincial Legislature (NCPL), speaks about the power of information sharing in creating a…
Nompumelelo Runji, political analyst and Founder of Critical ThinkAR, speaks about how the value of transparency was undermined in decision-making under Covid-19 regulations. She…
In March 2020, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced cabinet’s plans to put South Africa on lockdown as part of the government’s efforts to reducing the…
The Board of Directors of Democracy Works Foundation, along with the Board of Directors of DWF Malawi, announces with sadness the passing of Rev….