Providing tools to build resilient democracies.
Democracy Works Foundation seeks to strengthen democratic developmental states we focus on the following institutions:
The Southern African Political Parties and Dialogue (SAPP&D) Programme →
Putting Women and Youth at the Center of Economic Governance →
The Civil Society Participation in Provincial Legislatures (CSPPL) Programme →
BACKGROUND Sustainable democracy is inconceivable without political parties. Multiparty democracy depends on the existence of well-functioning political parties, a conducive electoral environment and rules…
Sustained economic development requires the inclusion of Lesotho youth The Youth of Africa has been a global topic in recent years. Facing issues like…
In a political and economic ecosystem where women and youth participate meaningfully to achieve sustainable economic development, women and youth-led enterprises must understand government…
Putting Youth and Women at the Centre of Inclusive Economic Growth (PYWEIG) project Democracy Works Foundation (DWF) is a Southern African non-profit organisation focused…
DWF, in partnership with The Federation of Women’s Lawyers of Lesotho (FIDA – Lesotho), is implementing a three and half years project titled “Putting…
Elections are a very important feature in any democracy. Elections give voice to the political will of the people. The right to participate in…
Introduction Access to clean and sustainable water and energy resources is instrumental in all the efforts to alleviate poverty for the region’s population. In…
Southern Africa is a region with great potential. The region, however, faces a number of critical challenges- among them, serious water and energy challenges…
In Lesotho, Parliamentary elections are scheduled to be held in mid-October 2022. This will be yet another important milestone in the democratic development of…
Political parties are considered the pillars of contemporary representative democracy. This is true as representative democracy requires intermediary actors between state and society and…