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When Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters crooned, “We don't need no education, We don't need no thought control” to celebrate the fall of the Berlin Wall, performing in what used to be the “no man’s lot” between the two Germanys - authoritarian communist East and democratic West - a crowd of 350,00 present and hundreds of millions
“This is for everyone.” These are the famous words of the founder of the World Wide Web, Tim Berners-Lee, but the reality is that in many parts of the world, the Internet and how it is governed is controlled by the very few. In the Maldives in June 2023, a group made up largely of women, worked to change that and make the internet work for the people and for democracy, which they continue to do today.
NDI party pollwatcher training
Since 2003, NDI has supported the efforts of Bahrainis across the political divide to develop a political process and institutions that can earn the confidence of the Bahraini people. Specifically, NDI has supported citizen election observation, trained members of parliament and parliamentary staff, worked with civil society and government officials, and engaged youth to encourage political participation.