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ESAURP Newsletter
This February 1994 edition of the ESAURP (Eastern and South African Universities Research Programme) Newsletter touches on issues of democracy promotion, governance stability in Africa and the Education for Democracy project. The Education for Democracy project was the initiative of the ESAURP Regional Council for Democracy and focused on work related to improving governance and developing civil society within its member countries such as Tanzania.
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Manual Do Eleitor
“Voter’s Guide” is an informative booklet, available in Portuguese, published by the National Electoral Commission of Guinea-Bissau. The guide is meant to enhance citizens’ participation through educating them on the voting procedure. The guide instructs voters on who is eligible to vote, where they can vote, and how to vote. Additionally, the booklet provides brief explanations on the requirements to run for public offices in Guinea-Bissau.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Democracy and Voter Education Initiative
The “Democracy and Voter Education Initiative” published in 1994 by the Institute for Contextual Theology covers topics such as forms of state, electoral systems and democracy. The impetus for the “Initiative” was to educated people in South Africa on political participation in the democratic system and the concept of the vote.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Draft Constitution Selected Provisions
“The Draft Constitution Selected Provisions,” is a booklet published in 1994 that describes what the new constitution of Uganda specifies. Detailed in the booklet are topics such as how citizenship in Uganda is defined and what the function of the new constitutional assembly will be. Also included is a description of the five year referendum cycle that will use the vote to decide the form of government in Uganda every five years.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
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.
Election Material
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Christians and Democracy
“Christians and Democracy” is comprised of 12 Bible Studies from Angola, adopted for use in South Africa and was published in January of 1994 by Diakonia for the Natal Churches campaign, “Educate for Democracy.” Real life stories, bible excerpts, and reflection questions accompany these 12 studies and are provided in the belief that the Church and Christians have an important role in building democracy in South Africa.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Voter education: Manual for Trainers
The third edition of the South African “Voter Education: A Manual for Trainers” was published in 1994 by the Centre for Development Studies and The National Democratic Institute for International Affairs. The piece was directed at those who would be training and educating new voters on the electoral process. The manual explains voting procedure as well as election terminology and shows trainers how to run workshops geared at educating the public on those topics.
Election Material
Constitution
The Constitution of Zimbabwe - January 1994
The constitution of Zimbabwe with amendments through 1994 (Amendments 1-13).