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• Whose Interests drive the Government and Politicians in Tanzania?
  [Artigos]

  27 Out 2009By Mvuyisi April As Tanzania approaches its national elections in a years’ time, it is worth looking back at what holds our democracy so that ...

• People as agents of their own development
  [Artigos]

  25 Ago 2009By Samantha Fleming Discuss this on our blog. “Real change can only be achieved through challenging dominant political and economic interests.”   For several years, ...

• Democracy, Dialogue and Development in Tanzania
  [Discursos]

  19 Ago 2009Idasa was invited by the SA High Commission to speak at a Women's Day Seminar in Arusha, Tanzania. The event coincided with Tanzania's Farmers Day ...

• Election Alert No 3, April 2009
  [Artigos]

  21 Abr 2009The Election Monitoring Network (EMN) is a network of independent civil society organisations that deploys a team of 500 monitors nationwide to keep a look-out ...

• Petrol bombs and witch hunts
  [Artigos]

  20 Abr 2009By: Christi van der Westhuizen All is not well in South Africa's heartland, the Free State. The golden plains of the province have become the ...

• Intimidation of voters goes beyond violence
  [Artigos]

  20 Abr 2009By Christi van der Westhuizen The 2009 election has elicited more interest from pundits than the previous two polls because of its promise of greater ...

• Die Vrystaatse politieke toneel
  [Artigos]

  17 Abr 2009Die Vrystaatse politieke toneel mag steeds ANC-gedomineer wees, maar die verskyning van Cope het die politieke temperatuur ernstig opgestoot in 'n paar gebiede, met intimidasie ...

• Free State election campaigns include petrol bombs and witch hunts
  [Artigos]

  17 Abr 2009By Christi van der Westhuizen All is not well in South Africa’s heartland, the Free State.  The golden plains of the province have become the ...

• Working Together to Keep Peace on Track - Bitou Municipality
  [Relatórios de Conferência]

  15 Abr 2009Noting the worsening situation in Bitou municipality (Plettenberg Bay), with specific reference to Kwanokuthula community, EMN deployed monitors there to provide a visible presence of ...

• Dienslewering, onverdraagsaamheid en verkiesingskonflik
  [Artigos]

  15 Abr 2009Deur Christi van der Westhuizen Dienslewering, of die gebrek daaraan, word as ‘n belangrike faktor in hierdie verkiesing beskou. Soos met die vorige verkiesing, probeer gemeenskappe ...

• Khayelitsha and Nyanga residents uneasy before elections
  [Artigos]

  15 Abr 2009By Christi van der Westhuizen Distrust and disillusion. These are the dominant themes that emerge from conversations about the election with the residents of Cape ...

• Bewerings oor intimidasie en misbruik van staatshulp versteur rustige Noord-Kaap
  [Artigos]

  15 Abr 2009Deur Christi van der Westhuizen Die nimmereindigende vlaktes van die Noord-Kaap kan rustig voorkom, maar dit is bedrieglik. Die politieke temperature loop plek-plek hoog in ...

• The IEC and the thorny issue of political party membership in the Northern Cape
  [Artigos]

  15 Abr 2009By Christi van der Westhuizen It’s said that walls don’t speak but the wall of a political party’s constituency office can tell a whole story. ...

• Video of Election Monitoring Network's Press Statement
  [Videos]

  30 Mar 2009The Election Monitoring Network in South Africa held a press conference, where Archbishop Thabo Makgoba made this statement on behalf of the group. The environment ...

• Election Alert No 2, March 2009
  [Artigos]

  30 Mar 2009The Election Monitoring Network (EMN) is a network of independent civil society organisations that deploys a team of 500 monitors nationwide to keep a look-out ...

• Guide for Organisations Wanting to Reduce Electoral Conflict
  [Kit de Ferramentas]

  25 Mar 2009This toolkit has been prepared as a basic guide for South African organisations to contribute to the prevention, management and mitigation of violence over the ...

• Election Monitoring Network - Brief 1
  [Artigos]

  25 Mar 2009In May 1994, South Africa held its first democratic elections. Before 1994, the majority of South Africans were denied the right to vote for the ...

• Everyday issues 'now on election agenda'
  [Artigos]

  18 Mar 2009By: Andisiwe Makinana (Political Writer) The hype and anxiety over next month's elections has seen a rise in everyday issues receiving political treatment and becoming ...

• Contemplating Youth Day 2008
  [Artigos]

  12 Jun 2008This piece is a thoughtful analysis of what 1976 means to a young white South African, whose eyes were opened to a different way of ...

• Researching Perspectives on Xenophobia in Gauteng
  [Relatórios Científicos]

  30 Mai 2008Idasa has interviewed contacts in Gauteng townships about the xenophobic attacks in the past 2 weeks.  Contact was made with respondents who had been trained ...

• Idasa endorses Support for Refugees from Western Cape NGOs
  [Artigos]

  27 Mai 2008Do you want to help?  Click on this link for information about how to help  - TAC Help Refugees  The City of Cape Town has ...

• Local Government and Election Democracy in Nigeria
  [Relatórios de Conferência]

  08 Nov 2007IDASA-Nigeria organized a two-day workshop on “Local Government and Election Democracy in Nigeria” on 17-18 October 2007 at Shiroro Hotel, Minna, Niger State. Which was ...

• Idasa supports advocacy programmes in KZN and Limpopo
  [Artigos]

  03 Out 2007Idasa has been contracted by the Civil Society Advocacy Programme (CSAP) to support advocacy programmes in ten communities in KwaZulu/Natal and Limpopo provinces, in a ...

• Advocacy Handbook for CBOs
  [Kit de Ferramentas]

  31 Jul 2007By: Yvette Geyer In a democratic society there are many different groups which might have competing interests. You need to make your voice heard and ...

• Building Consensus in Zimbabwe
  [Relatórios de Conferência]

  04 Jun 2007In response to the need for democratic forces, including civil society as a key role player, to take full advantage of the opportunity afforded by ...

• Building Citizen Leadership in Angola
  [Artigos]

  29 Mai 2007Idasa is currently working in Angola with Norwegian Church Aid and the Angolan Council of Churches, to develop leadership capacity amongst citizens.  This work has ...

• Observing the Nigerian Elections
  [Relatórios Científicos]

  21 Mai 2007By Stefan Gilbert Nigeria's recent election was a highly anticipated event with international political and business interests watching closely.  IDASA's Nigeria office undertook an election ...

• Ethnicity and Human Rights
  [Discursos]

  06 Nov 2006Alongside the South African Human Rights Commission, IDASA recently co-hosted a seminar on Ethnicity and Human Rights.  Paul Graham, IDASA's Executive Director, spoke about the complexity of ...

• Citizen Leadership making a difference in Mthatha
  [Stories from the field]

  21 Set 2006Force to be reckoned with Mthatha is a dirty, shabby town. There’s litter everywhere. Most of the people are very poor, so the streets are ...

• Citizens @ Work: September 2006
  [Boletins Informativos]

  20 Set 2006This edition of Citizens at Work, the newsletter of the Citizen and Community Empowerment Programme, includes articles about Major step for DRC democracy; Occasional Column ...

• Citizen Leadership making a difference in Kommagas
  [Stories from the field]

  20 Set 2006A meeting of minds From the outside, Komaggas looks like a model town. It is nestled in the hills of the Northern Cape and is ...

• Idasa Study Circles Programme Evaluation Report
  [Relatórios Científicos]

  07 Set 2006This report details the findings of an evaluation process undertaken by an independent consultant commissioned by Idasa, to assess the progress and impact of its ...

• Exploring the Civil Economic Connection, Final Report August - 2006 Developing Democracy to Support Economic Development: Articulating a Model to Understand the Link Between Public Talk and Action
  [Relatórios Científicos]

  28 Jul 2006By Teddy Nemeroff  For the past year, supported by its joint learning agreement with the Kettering Foundation, Idasa has explored the link between the strength ...

• Building the Capacity of Communities for Development in Rural KZN
  [Artigos]

  30 Jun 2006By Teddy Nemeroff, Bonginkosi Mhlanga, and Mvuyisi April A man goes to sow seeds in a field. He throws seeds up and down the field ...

• Citizens @ Work: June 2006
  [Boletins Informativos]

  15 Jun 2006This edition of Citizens at Work, the newsletter of the Citizen and Community Empowerment Programme, includes articles about the surveys of citizens in 18 African countries ...

• Monitoring and Evaluation for Sustained Dialogue
  [Kit de Ferramentas]

  19 Abr 2006By Teddy Nemeroff Monitoring- An on-going systematic procedure for checking the effectiveness of dialogue implementation and to recommend changes to improve performance Evaluation- A systematic ...

• Empowering Zimbabwean Youth Through Sustained Dialogue
  [Relatórios Científicos]

  19 Abr 2006Since the late 1990’s, Zimbabwe has experienced a deepening crisis that has influenced all aspects of life in the country. Politically, the space for citizen ...

• Exploring the Civil-Economic Connection: A Whole New Approach, or the Same Old Challenges?
  [Relatórios Científicos]

  31 Mar 2006By Teddy Nemeroff and Mvuyisi April This paper follows up on an earlier one describing Idasa’s experience supporting a development focused dialogue initiative in a ...

• Exploring the Civil-Economic Connection, 6 Month Update
  [Relatórios Científicos]

  28 Fev 2006After six months of participation in a joint learning partnership with the Kettering Foundation, Idasa has produced three papers focused on two case studies, conducted ...

• Exploring the Civil-Economic Connection, Paper 3
  [Relatórios Científicos]

  30 Jan 2006By Teddy Nemeroff and Bonginkosi Mhlanga This paper will begin explorations on the connection between civic life and economic development within a set of rural ...

• Probing the protest and understanding service delivery
  [Artigos]

  30 Nov 2005By Teddy Nemeroff   There have been housing protests in the Western Cape, councillors driven from public meetings in the Free State by citizens angry ...

• Developing Citizen Leaders for Democratic Governance
  [Discursos]

  14 Out 2005Dolores Foley University of Hawaii Mpho Putu Idasa It is commonly accepted that a vibrant civil society is necessary for democracy to flourish.Citizens in mature ...

• Mary Choma's story - citizen leadership training empowers a community
  [Stories from the field]

  21 Set 2005Mary Choma says that she gained confidence and skills through the Idasa training program. She says she “got clarity about human rights, citizenship and the ...

• Nomthi's story of the impact of leadership training on her community
  [Stories from the field]

  21 Set 2005Nomthi was one of the participants in Idasa's leadership training. Excited about what she learned, Nomthi has gone on to work on a number of ...

• Virginia's story of the impact of leadership training
  [Stories from the field]

  21 Set 2005Virginia Mashigo, a participant in Idasa's leadership training, credits the program with giving her new skills.  She said she has learned about how to improve ...

• Between a Rock and a Hard Place - Zimbabweans living in Gauteng
  [Relatórios Científicos]

  08 Set 2005The social, economic and political crises in Zimbabwe have contributed to an unprecedented exodus of Zimbabweans from all backgrounds away from their home country. The ...

• Operation Hope for Troubled Zimbabwe
  [Artigos]

  01 Set 2005By Jo Tyler   In August 2005, South African church leaders launched a major humanitarian relief initiative – dubbed “Operation Hope for Zimbabwe” – to ...

• Constructing Ourselves, Constructing Others - the challenge of reconciliation in SA
  [Artigos]

  31 Ago 2005The Reconciliation Initiative (a partnership between Idasa and the Gauteng Council of Churches (GCC)) launched in May 2004 and now has six regional dialogues at ...

• CCEP Newsletter September 2005
  [Boletins Informativos]

  10 Ago 2005Read about some of the Alumni from Idasa's leadership programme in this month's newsletter ... Underprivileged Children in Sport Development The Underprivileged Children in Sport ...

• Idasa study circles programme evaluation report
  [Relatórios Científicos]

  18 Jul 2005Idasa informed by growing research into South Africa’s citizen participation, which has shown that one of the major after effects of the country’s post 1994 ...

• Advocacy Training Manual
  [Kit de Ferramentas]

  07 Jun 2005This is the participant's manual used in Idasa's Advocacy Training.  It includes participative work in how to run campaigns, lobby decision makers and use advocacy tools ...

• Advocacy & Communications Training Manual
  [Kit de Ferramentas]

  25 Out 2004This is Idasa's Advocacy & Communications Training Manual for attendees at our Training Courses. There is a participant's manual as well.

• Financial Management Training Notes
  [Kit de Ferramentas]

  24 Out 2004This is a copy of our Financial Management Training Manual for attendees at our Training Courses. 

• Vision and Mission Setting - Training Notes
  [Kit de Ferramentas]

  24 Out 2004This is a copy of our Vision and Mission Setting - Training Notes for attendees at our Training Courses.

• The Young are the hope of the future, but in Zimbabwe, which future?
  [Relatórios Científicos]

  19 Out 2004The youth are a critical constituency in the Zimbabwe crisis.  Much is known about the operation of the National Youth Service programme, but rather less ...

• CCEP Newsletter September 2004 volume 4
  [Boletins Informativos]

  30 Set 2004The proposed Non-Governmental Organizations Bill [NGO Bill] put forward by the Zimbabwe Government to this final session of Parliament in 2004 has caused a storm ...

• Civil Society Participation in Local Governance
  [Artigos]

  20 Set 2004By Nico Bezuidenhout and Benjy Mautjane   This article was first published by CARE-SA-Lesotho   The challenges Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in South Africa have ...

• Reconciliation Initiative in Gauteng
  [Relatórios de Conferência]

  30 Jul 2004Earlier this year, one hundred and fifty church leaders from throughout the province of Gauteng met to discuss the topic of reconciliation and how they ...

• CCEP newsletter July 2004 volume 3
  [Boletins Informativos]

  19 Jul 2004Study Circles are a method of adult education that relates knowledge to action, social change, development, and creativity based on the concept of “folkbildning”.   ...

• How to Use the Media for Advocacy
  [Kit de Ferramentas]

  30 Jun 2004What follows is a brief outline of the kind of issues necessary to remember when dealing with the media.  It is not a comprehensive document, ...

• Golden Rules of Advocacy & Lobbying
  [Kit de Ferramentas]

  22 Jun 2004• Get to know the key players • Get to know the policy-makers • Get to know the key committees and how they work • ...

• How to Use the Media
  [Kit de Ferramentas]

  22 Jun 2004What follows is a brief outline of the kind of issues necessary to remember when dealing with the media. It is not a comprehensive document, bur ...

• How to Participate in Influencing Legislation
  [Kit de Ferramentas]

  22 Jun 2004Ordinary citizens or groups of citizens can influence what happens to Bills and can lobby for new legislation or changes to existing laws. What follows ...

• Summary of the Bill of Rights: 2nd Chapter of the South African Constitution
  [Kit de Ferramentas]

  22 Jun 2004The Bill of Rights applies to all law and binds not only all state institutions, but also all natural and juristic people. The rights that are ...

• How to Participate in Influencing Legislation in South Africa
  [Kit de Ferramentas]

  21 Jun 2004Ordinary citizens or groups of citizens can influence what happens to Bills and can lobby for new legislation or changes to existing laws. What follows ...

• What is Sustained Dialogue?
  [Artigos]

  30 Mai 2004Sustained Dialogue (SD) is a systematic, open-ended process for transforming conflictual  relationships within communities over time. SD brings together groups of concerned citizens and community ...

• Reconciliation Initiative Convocation
  [Relatórios de Conferência]

  28 Mai 2004On May 27-28, 2004 150 church leaders from throughout the province of Gauteng met at the Skuilkrans Dutch Reformed Church in Pretoria to discuss the ...

• CCEP Newsletter May 2004 volume 2
  [Boletins Informativos]

  18 Mai 2004  dasa’s Sustained Dialogue program was begun mid-2003 and incorporated into CCEP later that year. Sustained Dialogue is a technique that was the brainchild of Dr. ...

• CCEP Newsletter February 2004 volume 1
  [Boletins Informativos]

  21 Fev 2004The Citizen and Community Empowerment Programme (CCEP) was established in 2003 as a project run by Idasa. This month Idasa introduces the CCEP REVIEW - ...

• Electoral Climate Analysis Nigeria 2003
  [Relatórios Científicos]

  22 Jun 2003ELECTORAL CLIMATE ANALYSIS "1ST PHASE OF 2003 TRANSITION"

• National Elections Zone Analysis Nigeria 2003
  [Relatórios Científicos]

  22 Jun 2003Implications of the National Assembly Elections for the Presidential and Governorship Elections:  Zonal Analysis "The results of the National Assembly elections held on April 12, ...

• Report on Electoral Violence in South-South Nigeria 2003
  [Relatórios Científicos]

  22 Jun 2003Report on Electoral Violence in the South South following the April 12th Senate and House of Representatives Elections "In the South-South zone of the country, ...

• Roundtable - Nigerian elections 2003
  [Relatórios Científicos]

  22 Jun 2003"Communiqué issued at the end of a one day Roundtable organized by Idasa and the African Strategic and Peace Research Group (AFSTRAG) on the 2003 ...

• Third Roundtable - Nigerian elections 2003
  [Relatórios Científicos]

  22 Jun 2003"COMMUNIQUÉ OF THE 3rd ROUNDTABLE ON THE STATE OF THE NATION ON 2003 ELECTIONS"

• Nigerian Elections April 2003
  [Relatórios Científicos]

  16 Abr 20037th – 16th April 2003 "The past week has seen interesting reporting swings from pre-election conflicts between rival parties to growing calls for peace and ...

• Preliminary Findings on first round of 2003 elections Nigeria
  [Relatórios Científicos]

  13 Abr 2003The findings were compiled between 8h00 and 21h00 on the 12th April 2003.   These findings are based on reports from Idasa partners in the ...

• Election day report for Kogi Nigeria 2003
  [Relatórios Científicos]

  12 Abr 2003April 12, 2003: ELECTION DAY REPORT FOR KOGI STATE   Introduction: I spent the first two hours of the day in Lokoja, the state capital. ...

• Weekly Update - Nigerian elections 27 March 2003
  [Relatórios Científicos]

  02 Abr 2003Introduction 27th March – 2nd April, 2003 This theme this week was around the final preparations of INEC for holding the elections. The largest unresolved ...

• Warri Crisis Update 26 March 2003 Nigeria
  [Relatórios Científicos]

  26 Mar 2003Warri Crisis Update, Delta State, March 20 - 26, 2003 The nature of the conflict in Warri has become considerably more complex in the past ...

• Weekly Update - Nigerian elections 20 March 2003
  [Relatórios Científicos]

  26 Mar 2003Introduction 20th - 26th March, 2003 "1. Administration of Election by INEC In terms of the election timetable the focus this week was on the ...

• Civil Society, Public Participation, and Bridging the Inequality Gap March 2003
  [Relatórios Científicos]

  22 Mar 2003Summary of Highlights This study, funded by the Centre for Civil Society at the University of Natal, explores the perceptions and experiences of 253 civil ...

• Weekly Update - Nigerian elections 13 March 2003
  [Relatórios Científicos]

  19 Mar 2003The Situation in Warri March 13 – 19, 2003 "The current crisis revolves around two main areas of tension: Between Itsekiri and Ijaw communities that ...

• Weekly Update - Nigerian elections 05 March 2003
  [Relatórios Científicos]

  12 Mar 2003Introduction 5 – 12 March, 2003 "1. Administration of Election by INEC In terms of the election timetable the focus this week was on the ...

• Second Roundtable - Nigerian elections 2003
  [Relatórios Científicos]

  10 Mar 2003Organised by Idasa and Afstrag 10 March, 2003, Abuja   Preamble:   The second roundtable reviewed the state of the nation and the activities related ...

• Conflict and related election matters - Nigeria March 2003
  [Relatórios Científicos]

  01 Mar 2003Conflict and Related Election matters in Nigeria 13th -19th March, 2003 "1. Administration of Election by INEC In terms of the election timetable the focus ...

• Weekly Update - Nigerian communal conflcits March 2003
  [Relatórios Científicos]

  01 Mar 2003SPECIAL TOPIC - Plateau State: Communal Conflicts in Wase (Southern Plateau) and Berom area (Northern Plateau) "Since the outbreak of major ethno-religious conflicts in Jos, ...

• The Role of NGOs in the Parliamentary Process – Child Justice
  [Artigos]

  01 Mar 2002As the Child Justice Bill comes to Parliament, it is important to understand the parliamentary process of passing legislation, and also the crucial role that ...

• The State of Civil Society in South Africa - 2001
  [Relatórios Científicos]

  22 Jun 2001Results Of An Organisational Survey conducted by Idasa for a report on “The State of Civil Society in South Africa” "This report provides the results of ...