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Living Rights Festival – Holding the powerful to account in Africa
Conversation hosted on ZOOM in partnership with the Institute for African Alternatives The living rights of citizens are under galloping threat by the impunity of the powerful. The most brutal and clearest expression of this threat is the ongoing genocide inflicted on Palestinians by an Israeli regime that continues to enjoy the support of governments,
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The African Citizens Watch team expands into the region
The SIVIO Institute team is in South Africa for the first-ever regional meeting of African Citizens Watch. This meeting is the first with our growing regional team that will be working to enhance the tracking of the African Citizens Watch platform. We will be tracking government performance in South Africa, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe. We
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From Promise to Despair: The Individual Impact of the Collapse of Healthcare Systems in Zimbabwe
The collapse of Zimbabwe’s healthcare system has left a trail of devastation in its wake. Once a beacon of hope and a model for other African countries, the healthcare system has deteriorated alarmingly. Hospitals lack basic medical supplies, equipment, and staff, leaving patients to suffer and die from treatable conditions. The personal toll of this
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Full Report: Rhetoric and Reality
Rhetoric and Reality: An analysis of government’s performance (Sep 2023 – Aug 2024) Download the full report: https://doi.org/10.59186/SI.5F6F649N Read the report summary: 2024 Zimbabwe Government Assessment Summary Table of Contents 1.0 Introduction 2.0 Background 3.0 Dimensions of the Crises 4.0 Methodology 5.0 Findings ___Economy ___Governance ___Social Services ___Rural Development 6.0 Conclusion 1.0 Introduction Zimbabwe has
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An Africa Network Conversation: The Importance of Youth Participation in Democratic Processes
Dialogue hosted by the Kettering Foundation: https://conta.cc/46HEE1l Africa has the youngest population in the world with more than 400 million people between the ages of 15 and 35, according to the African Union’s website. One of the biggest challenges is harnessing the potential of this group to drive the continent’s growth and development and to counter
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Corruption, Price Instability And Unemployment- A Collection of Policy Brief Publications From The Policy Advocacy Lab
SIVIO Institute began the Policy Advocacy Labs (PAL) experiment in 2020. This a collective learning process that takes ordinary citizens through several steps to identify an issue or problems and craft potential policy solutions for that problem. We did this to broaden the level of participation of Zimbabweans in the policy-making process. Our desired outcome
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Freedom of choice in Rwanda’s presidential elections is an illusion
Opinion Piece originally posted in Mail & Guardian: https://mg.co.za/thought-leader/opinion/2024-07-30-freedom-of-choice-in-rwandas-presidential-elections-is-an-illusion/ Freedom of choice in Rwanda’s presidential elections is an illusion By Nyasha Mcbride Mpani and Tendai Murisa Rwandese once again went to the polls to elect their president, who will lead them for the next five years. As expected by many political analysts, Paul Kagame won with an overwhelming
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South Africa’s Elections Are a Warning Sign for Democracy
Originally posted by Kettering Foundation: https://www.kettering.org/news/south-africas-elections-are-a-warning-sign-for-democracy/ In 1994, the world watched South Africa’s first democratic election, celebrating the victory of Nelson Mandela’s African National Congress (ANC). This year, for the first time in three decades, the ANC lost its majority amid growing frustrations with the party’s ability to deliver on its promises. Tendai Murisa warns
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Our Participation at the 2024 ECOSOCC Citizens Forum – 18 – 19 July 2024 – Accra, Ghana
From the 18th – 19th of July 2024, SIVIO Institute joined other civil society organisations from the continent in Accra, Ghana for the 2024 ECOSOCC Citizens Forum. The Forum was held as part of the weeklong #ECOSOCC20 Commemorative Activities – as ECOSOCC celebrated 20 years of existence. The African Union’s Economic Social and Cultural Council