Include women in solving our regional problems
The 8th of March is globally marked as International Women’s Day. To honour the women’s movement and struggle for equality, the theme for 2022…
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.
DWA Alumni Hero Stories
Creating Leaders To Build Resilient Democracies Democracy Works Academy is a youth leadership, civic education and dialogue programme established to inspire, empower and connect…
TOOLKIT – TRAINING CURRICULA ON ENERGY AND WATER FOR POLITICAL ACTORS – Zambia
This document is meant for Civil Society Actors to aid them in influencing and advocating for formulation of policies that relate to access to…
TOOLKIT – TRAINING CURRICULA ON ENERGY AND WATER FOR CIVIL SOCIETY – Eswatini
This document is meant for Civil Society Actors to aid them in influencing and advocating for formulation of policies that relate to access to…
Political Parties in Southern Africa: State of Affairs – a comparative study
Political parties are central to modern-day representative democracy. Given the extent to which they provide policy choices to voters, it is acknowledged that representative…
Reflections on Political Parties’ participation in the August 2021 Zambia General Elections
Sustainable democracy is inconceivable without political parties. Multiparty democracy is dependent on the existence of well-functioning political parties, a conducive electoral environment and rules…
TOOLKIT – GENERAL TRAINING CURRICULA FOR POLITICAL ACTORS ON ENERGY AND WATER
This document is meant for Political Actors to aid them in advocating for formulation of policies that relate to access to renewable clean energy…
The role of civic tech in consolidating democracy in Africa
January 2022 will mark the fifteenth anniversary of the adoption of the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance (ACDEG) – an instrument that…
A STRATEGIC REFLECTION ON THE STATE OF POLITICAL PARTIES IN SOUTHERN AFRICA
Democracy Works Foundation hosted a virtual conference Building Resilient and Inclusive Democracies, through Political Parties to share and reflect on the findings of the…
Introducing the CivicTech Fund Africa: Supporting democratic governance through civic participation
Together with its consortium members, including DWF, the Charter Project Africa launched the CivicTech Fund on November 30, 2021. The launch event, held online…