News: Idasa seeks funding for dynamic new projects
[2010 February 24]
You are invited to join Idasa in our goal of promoting sustainable democracy based on active citizenship, democratic institutions and social justice.
We are seeking partners for two new projects aimed at creating a public role for citizens committed...
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Presentations: Call for papers
[2010 March 09]
Governance and Small-scale Agriculture in West Africa
Organisation: Idasa Economic Governance Programme,
Conference Dates: November, 8th- 10th 2010/ Nairobi, Kenya
From 8th to 10th November 2010, Idasa’s Economic Governance Programme...
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News: ANSA-Africa is Seeking 3 Executive Committee Members
[2010 March 08]
The Affiliated Network for Social Accountability (ANSA) in Africa, hosted by the Economic Governance Programme of Idasa, is currently seeking three new Executive Committee members to guide the work of the ANSA-Africa Network.
The role of the Executive...
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Press Release: Press Release - Declaration by Civil Society Promoting the Ratification of the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance
[2010 March 08]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Representatives of civil society organisations from 13 African countries committed themselves to effective collaboration across the continent to ensure that the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance comes into...
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Radio Recordings: Media for Advocacy
[2010 March 08]

Listen to Leo from ISODEC (Ghana) and Raynor from Elimu Yetu (Kenya) on the work they are doing on education rights in Africa. Both were participants at a training workshop on using “Media for Advocacy” in Tanzania in February 2010,...
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News: Idasa to release findings on state of SA democracy - KDC Launch
[2010 March 08]
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Research Reports: 2010/2011 South Africa’s national budget: HIV & AIDS- from policy to action
[2010 March 04]
Analysis done by:
Godknows Giya (Senior Researcher)- AIDS Budget Unit
Vailet Mukotsanjera-Kowayi (Head)- AIDS Budget Unit
The 2010/11 fiscal budget announced by the Finance Minister, Pravin Gordhan was presented as part of a three year macro-economic...
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Articles: Radical change in direction needed to get smallholder agriculture working
[2010 March 04]
By Manyewu Mutamba of Idasa’s Economic Governance Programme
For more than a decade government has faltered in its efforts to tackle the dual challenge of revitalising smallholder agriculture in former homelands and ensuring the successful establishment of land reform beneficiaries...
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Activities: Screening of '10 tactics'
[2010 March 04]

Please join Tactical Tech, Idasa and Wingseed Media for the screening of 10 tactics for turning information into action.
A 50-minute documentary film, by Tactical Tech, about rights advocacy in the digital age. '10 tactics' tells 25 compelling...
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GNU Watch: Zimbabwe GNU Watch - February 2010
[2010 March 03]
The Zimbabwe GNU Watch provides an overview, month by month, of political developments under the terms set out in the Global Political Agreement (GPA). The sections profiled in monthly outputs may vary depending on events and issues raised in that particular report...
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Articles: The Grand Inga Dam: A promise to light up Africa that could still leave poorer citizens in the dark
[2010 March 02]
By Charlotte Johnson
The proposed Grand Inga Dam, which is to be constructed in western Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), is set to dwarf all existing hydroelectricity stations. The dam will build on the existing dams, Inga I, Inga II and a yet to be constructed Inga III...
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