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Ghana: A Pre-Election Assessment Report, June 1, 1992
This report discusses the pre-election assessment conducted by IFES before the 1992 legislative elections and vote for a new constitution. The report provides information regarding the new constitution, election policies and civic/voter education. The report concludes with information regarding the electoral framework, election observations and recommendations for the future.
May 31, 1992
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Project X: A Different History Lesson
Project X – A Different History Lesson is a book written by Belinda Mendelowitz and first published in 1993 by Macmillan Boleswa Publishers is dedicated to the youth of South Africa and highlights the importance of youth voter education. This fictional story of a 4th grade class who become educated on ideas of tolerance, freedom of speech, and voting after the announcement of the first democratic election in South Africa serves as an example of South African attempts to educate the youth on the importance of democratic and free elections.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Education Civique
“Education Civique” is a teaching guide from 1994, available in French, which provides a history of Guinean politics and an explanation of the government structure, citizen rights, decentralization and the constitution in Guinea. The document, published by SAEC (Societe Africaine d’Edition et de Communication), is split up into different sections based on the schooling level – with each level covering different topics of civic education and games and quizzes throughout the booklet.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Let's Vote: Everything you should know about the 1994 election
Let's Vote is a comprehensive voter's guide to everything about the 1994 election in South Africa. It includes information on voter eligibility, voter identification, ballot secrecy, and polling stations among other topics. The guide conveys this information in a storyboard format and encourages citizens to vote throughout.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Civic Education Teaching Manual 2nd edition
The “Civic Education Teaching Manual: 2nd edition” was published in 1994 to train civic educators for the 1994 general assembly election in Uganda. The literature discusses topics such as voter registration, how to properly fold the ballot paper, and vote counting. The pamphlet also indicated that civic educators should urge voters to attend the candidates meetings so they can make informed decision when voting.
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Report/Paper
Guyana Election Technical Assessment Report: 1994 Local Government and Municipal Elections
This report discusses IFES’ voter and civic education program, its poll worker training program and the provision of goods in Guyana’s 1994 local and municipal elections (the first contested elections in more than two decades).
October 31, 1994
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Una Experiencia Democratica
“A Democratic Experience” is the first edition of the “Horizonte Ciudadano” informative bulletin, available in Spanish, issued in 1995 by the Federal Electoral Institute in Mexico. The bulletin discusses, through illustrations, a democratic experience for children, intended to familiarize young children with the benefits that come with actively participating in a democratic setting. This first edition discusses how a group of children organize themselves to participate in a camping trip and to take part in the elections of the student council of their school.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
The Magic Island. Una Exploracion por el Universo de la Democracia
“The Magic Island. Exploring the Universe of Democracy” is an informative illustration book for children, available in Spanish, issued in July 1995 by the Federal Electoral Institute in Mexico, and intended to teach children about the concept of democracy. The book tells a fictive story, where children from every corner in the world and having different interests are brought to a magic island and try to build a life together.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
La Mejor Eleccion
“The Best Election” is an informative comic book, available in Spanish, issued in 1995 by the Federal Electoral Institute in Mexico, intended to familiarize children with the concept of democracy and what it means to be an active citizen in a democratic society. The comic book explains and describes the ways to successfully organize themselves when lobbying for a particular matter, as well as it teaches young children the basic steps for voting.