Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy

Today, a number of African countries are moving towards a constitutional order that is not only democratic and legitimate, but also inclusive and popularly accepted.

In Zambia, NIMD provides support to political parties on a fully inclusive and strictly impartial basis. All parliamentary parties are eligible for support, whether in government or in the opposition.

This week, NIMD’s Africa Regional Programme (ARP) will facilitate an exchange programme in Nairobi between members of Ghana’s Constitutional Review Committee and constitutional stakeholders from Zimbabwe, Zambia and Kenya.

The NIMD programme in Zambia focuses on constitutional reforms and political accountability.

During a recent working visit to Zambia, NIMD and its local partner, the Zambian Centre for Inter-Party Dialogue (ZCID) jointly agreed upon a priority agenda for institutional strengthening.

NIMD is supporting consensus politics and raising public awareness in Zambia

Zambia’s democracy has been seriously tested in 2008, following the untimely death of its incumbent president Levy Mwanawasa.

NIMD is supporting consensus politics and raising public awareness in Zambia

Partners explain how the NIMD programme in Zambia is helping to bring about constitutional reforms.

Constitutions are the most important documents for the functioning of states. The quality of democracy is therefore intricately linked to the way in which the constitution is written.