NDI - Bolivia

Civic Updates

vrao — Wed, 24 Jun 2015 17:55:00 +0000

Author:

National Democratic Institute

Publisher:

National Democratic Institute

Resource Type:

Civic Update

Language:

English

Attachment	Size
Issue 50: A Matter of Political Space (April 2016)	1.06 MB
Issue 49: Social Movements (January '16)	1.22 MB
Issue 48: Peace, Security and Democratic Resilience (August '15)	818.41 KB
Issue 47: Integration (April '15)	1011.57 KB
Issue 46: The Infomediary Role of NDI Partners (Jan. '15)	339.19 KB
Issue 45: The Role of Dialogue in Deepening Democracy (Sept. '14)	1.84 MB
Issue 44: Taking Advantage of Political Entry Points to Improve Meaningful Engagement (May '14)	1.12 MB
Issue 43: Political Inclusion of LGBT Population (Jan. '14)	1.43 MB
Issue 42: Radio as an Effective Communication Tool (Aug. '13)	1.48 MB
Issue 41: The Use of ICT to Enhance Citizen Participation (May '13)	1.57 MB
Issue 40: Supporting Inclusion of Marginalized Ethnic and Religious Groups (Dec. '12)	1.87 MB
Issue 39: Public Opinion Research (Sept. '12)	1.69 MB
Issue 38: Youth Programming (May '12)	1.83 MB
Issue 37: Mainstreaming Persons with Disabilities (Jan. '12)	1.72 MB
Issue 36: Organizational Development (May '11)	1.1 MB
Issue 35: GOTV, Voter Information & Voter Education (Jan. '11)	1.04 MB
Issue 34: Structuring and Maintaining Partnerships (Sept. '10)	306.87 KB
Issue 33: Political Process Monitoring (May '10)	419.89 KB
Issue 32: Defending Space for Citizen Participation (Aug. '09)	204.87 KB
Issue 31: Best Practices for Meaningful Citizen Engagement (April '09)	540.61 KB
Issue 30: Context Matters (Jan. '09)	311.87 KB
Issue 29: Voice, Space and Accountability (Aug. '08)	869.11 KB
Issue 28: Communications Tools (May '08)	207.88 KB
Issue 27: Using Information and Communications Techonologies (Jan. '08)	486.89 KB
Issue 26: Working with Marginalized Populations (Sept. '07)	283.24 KB
Issue 25: Ten Years of Civic Updates (July '07)	258.56 KB
Issue 24: Making Democracy Deliver (Feb. '07)	413.86 KB
Issue 23: Positive Partnerships with Local Groups (May '06)	268.06 KB
Issue 22: Political Activism for People with Disablities (Dec. '05)	458.7 KB
Issue 21: Local Fundraising and Volunteer Recruitment (July '05)	221.65 KB
Issue 20: Tips from NDI Practioners (April '05)	561.26 KB
Issue 19: Get Out The Vote (Dec. '04)	496.75 KB
Issue 18: Involving Youth in the Political Process (July '04)	277.27 KB
Issue 17: Monitoring as a Driver of Change (Feb. '04)	488.58 KB
Issue 16: Citizen Surveys and Other Organizing Tools (Nov. '03)	546.03 KB
Issue 15: Making University Connections (Aug. '03)	579.18 KB
Issue 14: Focus Groups (May '03)	334.74 KB
Issue 13: Civic Forum (Nov. '02)	279.56 KB
Issue 12: Coalition Building (Jan. '02)	195.45 KB
Issue 11: Assessment Methods (Aug. '01)	84.74 KB
Issue 10: Partnership Approaches (April '01)	109.87 KB
Issue 9: What's Voting All About? (Oct. '99)	82.5 KB
Issue 8: Global Seminar on Advocacy and Democracy Development (June '99)	481.85 KB
Issue 7: How Civic Programs Increase Women's Participation in Processes (Dec. '98)	962.34 KB
Issue 6: Post-Conflict and Ethnic Divided Societies (July '98)	120.75 KB
Issue 5: Assessing Programs (March '98)	81.99 KB
Issue 4: Training (Nov. '97)	98.85 KB
Issue 3: Resources and Communication (July '97)	74.43 KB
Issue 2: Advocacy (April '97)	94.31 KB
Issue 1: Program Highlights from Around the World (Feb. '97)	121.71 KB

Sandra Pepera

skincaid — Tue, 14 Apr 2015 18:41:17 +0000

Sandra Pepera is a career diplomat and international development professional. Before joining NDI as its director for Gender, Women and Democracy in 2014, she spent thirteen years as a senior officer at the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID), including leading programs in the Caribbean, Rwanda-Burundi and Sudan. Prior to joining DFID, Sandra spent time in British domestic politics; lecturing in political science and international relations at the University of Ghana; and as a political analyst in the Political Affairs Division at the Commonwealth Secretariat. She has a portfolio of skills and experience which include strategy development, political and risk analysis, diplomacy, general management and corporate governance.

Much of Sandra’s career has been spent working in or on transitional economies, focusing on the building of resilient and inclusive institutions. She led work on women and politics at the University of Ghana and in outreach public policy during the period of intense and unstable political transition in the early 1990s. This included participating in a program that supported the ANC Women’s League during South Africa’s transition from apartheid to majority democratic rule in 1993.

Sandra is a member of the Cambridge Sustainability Leaders Network, the Royal Commonwealth Society, the Global Board Ready Women initiative, and the International Advisory Board of the Commonwealth Journal for International Affairs (the Round Table). She holds the Financial Times Diploma for Non-Executive Directors, and serves as a trustee for the pension fund of an intergovernmental organization.

Empowering Women for Stronger Political Parties: A Good Practices Guide to Promote Women's Political Participation (Now available in Burmese)

fstovall — Fri, 21 Mar 2014 14:31:07 +0000

Author:

Julie Ballington

Publisher:

National Democratic Institute United Nations Development Programme

Published Date:

10/31/2011

Resource Type:

Manual|Handbook

Language:

Arabic, Burmese, English, French, Russian, Spanish, Urdu

English

Arabic

French

Spanish

Russian

Urdu

Attachment	Size
Read the manual (English)	2.49 MB
Read the manual with case studies (English)	3.45 MB
Read the manual (Arabic)	1.9 MB
Download the poster (Arabic)	1.18 MB
Read the manual (Burmese)	4.59 MB
Read the manual (French)	2.57 MB
Download the poster (French)	670.54 KB
Read the manual (Russian)	2.82 MB
Download the poster (Russian)	256.16 KB
Read the manual (Spanish)	2.59 MB
Download the poster (Spanish)	680.95 KB
Read the manual (Urdu)	3.74 MB
Read the manual with case studies (Albanian)	10.91 MB

Equal Access: How to Include Persons with Disabilities in Elections and Political Processes

dleonard — Thu, 06 Mar 2014 14:59:44 +0000

Author:

National Democratic Institute, International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES)

Publisher:

National Democratic Institute

Published Date:

03/06/2014

Resource Type:

Manual|Handbook

Language:

Arabic, English, French, Indonesian, Russian, Spanish, Uzbek

English

Arabic

Spanish

Russian

Attachment	Size
Download the manual in Arabic	2.54 MB
Download the manual in English	3.24 MB
Download the manual in French	2.36 MB
Download the manual in Indonesian	16.34 MB
Download the manual in Russian	2.37 MB
Download the manual in Spanish	16.87 MB
Download the manual in Uzbek	3.85 MB

Increasing Women’s Political Participation Through Effective Training Programs: A Guide to Best Practices and Lessons Learned

fstovall — Tue, 12 Nov 2013 20:08:23 +0000

Author:

National Democratic Institute

Publisher:

National Democratic Institute

Published Date:

10/23/2013

Resource Type:

Training Manual

Language:

Arabic, English, French, Russian, Spanish

English

Arabic

French

Spanish

Russian

Attachment	Size
Download the manual (English)	994.16 KB
Download the manual (français)	1.02 MB
Download the manual (РУС)	1.31 MB
Download the manual (español)	1.08 MB
Download the manual (بالعربية)	787.23 KB

Declaration of Global Principles for Nonpartisan Election Observation and Monitoring by Citizen Organizations and Code of Conduct for Nonpartisan Citizen Election Observers and Monitors

fstovall — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 19:06:44 +0000

Publisher:

United Nations

Published Date:

04/03/2012

Resource Type:

Declaration

Language:

Arabic, Bangla, English, French, Mongolian, Romanian Russian, Spanish

English

Arabic

French

Spanish

Romanian

Russian

Attachment	Size
Read the declaration (Arabic)	267.58 KB
Read the declaration (English)	897.79 KB
Read the declaration (Bangla)	8.27 MB
Read the declaration (Burmese)	302.33 KB
Read the declaration (French)	327.02 KB
Read the declaration (Indonesian)	16.61 MB
Read the declaration (Mongolian)	345.97 KB
Read the declaration (Romanian)	275.41 KB
Read the declaration (Russian)	286.22 KB
Read the declaration (Spanish)	326.57 KB
Read the declaration (Urdu)	370.99 KB

Latin American Women Legislators Share Ideas for Advancing Women’s Issues Across the Region

ggreene — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 20:46:06 +0000

While women in Latin America have significantly increased their political participation and successes since the early 1990s and won a growing number of seats in legislatures, advances have not been uniform across countries. To help move their agenda forward, senior women legislators from seven countries recently gathered in Mexico City to exchange information about best practices and lessons learned.

Since the early 1990s, women in Latin America have significantly increased their political participation and successes. But while the number of women legislators has increased, advances have not been uniform across countries and women are continuing to seek more recognition of their interests. In some countries, women legislators have formed committees on gender; in others, more informal groups have been created to address specific issues. But the strength and effectiveness of these groups differ from country to country.

To help move their agenda forward, senior women legislators from seven countries gathered in Mexico City in February 2009 to exchange information about best practices and lessons learned.

“If we do not design concrete strategies for our work,” said Uruguay Senator Monica Xavier, “we could not advocate effectively, even with a great agenda and a higher number of female legislators.”

The senators and deputies – from Bolivia, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, México, Peru and Uruguay – participated in a series of panel discussions that addressed challenges faced by women working in parliaments and how to increase women’s participation in public life. The group included presidents of gender commissions, heads of parliamentary caucuses, former ministers and recently-elected legislators.

The gathering, “Women Working Together: Promoting Gender Perspective in the Legislative Agenda,” was organized by NDI with the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA) and the Mexican Chamber of Deputies. It was held Feb. 26 to 28.

Among the challenges identified by the group were the lack of teamwork among women legislators both within party caucuses and across party linesand problems created when party agendas compete with women’s priorities. Another challenge was establishing collaborative relationships with civil society groups.

After three days of discussion, the women legislators concluded that:

Women participating in commissions and/or caucuses should do a better job of informing citizens about their work and achievements, and should use the media more effectively.
Women should establish a common agenda with specific strategies to carry it out.
Women parliamentarians should create a regional network that would encourage stronger relationships among the region’s women’s caucuses and commissions.
Support from international organizations is a key element to facilitating exchanges between women legislators and women’s commissions, and caucuses should seek that support.
Participants should share information across the region on women’s legislation, such as preventing violence against women, so best practices can be identified and exchanged.

The regional meeting sparked activities in the individual countries after participants returned home. The delegation from Guatemala, for example, decided to create its own national caucus.

The regional meeting also included a two-hour advanced training program on consensus building and a presentation on iKNOW Politics, an online portal through which women in politics network and share information, knowledge and expertise. The portal was launched in 2007 by NDI in partnership with the International IDEA, the Inter-Parliamentary Union, the United Nations Development Programme and the United Nations Development Fund for Women.

The program is funded by the National Endowment for Democracy.

Pictured above: Participants in the recent NDI gathering of women in Latin American parliaments.

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Published on April 3, 2009

Bolivia’s Political Party System and the Incentives for Pro-Poor Reform

jbowen — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 17:50:59 +0000

Author:

National Democratic Institute

Publisher:

National Democratic Institute

Published Date:

10/01/2004

Resource Type:

Report

Language:

English

Attachment	Size
Part 1	329.87 KB
Part 2	436.35 KB
Part 3	1.01 MB
Part 4	749.71 KB
Part 5	623.25 KB
Part 6	828.87 KB
Cover	1.08 MB
Full report	2.9 MB

NDI Examines Link Between Bolivian Political Reform And Poverty Reduction

jbowen — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:47:44 +0000

A new report assesses how Bolivia’s political leaders can effectively administer democratic reforms to help alleviate the challenges of poverty.

The findings of an NDI report on the links between political reform and poverty reduction in Bolivia were the framework for round table discussions in late February that brought together 195 political actors from around the country and across the political spectrum, including local government representatives as well as party and civil society leaders

NDI has examined how democratic reforms in Bolivia can help political parties to develop responsive and sustainable policies that help democracy “deliver” improved government services as well as economic reform and poverty reduction programs. Bolivia’s economy and the distribution of wealth throughout the country continue to be of great concern to its citizens. According to Latinobarómetro, a 2007 regional public opinion survey, two thirds of Bolivian respondents felt that wealth was distributed unjustly.

With funding from the U.K. Department for International Development (DFID), NDI conducted a two-year assessment of the linkage in Bolivia between political reform and poverty reduction. The Institute’s findings and recommendations were documented in a 2007 report, The Political Party System in Bolivia 2004-2006: Opportunities for Pro-Poor Reform.

Participants in the round table discussions noted that a deeper understanding of existing incentive structures will help them carry out necessary internal party reforms and help parties to act as catalysts to make changes that will help the poor. Through its ongoing political party strengthening work in Bolivia, NDI will follow-up with participants as they attempt to identify and shape potential reforms to strengthen the linkage between political reform and poverty reduction.

Read the Report:

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Published on June 16, 2008

London DFID Presentation

jbowen — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 20:20:15 +0000

Author:

Jim Swigert

Publisher:

National Democratic Institute

Published Date:

06/12/2008

Resource Type:

Speech

Language:

English

Attachment	Size
Read the speech	47.89 KB

The Political Party System in Bolivia: 2004-2006: Opportunities for Pro-Poor Reform

jbowen — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 10:53:46 +0000

Author:

National Democratic Institute

Publisher:

National Democratic Institute

Published Date:

11/24/2008

Resource Type:

Report

Language:

English, Spanish

NDI received funding from the U.K. Department for International Development (DFID) to promote a greater understanding of the linkages between political reform and poverty reduction among key political actors in Bolivia. According to the Latin Barometer and national surveys in Latin America, poverty and inequality are key citizen concerns especially in the Andean region. Understanding the linkages between economic development and democratic government can reveal opportunities to address these concerns. Successful reforms will create incentives for political parties, whether in government or opposition, to develop responsive and sustainable policies that help democracy “deliver” for its citizens, resulting in improved government service delivery and effective economic reform and poverty reduction programs.

Examining these issues, NDI published an assessment report, “The Political Party System in Bolivia 2004-2006: Opportunities for Pro-Poor Reform.” In 2008, NDI used the report findings as the framework for round table discussions with 195 political actors around the country and across the political spectrum regarding the relationship between political reform and poverty-reducing economic growth. NDI will follow-up with participants through its ongoing political party strengthening work as they identify and shape potential reforms to strengthen the linkage between political reform and poverty reduction. This report was based on initial research conducted for a DFID-funded October 2004 assessment, “Bolivia’s Political Party System and the Incentives for Pro-Poor Reform.”

Note: The first link below connects to the English-language version of the article. The second link connects to the Spanish version.

English

Spanish

Attachment	Size
Read the report (English)	809.75 KB
Read the report (Spanish)	855.07 KB

NDI 2005 Annual Report

vrao — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 05:00:00 +0000

Author:

National Democratic Institute

Publisher:

National Democratic Institute

Published Date:

12/01/2005

Resource Type:

Report

Language:

English

Attachment	Size
Read the report	6.23 MB

Political Parties and Civil Society: Working Together to Deliver Solutions to Citizen Concerns.

vrao — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 05:00:00 +0000

Author:

Erica Breth

Publisher:

National Democratic Institute

Published Date:

03/01/2007

Resource Type:

Manual|Handbook

Language:

English, Spanish, Russian

English

Spanish

Russian

Attachment	Size
Read the training manual (English)	238.38 KB
Read the training manual (Spanish)	244.66 KB
Read the training manual (Russian)	1.94 MB

Declaration of Principles for International Election Observation and Code of Conduct for International Election Observers

vrao — Wed, 26 Oct 2005 04:00:00 +0000

Publisher:

United Nations

Published Date:

10/27/2005

Resource Type:

Manual|Handbook

Language:

English, Albanian, Arabic, Armenian, Azeri, Bosniak-Cyrillic, Bosniak-Latin, Chinese, Croatian, Dari, French, Hungarian, Kazakh, Latvian, Macedonian, Moldovan, Pashtu, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Turkish, Ukrainian

Media Type:

PDF

The Declaration of Principles for International Election Observation and the Code of Conduct for International Election Observers were developed through a multi-year process involving more than 20 intergovernmental and international nongovernmental organizations concerned with election observation around the world. The process began informally in 2001 at the initiative of NDI and the United Nations Electoral Assistance Division (UNEAD) and included an initial meeting at the UN in New York and a meeting in Washington co-hosted by the OAS and NDI. The declaration was commemorated at the UN on Oct. 27, 2005, and is now endorsed by 52 intergovernmental and international organizations, which are engaged in the process of improving international election observation.

Note: The first link below connects to the English-language version of this document. The subsequent links connect to the document in other languages, following the same alphabetical order as the list of languages above.

English

Arabic

French

Spanish

Albanian

Armenian

Azeri

BiH Latin

Bosnian

Bosnyak-Cyrillic

Chinese (Mandarin)

Croatian

Dari

Hungarian

Kazakh

Macedonian

Molodav

Pashto

Polish

Portuguese

Romanian

Russian

Serbo-Croatian

Turkish

Ukrainian

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Read the declaration (English)	87.82 KB
Read the declaration (Albanian)	52.76 KB
Read the declaration (Arabic)	139.49 KB
Read the declaration (Armenian)	78 KB
Read the declaration (Azeri)	291.5 KB
Read the declaration (Bosniak-Cyrillic)	260.88 KB
Read the declaration (Bosniak-Latin)	204.71 KB
Read the declaration (Chinese)	194.03 KB
Read the declaration (Croatian)	145.88 KB
Read the declaration (Dari)	175.76 KB
Read the declaration (French)	75.93 KB
Read the declaration (Hungarian)	224.26 KB
Read the declaration (Kazakh)	234.13 KB
Read the declaration (Latvian)	256.82 KB
Read the declaration (Macedonian)	282.39 KB
Read the declaration (Moldovan)	166.21 KB
Read the declaration (Pashto)	273.96 KB
Read the declaration (Polish)	304.49 KB
Read the declaration (Portuguese)	146.22 KB
Read the declaration (Romanian)	244.08 KB
Read the declaration (Russian)	86.82 KB
Read the declaration (Serbian)	236.55 KB
Read the declaration (Spanish)	77.38 KB
Read the declaration (Turkish)	300.9 KB
Read the declaration (Ukrainian)	222.71 KB

Why Isn’t This Working? Identifying Local Bottlenecks to National Poverty Reduction Policies

vrao — Tue, 14 Jun 2005 04:00:00 +0000

Author:

National Democratic Institute

Publisher:

National Democratic Institute

Published Date:

02/11/2005

Resource Type:

Report

Language:

English

Attachment	Size
Read the report	59.07 KB