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IFES co-hosts Symposium to Spread Electoral Awareness in Egypt
On September 26, 2010, IFES and the Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies (ACPSS) hosted an Electoral Symposium to spread electoral awareness before the upcoming People’s Assembly elections in November, 2010. The event featured distinguished speakers from political parties, government officials, members of civil society and election experts. Among them were IFES consultants Lisa Kammerud and Bashar Eldeek , Country Director Charles Lasham, People’s Assembly and Taggamu’ Party Member Mr. Mohamed Abdelaziz Shaaban, former Minister of Sport and Youth Dr. Abdelahad Gamaluddin, President of Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies (ACPSS) Dr. Gamal Sultan and famous Egyptian journalist Ameena Shafiq . The event took place in the Ibrahim Nafei Hall, named after the renowned Egyptian journalist, at the Ahram main building in Cairo Downtown area. This symposium is part of IFES programming to provide a platform for Egyptian citizens to dialogue about electoral issues in Egypt.
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IFES Supports Civil Society Organizations in Advance of the 2010 People’s Assembly Elections in Egypt
IFES is supporting civil society organizations conducting voter education activities in advance of the 2010 People’s Assembly Elections in Egypt. During the month of August, IFES co-sponsored a workshop with the Al Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies for civil society organizations to discuss women’s political participation. In the month of April, IFES hosted a conference in partnership with the Cairo University’s Faculty of Economics and Political Science and NAS, an NGO that supports persons with disabilities, on access to electoral processes for persons with disabilities. The conference emphasized the importance of political participation among all members of society. It was attended by more than 60 representatives of civil society organizations from across Egypt.
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Partidos Politicos Estudiantiles
“Student Political Parties” is an informative document, available in Spanish, issued by the Ministry of Public Education in Costa Rica, and intended to lay out the obligations and duties of student officers who are willing to participate in the electoral process of the student government election. Additionally, the document contains the requirements for registering the student government groups. Moreover, it describes the main student bodies with their attributes and responsibilities.
Election Material
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Las Elecciones Infantiles en Costa Rica
“Youths’ Elections in Costa Rica” is civic education program description, available in Spanish, issued in 1990 in Costa Rica. The document describes the history and objectives of child elections in Costa Rica and the experience of educating the youth in the spirit of civic participation, making them a big part of the development of a democratic Costa Rican society.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Calendario de Actividades
“Calendar of Activities” is an activities calendar, available in Spanish, issued in 1990 by Ana Rosa Ulate Badilla from the National Advisory of the Student Governments, Costa Rica. The calendar lists the student electoral process chronologically, from March 26-June 15, 1990.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Codigo Electoral Estudiantil
“Student Electoral Code” is an informative booklet, available in Spanish, issued in 1990 by the Ministry of Public Education in Costa Rica, presenting the student electoral code for the student government elections. The document describes the electoral system for student government elections. The code is comprised of 14 chapters, each referring to various integral aspects of the student electoral system.
Election Material
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Papel de oficio No. 981245 E
“Legal Paper Nr. 98126 E” is an informative document, available in Spanish, issued in 1990 by the MANO, a student government political party from the Nocturnal High school of Limon, Costa Rica, and addressed to the School’s Student Electoral Tribunal. The document is a letter of registration by MANO (”Authentic Nocturnal Organized Movement”) to the School’s Student Electoral Tribunal, presenting the student political party’s members, program, symbol and flag.
Election Material
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Ano de la Democracia Costarricense
“The Year of the Costa Rican Democracy” is a ceremony program brochure, available in Spanish, believed to be issued in the 1990s in lead up to the student government elections in Costa Rica. The ceremony program brochure lays out the order of events for the exchanging of student government powers. Additionally, it includes an intro by Oscar Arias Sanchez, President of the Nation at that time.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Traspaso de Poderes
“The Transfer of Powers in the Student Government” is a ceremony program, available in Spanish, issued in 1989 by the student government at the Professional Technical High school of Heredia, Costa Rica and intended to list the order of events for the exchanging of the student government powers throughout 1989-1990.