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Events
Local Governance: Empowering Communities to Engage Their Local Municipalities on Issues of Accountability and Governance
Promoting Democracy Through Increased Community Participation: a multi media approach - Western Cape
We are pleased to have been awarded a European Union Grant to scale up our work within the arena of enhancing citizen participation.
Screening: 9th Annual Nelson Mandela Lecture
DDP and Life Long Learning KZN invite you to a screening of the 9th annual Nelson Mandela Lecture "The Making of Social Justice", presented by Dr Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Library of Alexandria (BA) in Egypt.
Sexual Offences Act
The Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act applies to both adults and children who are the victims of sexual offences, but has a number of specific and significant provisions that apply specifically to children.
Flipside Conversation: Giving hope to children
In South Africa we have an estimated 2 million orphans and vulnerable children. The reality is that in order to come to terms with issues of crime, lack of education, poverty, abuse and disease – we need to find solutions to this crisis.
Democracy Dialogue: Remaking the (com)promise of liberation
Bearing in mind the wide ranging concerns around the state of our nation, DDP will host a one day seminar discussion, led by three of the editors and key contributors to the first volume of the New South African Review.
Right to Know Campaign - SOS: Support Public Broadcasting Coalition
“We seek a country and a world where we all have the right to know – that is to be free to access and to share information. This right is fundamental to any democracy that is open, accountable, participatory and responsive; able to deliver the social, economic and environmental justice we need. On this foundation a society and an international community can be built in which we all live free from want, in equality and in dignity. ”
Promoting Democracy Through Increased Community Participation: a multi-media approach
We are pleased to have been awarded a European Union Grant to scale up our work within the arena of enhancing citizen participation.
Public Forum: Climate Change and COP-17
Imagine Durban and the Democracy Development Programme invite you to a discussion on climate change...
Film Screening: Waiting for Superman
Democracy Development Programme, in partnership with Symphonia, are showing Waiting for Superman - a documentary about the crisis in US education. There are many parallels with our education crisis here in South Africa and considering the state of our own education system, this documentary is extremely relevant to South Africans.
Legislative Briefing Seminar: Promotion of Equality and Prevention of Unfair Discrimination Act (PEPUDA)
Right2Know Candlelight Vigil
The Right2Know Campaign will gather in three cities across the nation to stage a candlelight vigil.
Community Conversation
Community Conversations focus on possibilities and gifts, rather than problems and demands.
Public Forum and Book Launch: Successes and Failures of COSATU – “Lessons from the recent public service strikes”
28 October 2010, Southern Sun, Elangeni
ROUNDTABLE: 200 free kilowatt/Hour CAMPAIGN
The DDP holds monthly dialogue sessions in the community of Ward 68 and 72 which now falls under Sub Council 18 and 20. Electritcity price hikes affect almost all individuals and organisations functioning in the two wards.
Bright Stars information session
Bright Stars is a child and youth mentorship programme being launched under the auspices of Stop Crime Say Hello, the Democracy Development Programme and Childline.
“Navigating the balance between Freedom of Expression and Hate Speech"
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) in partnership with the Democracy Development Programme (DDP) has pleasure in inviting you or a representative from your organisation to attend a dialogue.
Personal Leadership and Mastery Workshop
Objective: To engage leaders of non-profit organizations in an intensive exploration of personal leadership that should enable them to lead their organisations more authentically and with a clear vision.
Sustainable Mega-Events in Developing Countries: Experiences and Insights from South Africa, India and Brazil
How can Mega-Events, such as the 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup™ in South Africa, the 2010 Commonwealth Games in India as well as the 2016 Olympics in Brazil, be used as catalysts for sustainable urban development? Based on three country case studies the authors analyze challenges and opportunities that come with such events. The aim of the manual is to assist future host cities, particularly in a developing country context, and promote the hosting of such events in an environmentally as well as economically and socially sustainable manner.
PERSONAL LEADERSHIP AND MASTERY WORKSHOP
This three day workshop will engage leaders of non-profit organizations in an extensive exploration of personal leadership that should enable them to lead their organizations more authentically and with a clear vision.
DDP Policy Forum: “Strengthening women’s participation in local governance - lessons and strategies beyond the local government elections”.
Child Justice Act
The Children's Act, Child Justice Act and Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act together form a protective safety net for South African children. They collectively provide preventative and responsive services to children in a range of contexts and circumstances.
Workshop: Transformation
You are invited to join us for a day of TRANSFORMATION through experiencing commonalities and differences
Molweni-Waterfall Dialogue
DDP and the Greater Molweni Community Resource Centre will be hosting a community dialogue on 24 November 2011.
Courageous Conversations: Crime in South Africa and the response of the Faith Based Community to changing the conversation to one of possibilities.
Stop Crime, Say Hello
Join DDP and Justin Foxton from Stop Crime, Say Hello in a conversation about the change YOU can make.
Breakfast Briefing: WE HAVE A RIGHT 2 KNOW ABOUT OUR CITY BUDGET - ARE WE AS CITIZENS PLAYING OUR ROLE?
Human Rights Day: CALLING DURBAN’S COMMUNITIES TO MARCH AGAINST GOVERNMENT’S FAILURE TO ADDRESS OUR CONCERNS HUMAN RIGHTS DAY PUBLIC PROTEST
Strengthening Local Economic Development in the Second Decade of Democracy in South Africa
The Democracy Development Programme extends an invitation to you to attend our 7th annual Local Governance Conference.
6th National Annual Government Conference: Provincial Governance and Development in SA Post 1994, Quo Vadis?
The recent “Review of the Provinces and Local Government in South Africa has resulted in the government having several options, namely retaining the status quo; retaining the nine provinces with substantially reduced powers and functions; reducing the number of provinces and merging some of them; retaining the provinces as administrative units or lastly phasing the provinces out altogether. It is quite apparent that the service delivery protests of late at the local level has to a certain extent also influenced government thinking in this regard.
Food Security and Sustainable Urban Agriculture in times of Climate Change
DDP will be hosting a panel discussion in collaboration with the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung and Climate Smart Cape Town.
Sustainable Mega-Events in Developing Countries: Experiences and Insights from South Africa, India and Brazil
How can mega events, such as the 2012 FIFA Soccer World Cupin South Afrcica, the 2010 Commonwealth Games in India and the 2016 Olympics in Brazil, be used as catalysts for sustainable urban development? The authors of a new KAS manual will share practical insights and scientific reearch findings.
Monitoring and Evaluation Workshop
The NGO sector often finds itself operating with several projects simultaneously whilst having to keep track on progress, outputs and performance in order to provide the relevant service to the beneficiary and informed reports to funders. For this very reason monitoring and evaluation has become a key addition to the project planning and management process. Following numerous requests to host a monitoring and evaluation workshop, the Democracy Development Programme is now pleased to invite you to this workshop facilitated by Mr Paul Kariuki an expert training consultant in the field of Monitoring and Evaluation.
Community Dialogue: The Role of the Councillor
DDP Cape Town will be hosting a workshop to discuss the role of local councillors.
A future with or without Malema?
Join DDP and Fiona Forde, author of 'An Inconvenient Youth: Julius Malema and the 'new' ANC', in discussion about Malema, his future in politics and what a future with or without him might hold for South Africa and its body politic.
Building School centred communities – Rediscovering new possibilities
Would you like to be part of a new conversation about our schools and how we can start to engage each other as parents, educators, learners and officials through “new eyes” in order to?
Strengthening Local Economic Development in the Second Decade of Democracy in South Africa
