Namibia Institute for Democracy

NID Programme Manager for Civic Education, Mr. Panduleni Nghipandulwa, pictured with the Oshana Regional Councilor, Honorable Andreas Uutoni.  

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).  

NID conducted a capacity-building training for the Okahao and Onesi Constituency Development Committees. This intervention aimed to capacitate the participants, by providing them with the knowledge and skills needed to contribute effectively to the development of their communities. This event, which was facilitated by Mr. Panduleni Nghipandulwa, wa...

During the recent Presidential and National Assembly Elections in November 81 election observers trained by NID monitored the voting process on the ground. They were deployed in nine of Namibia's regions: Kharas, Khomas, Erongo, Ohangwena , Omaheke, Omusati, Oshikoto, Otjozondjupa, and finally Zambezi. In those nine regions they covered a total of ...

Yesterday afternoon NID, the Hanns Seidel Foundation and the College of the Arts organized a public discussion forum at the Katutura Community Arts Centre. This time the exciting topic was "The youth as democratic influencers and agents of change". We were lucky to have two excellent guest speakers, Pius Ikwambi and Joseph Nehemia. Around 30 young ...

Last week we hosted another seminar as part of our Civil Society Support Program. The five-day workshop on Principles of Financial Management was facilitated by Dr. Erisher Woyo and generously supported by our partners at the US Embassy Namibia. The aim of the workshop was to provide a practical approach to Financial Management for non-financial st...

Last Saturday NID together with the British High Commission hosted the third out ouf four sessions of an election observer workshop for the media. The next session will be held on the 2nd of November! The 27 participants will observe the elections from a media perspective. Their responsibilities include the publication of pre-election, Election Day...

Yesterday we continued our civic education program and conducted the second of a total of three sessions at the Khomastura Highschool in Khomasdal, Windhoek. The focus of this second visit was to educate the learners about the structure of the political system of Namibia after they have learned about the constitution and their rights as citizens on...

Voters apathy remains a growing concern amongst young people in Namibia. Statistics from the Electoral Commission of Namibia indicate that in the 2014 Presidential and National Assembly Elections, the youth vote constituted 45% of the votes cast. This is despite the fact that the youth constitutes 65% of Namibia's registered voters. Namibia Institu...