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 &lt;tr class=&quot;odd&quot;&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ndi.org/files/Issue 50 A Matter of Political Space.pdf&quot;&gt;Issue 50: A Matter of Political Space (April 2016)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;1.06 MB&lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt;
 &lt;tr class=&quot;even&quot;&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ndi.org/files/Civic Update 2016 - Social Movements.pdf&quot;&gt;Issue 49: Social Movements (January &amp;#039;16)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;1.22 MB&lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt;
 &lt;tr class=&quot;odd&quot;&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ndi.org/files/Civic Update 2015 - Peace, Security and Democratic Resilience.pdf&quot;&gt;Issue 48: Peace, Security and Democratic Resilience (August &amp;#039;15)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;818.41 KB&lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt;
 &lt;tr class=&quot;even&quot;&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ndi.org/files/Civic Update 2015 - Integration (1)_0.pdf&quot;&gt;Issue 47: Integration (April &amp;#039;15)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;1011.57 KB&lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt;
 &lt;tr class=&quot;odd&quot;&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ndi.org/files/Civic Update 2015 - The Infomediary Role of NDI Partners_0.pdf&quot;&gt;Issue 46: The Infomediary Role of NDI Partners (Jan. &amp;#039;15)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;339.19 KB&lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt;
 &lt;tr class=&quot;even&quot;&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ndi.org/files/Civic Update 2014 - Dialogue and Deliberation_0.pdf&quot;&gt;Issue 45: The Role of Dialogue in Deepening Democracy (Sept. &amp;#039;14)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;1.84 MB&lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt;
 &lt;tr class=&quot;odd&quot;&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ndi.org/files/Civic Update 2014 - Entry Points_0.pdf&quot;&gt;Issue 44: Taking Advantage of Political Entry Points to Improve Meaningful Engagement (May &amp;#039;14)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;1.12 MB&lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt;
 &lt;tr class=&quot;even&quot;&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ndi.org/files/Civic_Update_Jan_2014.pdf&quot;&gt;Issue 43: Political Inclusion of LGBT Population (Jan. &amp;#039;14)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;1.43 MB&lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt;
 &lt;tr class=&quot;odd&quot;&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ndi.org/files/Civic Update 2013 - Radio as an Effective Communication Tool_0.pdf&quot;&gt;Issue 42: Radio as an Effective Communication Tool (Aug. &amp;#039;13)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;1.48 MB&lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt;
 &lt;tr class=&quot;even&quot;&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ndi.org/files/Civic Update 2013 - ICT and Citizen Participation_0.pdf&quot;&gt;Issue 41: The Use of ICT to Enhance Citizen Participation (May &amp;#039;13)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;1.57 MB&lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt;
 &lt;tr class=&quot;odd&quot;&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ndi.org/files/Civic Update 2012 - Marginalized Ethnic Groups_0.pdf&quot;&gt;Issue 40: Supporting Inclusion of Marginalized Ethnic and Religious Groups (Dec. &amp;#039;12)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;1.87 MB&lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt;
 &lt;tr class=&quot;even&quot;&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ndi.org/files/Civic Update 2012 - Public Opinion Research_0.pdf&quot;&gt;Issue 39: Public Opinion Research (Sept. &amp;#039;12)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;1.69 MB&lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt;
 &lt;tr class=&quot;odd&quot;&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ndi.org/files/Civic_Update_May_2012.pdf&quot;&gt;Issue 38: Youth Programming (May &amp;#039;12)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;1.83 MB&lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt;
 &lt;tr class=&quot;even&quot;&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ndi.org/files/Civic_Update_Jan_2012.pdf&quot;&gt;Issue 37: Mainstreaming Persons with Disabilities (Jan. &amp;#039;12)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;1.72 MB&lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt;
 &lt;tr class=&quot;odd&quot;&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ndi.org/files/Civic Update 2011 - Organizational Development.pdf&quot;&gt;Issue 36: Organizational Development (May &amp;#039;11)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;1.1 MB&lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt;
 &lt;tr class=&quot;even&quot;&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ndi.org/files/Civic_Update_Jan_2011.pdf&quot;&gt;Issue 35: GOTV, Voter Information &amp;amp; Voter Education (Jan. &amp;#039;11)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;1.04 MB&lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt;
 &lt;tr class=&quot;odd&quot;&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ndi.org/files/Civic_Update_Sept_2010.pdf&quot;&gt;Issue 34: Structuring and Maintaining Partnerships (Sept. &amp;#039;10)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;306.87 KB&lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt;
 &lt;tr class=&quot;even&quot;&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ndi.org/files/Civic_Update_May_2010_0.pdf&quot;&gt;Issue 33: Political Process Monitoring (May &amp;#039;10)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;419.89 KB&lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt;
 &lt;tr class=&quot;odd&quot;&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ndi.org/files/Civic_Update_Aug_2009_Defending_Space_0.pdf&quot;&gt;Issue 32: Defending Space for Citizen Participation (Aug. &amp;#039;09)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;204.87 KB&lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt;
 &lt;tr class=&quot;even&quot;&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ndi.org/files/CivicUpdate_2009Apr_0.pdf&quot;&gt;Issue 31: Best Practices for Meaningful Citizen Engagement (April &amp;#039;09)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;540.61 KB&lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt;
 &lt;tr class=&quot;odd&quot;&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ndi.org/files/Civic_Update_Jan2009_0.pdf&quot;&gt;Issue 30: Context Matters (Jan. &amp;#039;09)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;311.87 KB&lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt;
 &lt;tr class=&quot;even&quot;&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ndi.org/files/2361_citpart_civicupdate_083108_0.pdf&quot;&gt;Issue 29: Voice, Space and Accountability (Aug. &amp;#039;08)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;869.11 KB&lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt;
 &lt;tr class=&quot;odd&quot;&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ndi.org/files/2307_civicupdate_050108_0.pdf&quot;&gt;Issue 28: Communications Tools (May &amp;#039;08)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;207.88 KB&lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt;
 &lt;tr class=&quot;even&quot;&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ndi.org/files/2259_civicupdate011008_0.pdf&quot;&gt;Issue 27: Using Information and Communications Techonologies (Jan. &amp;#039;08)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;486.89 KB&lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt;
 &lt;tr class=&quot;odd&quot;&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ndi.org/files/2190_civicupdate_090107_0.pdf&quot;&gt;Issue 26: Working with Marginalized Populations (Sept. &amp;#039;07)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;283.24 KB&lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt;
 &lt;tr class=&quot;even&quot;&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ndi.org/files/2170_civicupdate_070107_0.pdf&quot;&gt;Issue 25: Ten Years of Civic Updates (July &amp;#039;07)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;258.56 KB&lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt;
 &lt;tr class=&quot;odd&quot;&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ndi.org/files/2114_civicupdate_020107_0.pdf&quot;&gt;Issue 24: Making Democracy Deliver (Feb. &amp;#039;07)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;413.86 KB&lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt;
 &lt;tr class=&quot;even&quot;&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ndi.org/files/2008_citpart_civicupdate_050106_0.pdf&quot;&gt;Issue 23: Positive Partnerships with Local Groups (May &amp;#039;06)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;268.06 KB&lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt;
 &lt;tr class=&quot;odd&quot;&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ndi.org/files/1972_citpart_civicupdate_120105_0.pdf&quot;&gt;Issue 22: Political Activism for People with Disablities (Dec. &amp;#039;05)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;458.7 KB&lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt;
 &lt;tr class=&quot;even&quot;&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ndi.org/files/1878_citpart_update_070105_0.pdf&quot;&gt;Issue 21: Local Fundraising and Volunteer Recruitment (July &amp;#039;05)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;221.65 KB&lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt;
 &lt;tr class=&quot;odd&quot;&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ndi.org/files/1830_citpart_update_040105_0.pdf&quot;&gt;Issue 20: Tips from NDI Practioners (April &amp;#039;05)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;561.26 KB&lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt;
 &lt;tr class=&quot;even&quot;&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ndi.org/files/1779_citpart_update_121704_0.pdf&quot;&gt;Issue 19: Get Out The Vote (Dec. &amp;#039;04)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;496.75 KB&lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt;
 &lt;tr class=&quot;odd&quot;&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ndi.org/files/1730_citpart_civicupdate_070104_0.pdf&quot;&gt;Issue 18: Involving Youth in the Political Process (July &amp;#039;04)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;277.27 KB&lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt;
 &lt;tr class=&quot;even&quot;&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ndi.org/files/1699_citpart_civupdt__022804_0.pdf&quot;&gt;Issue 17: Monitoring as a Driver of Change (Feb. &amp;#039;04)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;488.58 KB&lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt;
 &lt;tr class=&quot;odd&quot;&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ndi.org/files/1655_citpart_civicupdate_111903_0.pdf&quot;&gt;Issue 16: Citizen Surveys and Other Organizing Tools (Nov. &amp;#039;03)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;546.03 KB&lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt;
 &lt;tr class=&quot;even&quot;&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ndi.org/files/1630_citpart_civicupdate_080103_0.pdf&quot;&gt;Issue 15: Making University Connections (Aug. &amp;#039;03)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;579.18 KB&lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt;
 &lt;tr class=&quot;odd&quot;&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ndi.org/files/1588_citpart_civicupdate_050103_0.pdf&quot;&gt;Issue 14: Focus Groups (May &amp;#039;03)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;334.74 KB&lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt;
 &lt;tr class=&quot;even&quot;&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ndi.org/files/1519_citpart_update_110102_0.pdf&quot;&gt;Issue 13: Civic Forum (Nov. &amp;#039;02)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;279.56 KB&lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt;
 &lt;tr class=&quot;odd&quot;&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ndi.org/files/1325_citpart_update8_0.pdf&quot;&gt;Issue 12: Coalition Building (Jan. &amp;#039;02)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;195.45 KB&lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt;
 &lt;tr class=&quot;even&quot;&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ndi.org/files/1232_citapart_update2_82001_0.pdf&quot;&gt;Issue 11: Assessment Methods (Aug. &amp;#039;01)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;84.74 KB&lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt;
 &lt;tr class=&quot;odd&quot;&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ndi.org/files/2000_citpart_update_1_2001.pdf&quot;&gt;Issue 10: Partnership Approaches (April &amp;#039;01)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;109.87 KB&lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt;
 &lt;tr class=&quot;even&quot;&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ndi.org/files/Civic_Update_Oct_1999_Voting_0.pdf&quot;&gt;Issue 9: What&amp;#039;s Voting All About? (Oct. &amp;#039;99)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;82.5 KB&lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt;
 &lt;tr class=&quot;odd&quot;&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ndi.org/files/Civic_Update_June_1999_0.pdf&quot;&gt;Issue 8: Global Seminar on Advocacy and Democracy Development (June &amp;#039;99)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;481.85 KB&lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt;
 &lt;tr class=&quot;even&quot;&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ndi.org/files/1012_citpart_update7.pdf&quot;&gt;Issue 7: How Civic Programs Increase Women&amp;#039;s Participation in Processes (Dec. &amp;#039;98)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;962.34 KB&lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt;
 &lt;tr class=&quot;odd&quot;&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ndi.org/files/Civic_Update_July1998.pdf&quot;&gt;Issue 6: Post-Conflict and Ethnic Divided Societies (July &amp;#039;98)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;120.75 KB&lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt;
 &lt;tr class=&quot;even&quot;&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ndi.org/files/Civic_Update_March1998.pdf&quot;&gt;Issue 5: Assessing Programs (March &amp;#039;98)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;81.99 KB&lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt;
 &lt;tr class=&quot;odd&quot;&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ndi.org/files/Civic_Update_Nov1997.pdf&quot;&gt;Issue 4: Training (Nov. &amp;#039;97)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;98.85 KB&lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt;
 &lt;tr class=&quot;even&quot;&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ndi.org/files/Civic_Update_July1997.pdf&quot;&gt;Issue 3: Resources and Communication (July &amp;#039;97)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;74.43 KB&lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt;
 &lt;tr class=&quot;odd&quot;&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ndi.org/files/Civic_Update_Apr1997.pdf&quot;&gt;Issue 2: Advocacy (April &amp;#039;97)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;94.31 KB&lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt;
 &lt;tr class=&quot;even&quot;&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ndi.org/files/Civic_Update_Feb1997.pdf&quot;&gt;Issue 1: Program Highlights from Around the World (Feb. &amp;#039;97)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;121.71 KB&lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt;
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 <description>&lt;!--paging_filter--&gt;&lt;!--paging_filter--&gt;&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;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&amp;rsquo;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.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Much of Sandra&amp;rsquo;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&amp;rsquo;s League during South Africa&amp;rsquo;s transition from apartheid to majority democratic rule in 1993.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;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.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div class=&quot;all-attached-images&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;image-attach-body image-attach-node-16615&quot; style=&quot;width: 382px;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/16615&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.ndi.org/files/images/Warsaw2_382px_0.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Warsaw2_382px.jpg&quot; title=&quot;Warsaw2_382px.jpg&quot;  class=&quot;image image-_original &quot; width=&quot;382&quot; height=&quot;256&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div id=&#039;imgcaption&#039;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--paging_filter--&gt;&lt;!--paging_filter--&gt;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Democracy,&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;/files/Price_Remarks_Warsaw.pdf&quot;&gt;said U.S. Rep. David Price&lt;/a&gt;, &quot;cannot be imposed from without but must grow from within, organically and at its own pace.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Price was speaking at a unique week-long event in Warsaw, Poland, last month that exemplified that theme.  Representatives of maturing and developing democracies gathered for two purposes. The first was to commemorate the &lt;a href=&quot;/node/16269&quot;&gt;20th anniversary of the Frost-Solomon Task Force&lt;/a&gt;, which in 1990-96 provided assistance from the U.S. Congress to new parliaments in Central and Eastern Europe that were emerging from communist rule.  The second was a Parliamentary Staff Institute to use the lessons learned through that experience to assist representatives of 11 parliaments from different parts of the world that are making their own transitions to democratic governance. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;!--break--&gt;&lt;!--break--&gt;&lt;p&gt;The particular focus of the institute was the development and strengthening of parliamentary research services.  It was organized by the House Democracy Partnership (HDP), a successor organization to Frost-Solomon that is chaired by Price, in cooperation with NDI and the U.S. Agency for International Development.  &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&quot;Where democratic governance has taken root,&quot; Price said, &quot;where elected leaders are already working to reform and strengthen their institutions &amp;mdash; then commissions such as ours can provide an added boost by sharing our own experiences, good and bad...because when we speak, we speak as peers, as fellow elected officials and professional staff members who are driven by many of the same motivations and ideals.  We also have firsthand knowledge of the things that make our own legislature more effective, and can bring that knowledge to bear in targeted ways.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The commemoration events were hosted by the Senate and Sejm of Poland, one of the parliaments that benefitted from the Frost-Solomon program that is now helping other countries with democratic development.  Also in attendance was former U.S. Rep. Martin Frost, D-TX, for whom the task force was named along with the late U.S. Rep. Gerald B. H. Solomon, R-NY.  Additional participants were Dan Mulhollan, director of the Congressional Research Service (CRS), a group of veteran CRS employees who worked with the task force and representatives from 10 Frost-Solomon countries who all shared their expertise on developing research services. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Speakers underlined the importance of reliable, impartial, timely and accurate research for parliaments drafting legislation.  And they shared tips on how to engage legislators and help them see the value of research, which was a concern of a number of representatives from the 11 developing parliaments who feel the importance of their work is not recognized.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&quot;The key to democracy is effective legislation,&quot; which requires good information, said William Robinson, former deputy director of CRS.   Paul Rundquist, formerly of CRS, emphasized the significance of visibility, flexibility, confidentiality and reliability as researchers prepare information for lawmakers and encourage them to see its value.  &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;image-attach-body&quot; style=&quot;width: 250px&quot;&gt;&lt;img class=&quot;image image-_original&quot; align=&quot;right&quot; title=&quot;Renata Balgniene&quot; height=&quot;168&quot; alt=&quot;Blagniene&quot; width=&quot;250&quot; src=&quot;/files/images/Warsaw3_250px.jpg&quot; /&gt; &lt;em&gt;Renata Blagniene speaks at the commemoration at the Polish Senate.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Renata Blagniene, head of the General Information Division of the Lithuanian parliament, who was one of the original Frost-Solomon participants, said the vision provided by CRS in those early days &quot;forced us to work hard and to achieve standards.&quot;  She and her team learned how to be active, be visible and gain political support for their research.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Frost-Solomon provided assistance to parliaments in 10 emerging democracies &amp;mdash; &lt;a href=&quot;/content/albania&quot;&gt;Albania&lt;/a&gt;, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania and Slovakia. Its programs were based on the principle that successful democratic transitions in the former communist countries depended on the establishment of effective democratic legislatures. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Those programs, administered by CRS, provided more than 1,200 computers, printers, faxes and other office equipment; more than 9,300 books and other materials for parliamentary libraries; and training programs for more than 2,200 staff and members.  &quot;[A] lasting positive impact on the democratic work of parliaments can be demonstrated in all of the countries,&quot; according to the task force&#039;s final report, published in 1998.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;HDP comprises a bipartisan group of 20 members of the U.S. House who work to promote and support the development of democratic governments around the world.  It is co-chaired by Price and U.S. Rep. David Drier, R-CA.  Attending the staff institute were representatives from HDP partner legislatures in &lt;a href=&quot;/content/afghanistan&quot;&gt;Afghanistan&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/content/georgia&quot;&gt;Georgia&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/content/haiti&quot;&gt;Haiti&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/content/indonesia&quot;&gt;Indonesia&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/content/kenya&quot;&gt;Kenya&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/content/kosovo&quot;&gt;Kosovo&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/content/liberia&quot;&gt;Liberia&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;content/macedonia&quot;&gt;Macedonia&lt;/a&gt;, Mongolia, &lt;a href=&quot;/content/pakistan&quot;&gt;Pakistan&lt;/a&gt; and Timor-Leste.  &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&quot;While our work has evolved considerably since the first Frost-Solomon delegations 20 years ago,&quot; Price said, &quot;one constant remains at its core:  the importance of a legislative research service to an independent legislature.  For policymaking is often a battle of ideas, and ideas must be supported by facts.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Related:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/files/Price_Remarks_Warsaw.pdf&quot;&gt;Rep. Price&#039;s full remarks&amp;raquo;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/15968&quot;&gt;NDI supports House Democracy Partnership in sharing good practice&amp;raquo;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/94&quot;&gt;Representatives of nine legislatures take part in Washington program to improve parliamentary research and administration&amp;raquo;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/14394&quot;&gt;In Macedonia, parliamentarians forego partisanship in public hearing simulation&amp;raquo;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Pictured above:&lt;/strong&gt; Former U.S. Rep. Martin Frost (left) and Rep. David Price (center) speak to Ibrahim Samadi, a participant in the parliamentary research service institute from Afghanistan.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Published on July 7, 2010&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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                    &lt;!--paging_filter--&gt;&lt;!--paging_filter--&gt;&lt;p&gt;In places as diverse as Timor-Leste, Croatia, &lt;a href=&quot;/content/morocco&quot;&gt;Morocco&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/content/rwanda&quot;&gt;Rwanda&lt;/a&gt; and South Africa, increasing numbers of women are being elected to political office. In each case, more women has meant more legislation related to anti-discrimination, domestic violence, family codes, inheritance, and child support and protection.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&quot;Women&#039;s political participation results in tangible gains for democracy, including greater responsiveness to citizen needs, increased cooperation across party and ethnic lines, and more sustainable peace,&quot; said NDI President &lt;a href=&quot;/wollackk&quot;&gt;Kenneth Wollack&lt;/a&gt; in testimony at a June 9 House Foreign Affairs subcommittee hearing on &lt;a href=&quot;/node/16264&quot;&gt;&quot;Women as Agents of Change: Advancing the Role of Women in Politics and Civil Society.&quot;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div class=&quot;all-attached-images&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;image-attach-body image-attach-node-16287&quot; style=&quot;width: 382px;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/16287&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.ndi.org/files/images/Wollack_Hearing_Cropped.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Wollack_Hearing_Cropped.jpg&quot; title=&quot;Wollack_Hearing_Cropped.jpg&quot;  class=&quot;image image-_original &quot; width=&quot;382&quot; height=&quot;281&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div id=&#039;imgcaption&#039;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--paging_filter--&gt;&lt;!--paging_filter--&gt;&lt;p&gt;In places as diverse as Timor-Leste, Croatia, &lt;a href=&quot;/content/morocco&quot;&gt;Morocco&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/content/rwanda&quot;&gt;Rwanda&lt;/a&gt; and South Africa, increasing numbers of women are being elected to political office. In each case, more women has meant more legislation related to anti-discrimination, domestic violence, family codes, inheritance, and child support and protection.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&quot;Women&#039;s political participation results in tangible gains for democracy, including greater responsiveness to citizen needs, increased cooperation across party and ethnic lines, and more sustainable peace,&quot; said NDI President &lt;a href=&quot;/wollackk&quot;&gt;Kenneth Wollack&lt;/a&gt; in testimony at a June 9 House Foreign Affairs subcommittee hearing on &lt;a href=&quot;/node/16264&quot;&gt;&quot;Women as Agents of Change: Advancing the Role of Women in Politics and Civil Society.&quot;&lt;/a&gt; The hearing was chaired by Committee Chair Rep. Russ Carnahan (D-MO) and Ranking Member Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Wollack and other panelists discussed the concrete ways in which women help democracy deliver benefits to all citizens. Panelists also stressed the role that the United States must play in promoting gender equality and empowering women politically and economically to help establish stronger, more inclusive democracies around the world.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In the last 10 years, the rate of women&#039;s representation in national parliaments globally has grown from 13.1 percent at the end of 1999 to 18.6 percent at the end of 2009. Some regions have seen particularly dramatic increases, such as Sub-Saharan Africa, where the number of women in parliaments has risen from 10.9 to 17.6 percent. While these numbers show progress, women continue to be vastly underrepresented in politics, excluded from decision-making processes and routinely subjected to discrimination and violence.  &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In spite of enormous social and economic barriers and often in the face of violent opposition, women around the world are demanding their rights to education, security, and healthcare, and claiming a louder voice in decisions that affect their lives and communities.  Panelists highlighted the vital role that women can play as leaders in politics and their communities, and stressed the need for increased support for women&#039;s political leadership both in the U.S. and abroad. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;As Wollack noted, &quot;it is not an accident that the countries in which health, education and economic development are not part of the national agenda are places where women are denied a genuine political voice. Empowering women politically will help countries develop democratic institutions so they can begin to successfully address issues related to security, jobs, human rights, physical well-being and human development.&quot;  Throughout his testimony, he illustrated how NDI has been working with political and civic leaders for more than two decades to support their efforts to increase the number and effectiveness of women in political life.  &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Wollack also called attention to the various barriers that limit women&#039;s political and civic engagement, namely access to positions of power and to economic resources, lack of government transparency, and pervasive and discriminatory gender stereotypes.  He focused on the eight ways to build women&#039;s political participation: conducting ongoing communications trainings; building leadership skills; uniting women across political party lines, often in the form of women&#039;s caucuses; reforming political parties internally so that women&#039;s participation is a real priority; teaching women to train other women so that knowledge and skills are not lost; training elected women so that they are ready to deliver services back to constituents, increasing their chances of re-election; exchanging information internationally; and engaging youth to help change attitudes and behavior towards women.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Other witnesses were: Melanne Verveer, ambassador-at-large for Global Women&#039;s Issues; Dr. Esther Brimmer, assistant secretary for International Organization Affairs; Swanee Hunt, chair of the Institute for Inclusive Security and former U.S. ambassador to Austria; and Judy van Rest, executive vice president of the International Republican Institute (IRI).  The House Committee members and panelists discussed a range of topics, including women and governance; women and security; women&#039;s role in Haiti&#039;s reconstruction process; U.S. policies in Afghanistan; violence against women; the importance of ratifying The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW); and the creation of a new United Nations gender entity that would coordinate efforts to support women globally.  &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/files/Women_As_Change_Agents_Testimony_090610_0.pdf&quot;&gt;Read Wollack&#039;s testimony&amp;raquo;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Related:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/Mexican_Men_Women_Work_Together&quot;&gt;Mexican men and women work together to elect more women to office&amp;raquo;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/National_Platform_for_Women_Launched&quot;&gt;National Platform for Women launched in lead up to Iraqi elections&amp;raquo;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/16078&quot;&gt;Burkina Faso women detail discrimination against women in U.N. report&amp;raquo;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Pictured above:&lt;/strong&gt;Wollack testifies at the Subcommittee hearing&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Published on June 14, 2010&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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                    &lt;!--paging_filter--&gt;&lt;!--paging_filter--&gt;&lt;p&gt;Eighteen committee and subcommittee chairs from four House Democracy Assistance Commission (HDAC) partner countries - Afghanistan, East Timor, Haiti and Liberia - participated in a week-long program on the function of committees within the U.S. House of Representatives. The program was sponsored in conjunction with NDI, the International Republic Institute and the U.S. Agency for International Development.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div class=&quot;all-attached-images&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;image-attach-body image-attach-node-14900&quot; style=&quot;width: 383px;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/14900&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.ndi.org/files/images/hdac_photo_sep08_383w.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;hdac_photo_sep08_383w.jpg&quot; title=&quot;hdac_photo_sep08_383w.jpg&quot;  class=&quot;image image-_original &quot; width=&quot;383&quot; height=&quot;259&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div id=&#039;imgcaption&#039;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--paging_filter--&gt;&lt;!--paging_filter--&gt;&lt;p&gt;Eighteen committee and subcommittee chairs from four House Democracy Assistance Commission (HDAC) partner countries - Afghanistan, East Timor, Haiti and Liberia - participated in a week-long program on the function of committees within the U.S. House of Representatives. The program was sponsored in conjunction with NDI, the International Republic Institute and the U.S. Agency for International Development.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;At a Sept. 15 reception on Capitol Hill, the visitors had the opportunity to meet with HDAC members, including Chairman David Price (D-NC) and Reps. John Boozman (R-AR), Lois Capps (D-CA) and Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE). Pictured (l to r): Senator John Ballout of Liberia, Rep. Price and Rep. Brad Miller (D-NC).&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Published Sept. 29, 2008&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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                    &lt;!--paging_filter--&gt;&lt;!--paging_filter--&gt;&lt;p&gt;High-level officials from nine legislatures around the world seeking to improve parliamentary research and administration in their lawmaking bodies came to Washington to participate in a two-week program put on by the House Democracy Assistance Commission (HDAC) in association with a number of organizations including the National Democratic Institute (NDI).&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Representatives from legislatures in Afghanistan, East Timor, Georgia, Haiti, Indonesia, Kenya, Liberia, Macedonia and Mongolia, all HDAC &amp;ldquo;partner&amp;rdquo; countries, met in early December for a Parliamentary Staff Institute in the Library of Congress. Those attending included secretaries general, clerks, chiefs of staff, legal counsels, directors of research and specialized analysts.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The goal of HDAC, formed in 2005 and led by Chairman David Price, D-NC, and Ranking Member David Dreier, R-CA, is to strengthen democratic institutions in emerging democracies through the provision of expert advice by Members of Congress, administrative officers and staff. The International Republican Institute (IRI), the Congressional Research Service (CRS) and USAID participated with NDI in coordinating the program. The institute was modeled after the Frost-Solomon Task Force Parliamentary Institutes conducted by CRS in the early 1990s that focused on specific topics of relevance to legislative support service staff.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In addition to their sessions on Capitol Hill, the participants traveled to Annapolis, MD, to observe the Maryland General Assembly &amp;ndash; a state legislature with a smaller budget and constituency, and closer to scale with their own parliaments. A particular highlight was the chance to witness first hand the sophisticated voting technology used by the Maryland Senate. The visitors cast &amp;ldquo;votes&amp;rdquo; electronically and watched as they were tallied on a large screen, demonstrating one technology that can be used to record votes in a legislature.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;During most of the institute, the participants were split into two tracks &amp;ndash; administrative and research. The administrative track met with U.S. congressional staff who provided a glimpse into how various aspects of the House of Representatives are administered, including press relations, security, legislative recordkeeping and information technology. The participants also discussed issues facing their own parliaments and how U.S. models might be applicable, often engaging in valuable exchanges with other delegations. When talking about their respective administrative experiences, Afghan Secretary General Ghulam Hassan Gran and Liberian Secretary of the Senate J. Nanborlor F. Singbeh &amp;ldquo;high-fived&amp;rdquo; over a meeting table in a show of solidarity after discussing how their parliaments face similar issues and challenges.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;On the research track, participants had a unique opportunity to engage with librarians, researchers and analysts at CRS through job shadowing and mentoring sessions. CRS staff spoke about the research process, stressing objectivity and proper sourcing techniques, while offering suggestions on better outreach to clients and MPs and anticipating issues that could require research services. Former Frost-Solomon Task Force co-directors and CRS staff members Bill Robinson, and Francis Miko as well as Canadian Parliament Research Service&amp;rsquo;s Hugh Finsten consulted on the research track programming and served as the resident research experts throughout the institute.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Following a session on research quality control, B. McCarthy Weh II, Liberian Senate director of research, was enthusiastic about the potential for applying these principles to research in Liberia. Weh said he was keen to bring the quality control techniques he learned back to his own research service to improve its quality and efficiency.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Describing the opportunity to participate in the institute as a &amp;ldquo;dream realized,&amp;rdquo; Mr. Singbeh of Liberia echoed all of the delegations in expressing gratitude to the program organizers for putting together a comprehensive curriculum on parliamentary research and administration.&amp;nbsp; Many also expressed interest in maintaining communication with one another, as well as their new congressional staff member contacts, to share progress in their respective parliaments as a result of lessons learned during the institute.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Pictured above:&lt;/strong&gt; The administrative track attends a panel session on the role of committees in the U.S. Congress led by Staff Director and Minority Staff Director of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Bob King, and Yleem Poblete.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Published on&amp;nbsp;Jan. 23,&amp;nbsp;2008&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;!--paging_filter--&gt;&lt;!--paging_filter--&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Declaration of Principles for International Election Observation&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;the Code of Conduct for International Election Observers&lt;/em&gt; were developed through a multi-year process involving more than 20 intergovernmental and international nongovernmental organizations concerned with election observation around the world.&amp;nbsp; 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.&amp;nbsp; 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.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note:&lt;/strong&gt; 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.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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