In April 2010, Idasa’s iLEDA programme completed the last week of the iLEDA School citizen leadership training course in Malawi. 29 out of 30 participants graduated. They are community leaders from the Mangochi and Zomba areas. However you look at it, these participants, mostly just matric graduates, had been asked to learn a lot during [...]
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16 Jul
A visit to iLEDA Schools for democracy in Malawi
iLEDA Volunteer Amy Eaglestone from the Netherlands visits Idasa’s iLEDA School for citizen leadership for democracy in Malawi. She travelled to the southern African country with iLEDA School head Noxolo Mgudlwa and trainers Auburn Daniels and Lesley Adams. She discovers several development challenges and argues for citizen leadership training. By Amy Eaglestone It was raining [...]
11 Feb
Mining – how civil society sees it
- By Martine Roberts – While the global elite of mining professionals gathered for their annual Mining Indaba at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) from the 1st – 4th of Feb 2010, a network of civil society organisations, including Idasa, hosted an Alternative Mining Indaba (AMI) of their own. The Mining Indaba attracts [...]
26 Nov
What drives government and politicians?
By Mvuyisi April As Tanzania approaches its national elections in a years’ time, it is worth looking back at what holds our democracy so that moving forward as a nation we can strengthen our loose ends and build on the pillars that our liberty was found on. We have seen a number of politicians campaigning [...]
14 Sep
Is the democracy we have actually democratic?
By Mvuyisi April Many countries profess to be democratic with democratically elected governments while the majority of their citizens live in poverty and underdevelopment. Are voters are conscious of what their votes mean, and whether they really understand the power that lies in their hands as they cast those ballots? Can they feel the democracy [...]
14 Sep
Just the beginning
By Shingai Maphosa When I found out that I had been selected for the FK Fellowship I was both excited and nervous, mainly because I had never been to any country in West Africa or done much travelling. I was not sure of a lot of things but I was sure I wanted to do [...]
14 Sep
Learning from conversations
By Theophilous Chiviru Many people believe in learning from their mistakes and previous encounters with situations and events. Some people believe that this is why people make mistakes so that they learn about life, about human resilience, about human frailty. And you can see them sometimes, searching for that lesson; they ask probing questions, they try [...]
14 Sep
Learning about Parliament – from Ghana to Zimbabwe
By Adu Kakra Duayeden Early in 2009, when I heard that I had been selected to take part in the Fredskorpet (FK) exchange programme and that my host organisation was going to be the Public Affairs and Parliamentary Support Trust (PAPST) based in Harare, Zimbabwe, I faced the task of convincing family members and friends [...]
14 Sep
Enriching for all – from Blantyre to Pretoria
By: Akeel Hajat A journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step. It’s a proverb usually repeated when faced by daunting and seemingly insurmountable tasks. The implication is that you need to take things in little bits, and that the most important part is getting started. According to Google maps it is actually [...]
