Our foremost task is civic education in Germany and abroad with the aim of promoting informed democratic opinion, socio-political commitment and mutual understanding. In addition the Heinrich Böll Foundation supports artistic and cultural as well as scholarly projects, and co-operation in the development field. The political values of ecology, democracy, gender democracy, solidarity and non-violence are our chief points of reference. Heinrich Böll’s belief in and promotion of citizen participation in politics is the model for the foundation’s work.
Our programme areas in Southern Africa are:
- Democracy
- Sustainable Development
- Human Rights
- International Politics
- This article attempts an analysis of Women’s Ministries (structures on the level of the executive) that are normally tasked with the implementation of policy and legislation. It does so by looking at the experience of Women’s Ministries in the north, as well as in Africa. It also reflects on the more recent histories in the north of the dismantling of gender machineries as a consequence of gender mainstreaming. more»
Perspectives #01/2010: Namibia's 2009 Elections – - Namibia held its Presidential and National Assembly elections on 27 and 28 November 2009. As expected, the ruling South West Africa People’s Organisation (SWAPO) won a sweeping election victory. The atmosphere throughout the electoral process was tense and put to the test several features of the country’s democratic culture. This issue of Perspectives offers some reflection on these and other issues around Namibia's 2009 elections. more»
SA’s ‘incomes-based’ education system perpetuates inequality – - IN LONG Walk to Freedom, Nelson Mandela places enormous hope in education. “Education is the great engine of personal development,” he writes. “It is through education that the daughter of a peasant can become a doctor, that the son of a mineworker can become the head of the mine, that a child of farm- workers can become the president.” Many people know this quote. more»
From 7 to 18 December the UN climate change conference 2009 took place. With this Dossier the Heinrich Böll Foundation aimed to provide accessible analysis from a South African perspective and a wider range of background information on the road to Copenhagen. more»
Training and Strategy Building Workshop for African Negotiators – - The Heinrich Boll Stiftung Regional Office for Southern Africa hosted a Training and Strategy Building workshop for negotiators from eastern and southern African in Bangkok, Thailand from 21 – 23 September 2009. This report presents the results of that workshop. more»
- In this publication, the Heinrich Böll Foundation presents some of its experiences, both setbacks and successes. It is just a small sample of HBS' work all over the world. HBS is very much aware that its political and financial contributions are often only part of a larger network; yet its work does make a difference – for more gender justice. more»
A simplified guide to your housing and eviction rights – - Many women are evicted from their homes by their husbands, partners, family members or the owners of their homes. Often, women are evicted with their children and do not have anywhere else to live. The Women's Legal Centre, therefore, created this simplified guide to assist women in learning about their legal rights to housing and their rights in terms of evictions. more»
Perspectives #01/2009: Migration and Human Rights – Perspectives #01/2009 discusses current migration dynamics in Southern Africa from a human rights perspective. more»
The Heinrich Böll Stiftung hosted this international conference to take stock of the current state of Africa’s security architecture and analyse some of the main current and future issues that might have a significant influence on security in Africa (namely climate change, resources and migration). The event brought together political, academic, and civil society representatives from the continent as well as beyond for deliberation. more»
