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WFD seeks a consultancy for Dynamics Business Central training, configuration, and Jet Reports development.
To advance women's empowerment and political participation, the Parliament of Sierra Leone, in collaboration with WFD, held a high-level consultative meeting on 19 February 2025. The meeting aimed to evaluate the impact and challenges of the Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment (GEWE) Act of 2022.
Equal rights, power and opportunities for all: That is the theme of International Women’s Day 2025. WFD is working to help bring this vision to life around the world. Here are some examples of our recent impact.
During a WFD panel discussion, current and former female politicians shared experiences of gender-based violence. Malaysiakini covered the event.
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Violence against women in politics (VAWP) remains a deeply rooted, systemic problem in Indonesia’s relatively young democracy. In this research, we investigated the dynamics of VAWP leading up to, during, and immediately after the 2024 elections by analysing how VAWP threatens women’s political participation and in turn diminishes the quality of Indonesia’s democracy.
Indonesia | Study |
In a poignant speech to the Bangsamoro Parliament in February 2025, MP Engr. Don Mustapha Loong highlighted the transformative impact of WFD's support for the region's democratic transition since 2019.
WFD organised a two-day visit to the UK Parliament for a delegation from the Assembly of the Republic of North Macedonia, led by Speaker Afrim Gashi. This visit marked the first official delegation visit from the Macedonian Assembly to the UK Parliament.
Bringing together women politicians from different religious, ethnic, and political party backgrounds, WFD’s “More than a Quota” programme encouraged them to come together to address barriers to political participation for women in BiH and tackle issues that are important to citizens.
The exchanges that WFD provides play a crucial role in strengthening democracy at local, national, and international levels, while building solidarity, partnership, and understanding across borders.
Ukraine |
Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD) has played a key role in advancing democratic development in Georgia by strengthening governmental institutions, promoting parliamentary effectiveness, supporting media, empowering civil society organisations, and improving environmental governance.
Ukraine is fighting not just for its independence, but also for its democratic future. WFD is proud to stand by Ukraine to protect its democratic gains and consolidate reforms, as it continues to withstand Russian aggression and embarks on the EU accession process.
The Westminster Foundation for Democracy office in Skopje is established in 2008 and is the first WFD office open outside of the United Kingdom. Since its establishment, the office has worked with institutions, MPs, civil society, political parties, and journalists on advancing democracy, participation and effective public policies.
As artificial intelligence fuels cheaper, more sophisticated information manipulation campaigns, long-term, trusted, cross-border partnerships offer the most sustainable defence against rising coordinated threats to democratic information integrity.
To equip parliaments with the knowledge and tools needed to navigate the landscape of AI, these guidelines consider ethical implications, transparency, accountability, and the integration of AI within the parliamentary workspace, and more. They provide a framework that parliaments can adapt to their context and needs.
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