Namibia Institute for Democracy
The Namibia Institute for Democracy (NID), founded in 1991, implements civic education, civil society development, socio-political survey and research, and anti-corruption programmes in Namibia. Current programmes include a domestic civil society election observation programme, political party training, civic and voter education, anti-corruption and study circle programmes.
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Our Civic Education Programme aims to provide school-going learners with the knowledge, skills and tools needed to make a positive contribution to Namibia’s socioeconomic and political development. The intervention further aims to teach participants about Namibia’s political system, as well as their role, rights and responsibilities as...
NID recently hosted an African Youth Summit at the NUST Mining Auditorium. We had young people discuss their participation in electoral processes, political participation and more. The event was moderated by Ricardo Goagoseb with a keynote address from ECN’s Commissioner, Gerson Tjihenuna and a special appearance from National Council member, Honorable Harald Kambrude.
At NID's last Public Discussion Forum, we addressed Gender Representation in Public Policy. A few young men in the audience raised a valid concern: "what platforms address the boy child?" The NID would like to address this in the next Public Discussion, and have invited two exceptional speakers who work directly with masculinity and namibian men an...
The overall objective of the program was to provide participants with the knowledge and skills needed to contribute to the socio-economic and political development of Namibia. A total of 20 learners from 4 different high schools participated in this event.
The NID Civic Education Boot Camp aims to provide school-going learners with an in-depth understanding of democracy, human rights, the rule of law, good governance and leadership. A combination of 20 learners from Hage Geingob, Immanuel Shifidi, Khomastura and Jacob Marengo Secondary schools were selected to participate in this event, which took pl...
NID, in partnership with ExxonMobil, recently donated 100 home solar systems to the children of the Kunene region.This forms part of an initiative called 'Learning at Home with Nali', which aims to help create a conducive home learning environment for school-going learners. The official handover ceremony was initiated by the Mayor of the Opuwo Town...
NID Programme Manager for Civic Education, Mr. Panduleni Nghipandulwa, pictured with the Oshana Regional Councilor, Honorable Andreas Uutoni.
Capacity-Building Training for Constituency Development Committees in the Omusati and Oshana Regions
Namibia Institute for Democracy (NID) recently hosted a capacity-building training for members of the Ongwediva Constituency Development Committee (CDC). This event was hosted in partnership with the Desert Research Foundation of Namibia (DRFN) and the University of Namibia (UNAM). The overall objective of this initiative was to provide CDC members...
On the 8th of March 2021, NID hosted an event in celebration of International Women's Day. The annual Women's Day Breakfast, which was hosted in Windhoek, was funded by the European Union (EU) and Hanns Seidel Foundation (HSF).