Heinrich Böll Stiftung

The Heinrich Böll Foundation has been active in Southern Africa since 1989. For many organisations and individuals, we have become a partner for civic education and formation of networks, provider of international contacts, observer and analyst in the region.

As the 2013 Zimbabwean elections are rapidly approaching, Zimbabwean feminist Rutendo Hadebe contemplates about issues of identity and how to create a Zimbabwe that is inclusive of all.

This video presents the events organised by Idasa's Electricity Governance Initiative South Africa which aimed to promote informed and sustainable engagement between parliament and civil society on energy and climate issues.

On March 21 about 15,000 to 20,000 learners, parents, community members and activists marched to Parliament to remind Minister Angie Motshekga about her promise of adopting minimum norms and standards for school infrastructure by 01 April 2011.

In February 2010 Equal Education (EE) made a written submission on the Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill in response to a call for public comments on the Bill. EE made eight specific comments and recommendations on the Bill. The amended Bill, now titled "Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill 2010" incorporated seven out of EE’s eight recommendations.

Today marks the 3rd anniversary of the founding of Equal Education (EE). In three short years EE has grown from a small organisation of a handful of committed members to an organistion with full-time staff, several thousand youth members and countless other South Africans who support and associate with it. See a message from their coordinator, Doron Isaacs on this auspicious occasion.

On September 23 2010 the Heinrich Böll Stiftung (HBS) and the Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) hosted a dialogue on the state of the CGE. The seminar aimed to provide a forum for the Commission to liaise with civil society on the challenges the organisation has confronted, and moreover, to encourage reflection on what kind of partnerships between the Commission and the sector would in the future assist each to achieve their goals.

On the 25th of May Equal Education (EE) participated in public hearings on delivery of quality education and access to education hosted by the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education in Parliament. 60 learners from EE were in attendance as EE raised critical issues with regards to the improvement of access to basic education such as infrastructure, and functioning school libraries.