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Municipality-Based Youth Indaba 2025: Strengthening Youth Voices through Advocacy and Civic Education: March – June 2025
The Democracy Development Program (DDP), in collaboration with three KwaZulu-Natal municipalities, successfully hosted a series of community-based Youth Indaba conferences between March and June 2025. These gatherings were part of a broader initiative to empower young people, amplify their voices, and promote active civic engagement through advocacy and education.
Empowering the Future: Youth Indaba in Folweni Township
On 2 May 2025, the RCCI Church in C Section, Folweni Township, South Africa, became the vibrant setting for a transformative event—the Youth Indaba. Organized by the Democracy Development Program (DDP) in partnership with the Njabulo Khwela Education Foundation (N.K.E.F), this first-of-its-kind gathering brought together young people from Folweni and surrounding areas to address one of the most pressing issues in their communities: youth unemployment.
Student Leadership at the Forefront of Democracy: DUT Political Summit Inspires Youth Civic Participation
On 7 May 2026, student leaders, civic stakeholders, and democracy advocates gathered at Walsingham Hall, Durban University of Technology (DUT), for a thought-provoking Political Summit aimed at strengthening youth participation in South Africa’s democratic processes.
7th Annual Youth Indaba: Repositioning youth political participation in advancing socioeconomic development in South Africa: Challenges and Possibilities.
On 14 June, the Democracy Development Program hosted the 7th Annual Youth Indaba. The Youth Indaba theme for this year was Repositioning youth political participation in advancing socioeconomic development in South Africa: Challenges and Possibilities.
Youth, Youth Formations and Participatory Democracy in South Africa -Exploring The Dynamics
Youth formations and Student formations have always been at the center of youth participation in the South African struggle both in Apartheid and Democratic governments.
Civic Education Dialogue- uLundi
DDP hosted a civic education dialogue at uLundi D Hall on 22 March 2023. The theme of the discussion was To capacitate and enhance the understanding of Civic Education in the community, especially the youth, to promote active citizenship and participation in building sustainable communities.
UMgungundlovu District’s Youth Indabas Inspire a New Generation of Active Citizens
The UMgungundlovu District Municipality recently witnessed two impactful Youth Indaba conferences hosted in partnership with local municipalities, civil society organisations, and democratic governance stakeholders. Held at Sakhamuzi Hall in Msunduzi Municipality on 4 June 2026 and Mpophomeni Hall in uMngeni Municipality on 15 June 2026, the gatherings brought together more than 220 young people committed to shaping a better future for their communities through active citizenship, leadership, and democratic participation.
Amplifying Youth Voices: DDP Political Summit at the University of Zululand
On May 15, 2025, thought leaders, educators, and activists convened at the University of Zululand in KwaZulu-Natal for a landmark Political Summit focused on The Role of Tertiary Institutions in Increasing Youth Political Participation. Hosted by the Democracy Development Program (DDP) in collaboration with the Centre for Community Development, the summit served as a vital platform for exploring innovative strategies to enhance political engagement among young South Africans.
