Resources

EITI Guide for Legislators: How to Support and Strengthen Resource Transparency

Legislatures have a critical role to play in the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI). This guide provides legislators with information about the EITI process and offers practical suggestions for them to encourage the government to participate and ensure that the EITI program is successful. It is designed primarily for legislators and their staff, but political leaders, government officials, civil society organizations and international actors may also find it helpful.

Lebanon: NDI Pre-Election Assessment Delegation Statement on the June 7, 2009 Parliamentary Elections

Report on Voter Registration in the Republic of Yemen

The National Democratic Institute (NDI) and the Yemen Election Monitoring Network (YEMN) conducted a joint observer mission to monitor the voter registration process. The principle objectives of the observation mission were to:

• provide an accurate and objective assessment of Yemen’s 2008 voter registration process;

• ensure the rights of eligible voters to register or change their voting domicile; and

Assessing Women’s Political Party Programs: Best Practices and Recommendations

NDI embarked on this assessment in an effort to better understand effective approaches to women’s political party programs across a number of regions and to measure the impact of such programs. The assessment is designed to identify the specific elements and approaches which were most effective in encouraging women’s participation and leadership in political parties.

Jordan: Women Helping Women: About the Jordanian Women's Election Network