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Stronger Together: Women and Men Unite for Gender Equality in Ecuador’s Political Parties
Explore how people in Ecuador combat gender inequality with the support of USAID, IFES, and Fundación Esquel Ecuador.
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Enhancing Indigenous Women’s Political Leadership in Ecuador
In May 2022, IFES and Fundación Esquel Ecuador launched a training process with Indigenous women from Movimiento de Unidad Plurinacional Pachakutik – Nuevo País (Pachakutik Plurinational Unity Movement, or Pachakutik) on gender parity and political leadership.
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IFES Introduces its Healthy Masculinities Methodology to Ecuador’s Consejo Nacional Electoral
On June 21, the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) and the Consejo Nacional Electoral (National Electoral Council, CNE) of Ecuador held an online session on the topic of "Healthy Masculinities."
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IFES Ecuador and Fundación Esquel Launch Program for Gender Parity in Ecuador
The International Foundation for Electoral Systems and its local partner Fundación Esquel Ecuador officially launched their project, “Democracy, political organizations and gender: From legal parity to substantive parity.”
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Advancing Disability Rights in Southeast Asia through Regional Network of Advocates
In 2011, IFES established the General Election Network for Disability Access (AGENDA) across Southeast Asia. A creative partnership between disabled persons’ organizations (DPOs) and election-focused civil society organizations, AGENDA serves as a forum to improve access to political and electoral opportunities for persons with disabilities by increasing public awareness and elevating advocacy efforts that call for change.
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Mandela Day Book Drive Benefiting Turner Elementary
On Wednesday, August 23, members of the IFES Africa team delivered books collected for its Mandela Day Book Drive to Turner Elementary School in neighboring Congress Heights. The book drive’s target was to collect 441 books for the school (one for each student in grades K-5), but ultimately far exceeded its goal by collecting over 600 books. In honor of anti-apartheid advocate and former President of South Africa Nelson Mandela's 67 years of public service, the United Nations-designated holiday encourages people to give with the goal of bringing enduring, positive change in our local communities through collective action.
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Accessible Elections for Persons with Disabilities in Five Southeast Asian Countries
All too often, persons with disabilities are not included in the political lives of their country on an equal basis with others. Accessible Elections for Persons with Disabilities in Five Southeast Asian Countries is the first systematic attempt to gather data on election access from Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, the Philippines and Vietnam. The report reviews – for persons with disabilities – existing legal frameworks, challenges and barriers in exercising political rights and participation; best practices and innovations; and examples of how disabled persons organizations have been involved in electoral issues.
October 25, 2013
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Engaging Ecuadorians in Transparent Elections
Roxana Silva, a National Electoral Council member from Ecuador, talks about fostering citizen engagement through institutions, civil society and social media.
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Elections for All: Empowering the Underrepresented
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights guarantees all individuals the freedom to partake in their nation’s government and political processes, including elections. Yet, many individuals around the world face barriers to full participation due to social, ethnic and economic inequalities. IFES’ programs empower these underrepresented populations to participate in political life in a variety of ways. This photo gallery provides some examples of our work in this area.
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Hoy inscripciones masivas
“Massive Registration Today” is a periodical article, available in Spanish, published in June 1990 by “El Comercio” newspaper in Ecuador. The article features the coverage of child elections registration period in Quito, Ecuador. The article offers a listing of the registration sites in Quito, as well as it announces the representatives of the Children’s Supreme Electoral Tribunal and describe briefly a few of their attributes.