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As each and every day takes us closer to the 2030 goal of achieving the sustainable development goals, we need policies that can close the inequality gap to be backed up by allocating adequate resources in the budget towards actualising them. Gender-responsive budgeting is part of the way forward.
On 14th November 2019, the young people of East Africa elected Ashura Michael, a deaf youth activist from Kenya, as one of four Speakers of their Youth Parliament.
The article discusses the need for post-legislative scrutiny (PLS) in Nigeria's legislative process, highlighting its absence as a hindrance to effective governance.
Nigeria |
WFD supported the development of a free mobile app which improves the openness and transparency of the Sierra Leone Parliament. The app enables citizens to follow what the parliament is doing and get more involved in politics.
The survey conducted by WFD provides insights about the level of political awareness among Serbian citizens, their outlook on domestic political issues and progress, viewpoints on the status of women and youth in society, and their stance on current international affairs.
Serbia | Study |
The present document identifies the role of gender-specific legislation for achieving gender equality and the potential contribution of post-legislative scrutiny for de facto gender equality. It focuses on important elements of a ‘good’ post-legislative scrutiny of gender-specific legislation and concludes with learning points for Parliamentary Committees.
Study |
This research provides a comparative analysis of civic education across Europe, focusing on three specific case studies - from Denmark, France, and Croatia. It concludes with recommendations for potentially reforming civic education in North Macedonia.
North Macedonia | Other |
To break the current trends of shrinking democratic space and increased inequality, it is important to ensure that the emergency powers – although vital in protecting health – are not used to shrink the democratic space.
WFD's new chairperson and new Board members appointed by the Foreign Secretary
This endline evaluation assesses phase I and phase II of the KIPP programme. The evaluation documents the changes attributable to the actions of the KIPP programme towards achieving participation and representation of persons with disabilities (PWDs) within Kenyan political parties.
Kenya | Report |
The right to vote is unfortunately still not completely accessible to all citizens in North Macedonia. 76 percent of voting stations have stairs and half of them (49% percent) have no access ramps. One third of access ramps cannot be used, due to improper inclination and width. These are some of the findings of the monitoring of parliamentary elections 2020 in North Macedonia conducted by persons with disabilities.
With this tool, parliaments can evaluate their own strengths and weaknesses against established standards with a view to becoming stronger democratic institutions.
WFD supported the National Assembly of Laos to develop an internal digital platform to manage petitions, aiming to streamline the process for parliament to handle stakeholder’s input.
Laos |
WFD in North Macedonia in cooperation with the Assembly of North Macedonia is looking for 20 young people to work at the Assembly as volunteers.
We should move beyond the concept of independence and think about election commissions as inherently interdependent institutions that operate in complex political environments, characterised by competing interests and unequal power relations.