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The National Democratic Institute (NDI) invites proposals from Nigerian non-governmental, nonpartisan organizations to prepare to observe voter registration and the 2019 general elections and select off-cycle gubernatorial elections, subject to availability of funds.
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MONROVIA, LIBERIA – The National Democratic Institute (NDI) today published its latest observations and recommendations about the presidential and legislative elections in Liberia. This follows a five-day assessment mission by experts from various African countries and the United States.
The National Democratic Institute (NDI or the Institute)’s International Election Observation Mission to Kenya’s August 8, 2017, elections issued its preliminary statement on August 10 and its first post-election statement on
This guidebook aims to help young women with all aspects of leadership, from balancing personal and professional responsibilities to planning and implementing advocacy projects. The guidebook is designed as a workbook rather than a textbook, with charts and exercises for readers to chart their progress. It also includes a section on how to use new media tools and social networking sites effectively.
One of NDI’s most popular manuals, this publication combines the ideas and materials that NDI trainers and consultants have used in Russia and the countries of the former Soviet Union since 1992. This manual aims to assist political parties and candidates in developing effective, strategic electoral campaigns. It serves as a practical guide for campaigning in any context.
After having been postponed on many occasions for technical and political reasons, Tunisia held municipal elections May, 6, 2018. More than 53,000 candidates, representing 2,074 lists all over the country, ran for seats on municipal councils. Municipal elections represented an important landmark for the implementation of Article Seven of the Tunisian Constitution.
Since the 2011 uprising, Tunisians have demanded the integrity of elections as a reform measure to combat a long history of corruption and lack of transparency. To that end, Tunisian civil society has deployed tens of thousands of citizen election observers over the past eight years and spanning four electoral cycles.
Nearly two years after the defeat of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), communities are working to rebuild, and local governments are challenged to respond to citizens’ needs in order to win their trust. Yet, decision-makers often overlook the perspectives of Iraqi women, who have disproportionately suffered from conflict and who, as caretakers in their households, have a deep understanding of their families’ and communities’ needs.
TUNIS, Tunisia — Today, the National Democratic Institute (NDI) and the International Republican Institute (IRI) joint international Election Observation Mission, released its preliminary statement following Tunisia’s parliamentary elections.
The World Health Organization estimates 15 to 20 percent of the world’s population (approximately one billion people) as having a disability. Persons with disabilities are the world’s largest minority group and more than 80 percent of the world’s persons with disabilities live in developing and post-conflict countries.