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In our recent webstory, the 2021 Political Party Leadership Institute (PPLI) cohort reflected on what leadership, mentoring, and the program meant to them. 📖⬇️ shar.es/afImGD

In progress, a pre-event to the #SummitForDemocracy organised by the IRI. Towards Inclusive Elections: The Minimum Standards for Political Parties in Zambia. Speakers: IRI, Women Politics Platform, WiLDAF, Operation Young Vote, Zambia New Foundation for the Blind. #Malo #Space

#Malo #Space Can we talk about equal society with an exclusionary settings. Let's inquire about Minimum Standards for Political Parties in Zambia. Towards a more inclusive #Democracy in Zambia. Pre-event to the #Summit4Democracy organised by the iri.org

Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities have been asking for #Malo #Space. Can we Interogate what inclusion can look like? Do Youth, Women or PWD led institutions mean they will solely be focused on this? What needs to be done to create inclusivity? #Summit4Democracy

#Malo Key gate keepers to inclusion of Youth Women and PWDs in #democracy are political parties. If participation is a right and not a privilege, what do more inclusive elections look like? - Winnie Zaloumis, Chairperson Women in Politics Platform. #Summit4Democracy 🇿🇲

#Malo Pre-Event to #SummitForDemocracy The results of exclusion of young people has resulted in the current Disinformation/ Misinformation pandemic on social media platforms, with extremely serious consequences. Young people have leverage in democratic processes. - Greg Kearns

#Malo #Space #Inclusion has become a buzzword. However meaningful participation means the platforms should be safe and open. Parties should have integrity and high ethical standards to ensure credibility in campaigns and elections. - Jessica Keagan IRI.org

Women are the biggest marginalised group on democratic processes. Leadership in political parties can work with CSOs to adopt policies that will ensure election integrity, from early on in electoral cycles all the way up to elections and into governance. #Malo #S4D2

#Malo People vote for people who look like them. The people elect parties that look like they will best champion their needs -Jessica Keagan #SummitForDemocracy

#Malo Zambia's challenges with regard to inclusion are rooted in our patriarchal society. Policies that include women could change this. Discrimination of women starts in the home and extends to impediments in their civic participation. - Muzi Kamanga #SummitForDemocracy

#Malo #Space Sadly the participation of youth,women and PWDs in Political Parties is tokenistic, manipulative and exploitative. Even worse the it seems more lucrative for youth to be violent rather than other meaningful participation. - Guess Nyirenda #Summit4Democracy

#Malo #Space There's more to youth participation in politics. They have ideas and many policy reforms can me made to ensure meaningful participation for them. #GuessNyirenda #SummitForDemocracy iri.org

#Malo The marginalised are the experts of their situations. Legislation to deal with their challenges has proven counterproductive, as exclusionary attitudes towards them continue to prevail. PWDs deserve equal participation in civic life - Mr Peter Bwale #SummitForDemocracy

#Malo The proposed Mixed Member Electoral System #MMES is the best bet for inclusive civic parcipitation in this nation. Without it we run the risk of continued cycles of marginalisation, discussion, and activism about inclusivity with no fruit. - several participants #S4D2

#Malo More needs to be done to execute the progressive laws Zambia has in place for inclusive and meaningful civic participation. - Winnie Zaloumis #SummitForDemocracy

#Malo There's a lot that can be said about inclusion. However, we need to take action and the barriers to action or change are more psychological than anything. -Greg Kearns #SummitForDemocracy

#Malo Political parties + democracy players continue to affirm that the door is open to women, young people and PWDs. However, it's increasingly evident that there is no space within those rooms! With their open doors, inclusion seems still semans like a big ask #S4D2

#Malo Vox Populi, Vox Dei. As Zambia celebrates #DemocracyWeek with the #SummitForDemocracy, it's important to remember the integrity of our democracy is hinged on credible elections. Governance must be determined by ALL citizens.

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