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Education in Kosova Figures and Facts
“Education in Kosova Facts and Figures” is a year 2000 report on Kosovo’s educational system in the academic year 1999/2000. Included is a section on education in a geographic context and a section that expands on the history and current structure of Kosovo’s educational system. Also, language of instruction is widely looked at. In some cases, the data is also looked at by muncipality, and it should be noted that muncipal elections were held in Kosovo in the year 2000.
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Report/Paper
IFES Kosovo Works to Engage Youth in Political and Electoral Processes
To increase youth participation in, and awareness of, political and electoral issues in Kosovo, the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) implemented an intensive program, which included mock debates, election simulations, and meetings with political entities. The information from these reports will be used by Kosovo’s Central Election Commission and civil society organizations to develop their public outreach strategies and to identify which groups of voters will need more effective targeting and motivation.
September 21, 2016
News & Updates
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Supporting Meaningful Global Youth Engagement
To mark International Youth Day 2016, the Consortium for Elections and Political Process Strengthening (CEPPS) reaffirms its commitment to supporting inclusive and meaningful global youth engagement. CEPPS recognizes that young people around the world face incredible individual, socio-cultural, and institutional challenges as they navigate their transition from the dependence of childhood to active citizenship in adulthood.
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Report/Paper
Lebanon lowers voting age to 18 years
On 19 March 2009, Parliament voted unanimously to adopt a Constitutional Law to reduce the voting age in Lebanon from 21 years to 18 years. The Law will now be forwarded to the cabinet for the second stage.
March 19, 2009
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Report/Paper
IFES Ltd. Final Report on Kosovo Voter Education Outreach Project
This report analyzes IFES activities designed to ensure that citizens developed a better conceptual understanding of how a democratic system works and exercised that knowledge by increasing active engagement in local political life. The project's goal was to ensure that a voter education programme was developed focusing on the most fundamental level, villages and small communities without access to television or radio, and that it was carried out by Kosovars themselves.
December 31, 2000
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Report/Paper
Intersectionality in Action: Lebanese Human Rights Advocates Assess Joint Barriers and Build Coalitions
Lebanon's PATH Coalition drafted an intersectional policy platform that lays out priorities for rights-based advocacy.
August 11, 2021
News & Updates
Feature
Kosovo’s Youth Superchangers
Speak in the Nest, a web and social media platform developed in Kosovo by IFES and the Peer Educators Network with the support of the United States Agency for International Development, became a safe space for Superchangers, modern day superheroes who, instead of fighting, build their communities.
News & Updates
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Building Intersectional Coalitions to Address Discrimination and Violence in Lebanon
IFES has partnered with the Lebanese Union for People with Physical Disabilities and ABAAD-Resource Center for Gender Equality to launch the “Identify, Interpret and Respond” project, which will empower civil society organizations to address political discrimination and violence through coordinated action.
News & Updates
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IFES Assists Youth “Superchangers” in Kosovo Amplify their Voices
Recent studies have identified the alienation of Kosovo youth from electoral, political and governance processes as a potential threat to the peaceful development of a unified society, and the basis for extremism and potential radicalization of youth by clerics and political interest groups. In light of these findings, IFES implemented a year-long program focused on youth engagement throughout Kosovo to help mitigate some of these issues.
News & Updates
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Lebanese Advocate for Intersectional Rights
For the first time ever, Lebanese civil society organizations submitted a joint report to the United Nations that considered violations of sexual and reproductive rights.