Idasa States in Transition Observatory (SITO) provides analysis, information and briefings on Zimbabwe to policy-makers in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the African Union (AU). This work also goes beyond Zimbabwe, to strengthen African understanding of the experience of democratic transformation. The aim of this work is to build capacity in Africa to analyse and provide advocacy to countries in transition – or in crisis – in particular helping local grassroots organizations and civics to strengthen their ability to deal with the challenges of democratization.