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Women of IFES: Q&A with Keti Maisuradze
IFES’ leadership in the field is comprised of a cadre of women professionals with firsthand experience administering elections in every region of the world. In this Q&A, Keti Maisuradze reflects on her first assignment with IFES, discusses democratic development in Georgia and offers advice for women working in democracy, rights and governance.
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Celebrating International Women’s Day 2019 in Papua New Guinea
IFES celebrated International Women’s Day 2019 with counterparts in Port Moresby and the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea. The Port Moresby-based Papua New Guinea Electoral Commission hosted a celebration and luncheon, and the IFES team in Bougainville joined local civil society organizations and other partners on a peace march through Buka Town.
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Women of IFES: Q&A with Meriam Belghali
IFES’ leadership in the field is comprised of a cadre of women professionals with firsthand experience administering elections in every region of the world. In this Q&A, IFES Monitoring and Evaluation Coordinator for Tunisia Meriam Belghali discusses the many facets of political participation, the importance of impact measurement and her advice for young people interested in international development.
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Women of IFES: Q&A with Fernanda Buril
IFES’ leadership in the field is comprised of a cadre of women professionals with firsthand experience administering elections in every region of the world. In this Q&A, Dr. Fernanda Buril discusses integrating her academic background into programmatic work at IFES, authoritarianism and disinformation as major challenges to democracy, and how she has learned the importance of the “nuts and bolts” of electoral processes in her work to strengthen them.
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Tapping Women's Leadership Potential for Civic Engagement
In early March, IFES and its local partner VBNK concluded a series of "She Leads" workshops in Cambodia. "She Leads Cambodia" provides training to rural and marginalized women who aspire to become more involved in their communities.
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IFES Celebrates International Women's Day 2019
To build a sustainable, inclusive democracy, women must be able to equally and meaningfully participate in public life as voters, candidates, election officials and in a variety of other roles. On this International Women’s Day, IFES stands with women’s activists and leaders around the globe to #BalanceForBetter to build a more gender-balanced world.
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Women of IFES: Q&A with Radhika Regmi Pokharel
IFES’ leadership in the field is comprised of a cadre of women professionals with firsthand experience administering elections in every region of the world. In this Q&A, IFES Deputy Country Director for Nepal Radhika Regmi Pokharel discusses IFES' work to raise the voice of marginalized communities in ensuring greater government accountability, campaign finance challenges in Nepalese elections and provides some motivational advice to young women working in this field.
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Celebrating the Women of IFES
IFES’ leadership in the field is comprised of a cadre of women professionals with firsthand experience administering elections in every region of the world. Throughout the month of March, IFES is featuring the “Women of IFES” to highlight the contributions of female IFES staff around the world and mark both Women’s History Month in the United States and International Women's Day on March 8.
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IFES Testifies to Canadian Parliament on Engagement in International Democracy Assistance
On February 22, IFES Gender Advisor Dr. Gabrielle Bardall submitted written testimony to the Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development, calling the government of Canada to champion inclusive democracy building around the world.
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Update of Haiti’s National Strategy on Gender and Elections
IFES is working with local women’s and human rights organizations in Haiti to update the National Strategy on Gender and Elections (SNGE) ahead of the country’s October 2019 legislative elections. On January 15, IFES conducted a workshop that served as a platform for representatives from these organizations to provide input on and suggest changes to each of the seven themes addressed by the SNGE.