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Advancing Azerbaijan through Youth
For democratic values to prevail, it is important to instill them in the younger generation. In Azerbaijan, a group of youths founded OL! Azerbaijan - a non-political social youth movement that fosters independent thinking and personal responsibility - two important characteristics for a thriving democracy.
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Multi-Stakeholder Working Group Conducts Polling Station Accessibility Audit in Macedonia
In August 2017, the State Election Commission of Macedonia (SEC), in collaboration with eight civil society organizations, including disabled people’s organizations, the Ministry for Labour and Social Policy, the Organization for Security and Co‑operation in Europe and the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES), carried out the first nationwide polling station accessibility audit. The working group, which used a modified version of IFES’ polling station accessibility checklist, visited 2,733 polling stations, out of a total of 3,480.
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Women’s Political Participation and Violence in Macedonia, Perspectives from Election Management Bodies
IFES conducted interviews with representatives from the three different Macedonian electoral management bodies (EMBs) to understand from their perspective the status of women’s political participation more broadly as well as ways the EMBs can, and are, working to address violence against women in elections (VAWIE).
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Elections Adviser Alan Wall to Receive 2019 IFES Baxter Award
IFES is pleased to announce that Alan Wall, a senior elections adviser and former IFES chief of party, is the recipient of the 2019 Joe C. Baxter Award, after being unanimously selected by IFES’s current chiefs of party.
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Youth Public Policy Academy Launched in North Macedonia
IFES and the National Youth Council of Macedonia just launched the Public Policy Academy, the first in a series of capacity-building efforts to increase young North Macedonian citizens’ participation in political and electoral processes.
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Webinar | Abuse of State Resources: Risks and Solutions
On April 28, IFES' Regional Europe Office held a webinar that addressed risks and solutions related to the abuse of state resources.
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IFES Launches New Youth ALLIES Program in Guyana
In collaboration with USAID, IFES officially launched its Youth Advocacy, Linkages, Leadership in Elections and Society (Youth ALLIES) program on May 13.
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Engaging Young Leaders with Disabilities in Guyana
As part of its Youth ALLIES project in Guyana, and with support from USAID, IFES brought 26 young people with disabilities from seven of the 10 regions in Guyana together to participate in its Engaging the Next Generation for Accessible Governance and Elections (ENGAGE) leadership program.
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Youth ALLIES Program Trains 35 New Youth Educators
The International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) congratulates 35 new, dynamic Youth ALLIES trainers in Guyana.
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Inclusive and Intergenerational Youth Engagement
In August, IFES celebrated International Youth Day with young people from around the world. This year’s theme was “intergenerational solidarity.”