 They are also a consistent participant in the annual NGO market put on by one of their members, Forum 2000, where they serve to interact with the general public and hand out educational material on the work of their member NGOs, organizations, and their missions; this is their largest activity apart from creating a space for information sharing, to raise awareness and start conversations about democracy in the public sphere.DEMAS serves as a body in which all members can freely interact and support one another, allowing for the creation of smaller networks within the overarching network of DEMAS itself.This results in a large transnational network of organizations with similar missions and initiatives or skills that help increase professionalism and expertise for each organization, to more effectively run their undertakings and support of democracy, especially for organizations who operate in hostile environments.