NIZA - Netherlands Institute for South Africa

The Netherlands institute for Southern Africa (NiZA) was formed in 1997 as a merger of three former anti-apartheid movements. On the basis of a long-standing history of solidarity and critical dialogue, NiZA cooperates with people and organisations in Africa and Europe to strive for a democratic southern Africa. NiZA shares with them a vision of a southern Africa where the population is able to realise a just division of power, means and opportunities, and where human rights are respected and guaranteed. NiZA supports the struggle against inequalities in power, rights and welfare by supporting civil society and citizens in Africa, particularly women and girls, in their efforts to build countervailing power. Closely linked to this struggle, NiZA and its networks are dedicated to an international power shift that favours democracy and development in southern Africa.

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