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Resources
Focus Group Report: Opening Up New Opportunities for Women in Iraq, December 2018
A new round of focus groups primarily in Iraq’s recently liberated and disputed areas reveals how the conflict with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), along with growing public awareness of the lack of women’s equality in Iraq, has contributed to demand for more rights and freedoms for Iraqi women.
El Blindaje de la Corrupción en Honduras: Contexto, Dimensiones, Formas y Mecanismos
To strengthen anti-corruption and anti-impunity initiatives in Honduras, NDI supported CEDOH to conduct research to identify the legal, institutional and political factors that inform the state’s response to anti-corruption initiatives, with a particular focus on the mechanisms and norms used to neutralize anti-corruption efforts. Based on this research, CEDOH published this book, which recommends measures to counter these tendencies to side-step anti-corruption efforts.
Violence Against Women in Politics: Study of Political Parties in Guatemala
In 2018, NDI implemented a political party assessment tool and supported the development of action plans to increase women’s participation and gender equity in political parties in Guatemala.
Visionary Young Women in Leadership Report: Women's Empowerment in Liberia
Although Liberia’s 2005 democratic transition saw the election of Africa’s first woman head of state, Liberian women continue to face considerable challenges to their participation in political processes. While women are slowly closing the gap, they are still underrepresented as party and civil society leaders, elected representatives and government officials.
Summary: Study on Radicalization Explores Roots of Extremism in Niger
Niger’s National Center for Strategic and Security Studies (Centre National d’Etudes Stratégiques et de Sécurité - CNESS) conducted a study on radicalization factors influencing young people in rural, urban, university, and penal environments.
