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 [...]
Posts Tagged ‘democracy’
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 [...]