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Mon livret d'education civique: 3eme
“Mon livret d’education civique: 3eme” is a civic education manual from 1995, available in French, which teaches students about the Constitution, the hierarchy of government, elections, and the justice system in Gabon. The document, published by the National Pedagogical Institute of Gabon, is aimed at students who are preparing to take the ‘Brevet des Colleges’ exam (taken at the end of 9th grade) and contains quizzes, questions and games on different civic education subjects.
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Civic Education Material
Mon livret d'education civique: Cours Moyen
“Mon livret d’education civique: Cours Moyens” is a manual from 1995, available in French, which teaches students about the geography, different municipalities and communes, political regime, and branches of government in Gabon. The document, published by the National Pedagogical Institute of Gabon, is aimed at middle school students and contains different lessons, quizzes and games on these civic education subjects.
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Gabon Pre-Election Technical Assessment, October 8 - 25, 1998
This report summarizes IFES findings from the December 1998 presidential election in Gabon. The report discusses the national election committee, poll worker training, media and elections and lastly, civic education.
February 28, 1999
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Capacity Building to Election Security: Clearing the Path for Citizen Participation
Samia Mahgoub, IFES' chief of party in Burundi from 2009 to 2011, has worked on various aspects of the electoral process-from election management body training to election security to voter registration-throughout the Middle East and Africa.
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Working with Women Leaders and their Allies for Equality
On International Women’s Day, and every day, we honor and support the tireless efforts of women's rights advocates. One of the ways these women leaders affect change is by working with and building partnerships with male allies. With support from the U.S. Agency for International Development, IFES has developed the Male Allies for Leadership Equality (MALE) training module, an addendum to IFES’ women’s leadership training curriculum.
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Libyan Journalists Trained on Disability-Inclusive Reporting
From April 18-20, 2017, the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) trained 17 Libyan journalists on inclusive media coverage of elections and political processes from a disability rights perspective.
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Women's Empowerment
Women have true talents and are just as capable as men - that was Noura Mohamed Al-Tabalgi's first breakthrough revelation during IFES' Women's Leadership Program in Libya. She serves as an example of how providing women knowledge, tools, and opportunity in a supportive environment can create dedicated agents of change in a country undergoing great transformation.
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IFES Celebrates International Day of Persons with Disabilities
The annual International Day of Persons with Disabilities, held on December 3, commemorates the human rights of persons with disabilities. This year we also celebrate the 10th anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).
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Libyan Electoral Sign Language Lexicon Facilitates Deaf Empowerment
For Deaf Libyans, language barriers are a profound challenge to full participation in political life. In Libyan elections – as in many elections worldwide – speeches, voting materials and other essential electoral information are not translated into sign language. This creates an alarming gap in access to information for Libyan Deaf communities, and opens a subsequent possibility for manipulation by others.
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Libyan Women Take the Lead in Building Peace and Democracy
Four years after the fall of Moammar Gadhafi’s regime, fractures in governance and society have given way to violence and civil unrest. Two competing governments have since emerged – each backed by militias that have turned Libyan neighborhoods into battlegrounds.