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IFES Alumni Goes Back to School, Looks to Level the Global Playing Field
Alexandra Matthews, a graduate student at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden, tells us what she learned about empowering the vulnerable while at IFES, and how this work inspired her studies.
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IFES’ Women’s Leadership Training in the Maldives
This February, IFES Maldives conducted a Women’s Leadership training for female representatives of Maldives four main political parties; gender focal points at various government offices; and female managers from government bodies as well as the private sector.
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IFES and The Maldives National University Collaborate on a University Seminar Program
On May 17, 2015, the Vice Chancellor of The Maldives National University (MNU), Dr. Hassan Hameed, and International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) Maldives Chief of Party Beverly Hagerdon Thakur signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on the University Seminar Program.
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Nurturing Democracy in the Maldives
In June, The International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) held a “Democracy Camp” for 40 youths, aged 14-16, from around the country.The primary goal of the camp is to enhance the participants’ knowledge on civic education, rights and responsibilities of a citizen, democracy, human rights and other pressing social issues. For this episode we hear the voices of Nihaya Ahmed, a camp participant, and IFES Chief of Party Dan Malinovich.
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Learning About Violence Against Women in Politics in Leaps and Bounds: Surprising Findings from the Maldives
In 2011, IFES' Electoral Violence Education and Resolution (EVER) methodology found that women were rarely the subjects of political violence in the Maldives – less than 2 percent of violent incidents specifically targeted women, compared to 46 percent targeting men. Four years later, using a new, survey-based methodology, data collected by Professor Elin Bjarnegård from Sweden's Uppsala University in collaboration with IFES suggested a very different situation.
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"Vaane" Promotes Women’s Empowerment in Maldives
On September 28, 2015, the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) Maldives launched the public awareness campaign “Vaane” (We Can) to promote women’s participation in public and political life in the Maldives.
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Women’s Leadership Training in the Maldives
From February 10-12, 2015, the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) conducted a Women’s Leadership Training in the Maldives for 28 female representatives from each of the country’s four main political parties; gender focal points at various government offices; and female managers from government bodies as well as the private sector. The training – informed by a needs assessment conducted in the weeks prior to the event – provided participants with a rare opportunity for women to come together across political party lines; learn about domestic violence laws in the Maldives; and build a strong women’s network.
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The Cycle of Corruption: Elections and the Abuse of State Resources
In many ways, elections are a central component in cycles of systemic corruption. IFES conducted a two-year research project to develop an assessment methodology to evaluate the effectiveness of a given country’s framework for addressing the abuse of state resources in election campaigns. The final product of this project is a detailed methodology that specifically examines three categories of state resources: state personnel; state funds and physical resources; and official government communications to the public.
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Ethiopia Holds Referendum to Determine Statehood for Sidama Zone
Residents of Ethiopia's Sidama Zone voted in a referendum for regional autonomy on November 20. With results demonstrating that approximately 98.5 percent voted in support of statehood, Sidama will be the first new state since the establishment of the current nine-state federation in the 1990s.
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Laying the Groundwork for Electoral Justice in Ethiopia
Election disputes are a natural outgrowth of the electoral process, and having mechanisms to properly and fairly consider those disputes is vital to electoral integrity. The International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) is working to instill those mechanisms in Ethiopia, where elections are set for June 5, 2021, and the stakes are high amid an atmosphere of ethno-political tension and conflict and fierce electoral competition.