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Date(s) - 15/01/2025
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Westminster Foundation for Democracy’s (WFD)
Deadline for Applications: Wednesday 15 January 2025
Brief outline of Project:
Please find a short summary below and access the full RFP here: Invitation to Tender | Westminster Foundation for Democracy
Please note: the deadline for applications is Wednesday 15 January 2025 and the approximate budget for the research is £23,000. Any questions related to this opportunity should be sent directly to Henna Rai at henna_rai@labour.org.uk
About WFD
WFD is the UK public body dedicated to supporting democracy around the world. Operating internationally, WFD works with parliaments, political parties, and civil society groups as well as on elections to help make political systems fairer, more inclusive and more accountable.
About WAFA
WAFA was founded in 2011 at a regional event in Tanzania by (male and female) representatives from 11 political parties and now representing nine countries in Africa: Botswana; Cameroon; Ghana; Mozambique; South Africa; Tanzania; Uganda; Zimbabwe and Nigeria. It is a regional network that seeks to improve the skills and confidence of women activists from social democratic, socialist and labour parties in Africa. WAFA aims to change the face of politics and policy by identifying, educating and empowering women in Africa to engage actively in the political process both as voters, candidates, community organizers and activists who believe strongly in social democratic principles as pillars for progressive change. They are organised to provide political leadership training to encourage women to run for office, win elections, and make and influence policy.
About this RFP
Last year, WFD commissioned an evaluation of WAFA’s programme portfolio dating back to 2018 in order to understand the impact achieved to date and identify learning to inform and strengthen future approaches. It was a recommendation of the external evaluators for WFD to conduct a needs assessment in order to assess and understand the needs of women within the different target countries to help to design contextually relevant training modules. This RFP is to commission research services to conduct comprehensive needs-based assessments in each target country that the Women’s Academy for Africa (WAFA) works in, which is intended to inform the design of contextually relevant training modules for the programme. These assessments should help the programme to understand the specific socio-political and economic dynamics in each target country. WFD is looking for experienced researchers to observe, investigate, and report back on the needs of the different target countries to inform the design of future training modules that are contextually relevant and responsive to the challenges faced by women in politics. In addition, these assessments will ensure that future training content incorporates practical strategies and tools that can be applied effectively in the specific socio-political environments of the participants. This research is being commissioned for WFD’s Labour Party programme that has funded WAFA and is looking to understand the contextual challenges faced by women in target countries and identify their needs for future training. The research will start on 3 February and finish by 28 March 2025.