DEMOCRACY AND GOOD GOVERNANCE DEPARTMENT
The Democracy and Good Governance is one of the prioritized programmatic Deoartments of the Organization with a special focus on Citizen-Government engagements with the aim of creating a balance society in the State. It has proven to be a tool for transparency and accountability as well check and balance among citizens, Legislature, Executive and Judiciary.
promoting Osun citizens’ participation in Community development and good Governance
As one of the objectives of the DGG program is to promote citizens’ participation in community development and good governance
JDPMC and Elections
Elections are important because they give the masses a voice and return power to the people. Election remains a major feature of a democratic setting, and democracy means “a government of the people, by the people and for the people.” The organization through the program has come up with many initiatives and programs in strengthening our electioneering process through the use of technology and capacity building programs
Promoting Youth, Women and Person with disabilities in Political Participation
Governance is inclusive when it effectively serves and engages all people; takes into account gender and other facets of personal identity; and when institutions, policies, processes, and services are accessible, accountable and responsive to all members of society. Democracy is dependent on the participation and representation of all citizens in democratic institutions and processes
Strengthening Government Institutions
The organization over the past 25 years have acquired tremendous experience especially in the area of election and technology. The organization saw the need to strengthen the capacity of government agencies especially in the area of election towards having credible, transparent and inclusive election in Nigeria. In achieving, the organization organized different capacity building programs for government agencies across the country, below are some of the programs organized.
Our interventions
The program has built citizens’ skills to engage the government, creation of functional Good Governance committees across the 20LGAs of Osun State.
Here are few of the organization’s interventions in the areas of democracy and good governance
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