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…
Political Parties and Elections Support
Promoting resilient democracies in Southern Africa
Programme duration: November 2023-November 2028
Programme Overview
Political Parties for Resilient and Inclusive Democracy in Southern Africa is a five-year regional programme that DWF is implementing with the support of USAID (Southern Africa).
The programme presently covers Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia and South Africa, recognising that inclusive, issues-based democratic political parties are critical to a successful democratic system. This is because political parties provide the main channel for articulating issues of public concern, linking the public to their government.
Overall Goal
To support a trend toward representative multiparty systems with political parties that are responsive to citizens while providing targeted assistance to promote electoral integrity.
This is a successor project to the Southern Africa Political Parties and Dialogue (SAPP&D) Programme, which DWF implemented between 2017 and 2023 in Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi and Zambia, focusing on similar objectives.
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…
Political Parties and Elections Support-FIGCCC Multi-stakeholder Joint Convening
Towards Inclusive and Responsive Politics and Development: Lessons from Participatory Approaches in Climate Governance in South Africa Context and background DWF has been implementing…
Cross-Party Dialogue on promotion of youth participation in Political Party Leadership Structures and Elections
For political systems to be representative, there is need for all parts of society to be included. One of the key groups are the…
Regional launch of the Political Parties and Elections Support Programme
The lively city of Luanda, Angola, hosted the launch of the DWF led Regional Programme: Political Parties and Elections Support on 5 June 2024….
Political Parties and Electoral Integrity: A Workshop on Botswana’s Electoral Future
As Botswana prepares for its next crucial elections scheduled for October 2024, various political parties from Botswana met for a two-day workshop in Gaborone…
Shared understanding of the Political Parties and Elections Support programme in Botswana
Background As Botswana goes to the polls in October 2024, it is eminent that the electoral contestants themselves, political parties and candidates inclusive, need…
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