Consultative Workshop on Local Government Law and Local Governance Capacity Building for Journalists
On the week of August 13-16, our Angola team conducted two critical workshops, one aimed at CSOs and the other at media practitioners. These…
Strengthening Institutions
Democracy Works Foundation seeks to strengthen democratic developmental states we focus on the following institutions:
The Executive: enhancing capacity for effective democratic governance
The Legislature: strengthening oversight capacity
Civil Society: building capacity for service delivery support, oversight and its watch-dog function
Political Parties: enhancing internal party democracy and democratic leadership for a New Politic
Extra-parliamentary Institutions – also known as Chapter 9 institutions in South Africa: assisting their capacity to fulfill their respective mandates.
Current Projects
Political Parties and Elections Support →
CSO Capacity Building for Credible Local Elections →
Malawi Parliamentary Support Program →
The Southern African Political Parties and Dialogue (SAPP&D) Programme →
Putting Women and Youth at the Center of Economic Governance →
Past Projects
The Civil Society Participation in Provincial Legislatures (CSPPL) Programme →
PYWIEG Project’s Reflective Stakeholder Meeting hosted in Lesotho
Synthesising PYWEIG’s Results into a Concrete Solution for Women and Youth: A Responsive Enterprise Business Support Services Background Strengthening the socio-economic development and…
PYWIEG Lesotho: Participatory Action Research (PAR) Findings
In a significant collaborative effort, Democracy Works Foundation (DWF) and the Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) in Lesotho embarked on the Participatory Action Research…
Political Parties and Elections Support-FIGCCC Multi-stakeholder Joint Convening
Towards Inclusive and Responsive Politics and Development: Lessons from Participatory Approaches in Climate Governance in South Africa Context and background DWF has been implementing…
Cross-Party Dialogue on promotion of youth participation in Political Party Leadership Structures and Elections
For political systems to be representative, there is need for all parts of society to be included. One of the key groups are the…
Regional launch of the Political Parties and Elections Support Programme
The lively city of Luanda, Angola, hosted the launch of the DWF led Regional Programme: Political Parties and Elections Support on 5 June 2024….
Lesotho Workshop on Procurement and Beneficial Ownership
In an effort to deepen transparency and inclusive, corrupt-free, responsive, good governance and policy-processes around socio-economic development, employability and policy development in Lesotho, Democracy…
Political Parties and Electoral Integrity: A Workshop on Botswana’s Electoral Future
As Botswana prepares for its next crucial elections scheduled for October 2024, various political parties from Botswana met for a two-day workshop in Gaborone…
Shared understanding of the Political Parties and Elections Support programme in Botswana
Background As Botswana goes to the polls in October 2024, it is eminent that the electoral contestants themselves, political parties and candidates inclusive, need…
Watch the visuals from the Moving Beyond The Rhetoric Regional Symposium
Democracy Works Foundation (DWF) recently hosted The Southern Africa Regional Symposium, themed Moving Beyond The Rhetoric: The Role of Regional Economic Communities and Normative…