Archive of Location: East Africa

Strengthening Support Ecosystems for Digital Democracy

Strengthening Support Ecosystems for Digital Democracy

Strengthening Support Ecosystems for Digital Democracy

Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have emerged as key players in the digital democracy movement, utilising technology to empower citizens, hold governments accountable, and build stronger civic communities. However, not everyone experiences the promise of digital democracy equally.  Expectation State was commissioned by CIVICUS to develop and create case studies that strengthen support ecosystems for digital democracy in countries characterised by obstructed, repressed, or closed civic Read More

Learning Partnership: DREEM Programme

Learning Partnership: DREEM Programme

Expectation State is working with World University Service of Canada (WUSC) and Mastercard Foundation on the Displaced and Refugee youth Enabling Environment Mechanism (DREEM). This five-year project seeks to foster knowledge sharing and identify opportunities to enhance the inclusion of Read More

Evaluating The Freedom of Peaceful Assembly Global Resource Hub Project

Evaluating The Freedom of Peaceful Assembly Global Resource Hub Project

“The Right of Peaceful Assembly is a fundamental human right that enables individuals to express themselves collectively and to participate in shaping their societies.” – OHCHR Expectation State is collaborating with CIVICUS to evaluate the FoPA Global Resource Hub pilot, Read More

Conducting a Rapid Assessment of the Refugee and Host Community Ecosystem in Uganda

Conducting a Rapid Assessment of the Refugee and Host Community Ecosystem in Uganda

With one of the most open-door refugee policies in the world, Uganda stands out as a significant refugee hosting country in Africa, offering opportunities aiming at the resettlement of the refugees. In collaboration with the Mastercard Foundation and World University Read More

Researching Devolution and Refugees Rights in Kenya

Researching Devolution and Refugees Rights in Kenya

Global failures to resolve conflicts that have generated refugees, alongside a corresponding failure to find solutions to displacement, have led to protracted exile for a significant proportion of the world’s refugees. This has had a major impact on countries in Read More

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