The Charter Project Africa is a pan-African project focused on the commitments contained in the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance (ACDEG) – the central African Union policy document to advance democratic governance in African Union member states.
The project promotes the usage of civic technology to amplify citizen voices. This will be achieved by providing grants, technical resources, and know-how to civic initiatives pursuing democracy, particularly those led by underrepresented groups. The Fund targets 11 African Union member countries: Benin, Botswana, Cabo Verde, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, and Zambia.
Our contribution involves coordinating the southern African region’s activities at a country and REC level by hosting Democratic Governance Initiatives and grant-making for our region. We will provide capacity building and support to civic initiatives to promote the ACDEG and engagement with the AGA and host regional engagements to help facilitate and foster collaboration between civil society in the region and continent.
The consortium partners include AfricTivistes, Code for Africa (CfA), Gorée Institute, European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM) and European Partnership for Democracy (EPD). The European Union financially supports this initiative.
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2ND CHARTER MULTI-STAKEHOLD...
Following the successful inaugural Charter Project Africa Multi-Stakeholder National Dialogue held in Botswana in May, Democracy W...
Civil Society’s Role i...
THE CHARTER AFRICA PROJECT MULTI-STAKEHOLDER DIALOGUE IN BOTSWANA DWF and Charter Africa Project held a multi-stakeholder national...
Multi-stakeholder dialogues ...
Democracy Works Foundation (DWF), through the Charter Project Africa, is set to host multi-stakeholder national dialogues in four ...
Call for Expressions of Inte...
GUIDELINES Democratic Governance in Southern Africa (SADC Region) Civic technology and the African Governance Architecture Overvie...
Partnership Between Democrac...
We are excited to announce a new partnership between Democracy Works Foundation (DWF) and the Financial Services Volunteer Corps (...
DWF AWARDS GRANTS TO SEVEN C...
DWF AWARDS GRANTS TO SEVEN CIVIC INITIATIVES FROM FOUR AFRICAN COUNTRIES DWF has recently concluded the Charter Project Africa s...
Civic Tech Fund Opens calls ...
Context Like other African states, South Africa is facing several challenges in respect of democratic culture and democratic conso...
Zambia Calls for Expression ...
About the Civic Tech Fund The Charter Project Africa is a pan-African project that focuses on the commitments contained in the ...
Policy Brief 42: Role of Leg...
South Africa’s legal profession – both public and private, certain law firms and some judiciary members have been key enab...
A Guide to the African Chart...
The construction of democracies that work underpinned by good governance, respect for human rights, the protection of civil and po...