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Strengthening the Local Electoral Process December 2002 Local Elections. IFES Final Report
This report summarizes IFES involvement in Benin’s 2002 local elections. The 2002 elections served as a precursor to the 2003 legislative and 2006 presidential elections. The report discusses IFES’ implementation of a two-phase voter education campaign attempting to bolster transparency and voter confidence throughout Benin. The report details IFES coordination with local NGOs, Media outlets and the decentralization process in Benin. The report concludes with recommendations for future election.
December 31, 2002
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Report/Paper
Democracy, Economy and Gender In Uganda: A Report of a National Sample Survey
In the run-up to Uganda's referendum of June 2000, a national survey was conducted of a representative cross-section of 2271 adult Ugandan citizens. The survey covered all four regions of the country (northern, eastern, central and western), including 36 of the 45 administrative districts. The purpose of the survey was to assess popular attitudes to democracy, economy, civil society and gender.
October 05, 2000
Election Material
Civic Education Material
The Adventures of Fatou: Everyone…to the Polls!
A comic book from 2000 illustrates and describes voters rights to Cameroonians. The comic covers the concepts of "one person, one vote", voter registration, women's right to vote, the importance of citizen participation in the electoral process, and vote buying, among other issues.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Women and the Referedum
“Women and the Referendum” is a booklet that was published in 2000 in lead up to the June 2nd and 3rd referendum in Uganda. The document enumerates the alternatives on the ballot and urges women to take part in the upcoming election. The hand book was geared at aiding civic educators engage women in the political process and also indicates what women’s role in democracy can be and what they have to gain from political participation.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Women's Demands are Valid for the Development of Uganda and its Plans to Eradicate Poverty
This document lists women’s rights issues and requests that they be considered for the year 2000 Ugandan referendum. The issues include land ownership, physical abuse, and the formation of an equal opportunities commission that will redress the historical and cultural injustices that have truncated women’s prosperity in Uganda. Also included is a section that lists the legal claims women have under that constitution. This includes a provision that dismisses sex based discrimination.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Importancia do voto da mulher
“The Importance of Women’s Vote” is an informative brochure, available in both Portuguese and Creole, published in 1999 by the NGO “PROMOCONSULT” in Guinea-Bissau, in lead up to the November, 1999 General Election in Guinea-Bissau. The guide is specifically meant to encourage women’s participation in the elections and to educate them on the importance of voting and freedom to choose that comes with it. The guide is comprised of cartoons and short dialogues between several women at a local gathering.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
The Power of your vote
“The Power of your vote” was published in 1999 on the eve of the South African national elections. This Independent Electoral Commission publication urged the South African electorate to continue strengthening the democratic process by voting. Graphic illustrations, including comic strips, were used to augment voter efficacy and overall democratic awearness.