7 Dec 2015 | Multimedia
On September 28, 2015, the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) Maldives launched the public awareness campaign “Vaane” (We Can) to promote women’s participation in public and...
4 Dec 2015 | Multimedia
On November 29, citizens of Burkina Faso headed to the polls to elect their next President and Deputies who will represent them in the National Assembly.
2 Dec 2015 | News and Updates
Today, the annual International Day of Persons with Disabilities, is an opportunity to commemorate the human rights of persons with disabilities. For more than 15 years, the International Foundation...
2 Dec 2015 | Multimedia
An image of two Fulani women patiently queueing to register to vote in Nigeria’s 2015 historic elections received top honors in the International Foundation for Electoral Systems’ (IFES) 2015...
1 Dec 2015 | Multimedia
This two-minute video describes different accessibility features available on ElectionAccess.org, such as the ability to adjust text size, change background colors and activate BrowseAloud, a text-to...
1 Dec 2015 | Multimedia
On October 16, 2015, N'Gboado, a local civil society organization partnering with the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES), created and performed a theater play in Yopougon...
1 Dec 2015 | Multimedia
On October 1, 2015, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (TX-18) and the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) hosted “Increasing Women and Girls’ Leadership during Political Transition...
1 Dec 2015 | News and Updates
In 2000, U.S. Congressman Jim Langevin (D-R.I.) was the first quadriplegic elected to serve in the United States House of Representatives. During his tenure, he has been recognized as a national...
23 Nov 2015 | News and Updates
On November 19, 2015, IFES and the Office of Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (TX-18) hosted “Beyond the Headlines: The Movement of Women and Girls in Conflict,” the third installment of the “Women,...
23 Nov 2015 | News and Updates
At a training hosted in Mexico City from October 26-30, 2015, the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) joined RightsNow! consortium partners and the Mexican Coalition for People with...
10 Nov 2015 | News and Updates
Around the world, persons with disabilities face immense challenges to exercising their political and human rights, particularly in new and emerging democracies like Myanmar. According to the country...
4 Nov 2015 | News and Updates
The International Foundation for Electoral Systems’ (IFES) professional culture is to remain in the background, as election management bodies (EMBs) are both our client and partner. Ultimately, we...
2 Nov 2015 | News and Updates
Building on the success of a pilot observation held in Port-au-Prince during Haiti’s legislative elections in August, a second observation was expanded to six different cities for the country’s...
14 Oct 2015 | News and Updates
From October 1-3, 2015, the first “South Asia Regional Disability Rights Dialogue on Political Participation” brought together more than 80 representatives from 34 organizations including disabled...
8 Oct 2015 | News and Updates
Lors des élections législatives tenues le 9 Août 2015, une équipe pilote de 30 handicapés Haïtiens a mené la première observation d'accès électorale dans 15 bureaux de vote à travers l’aire...
23 Sep 2015 | Multimedia
Amid a tense political scene, Guatemalans went to the polls on September 6 for general elections, voting for President and Vice President, Representatives to the Guatemalan Congress and the Central...
2 Sep 2015 | News and Updates
During the legislative elections held on August 9, 2015, a pilot team of 30 Haitians with disabilities conducted Haiti’s first election access observation at 15 polling stations across the city of...
31 Aug 2015 | Multimedia
In this podcast, Jessica discusses her recent trip to Haiti to attend the launch of the National Gender and Election Strategy.
31 Aug 2015 | News and Updates
On August 26, IFES and the Office of Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (TX-18) hosted “Young Democracy: Engagement as a Deterrent to Radicalization,” a breakfast briefing marking International Youth...
31 Aug 2015 | Publication
IFES’ General Election Network for Disability Access program has worked with the Cambodian Disabled People’s Organization to provide Cambodia's election commission with evidence-based...
20 Aug 2015 | News and Updates
In celebration of International Youth Day on August 12, IFES hosted a Twitter chat focused on young peoples’ attitudes and perceptions of democracy, as well as youth contributions to their...
19 Aug 2015 | Multimedia
The current Maldivian education system does not include civic education as part of the school curriculum, resulting in limited knowledge and understanding among young people of human rights and...
19 Aug 2015 | News and Updates
On July 29, 2015, Anais Keenon, Inclusion Coordinator at IFES, presented to an audience of approximately 60 representatives of deaf communities at the XVII World Congress of the World Federation...
5 Aug 2015 | Publication
The Handbook for Organizations of and for Persons with Disabilities to Utilize Media for Advocacy Efforts serves as a tool to improve media outreach strategies and increase media coverage and...
4 Aug 2015 | News and Updates
As Haiti prepares to hold national elections on August 9, 2015, the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP), Haiti’s provisional election management body (EMB), has made gender equality and women’s...
3 Aug 2015 | News and Updates
IFES has collaborated with the Myanmar Independent Living Initiative to raise awareness of the political rights of persons with disabilities and encourage their participation in the electoral process...
31 Jul 2015 | News and Updates
Angelina Jolie met with the Yangon participants of the She Leads training program on her recent trip to Myanmar as United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Goodwill Ambassador. She Leads is a...
24 Jul 2015 | News and Updates
On July 23, IFES and the Office of Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (TX-18) hosted “Women at the Peace Table,” the inaugural event of the “Women, Peace and Security” Capitol Hill breakfast briefing...
20 Jul 2015 | News and Updates
Since 2010, IFES has collaborated with local disabled persons’ organizations DPOs, NGOs, and the Election Commission of Pakistan to support Pakistanis with disabilities in exercising their...
17 Jul 2015 | Publication
Gender equality and women’s empowerment remain a significant challenge in the Maldives. A new report from International Foundation for Electoral Systems’ (IFES), titled “Qualitative Assessment:...
17 Jul 2015 | Publication
In the Maldives, as in all countries around the world, women’s interest and ability to participate in the political process is impacted by a combination of legal, political, social, economic and...
17 Jul 2015 | Multimedia
Did you know that one out of every seven people in the world has a disability? In some countries laws discriminate against persons with disabilities and in others policies and procedures are not...
9 Jul 2015 | News and Updates
The Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) of Guatemala has launched its 2015 elections website with information for voters on the electoral process and voting procedures.
7 Jul 2015 | News and Updates
In order to strengthen the capacity of Kosovo’s disability communities to ensure that the public and policy-makers are aware of the barriers they face, IFES Kosovo has engaged in advocacy...
25 Jun 2015 | News and Updates
The International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) has implemented the Women’s Election and Leadership Program in several countries to develop the capacity of women to participate in the...
28 May 2015 | News and Updates
The International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) is proud to announce that the newly renovated ElectionAccess.org website is now live. The site is the world's first and only free...
26 May 2015 | News and Updates
April 2015 marked the one-year anniversary of the formation of the Civic Education Lecturers Association (CELA) – a formal network of over 50 university-level civic educators who teach the...
21 May 2015 | News and Updates
On May 17, 2015, the Vice Chancellor of The Maldives National University (MNU), Dr. Hassan Hameed, and International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) Maldives Chief of Party Beverly Hagerdon...
12 May 2015 | News and Updates
Please join us for a preview of the International Foundation for Electoral Systems’ (IFES) newly revamped website, ElectionAccess.org.
7 May 2015 | News and Updates
The General Election Network for Disability Access in Southeast Asia (AGENDA) conducted monitoring activities during Indonesia’s 2014 presidential election to evaluate the accessibility of the...
30 Apr 2015 | Publication
In January 2015, the General Election Network for Disability Access in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (AGENDA) publicly launched the first edition of Media Guidelines for Reporting...
16 Apr 2015 | News and Updates
In this International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) Q&A, IFES Bangladesh Chief of Party Alistair Legge talks about the People Against Violence in Elections (PAVE) program, including how...
19 Mar 2015 | News and Updates
As part of the International Foundation for Electoral Systems’ (IFES) gender empowerment project in Georgia under its program “Strengthening Electoral Processes” funded by the U.S. Agency for...
19 Mar 2015 | News and Updates
A recent opinion survey in Nigeria conducted by the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) reveals a sharp divide between men and women on attitudes towards women’s representation in...
19 Mar 2015 | News and Updates
In the last decade, Nepal has made significant progress in promoting gender equality and women’s political participation, including adopting women’s rights-focused international and national...
19 Mar 2015 | News and Updates
Four years after the fall of Moammar Gadhafi’s regime, fractures in governance and society have given way to violence and civil unrest. Two competing governments have since emerged – each backed by...
18 Mar 2015 | Multimedia
From February 10-12, 2015, the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) conducted a Women’s Leadership Training in the Maldives for 28 female representatives from each of the...
18 Mar 2015 | News and Updates
The International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) launched its second review of women’s participation as election officials in Kosovo – entitled Election Staffing by Gender: An Analysis...
9 Mar 2015 | News and Updates
On February 25, 2015, the International Foundation for Electoral Systems’ (IFES) disability rights programming received two Innovative Practice Awards from the Zero Project at the United Nations (UN...
6 Mar 2015 | News and Updates
On March 3, 2015, staff from the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) met with one of IFES’ newest Board Directors, Irena Hadžiabdić, for a brief introduction to her career and to...
6 Mar 2015 | News and Updates
In commemoration of International Women’s Day on March 8 and the 20th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration, the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) hosted a Capitol Hill breakfast...