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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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 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;all-attached-images&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;image-attach-body image-attach-node-22851&quot; style=&quot;width: 350px;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/22851&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.ndi.org/files/images/Merloe testify Congress_0.png&quot; alt=&quot;Merloe testify Congress.png&quot; title=&quot;Merloe testify Congress.png&quot;  class=&quot;image image-_original &quot; width=&quot;350&quot; height=&quot;261&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;NDI Director of Electoral Programs&amp;nbsp;Pat&amp;nbsp;Merloe&amp;nbsp;testified at a hearing, &amp;ldquo;U.S. Election Support in Africa&amp;rdquo; on March 18 before the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;ldquo;Support for democratic elections in Africa should build longer-term democratic political dynamics&amp;nbsp;that result in responsive, accountable governance,&amp;rdquo;&amp;nbsp;Merloe said. &amp;ldquo;International election observation can play an important role&amp;nbsp;in achieving peaceful, credible elections in Africa.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/60064485&quot;&gt;Watch the hearing &amp;raquo;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://docs.house.gov/meetings/FA/FA16/20150318/103178/HHRG-114-FA16-Wstate-MerloeP-20150318.pdf&quot;&gt;Read&amp;nbsp;Pat&amp;nbsp;Merloe&amp;rsquo;s full statement here &amp;raquo;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Read more:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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		&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ndi.org/Fomunyoh-testimony-Nigeria&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;NDI&amp;#39;s Christopher Fomunyoh Testifies Before Congress on &amp;quot;Nigeria on the Brink?&amp;quot;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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		&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ndi.org/critical-elections-africa&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Experts to Discuss Critical African Elections at NDI&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Published on March 18, 2015&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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 &lt;tr class=&quot;even&quot;&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ndi.org/files/African Elections Calendar - Map.png&quot;&gt;See a map of 2015-2016 African elections&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;129.47 KB&lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;!--paging_filter--&gt;&lt;!--paging_filter--&gt;&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;docs-internal-guid-5ce86f8e-aed4-9e98-720e-e084f0cdd03d&quot;&gt;WASHINGTON, D.C. &amp;mdash; &amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;The implications for democracy of 30 African elections slated through 2016 will be discussed next week by senior Africa experts during a briefing and roundtable discussion at the National Democratic Institute (NDI).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;docs-internal-guid-5ce86f8e-aed4-9e98-720e-e084f0cdd03d&quot;&gt;The event will be held on Thursday, Oct. 2, at 9:30 a.m. at NDI, 455 Massachusetts Ave., NW. &amp;nbsp;It is cosponsored by NDI and the Constituency for Africa (CFA).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;docs-internal-guid-5ce86f8e-aed4-9e98-720e-e084f0cdd03d&quot;&gt;Johnnie Carson, former assistant secretary of state for African Affairs and a member of the NDI Board of Directors, will open the forum. &amp;nbsp;Panelists are Christopher Fomunyoh, NDI regional director for Central and West Africa programs; Keith Jennings, NDI regional director for Southern and East Africa programs; Jeffrey England, NDI deputy director for Middle East and North Africa programs; and&amp;nbsp;Richard Klein, senior advisor for NDI Elections. &amp;nbsp;Kenneth Wollack, NDI president, and Melvin Foote, president of the Constituency for Africa, will provide welcoming remarks.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;docs-internal-guid-5ce86f8e-aed4-9e98-720e-e084f0cdd03d&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ndi.cartodb.com/viz/43d28acc-44d1-11e4-bb44-0e4fddd5de28/public_map&quot;&gt;Thirty African countries&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;are slated to hold elections between now and the end of 2016. &amp;nbsp;They are Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, C&amp;ocirc;te d&amp;rsquo;Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, the Republic of Congo, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, The Gambia, Guinea, Libya, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Tunisia, Togo, Uganda, and Zambia. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;docs-internal-guid-5ce86f8e-aed4-9e98-720e-e084f0cdd03d&quot;&gt;The conduct of the elections and their outcome could help consolidate nascent democratic institutions and practices across Africa. But if they are viewed as flawed, the elections could result in violence, protracted conflict and democratic backsliding.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;docs-internal-guid-5ce86f8e-aed4-9e98-720e-e084f0cdd03d&quot;&gt;The event is part of the Ronald H. Brown African Affairs discussion series sponsored by the CFA.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;docs-internal-guid-5ce86f8e-aed4-9e98-720e-e084f0cdd03d&quot;&gt;The National Democratic Institute is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization working to support and strengthen democratic institutions worldwide through citizen participation, openness and accountability in government.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;docs-internal-guid-5ce86f8e-aed4-9e98-720e-e084f0cdd03d&quot;&gt;Every year, CFA holds the Ronald H. Brown African Affairs series in conjunction with the Congressional Black Caucus Legislative Weekend. &amp;nbsp;The program is named for the late Commerce Secretary, Ronald H. Brown, who was a leader in forging ties between the U.S. and Africa.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;docs-internal-guid-5ce86f8e-aed4-9e98-720e-e084f0cdd03d&quot;&gt;WHAT: &lt;/span&gt;NDI/Ron Brown Roundtable Discussion on &amp;ldquo;Critical Elections in Africa 2015/2016&amp;rdquo;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;docs-internal-guid-5ce86f8e-aed4-9e98-720e-e084f0cdd03d&quot;&gt;WHEN: &lt;/span&gt;Thursday, Oct. 2, 9:30 a.m. &amp;mdash; 12 p.m.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;docs-internal-guid-5ce86f8e-aed4-9e98-720e-e084f0cdd03d&quot;&gt;WHO: &lt;strong&gt;Johnnie Carson&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;, former assistant secretary of state for African Affairs;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;margin-left:36pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;docs-internal-guid-5ce86f8e-aed4-9e98-720e-e084f0cdd03d&quot;&gt;Kenneth Wollack&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, NDI president; Mel Foote, president of the Constituency for Africa (CFA);&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;margin-left:36pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;docs-internal-guid-5ce86f8e-aed4-9e98-720e-e084f0cdd03d&quot;&gt;Christopher Fomunyoh&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, NDI regional director for Central and West Africa programs;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;margin-left:36pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;docs-internal-guid-5ce86f8e-aed4-9e98-720e-e084f0cdd03d&quot;&gt;Keith Jennings&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, NDI regional director for Southern and East Africa programs;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;margin-left:36pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;docs-internal-guid-5ce86f8e-aed4-9e98-720e-e084f0cdd03d&quot;&gt;Jeffrey England&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, NDI deputy director for Middle East and North Africa programs; and&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;margin-left:36pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Richard Klein&lt;/strong&gt;, senior advisor for NDI Elections&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;margin-left:36pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Moderated by&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                    &lt;span class=&quot;date-display-single&quot;&gt;06/12/2013&lt;/span&gt;        &lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;!--paging_filter--&gt;&lt;!--paging_filter--&gt;&lt;p&gt;Nonpartisan citizen observers play an important role during elections by raising public confidence in the election process, deterring electoral malfeasance, exposing irregularities, and providing citizens with important information concerning the integrity of elections. In 2011, with support from the National Democratic Institute (NDI) through a grant from the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), citizen observer groups from 11 West African countries formed the West Africa Election Observers Network (WAEON) to support nonpartisan election observation in the subregion and increase dialogue and cross-fertilization among observation organizations from different countries. As of March 2013, the following organizations are members of WAEON: Burkina Faso&amp;rsquo;s Mouvement Burkinab&amp;eacute; des Droits de l&amp;rsquo;Homme et des Peuples (MBDHP), Ghana&amp;rsquo;s Coalition of Domestic Election Observers (CODEO), Guinea&amp;rsquo;s Consortium pour l&amp;rsquo;Observation Domestique des Elections en Guin&amp;eacute;e (CODE), the Ivorian Convention de la Soci&amp;eacute;t&amp;eacute; Civile Ivoirienne (CSCI), Liberia&amp;rsquo;s Institute for Research and Democratic Development (IREDD), Mali&amp;rsquo;s Appui au Processus Electoral au Mali (APEM), Nigeria&amp;rsquo;s Transition Monitoring Group (TMG), Niger&amp;rsquo;s Association Nig&amp;eacute;rienne pour la D&amp;eacute;fense des Droits de l&amp;rsquo;Homme (ANDDH), Senegal&amp;rsquo;s Rencontre Africaine pour la D&amp;eacute;fense des Droits de l&amp;rsquo;Homme (RADDHO), Sierra Leone&amp;rsquo;s National Election Watch (NEW), and Togo&amp;rsquo;s Concertation Nationale de la Soci&amp;eacute;t&amp;eacute; Civile (CNSC). WAEON aims to strengthen electoral processes and encourage citizen participation in democratic governance. The network is part of the Global Network of Domestic Election Monitors (www. gndem.org). Since its inception, WAEON has organized a series of training academies for its members on topics such as systematic election observation, communication techniques and strategies to prevent election-related violence, and sustaining electoral and political reforms in the post-election period.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The training academies inspired the network to develop a series of practical field guides as easy to use reference tools for citizen election observation groups. To date, three field guides have been published in English and French:&lt;/p&gt;
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		Systematic Methods for Advancing Election Observation&lt;/li&gt;
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		Outreach and External Communication&lt;/li&gt;
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		Materials for Professional Election Observation: Designing Forms, Manuals and Trainings&lt;/li&gt;
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 <description>&lt;!--paging_filter--&gt;&lt;!--paging_filter--&gt;&lt;p&gt;Badi&amp;eacute; Hima is &lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; src=&quot;http://www.ndi.org/files/images/Badie-Hima-200px.jpg&quot; style=&quot;width: 200px; height: 209px; margin: 10px; float: left;&quot; /&gt;the resident Director of NDI in Mali, a position he assumed in 2012. He has more than 20 years of experience in education, human rights, governance and democracy across West Africa.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;As an educator, Mr. Hima, taught philosophy to high school students from 1985 to 1992. From 1996 to 1998, he taught modern philosophy in University of Niamey (Niger). In 2008-2009, he trained the first class of CAPES of philosophy at the University of Niamey. From 1999 to 2009, he has also been the national inspector of philosophy of Niger.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In the field of human rights, governance and democracy, Mr. Hima has been a founding and active member of the Niger Association for the Defence and Protection of Human Rights (ANDDH), created in favor of the democratization process in Africa and Niger in 1991. He&amp;nbsp; has since been a human rights activist in Niger, coordinating several networks for the&amp;nbsp; promotion and protection of human rights and democracy. Mr. Badi&amp;eacute; has served as a&amp;nbsp; principal member of the Nigerien Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI), which organized the 2004 local and presidential elections. He is currently the vice president of the Nigerien Association for Defence of Human Rights (ANDDH-Niger). As an expert in human rights and governance, he wrote several reports and conducted studies on human rights, democracy, gender and poverty strategies.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;As an expert with the International Federation of Human Rights Leagues (FIDH), Mr. Hima participated in an assessment mission to Liberia before their 2007 elections. He was a member of NDI&amp;#39;s international observation mission to Mauritania for the 2007 presidential elections and of the last evaluation mission after the coup in 2008. He participated in an international mission of electoral observation in Algeria for the African Union in 2009.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;	Mr. Hima spent two years as NDI&amp;#39;s resident director in Togo following his work as a consultant for NDI in that country to train national NGOs before the 2005 presidential elections. He was also an expert of the CILC / Netherlands in 2007 to implement the paralegal program in Mali. He has been an international expert of UNESCO for the implementation of human rights, citizenship and peace in the curricula of the Ministry of Education of Mali and for a study on poverty and human rights entitled &lt;em&gt;Efficiency of the Legal Framework and Existing Policies in Niger for the Fight against Poverty from the Human Rights Point of View&lt;/em&gt; (Lisbon, 2008).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Mr. Hima earned a doctorate in moral and political philosophy in 1996 at the University of Dakar in Senegal. His doctoral thesis, &lt;em&gt;Reason and Power: A Critique of Modern Politics,&lt;/em&gt; prepared him to contribute to strengthening the democratization process in Niger through the promotion and protection of democracy, rule of law and human rights. He has also several specific degrees in education, human rights, social communication and refugee rights. He has a degree in teacher training (pedagogic field) obtained in France (ESPEMEN/Poitiers).&lt;/p&gt;
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                    &lt;!--paging_filter--&gt;&lt;!--paging_filter--&gt;&lt;p&gt;West African elections can run the democratic gamut. From the peaceful presidential polls held in Ghana in 2008 to the ongoing election-related standoff in Cote d’Ivoire, elections in the region have seen everything from successful transfers of power to ethnic tensions to widespread fraud. Citizen election observation groups from 11 countries have formed the West Africa Election Observers Network (WAEON) to help ensure accountability, increase honesty and accuracy, and instill confidence in legitimate election results in their countries.
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&lt;div class=&quot;all-attached-images&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;image-attach-body image-attach-node-17310&quot; style=&quot;width: 382px;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/17310&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.ndi.org/files/images/WAEON_382px.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;WAEON_382px.jpg&quot; title=&quot;WAEON_382px.jpg&quot;  class=&quot;image image-_original &quot; width=&quot;382&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;West African elections can run the democratic gamut. From the peaceful presidential &lt;a href=&quot;/node/15178&quot;&gt;polls held in Ghana&lt;/a&gt; in 2008 to the ongoing &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/user/PBSNewsHour#p/u/3/HQC1jeywnZ4&quot; target=&quot;blank&quot;&gt;election-related standoff in Cote d’Ivoire&lt;/a&gt;, elections in the region have seen everything from successful transfers of power to ethnic tensions to widespread fraud.
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Citizen election observation groups from 11 countries have formed the West Africa Election Observers Network (WAEON) to help ensure accountability, increase honesty and accuracy, and instill confidence in legitimate election results in their countries. WAEON’s goal is to enable observers from different countries in the sub-region to exchange ideas and recommendations for better approaches to observation. Comprised of independent, nonpartisan organizations, WAEON helps citizen observer groups in West Africa meet criteria set forth in the Declaration of Global Principles for Nonpartisan Election Observation and Monitoring by Citizen Organizations, an internationally recognized standard for election monitoring. NDI played a key role in the creation of WAEON by bringing together observer group representatives in a series of workshops on election best practices. Participants decided to form the network to help improve election monitoring in their countries.
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In announcing its creation on Feb. 21, WAEON promised to “provide technical and moral support to its member organizations in order to encourage nonpartisan citizen election observation, champion electoral reforms and advocacy, and promote credible elections as a means of deepening electoral democracy in the sub region.”
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The network will create a forum for information sharing among neighboring countries. Although international monitors have observed elections in the region since the 1970s, domestic groups have only recently taken on this task. The Jan. 31 elections in Niger and upcoming polls in Nigeria and Liberia provide observation opportunities for WAEON member groups. Network members also will have the chance to hear from counterparts in other countries, such as Ghana, that have conducted more advanced observation efforts based on statistical principles. Other WAEON goals are to increase the quality of observation across the region and improve the credibility of elections.
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On Feb. 21 and 22, NDI sponsored a workshop with WAEON members on voter registration observation. Other activities include a series of exchange visits that give representatives from participating West African countries a chance to study how neighboring nations prepare for elections and tally votes. For example, WAEON members recently met with election administrators, government officials, and civil society representatives in Niger and Nigeria in the lead-up to their elections.
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Related:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/gndem-seeks-to-share-experiences&quot;&gt;Global domestic election monitoring network seeks to share experience&amp;raquo;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/Nigeria_Voter_Registration&quot;&gt;Nigerian citizen observation groups boosts confidence in registration exercise&amp;raquo;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/15178&quot;&gt;NDI partner observes presidential runoff in Ghana&amp;raquo;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;Pictured above:&lt;/strong&gt; WAEON Treasurer Djeneba Kone Diarra of Mali and WAEON Chairperson Mashood Erubami of Nigeria at the launch of WAEON in Abuja, Nigeria, on Feb. 21, 2011.&lt;br /&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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&lt;!--paging_filter--&gt;&lt;!--paging_filter--&gt;&lt;p&gt;﻿This handbook discusses organizational and procedural elements necessary for the daily operation of a political party and emphasizes the need to develop a party&amp;rsquo;s outreach capacity at the local level. It outlines strategies for long-term party development and for maintaining effectiveness between elections.&lt;/p&gt;
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		الأحزاب السياسية والانتقال إلى الديمقراطية&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;الناشر:&lt;/span&gt; منشورات المعهد الديمقراطي الوطني.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;تفصيل:&lt;/span&gt; يناقش هذا الكتيّب العناصر التنظيمية والإجرائية الضرورية لعمل الأحزاب السياسية اليومي، ويشدّد على الحاجة إلى تنمية القدرات التواصلية لدى الأحزاب على المستوى المحلي. ويستعرض أيضاً الاستراتيجيات الآيلة إلى تطويرِ عمل الأحزاب على المدى الطويل وتفعيلِ دورها باستمرار بين انتخابات وأخرى.&lt;/p&gt;
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