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Libya Pilots New Civic Education Curriculum for Students
From March 1 to 4, IFES worked with Libya’s Ministry of Education to train more than 30 Libyan teachers across the country to use and implement a new civic education curriculum for students in grades 7-9. In April, the pilot was successfully launched in 25 schools in 14 cities across Libya, and a nation-wide rollout is anticipated for the 2018/9 school year.
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Bilel Mansouri: From H4D Participant to Change Maker
To address a growing lack of civic engagement among Tunisian youth, IFES launched an original initiative called Hack4Democracy (H4D) in Tunisia, a combination of democracy camps and hackathons. Bilel Mansouri used his experience in a H4D camp and applied what he had learned to create Detecti, a mobile and web application, and start Jeunes Actifs, a civil society organization.
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Cyber‐Hygiene Tips During the Time of COVID‐19
Governments worldwide are working remotely, which is a golden opportunity for cyber criminals to sow chaos and make money. Get cyber-safety tips from IFES’ "Regional Election Administration and Political Processes Strengthening" program.
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Technological Innovation at the Service of Youth Engagement
To address a growing lack of civic engagement among Tunisian youth, IFES launched an original initiative called Hack4Democracy (H4D) in Tunisia, a combination of democracy camps and hackathons, putting the latest technological advances at the service of youth engagement. H4D promotes civic engagement through the competitive creation of innovative tools using new technologies, and builds professional competencies for youth by providing networking opportunities, mentoring and incubation of the most promising projects.
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Photo Gallery: Democracy Camp Strengthens Participation of Youth Leaders in Sri Lanka
On August 11, the Election Commission of Sri Lanka (EC) and IFES launched a three-day "Democracy Fellowship Youth Camp."
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Photo Gallery: Voters in 32 Districts Cast Votes in Nepal’s Historic Elections
On November 26, 2017, Nepal held the first phase of its first national and state-level legislature elections since the promulgation of its new constitution on September 20, 2015. Voters headed to one of 2,919 polling locations across 32 districts in the hill and mountain regions of Nepal, with the remaining 45 districts preparing to vote on December 7. These districts represented 3,191,945 of the 15,427,938 total registered voters. These elections mark an important step in Nepal’s transition to a federal state.
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#AVoteForEveryVoice Twitter Campaign Highlights Participation of Women and Youth with Disabilities
In December 2017, @IFESDisability posted photos of disability rights advocates from around the world with statements that supported the rights of women and youth with disabilities to take part in political life. The full Twitter campaign can be found here and a photo gallery can be found here.
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Photo Gallery: Creating Safe Spaces for Youth in Bougainville
On August 10, the Office of the Bougainville Electoral Commissioner, in partnership with IFES, held a youth participation in elections workshop to celebrate International Youth Day 2018.
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Photo Gallery: August 2018 Democracy Fellowship Youth Camp - Sri Lanka
From August 11 to 13, the Election Commission of Sri Lanka (EC) and IFES held a “Democracy Fellowship Youth Camp” with 70 participants from across Sri Lanka.
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Training Nigerian Poll Workers on Smart Card Readers
IFES produced two smart card reader training videos for poll workers in Nigeria, which will be used to refresh poll workers during trainings prior to the opening of polls and as a reference on Election Days throughout 2019.