It’s time we all called out the perpetrators of gender-based violence
As women, we live with the reality that we are more likely to experience GBV by someone we know than some random stranger. It…
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 →
CSO Capacity Building for Credible Local Elections→
Inclusive Policy Development and Dialogue Programme →
State of Democracy Debates →
Political Cafes →
Lectures →
Lockdown’s limitation of rights mustn’t become new norm, warn academics
Academics have warned suspended rights during the lockdown period should not become a new norm while the government does not have a post-Covid-19 plan…
Treatment Action Campaign advocates for shortage of contraceptive medication in Greater Giyani Clinics
The health system in Limpopo faces challenges due to shortages of medication in clinics and too few staff. Moreover, assistant nurses are no longer…
Ritavi Victim Empowerment Programme in Limpopo Province acts on liquor outlets and crime in Dan village
For twenty years Dan Village was known as the village of crime in the Tzaneen /Nkowa-Nkowa area, Limpopo Province. People were scared to visit…
Only a vibrant civil society will protect democracy during Covid-19
A spirited civil society is crucial to the sustainability of democracy. With the world facing its biggest health crisis since the Spanish Flu of…
The voices missing from South Africa’s response to COVID-19
Ten days after South Africa reported its first case of COVID-19 on 5 March 2020, the government moved quickly to declare a national state of…
Basic education in a pandemic: The pitfalls of online learning in an already unequal society
In recent weeks we have seen private and public schools, with the necessary infrastructure and resources, introduce online curricula for their learners. However, for…
Oasis determined to see Upington’s disabled children in schools
Oasis Skills Development Centre, situated in the ZF Mgcawu municipality, in Upington Northern Cape, has been operating since 1999. In 2015, Oasis was officially…
Optimystic Bikers hopes to partner with the Northern Cape legislature in combating Gender-Based Violence
Optimystic Bikers Against Abuse is an activist organisation based in Kimberley, Northern Cape. The organisation was founded in March 2011 and is dedicated to…
The impact of Coronavirus could compare to the Great Depression
And a corresponding rise in nationalism and xenophobia may follow, just as it did in the 1930s. The coronavirus crisis will be the biggest…