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Burundi

IFES most recently worked in Burundi from 2007–2008 while implementing a program to build the capacity of anticorruption institutions. Currently, IFES is providing targeted and strategic support to the principal Burundian stakeholders in the course of the 2009–2010 electoral cycle.
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Democracy Assistance, Election Disputes, Civil Society, Election Procedures, Elections
Voter ID and registration process, Kinshasa. Gabrielle Bardall/IFES

The Democratic Republic of Congo

IFES has been working in the DRC for over a decade, most recently with programs aimed at tackling corruption and building the capacity of civil society. Currently, IFES is implementing the USAID-funded Voter Opinion and Involvement through Civic Education project.
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Elections, Civic Education, Civil Society, Rule of Law

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From June to December 2008, with the goal of contributing to successful transitional elections in Cote d'Ivoire, IFES provided the Ivoirian Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) with technical support in the form of operational planning, staff training, development of procedures and regulations, publication of procedural guides and general advisory services.

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Kenya

IFES has worked in Kenya since 1992, conducting a number of electoral assessments and working to create more transparent and competitive electoral processes and build the capacity of the Electoral Commission of Kenya (ECK).

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Post-conflict

As can be seen, the environment following prolonged conflict provides various opportunities to refashion the political and social climate towards democracy and reconciliation. Nonetheless, the importance of post-conflict elections cannot be understated given the opportunity they provide to transform a political and social climate of war into one that is characterized by democracy and respect for human rights.

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IFES has supported democracy's emergence and consolidation throughout sub-Saharan Africa since 1989. From its start conducting a groundbreaking series of pre-election technical assessments, IFES' Africa program portfolio today features activities in elections, rule of law, civil society and governance.

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