The power of community driven oversight to promote social cohesion
Providing Civil Society Organisations with the tools needed to drive community driven accountability is connected directly to promoting social cohesion and a community’s ability…
Deepening Democratic Culture
Our Deepening Democratic Culture programme contributes to strengthening democratic practice and tradition.
In young democracies democratic practice is often not embedded in culture. Elements exist, historically, traditionally but are often not carried across cultures or populations. Investing in democratic culture must be seen as an activity that is always ongoing, that is never ‘finished’. Older democracies show us time and again how important it is to continue to invest in democratic culture.
Democracy Works Foundation believes that in order to strengthen democratic culture it is important to invest in critical thinking, dialogues and exchanges of ideas to foster freedom of speech and new ideas for democracy entrenchment. We believe it is equally important to provide platforms for the open exchange of ideas and to help build a culture of consensus and peaceful settlement of differences.
Protecting and Promoting Whistleblowing in South Africa (PPW) →
AU Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance →
CSO Capacity Building for Credible Local Elections→
Inclusive Policy Development and Dialogue Programme →
State of Democracy Debates →
Political Cafes →
Lectures →
Northern Cape Provincial Legislature takes extraordinary steps to strengthen public participation
Introduction The need for oversight and accountability over service delivery failures in our communities has only been increased as a result of the Covid-19…
Press Release: Civil Society Organisations Participate in the Women’s Sectoral Parliament in the Northern Cape Provincial Legislature
Democracy Works Foundation (DWF) and civil society organisations (CSOs) working in low-income communities today meet with members of the Northern Cape Provincial Legislature (NCPL)…
Democracy Works Foundation assists Civil Society to get Provincial Legislature support during COVID-19
COVID-19 has touched almost every aspect of the social, economic, private and political lives of all South Africans. One such impact, which has wide-spread…
Oasis determined to see Upington’s disabled children in schools
Oasis Skills Development Centre, situated in the ZF Mgcawu municipality, in Upington Northern Cape, has been operating since 1999. In 2015, Oasis was officially…
Optimystic Bikers hopes to partner with the Northern Cape legislature in combating Gender-Based Violence
Optimystic Bikers Against Abuse is an activist organisation based in Kimberley, Northern Cape. The organisation was founded in March 2011 and is dedicated to…
DWF launches Cool Politics Cafe. Join us on 24 May in Johannesburg!
On Friday 24 May 2019, at Constitutional Hill in Johannesburg Democracy Works Foundation launches it’s new Cool Politics Cafe. DWF’s Cool Politics Cafe will…
Inclusive Policy Development and Dialogue Programme
Democracy Works Foundation is proud to announce the start of our eSwatini Inclusive Policy Development and Dialogue Programme. IPDD is being implemented by Democracy…
Our media partners
Democracy Works Foundation Spaces Programme provides platforms for democratic engagement in order to grow democratic culture. Critical thinking and sharing of information and analysis…
1 June 2016 Political Cafe
On 1 June Democracy Works Foundation holds its first Political Cafe in Braamfontein, Johannesburg. The Cafes are set to become a monthly event in…