The Handbook for Innovative Democracy
The Handbook for Innovative Democracy presents tangible policy proposals for decision-makers originating from IYTT youth conferences. These proposals aim at strengthening democracy in the three policy areas: Governance, Education, and Equity.
The Handbook presents the proposals into policy areas and resource parameters necessary for policy implementation. It is a user-friendly, quick-to-use guide that inspires democracy-renewal fitting the needs, contexts, and capabilities of decision-makers.
Below, you may explore the proposals using the parameters and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
Resource parameters for implementation
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Resource Parameters
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2025: 10. Mock Democracy in Schools
Mock Democracy in SchoolsProposalDemocracy is a process that aims to best serve the needs of its people. This process requires [...]
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2025: 1. Conversations for Trust
Conversations for TrustProposalTrust in governments has faced a worrying decline across the world. Conversations for Trust are structured round-table dialogue [...]
2024: 9. Regulating Ownership
Regulating OwnershipChallengeMedia ownership in Africa presents significant challenges due to the concentration of power, limited resources and political influence, all [...]
2024: 8. MINC Index
MINC IndexChallengeThe first and most pervasive is the prevalence of biased narratives, which often marginalises local voices and fails to [...]
2024: 7. Integrating South African Sign Language into the Curriculum
Integrating South African Sign Language into the CurriculumChallengeThe issue identified is that providing sign language interpreters and officiating sign language [...]
2024: 6. My Rights My Responsibilities Initiative
My Rights My Responsibilities InitiativeChallengeLocal-level challenges in South Africa significantly hinder democratic participation due to the lack of accessible civic [...]
2024: 5. DEAEP for Inclusive Multiparty Forums
DEAEP for Inclusive Multiparty ForumsChallengeAfrica is experiencing a democratic paradox. Despite having a young and dynamic population, the political institutions [...]
2024: 4. CEFD Framework
Group Specific Quotas and CaucusesChallengeThe weak and inconsistent delivery systems for voter education have left many citizens disengaged, putting the [...]
2024: 3. Group Specific Quotas and Caucuses
Group Specific Quotas and CaucusesChallengeRepresentation through an intersectional lens in the African context refers to the authentic and equitable presence [...]
2024: 2. Mainstreaming Collaborative Decision-Making
Mainstreaming Collaborative Decision-MakingChallengeCitizens’ isolation from governance is still a widespread challenge in many African countries which undermines democratic ideals and [...]