Watch Day 2 Recap of the Whistleblowing Seminar
The second day of the Whistleblowing Seminar focused on what it truly takes to build a functioning whistleblowing ecosystem. The discussions made it clear that…
Work Areas
Democracy Works Foundation offers 5 core programs. We speak of the pillars that our Foundation is built on.
Our 5 programmes are:
- Deepening Democratic Culture
- Citizens & Leaders
- Monitoring
- Strengthening Institutions
- Climate and Environmental Governance.
Our work relevant to each particular program is captured on this page and can be found, per program, in the sidebar on the right or via the top drop-down menu.
Strengthening South Africa’s Whistleblowing Ecosystem: From Disclosure to Accountability
Whistleblowing is a powerful tool for protecting democracy in South Africa, helping to expose corruption, abuse of power and wrongdoing. Whistleblowing emerged as a…
Cool Politics Café Brings Dialogue on Polarisation to the Human Rights Festival at Constitution Hill
This year’s Human Rights Festival at Constitution Hill will host the next Cool Politics Café on Saturday, 28 March 2026. The Human Rights Festival…
Africa @ the G20 episode 4 with Precious Tricia from Akina Mama wa Afrika
In this episode, we sit down with Precious (Abwooli) Tricia, Economic Justice and Climate Action Programme Associate at Akina Mama wa Afrika, for…
Watch: Africa @ the G20 Youth Leadership Highlights
Check out these DWF developed Workbooks for Youth Leaders based on three focus areas: Agenda topic 1: Fair and Equitable Climate Finance Agenda 2: Loss…
Engaging Multilateral Platforms: A Practical Toolkit for African Political Leadership
As the G20 shapes global decisions on economic governance, climate action, development finance, and digital transformation, its outcomes carry profound implications for Africa’s future….
The Whistleblowing Workshop Series Concludes in Durban
Following two successful whistleblowing workshops in Johannesburg and Cape Town last year, Democracy Works Foundation (DWF) concludes its national whistleblowing workshop series in Durban…
Watch: Understanding and Navigating Whistleblowing in the Workplace
This Democracy Works Foundation (DWF) workshop, held in Cape Town, aimed to deepen practical understanding of whistleblowing within the South African workplace, with a…
Policy Brief 2: Implementing measures to catalyse sustainable industrial decarbonisation
This policy brief examines the relevance and application of F20 Recommendation 2, within the African context, as well as the points of convergence and…
Watch: Cool Politics Café on Political Polarisation in South Africa
Watch this powerful conversation, moderated by Tsholofelo Nakedi, featuring an intergenerational panel of political actors and civil society leaders, including Mbali Ntuli, Zulaikha Patel,…