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,…
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DWF-Eswatini co-hosts a high-level peer to peer learning exchange with the Electoral Commissions Forum of SADC Countries
Democracy Works Foundation-Eswatini (DWF-eSwatini), hosted a two-day Peer to Peer Learning Exchange in collaboration with the Electoral Commissions Forum of SADC Countries (ECF–SADC). The…
Conversation with Democracy Podcast Episode 8: The advocacy of the Treatment Action Campaign.
Daniel Mathebula, Provincial Trainer at the Treatment Action Campaign in Limpopo, speaks about the role of the organisation and the civil movement’s aim to…
Conversation with Democracy Podcast Episode 7: A South African focus on global efforts to strengthening Legislatures
Victoria Hasson, senior parliamentary advisor at the Westminster Foundation for Democracy, shares her experiences of conducting legislature capacity building and knowledge co-creation workshops in…
Conversation with Democracy Podcast Episode 6: The power of civil society collaboration
Celeste Louw, founder of the Optimystic Bikers against Abuse, speaks of how improved understanding of public participation processes has positively impacted the work of…
Conversation with Democracy Podcast Episode 5: Strategic communication, the key to Legislatures
Martina della Togna, parliamentary communications expert, speaks about communication being at the center of public participation and the importance of legislatures investing in meaningful…
Conversation with Democracy Podcast Episode 4: Bridging the Gap between Communities & Legislatures
Lesego Moore, DWF Project Officer, reflects on his experience of working on the CSPPL project touching on themes such as government gate keeping, civil…
Conversation with Democracy Podcast Episode 3: Legislatures are the watchdog over “Tax payers” money
Carmen Gopane, Public Participation & Communications Manager in the Northern Cape Provincial Legislature (NCPL), details the role of legislative oversight in addressing service delivery…
Conversation with Democracy Podcast Episode 2: Legislatures as spaces of information sharing
Carmen Gopane, Public Participation & Communications Manager in the Northern Cape Provincial Legislature (NCPL), speaks about the power of information sharing in creating a…
Conversation with Democracy Podcast Episode 1: Governance, Democracy & Human Rights in a time of Covid-19
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…