Forward-looking Engagements at the African Union ECOSOCC Citizens Forum 2024
The 2024 ECOSOCC Citizens Forum on Democracy and Institutional Resilience is a landmark event organized by the Economic, Social, and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC), an…
Deepening Democratic Culture
Our Democracy Spaces program contributes to deepening democratic culture.
In young democracies democratic practice is often not embedded in culture. Elements exist, historically, traditionally but are often not carried across cultures or populations. Investing in democratic culture must be seen as an activity that is always ongoing, that is never ‘finished’. Old democracies show us time and again how important it is to continue to invest in democratic culture.
Democracy Works Foundation believes that in order to strengthen democratic culture it is important to invest in critical thinking, dialogues and exchanges of ideas to foster freedom of speech. We believe it is equally important to provide platforms for the open exchange of ideas and to help build a culture of consensus and peaceful settlement of differences.
AU Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance →
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Inclusive Policy Development and Dialogue Programme →
State of Democracy Debates →
Political Cafes →
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Watch the visuals from the Moving Beyond The Rhetoric Regional Symposium
Democracy Works Foundation (DWF) recently hosted The Southern Africa Regional Symposium, themed Moving Beyond The Rhetoric: The Role of Regional Economic Communities and Normative…
The Essence of Leveraging Regional Economic Communities for Inclusive and Thriving Democracies
Our journey towards robust democracies in Africa is ongoing, with aspirations for democracies that are uniquely African, inclusive, and consensus-driven. In a region marked…
Watch the Regional Symposium opening keynote addresses
Democracy Works Foundation (DWF) hosted The Southern Africa Regional Symposium, a significant initiative to address critical challenges in advancing democratic governance and electoral integrity…
DWF to host regional symposium on Moving Beyond Rhetoric in Advancing Democratic Governance and Electoral Integrity
Regional symposium on Moving Beyond Rhetoric: The Role of Regional Economic Communities and Normative Frameworks in advancing democratic governance and Electoral Integrity in Southern…
Existing Norms and Frameworks Central to Sustaining Democratic Governance in Southern Africa
“Development cannot be left to the “magic wand” of market forces alone…development needs an active state participation. Consensus is now emerging in development discourses…
Meet the SADC Charter Project Africa grantees
The Charter Project Africa has awarded three grants to SADC organisations – Action for Democratic Governance (A4DG), SADC Lawyers Association (CYLA) and SADC Youth…
Charter Project Africa awards three further grants for Democratic Governance Initiatives in SADC Region
Seven organisations working on democracy, governance, and civic technologies in Southern Africa received seed grants from DWF as part of the Charter Project Africa…
The SADC democracy agenda: channels, lessons and digital technologies for civil society engagement
Democracy Works Foundation and consortium partner ECDPM look at how civil society organisations can engage with the Southern African Development Community (SADC) when it…
South Africa Hosts Multi-Stakeholder Charter Africa Dialogue at Historic Constitutional Hill
Following the fruitful Charter Project Africa Multi-Stakeholder National Dialogues held in Botswana, Zambia, and Tanzania from May to July, Democracy Works Foundation (DWF) is…