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This section contains older material from the Economic Governance Programme.
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Exchange Programme with partners in Rwanda, Burkina Faso, Malawi, Zambia and Swaziland
[Podcasts]30 Out 2004Idasa hosted an exchange programme for five participants from African countries from in October 2004. The participants were civil society organisation members from Rwanda, Burkina ...
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Outcomes Based Education
[Podcasts]03 Set 2004We have all heard about Outcomes Based Education, or OBE, but how many of us know exactly what it is, and how it differs from ...
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Child Poverty in South Africa
[Podcasts]01 Set 2004What it is like to be a child in South Africa? The South African constitution guarantees children unconditional rights to basic education, health, social services, ...
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Public Transport Plan for Cape Metro
[Podcasts]17 Jun 2004This programme is about a new public transport plan for the Cape Town metropolitican area. It features the Western Cape MEC for transport, Tasneem Essop ...
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Introduction to Parliament and the Budget
[Podcasts]06 Fev 2003The parliament and the budget radio programme provides a short introduction that outlines key factors that are central in determining the role of parliament in ...
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Introducing ISODEC - the Integrated Social Development Centre in Ghana
[Podcasts]01 Out 2002This radio programme 5 provides an introduction to the Integrated Social Development Centre (ISODEC) of Ghana. ISODEC strives to promote social justice and the fundamental ...
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Introduction to the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) in Kenya
[Podcasts]01 Mai 2002Radio programme 3 is an introduction to the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) in Kenya. IEA is an independent civic forum that promotes public dialogue ...
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Radio Programme 2 - Child Budget Analysis in Mozambique, Zimbabwe & South Africa
[Podcasts]01 Fev 2002This podcast focuses on a workshop attended by 24 civil society representatives from across Africa and presented an overview of three Child-friendly Budget Initiatives in ...
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History of Idasa's budget work
[Podcasts]01 Jun 2001This podcast presents an overview of the history of Idasa's budget work (known initially as the Budget Information Service - BIS). The podcast provides information ...
Recent Resources
- Press Releases: SA Transparent About Public Funds
12 Fev 2009South Africa has scored second highest, after the United Kingdom, on the international Open Budget Index, a barometer designed to measure how open and transparent ...
- Notícias e Avisos: Budget Faces Local and Global Challenges
11 Fev 2009By: Len Verwey and Ahmed Mohamed PIMS Budget Unit, Idasa The 2009 Budget speech will be presented against the backdrop of unique domestic and global ...
- Relatórios Científicos: A Sociedade Civil e o Petroléo para o Desenvolvimento Em Angola
16 Jan 2009By: Shun Govender and Beatrice Mutale Skagestad Ways to enhance Strategic Cooperation among Non-state Actors in Angola One of the important challenges in Angola has ...
- Relatórios de Conferência: Building Political Will for Participatory Budgeting
13 Ago 2008Participatory budgeting is a decision-making process through which citizens deliberate and negotiate over the distribution of public resources. Participatory budgeting programs are implemented at behest ...
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Country Work
Featured Book
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Seeds for Growth: Financing smallholder farming in southern Africa
[Books]22-Set-2011Between 250 and 300 million Africans suffer from hunger.
Contactos
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Idasa Blog
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Idasa responds to Land Bank announcement
19 Ago 2011The Public Expenditure and Smallholder Agriculture Project in African democracy institute, Idasa, has welcomed the Land Bank’s commitment to spend 1 billion rands on emerging farmers in the next two years as a move to unlock the long-term potential growth of agriculture as one of the pillars of South Africa’s economic development. Please read attached [...]
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Highlighted Programme
Accountability (ANSA)
The Affiliated Network for Social Accountability (ANSA)-Africa is a leading African advocate of citizen involvement in demand-side governance initiatives. ANSA-Africa Secretariat is hosted by Idasa.
African Charter on Democracy
The African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance was adopted by the African Union in January 2007. Idasa is working with the African Development Forum to promote the Charter which encourages sustainable democracies in Africa, and has recently launched a project to build constituencies of support for the Charter in ...
Economic Governance Programme
Idasa's Economic Governance Programme (EGP)aims to put the politics back into economics – to address the current democratic deficit in the way that decisions are made about economic policy.
Electricity Governance
Idasa leads a consortium of South African civil society organisations and research institutes in the local chapter of the Electricity Governance Initiative (EGI). The consortium aims to improve governance of the electricity sector in South Africa.
Global Transparency
Idasa’s Economic Governance Programme (EGP) is part of the Global Transparency Initiative (GTI) - a network of civil society organisations promoting openness in International Financial Institutions (IFIs) such as the World Bank, the IMF, the European Investment Bank and Regional Development Banks.
Programa de Governação e SIDA
Programa de Governação e SIDA (GAP) da Idasa visa fortalecer a boa governação para combater os efeitos do VIH/SIDA, ao instituir a advocacia baseada em evidências, e promover o reforço das capacidade e a cidadania activa, tendo como alvo as Organizações Intergovernamentais (OIG) e respectivos actores não governamentais regionais. As ...
Leadership and Democracy in Africa
iLEDA - the initiative for Leadership and Democracy - is a democracy training programme for political and citizen leaders from across Africa.
Political Governance Programme
The Political Governance Programme (PGP) aims to build and strengthen democratic institutions and relationships between elected representatives, appointed officials and citizens in order to enhance meaningful engagement between governments and citizens.
Political Information and Monitoring Service
The Political Information and Monitoring Service (PIMS) provides insights into the South African legislative process in order to promote an open and accountable executive and strong, independent parliament.
Private Funding for Political Parties
In South Africa, there is currently no regulation of private funding to political parties. What this means is that donors can give as much as they want, in secret, to the political party of their choice. This lack of regulation of party funding may allow efforts of the wealthy to ...
Right to Know campaign
The proposed Protection of Information Bill, being debated in South African parliament has generated much discussion among the public and the media, as people fear for media freedoms and their right to access information.
Safety and Security Programme
This programme aims to promote citizen safety, largely by researching and promoting crime interventions at local level.
Southern African Migration Programme
The Southern African Migration Project (SAMP) provides information regarding cross-border population migration, and promotes public awareness of the role, status and contribution of foreign immigrants of African origin in South Africa.
Special Projects
In addition to its main programme areas, Idasa also has special projects.
SITO Portugese
The States in Transition Observatory (SITO) facilitates understanding of challenges faced by African countries experiencing a democratic deficit, by providing analysis of political developments in countries in transition.
USA Office
"Friends of Idasa" is Idasa's US office and builds support in the United States for Idasa and its programmes. As with Idasa's other offices, our US office aims to influence the discussion surrounding democracy and governance in Africa in order to raise awareness of Idasa’s work and help to mobilize ...
Youth Zones
Youth Zones is a project that uses soccer to make a difference in the lives of young people living in vulnerable communities in Southern Africa
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#Idasa member Steven Friedman says Traditional Courts Bill will deprive 40% of SA population of their rights http://t.co/IPnGSoDf
#Idasa member Steven Friedman says Traditional Courts Bill will deprive 40% of SA population of their rights http://t.co/IPnGSoDf
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The Network of Democracy Research Institutes publishes latest newsletter with many references to #Idasa's work http://t.co/wdCx4B7O
The Network of Democracy Research Institutes publishes latest newsletter with many references to #Idasa's work http://t.co/wdCx4B7O
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#Idasa partner RAU
#Idasa partner RAU
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