2023 Summit Highlights Video: Preparing for the 2024 Mega Election Year
2024 presents a mega election year with an expected two billion voters across 50 countries heading to the polls. In…
Theme: Democracy
Countering information operations by authoritarian actors in Latin America
Authoritarian governments are intensifying their efforts to manipulate the information ecosystem around the world in order to undermine democratic institutions,…
Open Society Scholarship Programs Evaluation Report
The leadership of Open Society’s Scholarship Programs commissioned an external evaluation examining the impact of over 30 years of grant…
Building back better- advocating for an equitable recovery form covid19
The youth led research was conducted under the Africa Youth Partnership outlining various impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic and the…
Eat Widely, Vote Wisely?
Democracy in many developing countries is undermined by widespread vote buying—the provision of cash or goods in exchange for votes.…
If your home was set on fire, wouldn’t you protest too?
Article on Brazil’s Indigenous protesters fighting for the future of life on Earth and the future of the Amazon rainforest
Recapturing the Narrative in Egypt
In a moment of euphoria on March 17, the Egyptian Journalists Syndicate elected independent journalist Khaled El-Balshy chairman of the…
Defending Democracy: Ukraine Under Fire
In February 2022, Russian military forces launched a wide-scale attack on Ukraine, escalating the conflict in the Eastern part of…
Empowering women to fight and prevent gender-based violence
DanChurchAid and Women Empowerment Link (WEL) through ‘Strengthening Community-Based Structures to Prevent and Respond to Sexual and Gender-Based Violence’ project…
Saving Civics in the Digital Age: Civic Tech for Unlocking deeper Participation & Connection
On November 22nd, an event was held in Barcelona to help honor the city’s selection as the 2023 European Capital…