Reflect, rights and governance: insights from Nigeria and South Africa

This publication documents Reflect experiences in two countries: Nigeria (where a range of projects are supported by ActionAid Nigeria) and South Africa (where a specific project is implemented by Idasa, the Institute for Democracy and South Africaùa national NGO which receives no funding from ActionAid). These experiences were chosen because of their focus on issues of rights and governance. Both experiences contain rich learning, targeting three main audiences: Reflect practitioners, ActionAid staff and partners, and other people engaging with grassroots activists in working to influence governance and rights issues at a national and local level. The report is structured into four main sections: an introduction looking at Reflect, governance, and connections between governance and rights; the Nigeria experiences; the South Africa experience; and a concluding section that looks at key issues in Reflect, rights and governance.