Africa Regional Democracy Fund

This program supports democratic processes and promotes strong democratic norms including the advancement of civil and political rights, freedom of expression, association, peaceful assembly, and access to information, and support the fair and impartial establishment and implementation of policies and laws. The program promotes politically engaged and informed citizenries, active civil society organizations, organized labor, independent and open media, and representative political parties, and supports the implementation of participatory political processes by state institutions, including at the sub-national level.