Tools & Resources
Filter by
Type
Publication date
Language
Type
Publication date
Language
Image
News & Updates
Interview/Speech/Testimony
IFES Q&A: Septimius Parvu
IFES interviews Septimius Parvu, the electoral program coordinator of Expert Forum.
Image
News & Updates
Feature
Advancing Accountability and Transparency in Romania’s Government
IFES partner EFOR boosts government transparency in Romania through technology.
Image
News & Updates
Feature
Recipients of Research Fund: Supporting Online Campaigning Transparency
Internet Lab and Expert Forum are the first recipients of IFES's Community of Practice Research Fund.
News & Updates
Announcement
Implementing International Anti-Corruption Commitments Worldwide
IFES and CEELI launched the worldwide ECAC and IMPACTS projects.
News & Updates
Feature
IFES Celebrates International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
One of the objectives of IFES' strategic plan is to support all people to safely participate in civic and political life on an equal basis – this objective specifically mentions and prioritizes inclusion of Indigenous Peoples.
News & Updates
Feature
#UnitedAgainstCorruption with Local Partners in Southern Europe
Ahead of International Anti-Corruption Day, IFES and the Central and Eastern European Law Initiative Institute met with local partners from Bulgaria, Montenegro and Romania to discuss the implementation of international anti-corruption recommendations in their respective countries.
News & Updates
Feature
Francophone Election Administrators Establish Women’s Forum
On June 7, Francophone election administrators voted unanimously to create a Women’s Forum to bring together women in senior leadership positions in national election administration. The creation of the forum is a major step toward advancing the network’s commitment to women’s political equality in its member states.
News & Updates
Feature
Learning About Violence Against Women in Politics in Leaps and Bounds: Surprising Findings from the Maldives
In 2011, IFES' Electoral Violence Education and Resolution (EVER) methodology found that women were rarely the subjects of political violence in the Maldives – less than 2 percent of violent incidents specifically targeted women, compared to 46 percent targeting men. Four years later, using a new, survey-based methodology, data collected by Professor Elin Bjarnegård from Sweden's Uppsala University in collaboration with IFES suggested a very different situation.
News & Updates
Feature
"Vaane" Promotes Women’s Empowerment in Maldives
On September 28, 2015, the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) Maldives launched the public awareness campaign “Vaane” (We Can) to promote women’s participation in public and political life in the Maldives.
News & Updates
Feature
Transparency Maldives and IFES Host Democracy Camp for Youth
The current Maldivian education system does not include civic education as part of the school curriculum, resulting in limited knowledge and understanding among young people of human rights and democratic principles, as well as the role of democratic institutions, elections and political parties. In order to introduce civic education and increase civic participation among youth, the International Foundation for Electoral Systems works closely with local partner Transparency Maldives to host civic education camps for young people, ages 14-16, from around the country.