Manuals and toolkits
- AIDS Councils as Catalysts for Unlocking Citizen Power
- Institute for Democracy in South Africa , 2005
- This manual, published by Institute for Democracy in South Africa (IDASA), aims to provide information for non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to develop and mobilise civil society’s engagemen...
- Understanding the institutional dynamics of South Africa’s response to the HIV/AIDS pandemic
- A. Strode;K. Barrett Grant / Institute for Democracy in South Africa , 2004
- This report from the Institute for Democracy in South Africa (IDASA) assesses the external and internal factors that affect the organisational performance and outputs of the South African National Aid...
- DRC media discuss their role in covering police and security reform process
- Institute for Democracy in South Africa , 2007
- What is the role of journalists in the transformation of the police and security forces in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)?...
- Implementation of inclusive education: how far are we?
- R.A. Wildeman; C. Nomdo / Institute for Democracy in South Africa , 2007
- In 2001 the South African government released a white paper outlining the new policy framework for the delivery of special needs education. This paper assesses whether the funding and implementation c...
- Starting a study circle in my community: what to do?
- M. Putu / Institute for Democracy in South Africa , 2006
- This guide describes the aims of a study circle, its basic principles and how to organise it.The purpose of a study circle is to give individuals a tool to increase their knowledge, to make people ...
- Understanding the obligations of non-state actors in the realisation of children’s rights
- R. Dhliwayo / Institute for Democracy in South Africa , 2007
- National and international laws and conventions have long declared the obligation of states to protect children’s rights. But what obligations fall on non-state actors such as NGOs and corporations, a...
- Parliaments, politics and HIV/AIDS: A comparative study of five African countries
- M. Caesar-Katsenga; M. Myburg / Institute for Democracy in South Africa , 2006
- This paper provides an assessment on the national parliaments of Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique and South Africa use of their oversight function to inform and monitor national HIV and AIDS respons...
- Zambia's commitment to children's rights - the budget perspective
- A. Mukuka-Luombe; A. Jayaraman; E. Simukoko; G. Sinyenga; R. Mpundu / Institute for Democracy in South Africa , 2004
- Through an analysis of budgetary allocations, this study analyses the extent to which the Government of Zambia has attempted to realise its formal commitments to child rights. The analysis covers budg...
- Budget 2007: poverty amidst plenty
- M. () Claasen / Institute for Democracy in South Africa , 2007
- This latest report from the Budget Information Service at the Institute for Democracy in South Africa examines the government budget for 2007 and proposes future policy options. Idasa’s Budget Informa...
- How local government works: handbook series for community-based organisations
- Y. Geyer / Institute for Democracy in South Africa , 2007
- There are three main reasons to have a good knowledge of local government. The first and most important reason is to ensure that, community-based organisations (CBOs) can have a say in and contribute ...
