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The Magic Island. Una Exploracion por el Universo de la Democracia
“The Magic Island. Exploring the Universe of Democracy” is an informative illustration book for children, available in Spanish, issued in July 1995 by the Federal Electoral Institute in Mexico, and intended to teach children about the concept of democracy. The book tells a fictive story, where children from every corner in the world and having different interests are brought to a magic island and try to build a life together.
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La Mejor Eleccion
“The Best Election” is an informative comic book, available in Spanish, issued in 1995 by the Federal Electoral Institute in Mexico, intended to familiarize children with the concept of democracy and what it means to be an active citizen in a democratic society. The comic book explains and describes the ways to successfully organize themselves when lobbying for a particular matter, as well as it teaches young children the basic steps for voting.
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Let's Vote Again
Let's Vote Again is a publication focusing on voter registration prior to the 1995 local government elections in South Africa. Made available by the Task Group for Local Government Elections, this document emphasizes the need for citizen's to register to vote to make sure their communities have a chance to be adequately represented at the local level. Information is presented in a storyboard format and key messages are in English as well as 5 local languages.
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Mon livret d'education civique: 3eme
“Mon livret d’education civique: 3eme” is a civic education manual from 1995, available in French, which teaches students about the Constitution, the hierarchy of government, elections, and the justice system in Gabon. The document, published by the National Pedagogical Institute of Gabon, is aimed at students who are preparing to take the ‘Brevet des Colleges’ exam (taken at the end of 9th grade) and contains quizzes, questions and games on different civic education subjects.
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Mon livret d'education civique: Cours Moyen
“Mon livret d’education civique: Cours Moyens” is a manual from 1995, available in French, which teaches students about the geography, different municipalities and communes, political regime, and branches of government in Gabon. The document, published by the National Pedagogical Institute of Gabon, is aimed at middle school students and contains different lessons, quizzes and games on these civic education subjects.
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Glosario Electoral Basico Juvenil
“Basic Electoral Glossary for the Youth” is an informative guidebook, available in Spanish, issued in 1995 by the Federal Electoral Institute in Mexico. The glossary provides basic electoral terms for youth in an effort to enhance youth’s understanding of the Mexican electoral system, including their rights and obligations as citizens. The political electoral concepts included in the glossary are defined in an easy-to-understand language that would facilitate their comprehension by all groups of young citizens.
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Report/Paper
Guyana Election Technical Assessment Report: 1994 Local Government and Municipal Elections
This report discusses IFES’ voter and civic education program, its poll worker training program and the provision of goods in Guyana’s 1994 local and municipal elections (the first contested elections in more than two decades).
October 31, 1994
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Civic Education Teaching Manual 2nd edition
The “Civic Education Teaching Manual: 2nd edition” was published in 1994 to train civic educators for the 1994 general assembly election in Uganda. The literature discusses topics such as voter registration, how to properly fold the ballot paper, and vote counting. The pamphlet also indicated that civic educators should urge voters to attend the candidates meetings so they can make informed decision when voting.
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Education Civique
“Education Civique” is a teaching guide from 1994, available in French, which provides a history of Guinean politics and an explanation of the government structure, citizen rights, decentralization and the constitution in Guinea. The document, published by SAEC (Societe Africaine d’Edition et de Communication), is split up into different sections based on the schooling level – with each level covering different topics of civic education and games and quizzes throughout the booklet.