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The Human Being and his/her Rights
“The Human Being and his/her Rights” is a brochure, available in Russian, issued in 2002 in Georgia by the Norwegian Refugee Council, Sida and the “Open Society-Georgia” Foundation and intended to serve as a human rights instructive material for parents. The brochure provides information on how to educate and teach Human Rights Student Guide to students and the reason for doing so with 8th (eight)-graders and it instructs on how to assist them with better learning.
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Path to Rights: 8th grade student guide
“Path to Rights: 8th Grade Student Guide” is a student guide, available in Russian, issued in 2002 in Georgia by the Norwegian Refugee Council, Sida and the “Open Society-Georgia” Foundation and intended to serve as a guide for students on topics such as human rights, civil freedoms, discriminations and/or mass media. The manual consists of 34 chapters covering the above mentioned topics with relevant exercises included for each topic.
Election Material
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Funciones …del Poder Legislativo
“Attributions of the Legislative Power” is a civic education handbook, available in Spanish, issued in 2001 by the “Decidamos” group in Paraguay and meant to familiarize Paraguayan citizens with the responsibilities and attributions of the legislative power. The document briefly describes the characteristics of the Paraguayan state, the division of state powers, and it concludes with the functions of the legislative power.
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Proceso de Formacion y Sancion de las Leyes
“The Creation and Adoption of Laws” is a civic education handbook, available in Spanish, issued in 2001 by the “Decidamos” group in Paraguay and meant to familiarize Paraguayan citizens with the law-making process. The document explains and describes how laws are formed, the role of the Executive power in approving them, and the role citizens’ participation in the law making process.
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Report/Paper
Bosnia and Herzegovina Civic Education Program for 1999-2000
This report summarizes IFES efforts towards building a civil society in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1999 and 2000. The report details the projects aims and methods for establishing and supporting civil society in BiH. The report includes information on pre-election voter education, student involvement, inter-ethnic civic leadership and training. Also included are brochures, meeting agendas and minutes and various other documents from the project.
December 31, 2000
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Report/Paper
Student Action Committee Training Manual: How to Organize Student Action Committees (SACs) (2001)
This document discusses the initiation and development of a network of Student Action Committees (SACs) in Uzbekistan in January 2001. The report details the various IFES activities and materials used in classrooms throughout Uzbekistan. Additionally, the report outlines the role of various people involved in the SAC project.
December 31, 2000
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Report/Paper
IFES Ltd. Final Report on Kosovo Voter Education Outreach Project
This report analyzes IFES activities designed to ensure that citizens developed a better conceptual understanding of how a democratic system works and exercised that knowledge by increasing active engagement in local political life. The project's goal was to ensure that a voter education programme was developed focusing on the most fundamental level, villages and small communities without access to television or radio, and that it was carried out by Kosovars themselves.
December 31, 2000
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Report/Paper
Governance, Citizenship and Participation: The Role of a Kyrgyz Citizen in the 21st Century Pilot Edition Part I
This report was designed to increase the knowledge of governance, citizenship and participation for secondary schools in the Kyrgyz Republic. The report, using diagrams and educational techniques, teaches students the importance of good governance, human rights and the origins of the state.
December 31, 2000
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Are you on the List?
“Are You on the List?” is a compilation of several flyers, published by Elections Canada, with the objective of encouraging Canadian citizens to register their names to the voter list in order to be eligible to vote in the Federal Elections on November 27th 2000. The document, published in 2000, includes personal voter information cards, information on how to vote from abroad, and information pamphlets about the election.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Restoring Democracy in the Political Picture
“Restoring Democracy in the Political Picture” is a pamphlet encouraging Pakistanis to register for the new voter’s list. It was published by the Election Commission of Pakistan on October 10th 2000 and also points out the new minimum voting age has been moved from 21 to 18 in an effort to reach out to Pakistani youth and encourage them to participate in Pakistani elections.