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Despite young people constituting about 70% of the Nigerian population, they still face exclusion from governance in the West Africa country. To address this, WFD supported the Young Parliamentarians Forum (YPF) in holding an emergency national strategy retreat on rethinking youth development.
Nigeria |
To mark the launch of WFD's new Environmental Democracy Initiative, a virtual parliamentary roundtable featuring legislators from the United Kingdom, Georgia, Ghana, Indonesia, Myanmar, Nigeria, Pakistan, and Sierra Leone was hosted in July 2020.
In Montenegro, WFD works to strengthen democratic institutions and promote inclusive governance.
In the short time since the Prime Minister announced the creation of a new Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, my former colleagues in both the FCO and DFID have been working hard to prepare for its launch tomorrow. But determining the culture of FCDO will be a multi-year task – I was present when DFID was created and know how significant this change in identity could be.
WFD is the UK public body dedicated to strengthening democracy and open societies around the world.
WFD's elections expert, Tanja Hollstein, discussed key insights from a conversation with WFD's Country Director in Indonesia, Ravio Patra, following the elections in Indonesia held on 14 February 2024.
WFD’s Chief Executive, Anthony Smith, responds to Democracy Under Pressure: A Global Survey – a joint product from the International Republican Institute (IRI) and french think-tank, the Fondation pour l’Innovation.
In times of a global pandemic, it is important to try and improve newly adapted living and working conditions for all social and age groups. WFD in Bosnia and Herzegovina conducted a research on how the Covid-19 virus affected the youth in that country in terms of living conditions and employment opportunities.
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Study |
WFD is working in Maldives to facilitate collaborative effort to enhance meaningful engagement and promote dialogue between CSOs and the parliament. Read the story below to find out more about WFD's work in Maldives
Maldives |
WFD Uganda has facilitated platforms for persons with disabilities (PWDs) to address the existing gap between their leaders and their constituents and amplified their voices in policy debate and formulation.
Uganda |
WFD organised a two-day policy training in Morocco, empowering youth and civil society for more inclusive parliamentary work.
Morocco |
On 18-20 June 2018, WFD supported a conference on populism in partnership with International IDEA, Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy, OSCE/ODIHR and REPRESENT.
Building the capability of oversight institutions such as parliamentary committees, an Office of the Auditor General, and civil society organisations is vital.
In 2021, WFD Kyrgyzstan marked a decade’s work to support key democratic institution across the Kyrgyz Republic. Our programmes have helped local councils and parliament in the country to interact more with the people they serve and represent. In the run up to the 2021 election, WFD Kyrgyzstan ran an anti-hate speech campaign as part of the EU media dialogue programme.
In Albania, WFD’s programme led to effective corruption-proofing recommendations being integrated into two crucial laws: the Law on Gambling and the Law on the State Police.
Albania |