Providing tools to build resilient democracies.
Democracy Works Foundation seeks to strengthen democratic developmental states we focus on the following institutions:
Political Parties for Resilient and Inclusive Democracy in Southern Africa Programme
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 →
Provincial Parliaments are critically important to South Africa’s democracy. As vehicles for public participation, they provide opportunities for oversight, accountability, and transparency on issues that affect our lives. During the month of…
A Democracy Works Foundation (DWF) Policy Dialogue between six political parties in Lilongwe, Malawi, has given the parties an opportunity to draw learnings from…
The close of 2019 also concluded year two of the Democracy Works Foundation (DWF)’s project to support improved engagement between provincial legislatures and marginalised…
Limpopo visit: meeting with Civil Society Organisations and the Limpopo Legislature The Civil Society in Provincial Legislatures’ (CSPPL) Team visited the Limpopo Province…
Democracy Works Foundation in partnership with the Westminster Foundation for Democracy are the implementing partners in a three-year programme called, Civil Society Participation in…
Southern Africa is a region with great potential. However, the region faces a number of critical challenges, among them water and energy challenges that…
Democracy Works Foundation (DWF) is proud to announce its partnership with the Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD) on a new provincial programme funded by…
Lack of accountability has been one of the single biggest reasons for Africa’s continued underdevelopment, failed states and civil wars. In Africa, the protection…
The Democracy Works Occasional Paper ‘The Democracy We Want’ presents the institution’s views on what a more equitable, inclusive, sustainable and healthy democracy in…
There are several threats already hanging over the ANC’s elective conference in December. How could this influence its outcomes? There’s a really good chance…