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U.S. Ambassador for Women’s Issues Visits IFES’ Garima Project in India
On September 14, 2010, U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues Melanne S. Verveer visited the Garima project in New Delhi, India. Verveer helped launch the Garima project in November 2009 and returned to observe its progress during a recent visit to India. Garima, which means “dignity” in Hindi, works to enhance women’s participation in political, economic and social processes, encourage political advocacy, and curb practices such as gender-based violence, female feticide and child marriage. The project is implemented by IFES and Counterpart International and collaborates with several nongovernmental organizations in India.
News & Updates
Feature
Campaign Fuels Support for Indian Girls
Motorists in Jaipur, India received more than petrol when they visited Indian Oil Company stations in late October. IFES, the oil company and local nongovernmental organizations sponsored a campaign to educate people about the dignity of the girl child and the negative consequences of female feticide.
News & Updates
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India Facing Gender Imbalance Crisis
IFES will host a roundtable titled “45 Million Missing Women in India” on June 13 to examine the human rights and security effects of female feticide in the world’s largest democracy.
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Report/Paper
Technical Assistance and Observation Mission to the November 3, 1996 Presidential Elections in Madagascar: Final Report
This final report on the technical assistance and observation mission to the November 1996 Presidential Elections in Madagascar. The report focuses on the electoral code, voter registration, the role of the media and international observers and assesses future programmatic needs of NGOs. Lastly, the report provides a post-election analysis of and recommendations regarding election administration in Madagascar.
November 30, 1996
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Rapport du KMF/CNOE
“Rapport du KMF/CNOE” is a report from November 3rd 1996, available in French, by the National Council for the Observation of Elections (“Conseil National pour l’Observation des Elections” – CNOE) listing various observations about the First Round of the 1996 Presidential Elections in Madagascar. As well as describing the process of the election, the report also gives feedback and possible recommendations for further rounds of the Presidential Election such as revisions to the electoral code.
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Report/Paper
Training National Election Observer Trainers: Report on Referendum and Post-Referendum Experiences, August 1992
This report discusses the Madagascar Elections Training Project and the technical assistance provided to the electoral process in Madagascar. The Ministry of Interior in collaboration with the NGO community was in need of help in organizing and training election poll observers and in monitoring voter registration and balloting procedures.
November 30, 1992
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Un Homme, Une Femme C'est une Voix C'est un Vote
“Un Homme, Une Femme C’est Une Voix C’est Un Vote” is a flyer, available in both French and Malagasy copies, featuring a comic strip about voter registration. Information about the upcoming presidential election and deadlines for voter lists are included in the animation. The flyer was distributed in 1992 by the International Observatory of Democracy in Madagascar in order to encourage voter registration for the November 25th 1992 Presidential Elections in Madagascar.