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IFES Welcomes Four New Board Members
Dr. Attahiru Muhammadu Jega, Camille Stewart, Sarah Tinsley, and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen were elected by the Board of Directors of IFES.
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Council on Foreign Relations Consults IFES on Pandemic Elections
To examine how other countries’ electoral experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic can guide preparations in the United States, the Council on Foreign Relations interviewed IFES experts Fernanda Buril and Staffan Darnolf.
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Myanmar Youth Innovate to Engage First-Time Voters
An estimated 5 million young people will be eligible to vote for the first time in Myanmar’s 2020 elections. On August 15, IFES brought together young leaders from across Myanmar to participate in the 2020 Elections Youth Innovation Summit.
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Celebrating International Day of Democracy 2020
In celebration of International Day of Democracy on September 15, IFES affirms people’s right to have a voice in how they are governed to ensure that democracies deliver for all both during and after crises.
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IFES Recommendations for USAID Gender Policy
Based on our significant experience promoting gender equality worldwide, IFES submitted comments on USAID's draft 2020 Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment Policy.
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Providing Accessible COVID-19 Information to Libyans with Disabilities
Distributing accurate and timely messages and countering the spread of misinformation is critical in the context of the pandemic.. To increase access to this critical information, IFES and Zaykum Zayna created an accessible video that describes methods to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
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Promoting Unity Through Youth-Led Community Organizing in Georgia
To empower underrepresented populations and provide spaces for young Georgians to influence decision-making, IFES launched the "Knowledge, Advocacy, Responsibility, engagement" (KARe) initiative. On International Youth Day 2020, the work of IFES’ KARe youth community mobilizers embody the principles of global action at the local level.
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Defending Georgia’s Elections From Cyberattacks
Georgia’s Central Election Commission recently upgraded its server infrastructure with support from IFES, which will allow it to detect and mitigate attacks in the context of parliamentary elections scheduled for October.
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Bangladeshi Youth Leading Through COVID-19
Continuing their response efforts to COVID-19 in Bangladesh, IFES and Dhaka University’s Microgovernance Research Initiative organized 11 webinars for the Students Against Violence Everywhere (SAVE) network.
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Virtual iEXCEL Training in The Gambia
From July 27-30, IFES partnered with The Gambia’s Independent Electoral Commission to virtually deliver part one of IFES’s Executive Curriculum in Electoral Leadership (iEXCEL) training for commissioners and directors.