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Getting Results on the Bureaucratic Merry-Go-Round in Armenia
The Engaged Citizen is a civic education course made possible by the support of USAID as part of the Strengthening Electoral Processes and Political Accountability in Armenia (SEPPA) project implemented by IFES. Participant Lilit Petrosyan shares the program's impact.
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Senate Bills Advance the Rights of Girls and Persons with Disabilities
The Girls LEAD Act and the Office of International Disability Rights Act align with IFES’ Strategic Outcome for Inclusion and Human Rights, inclusive youth programming and mission to build democracies that deliver for all.
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Engaged Citizen: A New Interactive Course for Armenian University Students
The Engaged Citizen university course covers civic education themes adapted and contextualized to Armenia's history, experiences and realities.
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Presentation of Armenian Parliamentary Mandates
IFES, the United Nations Development Programme and the Central Election Commission of Armenia organized a parliamentary mandate presentation ceremony. During the event, citizens handed over the mandates to members of Parliament (MPs) to represent the symbolic transfer of power from the people to the new MPs.
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Shaping the Next Generation of D.C. Leaders and Voters
As a global leader in democracy promotion, IFES recognizes the importance of cultivating the next generation of leaders and voters. In the spirit of cultivating this leadership more locally, IFES staff returned to Turner Elementary School, a public school located in the Congress Heights neighborhood of Washington, D.C., on November 17 and December 8, 2017, to meet with fifth-grade students. They were part of a series of seminars on elections, in advance of the school’s first student-run election for class offices, which took place on Thursday, December 14.
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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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Youth Participation: Preparing for the Future, Making an Impact Today
International Youth Day, commemorated every year on August 12, provides an opportunity to reflect on the contributions of young persons around the world to their countries' democratic systems. By helping spread information about the importance of voting, participating in workshops on civic responsibility, forming organizations to advance democratic practices and casting their ballots – youth are powerful change agents in their societies.