No meaningful political progress without the inclusion of women
Democracy Works Foundation Botswana successfully launched its training and mentorship support for women in political participation under the Botswana Democracy Works Academy for Women…
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Democracy Works Academy 2021 Mentors
Meet the Democracy Works Academy Mentors for the 2021 Fellows cohort. Our mentors are Melandre Frost – Research Specialist for the City of Tshwane,…
Cool Politics Café: Intergenerational Dialogue
Meet our panelists for the intergenerational dialogue facilitated by Dr. Sithembile Mbete. Our panelists: Dan Mafora, Fasiha Hassan, Nomboniso Gasa, and Matthew Parks…
Cool Politics Cafe
Meet our Panelist for our Youth-Led Conversation on 9 June, where we will be explore a pressing topic: “Why Access to Opportunities for South…
Democracy Works Foundation’s Regional Conference 29 – 30 April 2021
Democracy Works Foundation (DWF) has organised a regional conference to enhance the credibility and public confidence in electoral processes in a fast-changing political environment…
Policy Brief 35: South Africa needs electoral system overhaul
Introduction The Constitutional Court’s decision in July 2020 to declare unconstitutional aspects of the Electoral Act which disallow individuals to stand as independent candidates…
Press Release: Civil Society Organisations Participate in the Women’s Sectoral Parliament in the Northern Cape Provincial Legislature
Democracy Works Foundation (DWF) and civil society organisations (CSOs) working in low-income communities today meet with members of the Northern Cape Provincial Legislature (NCPL)…
Democracy Works Foundation assists Civil Society to get Provincial Legislature support during COVID-19
COVID-19 has touched almost every aspect of the social, economic, private and political lives of all South Africans. One such impact, which has wide-spread…
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…
South Africa in desperate need of electoral overhaul
The Constitutional Court’s decision to declare unconstitutional aspects of the Electoral Act – which disallow individuals to stand as independent candidates for elections in…