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IFES Holds Its First Voter Education Film Festival
IFES held a Voter Education Film Festival to share best practices, gather examples from around the world and create a video repository for IFES teams to use and refer back to.
News & Updates
Feature
Guatemalan Political Parties in 42 Municipalities Commit to Peaceful Electoral Process
IFES worked alongside the Supreme Electoral Tribunal of Guatemala to draft municipal agreements committing political parties and candidates to a peaceful electoral process, identify target municipalities and educate citizens on preventing electoral conflict.
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Guatemala’s Supreme Electoral Tribunal and IFES Enhance Partnership
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 provide technical assistance for EMBs during their elections in their country.
News & Updates
Interview/Speech/Testimony
Reflections on Guatemalan Women: A Q&A with Magistrate María Eugenia Villagrán de León
Former President of Guatemala’s Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) Magistrate María Eugenia Villagrán de León talks to IFES about her legacy.
News & Updates
Feature
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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A Study of Political Party Assistance in Eastern Europe and Eurasia
Under a joint project of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the U.S. State Department (EUR/ACE), Democracy International (DI) conducted a comprehensive study of efforts to assist political party development in Eastern Europe and Eurasia.
June 15, 2007
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Discussion note cards
This series of 12 note cards, published in 2007 in South Africa, were designed to facilitate discussion based workshops. The cards present everyday scenarios involving topics and situations such as urban civics, the workplace and youth in South Africa. Those circumstances are also accompanied by discussion questions that frame the topic and scene with in the context of the South African constitution and civil society.
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.