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2025 Citizen Pulse: Views, Priorities, and Expectations of the Government in Zimbabwe
2025 Citizen Pulse: Views, Priorities, and Expectations of the Government in Zimbabwe The report captures how Zimbabweans perceive the performance of their government and what they expect from elected officials since the 2023 Harmonised Elections. The findings are drawn from a comprehensive survey of 2,006 citizens, representing all ten provinces. The findings reveal a country
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Settling In Amid Fiscal Challenges: An Assessment of the Government of Botswana’s First Year in Office
Settling In Amid Fiscal Challenges: An Assessment of the Government of Botswana’s First Year in Office This report analyses the Government of Botswana’s performance from November 2024 to November 2025, following the historic victory of the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) that ended 58 years of Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) rule. Using the Botswana Citizens
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Unlocking Africa’s Philanthropic Potential: Key Lessons from the 2025 Global Philanthropy Environment Index
2025 Global Philanthropy Environment Index: Findings and Implications for Sub-Saharan Africa Join a discussion with researchers and practitioners to reflect on findings in the 2025 Global Philanthropy Index. Join this webinar hosted by SIVIO Institute, the Centre of African Philanthropy and Social Impact (CAPSI) and the IU Lilly Family School of Philanthropy.
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Stories from the We Are One Fund
Stories from the We Are One Fund The We Are One Fund is a homegrown lifeline created to keep Zimbabwe’s gender‑based violence response standing strong at a time when international support is shrinking. It brings together frontline organisations—legal advocates, shelters, girl‑empowerment initiatives, and emergency medical responders—whose stories in this documentary series reveal both the scale
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2025 Annual Report
The year 2025 marked a defining chapter in the evolution of SIVIO Institute (SI)—a period characterised by bold action, fresh imagination, and a renewed commitment to placing citizens at the centre of socio-economic and policy transformation. We built upon previous success and continued to promote inclusive development by coupling rigorous multi-disciplinary research with practical tools
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South African Voices: Citizens’ Perceptions and Expectations 2025 Survey Report
South African Voices: Citizens’ Perceptions and Expectations 2025 Survey Report South Africa’s 2025 CPE Survey shows widespread frustration with governance, service delivery and economic conditions a year into the GNU, with most citizens rating both local and national performance as low and identifying corruption as the biggest barrier to progress. Yet the findings also reveal
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We Are One Newsletter Issue 1
Inaugural edition of the We Are One Fund newsletter “One Community | One Response” This newsletter symbolises our shared commitment to transforming how we respond to GBV, from awareness to action, and from intention to impact. We aim to bring you closer to the heart of our work: supporting organisations on the frontlines, mobilising resources, and fostering a
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AJIS Volume 5
This volume of the African Journal of Inclusive Societies brings together a rigorous, multi-disciplinary examination of the politics of belonging in contemporary Africa, interrogating how inclusion and exclusion are actively produced, contested, and sustained. Moving beyond normative commitments to inclusion embedded in policy and development rhetoric, the contributions critically analyse the “implementation gap” between citizen
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Our Year in Review
In 2025, we focused on resilience by enhancing accountability, amplifying citizen voices, and creating inclusive tools. Our journey included promise trackers and partnerships that drove change. Watch to find out what we have been up to this year. You can also explore a timeline of our activities below: https://sivioinstitute.org/what-we-do#timeline
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Delivering the Mandate? An Assessment of the Government of Zambia’s Performance 2021-2025
Did the government of Zambia deliver on its most important promises? Our first Zambia Barometer report breaks down 248 key pledges across five sectors, such as the economy, governance, social services, climate change, and corruption. Of the total promises, 6 are fully implemented, 169 are in progress to be completed, while 2 have been broken. Find out what’s been achieved and where the work isn’t done yet. https://doi.org/10.59186/SI.2NWG358Z