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Empowering Tomorrow through Youth Engagement
IFES works to empower youth around the world by hosting democracy-focused camps, events, and activities. By educating young people about democracy, we enable them to express themselves and have a voice in their communities.
News & Updates
Feature
Learning by Gaming: Democrapoli
Within its civic and voter education campaigns in anticipation of the Malian communal elections, the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES), in collaboration with the Nigerien NGO Groupe de Recherche Action sur la Démocratie et les Systèmes Electoraux (GRADSEL), has developed an educational game called Democrapoli: Elections Communales Mali (Communal Elections Mali).
Publication
Report/Paper
Womens Leadership Training Program: Paraguay IFES Final Activity Report
This report summarizes IFES’ efforts from the League of Women Voters projects in Paraguay. The project’s aim was to prepare women leaders for the November 2001 municipal elections on topics such as voters, campaign workers, constituency organizers, issue advocates and candidates.
January 28, 2002
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Funciones …del Poder Legislativo
“Attributions of the Legislative Power” is a civic education handbook, available in Spanish, issued in 2001 by the “Decidamos” group in Paraguay and meant to familiarize Paraguayan citizens with the responsibilities and attributions of the legislative power. The document briefly describes the characteristics of the Paraguayan state, the division of state powers, and it concludes with the functions of the legislative power.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Proceso de Formacion y Sancion de las Leyes
“The Creation and Adoption of Laws” is a civic education handbook, available in Spanish, issued in 2001 by the “Decidamos” group in Paraguay and meant to familiarize Paraguayan citizens with the law-making process. The document explains and describes how laws are formed, the role of the Executive power in approving them, and the role citizens’ participation in the law making process.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
agenda multipartidaria de jovenes para la gobernabilidad democratica
Publication
Report/Paper
Paraguay: Solidifying Democracy: Final Report
This report summarizes an IFES technical assistance project in Paraguay for the May 10, 1998 elections. The report discusses various activities including capacity levels in the electoral system, increasing the effectiveness of democratic NGOs/civic organizations and civic education.
December 21, 1998
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Desafio Democratico
“Democratic Challenge” is a civic education handbook, available in Spanish, issued in 1998 by the “Decidamos” group in Paraguay and is intended to promote debates about democratic coexistence, knowledge about the functions to be held by the authorities to be elected in the next elections, and voting criteria among young Paraguayan citizens. The document contains activities with situation cards to be discussed in groups.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Si actuamos asi, nuestro pais...
“If we Act like this, our Country will…” is a civic education handbook, available in Spanish, issued in 1998 by the “Decidamos” group in Paraguay and intended to stimulate civic participation among Paraguayan citizens. The document contains situation cards, with election-related topics, that would be discussed in groups of 8 people in an effort to stimulate citizens’ participation.