Rivonia Circle brought its Democracy Builder programme to the Waterwax community in Gauteng’s Ward 10 an informal settlement built through the determination and organisation of its own residents, who remain active participants in South Africa’s electoral processes. On the day of the workshop we joined by students from the Middlebury Institue of International Studies. The…
Rivonia Circle took its Democracy Builder programme to Braamfischerville in Soweto’s Ward 49 a community with much to say about the promise and the reality of democracy in South Africa. Throughout the workshop, participants voiced a compelling and sobering reflection: that while democracy has delivered freedom in principle, that freedom remains largely out of reach…
The Electoral Reform Training of Trainers (ToT) forms part of the continuous Electoral Reform work of the Rivonia Circle in partnership with the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA). The Electoral Reform Community Engagement toolkit is a facilitation guide for community organizers hosting local workshops on voting systems in South Africa. The toolkit helps…