Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD)

Overview

Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD) is the UK public body dedicated to supporting democracy around the world , and it with UK political parties, parliaments, electoral and financial audit institutions to help over 30 developing countries make their governments fairer, more effective and accountable. it operated as a grant-making organisation focusing on supporting democratic institutions, independent media, political parties and civil society in former Soviet Union countries and Africa.

In addition to expanding who WFD works with and which processes and themes WFD specialises in, WFD will continue to transform how it works by:

Conducting political economy analysis (PEA) and using local knowledge and priorities to design and adapt interventions.
Implementing multi-national initiatives to enable learning between countries with similar traditions and challenges.
Partnering with other organisations with different skillsets to complement action and address challenges from different angles.
Transforming training, moving to a model of learner-led design that includes simulations, mentoring, secondments, hands‑on support, and other forms of learning by doing.
Adopting new approaches to monitoring, evaluation, and learning – including process tracing and outcome matrices.

Category:
International Organization
Sectors of Interest:
Democratic Governance, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth Empowerment, Social Development
Sub Sectors of Interest:
Civic engagement participation and volunteerism, Civil society strengthening, Combating sexual harassment, Conflict prevention and peace building , Election Management, Ending violence against women and girls, Political participation, Social and Economic Empowerment, Support the vulnerable and marginalized, Women equity and equality
Type of Service:
Research and assessment, Capacity building and training, Monitoring and evaluation, Institutional Strengthening
Locations:
Algeria, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia
Headquarters:
United Kingdom

Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD)
http://www.wfd.org
comms@wfd.org
Graeme Ramshaw
Director of Research and Evaluation
UK
graeme.ramshaw@wfd.org
Devin O'Shaughnessy
Director of Programmes
UK
devin.oshaughnessy@wfd.org
Chris Levick
Director of Operations
UK
chris.levick@wfd.org
Fulvio Menghini
Head of Communication and External Affairs
UK
fulvio.menghini@wfd.org
Dina Melhem
Regional Director and Senior Human Rights Advisor at Westminster Foundation for Democracy
MENA Region
dina.melhem@wfd.org
Mohamed Salem
Programme & Finance Officer
Tunisia & Algeria
mohamed.salem@wfd.org
Ramzi Habre
Program Manager - Lebanese Parliament
Lebanon
ramzi.habre@wfd.org
Youssef Khashab
Program Manager
Lebanon
youssef.khashab@wfd.org
Mirna Alabdallat
Research Expert
Jordan
mirna.alabdallat@wfd.org
Karima Kassi
Directrice de Programme
Algeria
karima.kassi@wfd.org
Oumnia Rais
Communications Officer
Morocco
oumnia.rais@wfd.org

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