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Empowering Women in Myanmar During the Transition Process
The peace process now unfolding in Myanmar after decades of ethnic insurgency has opened the space for civil society advocates to join the national discourse. As a result, IFES’ program in the country, implemented under USAID’s Global Women’s Leadership Fund, aims to build the capacity of women’s groups and women who are grassroots leaders to help them feel confident and empowered to partake in the transitional processes and advocate for their specific priorities. The images in this gallery show a three-day training and one-day policy dialogue implemented by IFES and the Yangon School of Political Science (YSPS) in December 2012.
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Change on the Horizon: Kenya Revamps System for Enhanced Elections
Following the 2007 general elections that resulted in political violence, Kenya has adopted a new constitution and made widespread modifications to its electoral system. Mike Yard, IFES Chief of Party in Kenya, provides insight into the changes that have taken place and the preparations that are underway ahead of the March 2013 elections.
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Voter Education for Marginalized Communities in Yemen
IFES believes that strong democratic institutions empower all citizens to have a voice in the way they are governed. To promote this belief, IFES works to ensure its programming is inclusive of all populations. In Yemen, IFES implemented a project that targeted the traditionally marginalized—women, youth, and persons with disabilities.
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VOICE for the People: Using Robust Evaluations for More Effective Civic Education Programs
In order gain precise insight into the effect of its adult civic education program in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), IFES implemented the VOICE Impact Evaluation study.
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Youth Participation: Preparing for the Future, Making an Impact Today
International Youth Day, commemorated every year on August 12, provides an opportunity to reflect on the contributions of young persons around the world to their countries' democratic systems. By helping spread information about the importance of voting, participating in workshops on civic responsibility, forming organizations to advance democratic practices and casting their ballots – youth are powerful change agents in their societies.
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Digital Development: Connecting People and Technology in Foreign Assistance
A conversation about how technology supports international development in areas such as democracy and governance. Experts shared past experiences with technology projects as well as perspectives on using technology to create sustainable solutions to development challenges.
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From Ballots to Touch Screens: Integrating Technology into Voting
Digital ballot readers, electronic results transmission systems and SMS messaging to inform the electorate can help countries streamline and improve the electoral process. As election management bodies turn to technology to help run elections, they must take their country's cultural, political and legal context into consideration to ensure the new systems enhance — and don't disrupt — democracy. This gallery shows some of the technological tools that are being used around the world.
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Helping Persons with Disabilities Vote
Throughout the years, IFES programs across the world have worked on projects to help those with disabilities gain access to the election process. These projects include efforts to form policy about the right for those with disabilities to vote and campaigns to assist disabled voters on polling day. Here are examples of some of IFES’s past efforts across the world to increase election access for the disabled.
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In Kenya, Using Technology for Safer Elections
In response to the violence following Kenya's 2007 presidential election, which divided the country and left dozens dead, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) is introducing several new technologies to ensure more peaceful elections. IFES’ Chief of Party in Kenya Mike Yard answers some questions about adopting this new technology ahead of the March 2013 general elections.
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Technology in Elections: How It's Used, What's Next?
Rakesh Sharma, director of IFES' F. Clifton White Applied Research Center, gives us some insight into the issues that need to be addressed when adopting technology, how technology is being used in the field, and what is next in this area.