From 2011, Waseem Holland worked with the Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa (EISA), being retained on a number of programmes and projects ranging from capacity building programmes for political parties and holders of public office, observing elections and conducting research into issues relating to elections and political parties.
He was a fellow in the Auwal Socio-economic Research Institute’s (ASRI) Future Leaders programme 2017. The programme identified 30 graduates under 30 years old who showed leadership qualities and a commitment to social justice, for a wide-ranging and intensive training-programme, offering life and social skills training and other skills development such as proposal writing, project management, practical public policy interventions and introductory courses on philosophy, political economy and governance.
Waseem holds a Master of Arts degree in Political Studies from Wits University.
