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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.
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.
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.
With this tool, parliaments can evaluate their own strengths and weaknesses against established standards with a view to becoming stronger democratic institutions.
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.
This paper examines the implementation of recommendations made by several leading international observers in five countries in sub-Saharan Africa: Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, and Uganda. It reveals both similarities and differences in the factors that shape the implementation of recommendations between these countries.
WFD's new chairperson and new Board members appointed by the Foreign Secretary
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.
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.
WFD's Annual Report and Accounts, which were laid before Parliament on 10 July 2025. Read about our impact and results in 2024-2025.
WFD’s work considers the social, cultural, economic, and political factors that stop women from fully participating in politics and governance. We work with partners to develop systems and strategies that challenge and transform them.
Equal rights, power and opportunities for all: That is the theme of International Women’s Day 2025. WFD is working to help bring this vision to life around the world. Here are some examples of our recent impact.
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.