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A Global Conversation on Elections: Political Shifts in Europe
Conversation hosted by Kettering Foundation: A Global Conversation on Elections: Political Shifts in Europe on Vimeo This election discussion was moderated by Tendai Murisa, executive director of Zimbabwe’s SIVIO Institute. Featured speakers included Ziad Majed, the Elliott E. Burdette Professor of Middle Eastern Studies at the American University of Paris, and Antonella Valmorbida, the secretary
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Corruption Amplifies Social Pathology in Zimbabwe: A Call to Action
Since August 2023, we have been experimenting with the idea of advocacy labs. The big idea was to ensure that we broaden ordinary citizens’ participation in advocacy by training them on a how to run an advoccay campaign. The labs are centred around what citizens had seen as the top priority for the Zimbabwe government
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What If: What if there is an alternative
Part One In this episode of What If, Eddah Jowah joins Tendai Murisa and Nontsikelelo Nzula as they discuss the policy-making framework and its implications on Zimbabwe’s economy and monetary policy. The main conclusion from this episode is that citizens’ trust has been lost and needs to be restored before a progressive national vision can
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South Africa elections: the one day for citizens to hold power?
Yesterday the eyes of the continent and the world were on South Africa as citizens went out to cast their votes in the most highly contested elections in the country’s 30 years of democracy. One reporter on the national broadcaster alluded that 29 May 2024 is the one day when citizens would hold “power” because
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The First Ever Community Foundations of Zimbabwe Convening: Our pledged support for community philanthropy.
The Big Bet on Engaged Communities At the beginning of this year, we coined our activities around “The Big Bet” where we went back to the drawing board and reactivated our sense of community participation in development and democratic processes. The Big Bet casts the spotlight on communities and what they do for each other
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Full blog – The Big Bet: Engaged Communities
The Big Bet 2024: Engaged Communities The discussion on the assets within communities is slowly disappearing from Development discourse, thanks to a preoccupation with state behaviour. Our big bet this year is on engaged citizens working collectively in communities and establishing associations are vital conditions for democracy and inclusive development to thrive. We will spend time trying
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The SIVIO Institute Relaunch of ZIMCITIZENSWATCH Platform
We are pleased to inform all our partners about the relaunch of the ZimCitizensWatch platform. The platforms’ relaunch on February 9, 2024, marks a significant milestone for us, because of all our platforms it is the one that directly links the actions of a government with the concerns or desires of citizens. As you know