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Democracia para los jovens
“Democracy for the Youth” is a youth voter informative booklet, available in Spanish, issued in 1996 by the National Electoral Council of Colombia, and intended to help the Colombian youth understand the meaning and implications of a democratic society and why one should prefer it over the other forms of government; to learn about the separation of the three branches of power, as well as how to integrate oneself into a political party or movement. The booklet is meant to trigger the youths’ desire to participate in the building of a more democratic Colombia by educating them to fully understand the importance of having a democratic society and its attributes.
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Guide d'education civique et morale
“Guide d’education civique et morale” is a guide from September 1996, available in French, with the goal of educating students on civic culture, democracy and peace. The document, published by SLECG (Syndicat Libre des Enseignants et Chercheurs de Guinee), seeks to form conscientious citizens of Guinea by helping the youth develop a sense of morality and civic duty – it provides different methods for doing so such as lessons and exercises to be done in school.
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The Gambia: Pre-Election Assessment 1996, Final Report
This report summarizes a pre-election assessment from The Gambia in 1996. The report discusses various topics in The Gambia, including human rights, civic education, political parties, the media and The Gambia’s election commission. The report discusses the challenges faced by various election teams (IFES, NDI) in The Gambia.
August 31, 1996
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Election Official Training in Bangladesh: Project Overview and Recommendations
This report details the IFES Election Official Training Assistance Project undertaken in October and November 1995. The document focuses on the technical assistance and commodities support to the Secretariat in support of its newly established Electoral Training Institute. The report details the multi-tiered project which helped prepare the Training Institute for election officials throughout Bangladesh. The discussion turns to the preparation of manuals, the development of an Election Official Pledge and Code of Conduct and details the intricacies of IFES work in assisting in Bangladeshi elections.
June 30, 1996
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Teenagers Promote the Vote Through Slick Music Video
“Teenagers Promote the Vote through Slick Music Video” is an article in The Washington Post written by Patricia Davis on May 23rd, 1996. Teenagers from local Fairfax, Virginia schools incorporated music into a video addressed to their peers about the importance of the youth vote. The video was shown throughout District of Columbia high schools and local teachers and city officials use the video to promote voter education to teenagers as well.
Election Material
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Policy, Politology, Student School of Leadership
The article “Policy, Politology, Student School of Leadership” written by Ivan Prokopov and translated into English discusses the significance of the creation of the Academy of Management on the campus of the Institute of Economy in Kazakhstan. Printed on May 22nd, 1996 in the Kazakhstani newspaper Kazakstanskya Pravda, Prokopov’s article emphasizes the importance of analyzing political parties and their effect on the country’s economy as well as the economy of other nations in the Commonwealth of Independent States.
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La Pandilla: Los candidatos y los ninos
“The Gang: the Candidates and Children” is an informative workbook, available in Spanish, issued in 1996 by the “El Comercio” newspaper in Ecuador. The workbook contains activities and comics for children. The centerfold segment features Questions and Answers between children and presidential candidates.
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Project V.O.T.E
“Project V.O.T.E” is a newsletter published in 1996 by the Project V.O.T.E Newsbulletin Staff in Texas and is intended to point out the accomplishments of the project in education school students and teachers in becoming an active part of the electoral process in Texas. The newsbulletin contains a message letter from the Texas Secretary of State. Additionally, it includes the election results from March 12, 1996 in the Republican primary and Democratic Primary.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
How Students Elected a president
In May of 1996, Altay Kozhaev wrote this article in the New Generation, entitled “How Students Elected a President,” which discusses a political game played by Kazakh first and second graders in a local school. Kozhaev explains the game, conducted in the frame “Days of Political Science,” and continues to present the election process of these students as a serious one, emphasizing to the Kazakh people the importance of political education in Kazakh youth. This article is provided in both English and Russian.