June 27, 2012
Published by Cate Thompson at June 27, 2012
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On 9 June 2012 Bhutan took 5 new steps along the democracy road!
June 27, 2012
Published by Ross at June 27, 2012
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Bhutan’s democracy has come a long way in a short time and it has done so in a climate of peace and relative national harmony.
June 27, 2012
Published by ibrahima.niang at June 27, 2012
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International IDEA organised a BRIDGE modular workshop for African EMBs on 4 - 8 June 2012 in Accra, Ghana.
June 25, 2012
PNUD organise deux formations modulaires BRIDGE concomitantes sur l’introduction à l’administration électorale pour les média, les partis politiques et la société civile au Togo
June 22, 2012
The Electoral Commission of Zimbabwe – ZEC in conjunction with The United Nations Development Program - UNDP organised a BRIDGE Introduction to Electoral Management course on 19- 23 April 2012 in Nyanga Zimbabwe.
June 19, 2012
Published by Shahlah at June 19, 2012
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The Independent Election Commission (IEC) of Afghanistan with financial support from UNDP conducted the BRIDGE Introduction to Electoral Administration training program from 9-13 June at IEC headquarters.
June 13, 2012
First BRIDGE Training the Facilitators (TtF) in Tunisia, in French and Arabic, in Hammamet.
May 28, 2012
BRIDGE Workshop in Conakry la belle (Guinea) for IFES staff and local partners, May 17 – 20,2012.
May 28, 2012
BRIDGE Training for Technical Agents for the Ivoirian Electoral Commission May 8 to 11, 2012.
May 24, 2012
IDEA trains Portuguese Speaking electoral administrators from African EMBs in a 5-day “Gender and Elections” BRIDGE held in Pretoria South Africa course 23-27 April2012.
May 23, 2012
Published by ibrahima.niang at May 23, 2012
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On 7th May, 2012, representatives from ten EMBs in Africa gathered in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to take part in a BRIDGE Train the Facilitators workshop.
May 17, 2012
Published by Ricardo Godinho Gomes at May 17, 2012
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Cape Verde Islands - A sustainable and strategic approach to BRIDGE by transnational project in support of ACP Portuguese Speaking Countries (Pro PALOP-TL)05-09 December 2011 – Strategic Planning Module, 12-16 December 2011 – Voters' Registration Module, 02-09 May 2012 – Polling, Counting & Results Module.
May 16, 2012
Published by Cabacenco at May 16, 2012
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The Central Electoral Commission (CEC) of Moldova and the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) held two Political Financing workshops in Chisinau, the capital of Moldova.
May 15, 2012
Enlightening, refreshing, unique’ are just some of the words that participants have used to describe the just ended two-part, five day BRIDGE training workshop organised by Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, from 7 to 11 May 2012.
May 15, 2012
Published by Hassan Hussein at May 15, 2012
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The League of Arab States (LAS) organized and sponsored this BRIDGE workshop to build the technical capacity of its election observation mission to Algeria who deployed to Algeria to observe the legislative election in May 2012.
May 14, 2012
Published by Shahlah at May 14, 2012
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The Independent Election Commission (IEC) of Afghanistan with financial support of UNDP/ELECT organized the BRIDGE Election Dispute Resolution training program from 5-8 May 2012 in Kabul at IEC head quarter.
May 10, 2012
Published by Solyom at May 10, 2012
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The Showcase Seminar organized on 3-4 May in Vienna, Austria, was the very first one that aimed to bring together election professionals from across Europe.
May 10, 2012
As part of its ongoing project in Africa International IDEA organised a BRIDGE Train the facilitators Course in English from 12-23 March 2012 which was held in Pretoria, South Africa
May 7, 2012
Published by agasheq at May 7, 2012
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Following two BRIDGE (Electoral System) trainings for Afghan political parties and due to the recommendations of the participants of two previous sessions of BRIDGE, The Asia Foundation (TAF) conducted the same module of BRIDGE for female provincial members of the political parties from 14 to 19 April 2012 in Kabul.
May 7, 2012
Published by agasheq at May 7, 2012
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Following conducting a BRIDGE training program for different civil society organizations and political parties, The Asia Foundation (TAF) once again convened a BRIDGE (Electoral System) training for the next batch of afghan political party representatives from 31 March - 05 April 2012 in Kabul.
May 4, 2012
Published by Ross at May 4, 2012
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For many years the Vanuatu Elections Office has been interested in developing a Voter Education program that would be appropriate to the Vanuatu context. Following a Gender and Elections BRIDGE module conducted in Port Vila at the end of 2010, the issue was again raised by the then Principal Electoral Officer.
April 26, 2012
Published by Cate Thompson at April 26, 2012
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The Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) and the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) together conducted a 3-day BRIDGE Electoral Contestants module workshop from 19 to 21 March 2012 at the Tashi Namgay Resort, Paro.
April 18, 2012
Published by yvonne at April 18, 2012
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From 26-30 March 2012, BRIDGE made its first appearance in Bucharest, Romania to a group of 26 expectant and curious election stakeholders from the region [including: Albania; Armenia; Georgia; Kyrgyzstan; Moldova; Montenegro; Romania; Serbia; Ukraine].
April 18, 2012
Published by Shanti Ram at April 18, 2012
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Electoral Dispute Resolution and Electoral Observation in any election are very crucial to handle and manage. Both are very important because observation always monitor the integrity of the electoral process and thereby assess the credibility of process whereas EDR ultimately safeguards the integrity and credibility of the process.
April 10, 2012
Published by Shahlah at April 10, 2012
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The Independent Election Commission (IEC) of Afghanistan conducted the BRIDGE Introduction to Election Administration training program from 31 March-4 April 2012 at IEC head quarter in Kabul which was financially supported by UNDP Elect in Afghanistan.
March 30, 2012
The Building Resources in Democracy, Governance and Elections (BRIDGE) program invitations came just at a time when the election discourse in the country has not only gathered momentum but plunged the country under the grip of uncertainty.
March 29, 2012
L'atelier modulaire Bridge sur l'introduction à l'administration électorale, planification stratégique et financière a été programmé et mise en oeuvre du 5 au 7 juillet 2011 au Bas Congo plus précisément sur le Site de Zongo.
March 27, 2012
Published by Shahlah at March 27, 2012
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Following conducting the BRIDGE training programs for different civil societies and political parties, The Asia Foundation (TAF) organized the BRIDGE Electoral System training program for different political parties' representatives from 10-15 March 2012 in Kabul.
March 22, 2012
UNDP-Libya has organized four BRIDGE training workshops in Tripoli to support civil society and develop Libyan human resources in civic education.
March 21, 2012
Recently the BRIDGE Office posed the question of whether an online forum for BRIDGE facilitators to network and chat would be welcomed. We got such a positive response that we're happy to be able to announce the new Facilitators' Forum is now live!
March 20, 2012
Published by hcatt at March 20, 2012
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Bangladesh Election Commission Officers and staff from the UNDP's Supporting Election Management in Bangladesh (SEMB) team participated in a lively Train the Facilitator workshop at a Government Training Centre in Dhaka from 4th to 16th March 2012.
March 15, 2012
Published by Jeanette at March 15, 2012
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A first of its kind weeklong BRIDGE Gender and Elections workshop aimed to gender sensitize Voter Registration Coordinators (RCs), Registration Officers (ROs) and Assistant Registration Officers (AROs) for three SANMA Province constituencies of Santo, Malo/Aore and Luganville before registration commenced in preparation for October 2012 General Elections.
March 14, 2012
International IDEA in conjunction with NIMD organised a Train-the-Facilitator (TtF) course from 6 -27 February 2012 in Pretoria, South Africa.
March 14, 2012
Published by okamel at March 14, 2012
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IFES Iraq organized in cooperation with Iraq's IHEC (Independent High Elections Commission) the first BRIDGE TtF workshop in Erbil – Iraq.
March 13, 2012
The Women Platform for Peaceful Elections in Senegal is a group of women's organizations of civil society in Senegal and West Africa. It is composed of Senegalese women's organizations, women's organizations in Mali, Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Gambia and Senegal.
March 13, 2012
Published by ibrahima.niang at March 13, 2012
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As part of an EU funded project to support Senegalese civil society in domestic observation, Gorée Institute implemented a series of BRIDGE trainings in the pre-election phase to build the capacities of key stakeholders.
March 13, 2012
Published by ibrahima.niang at March 13, 2012
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As part of an EU funded project to support Senegalese civil society in domestic observation, Gorée Institute implemented a series of BRIDGE trainings in the pre-election phase to build the capacities of key stakeholders.
March 13, 2012
Published by Natiaka at March 13, 2012
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IFES Georgia, implementing USAID-funded program Increased Trust in the Electoral Process (ITEP), in collaboration with the Central Election Commission of Georgia, conducted 15 four-day customized BRIDGE workshops for District Election Commission (DEC) members for the capacity enhancement of the mid-level election administration in Georgia in the period of Jan 22-Feb 25, 2012.
March 13, 2012
A 5-day Professional Development Training (PDT) was conducted from the 12 - 16 December 2011 at the Bolingo Hotel, Abuja, Nigeria for seventeen senior staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of Nigeria.
March 13, 2012
Published by ibrahima.niang at March 13, 2012
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For the past 20 years, Senegal has been a beacon of democracy in the West Africa sub region. Although the country has a long history of well-run elections, the presidential elections scheduled to take place on February 26, 2012 will be decisive in the future stability of Senegal.
March 9, 2012
For the past 20 years, Senegal has been a beacon of democracy in the West Africa sub region. Although the country has a long history of well-run elections, the presidential elections scheduled to take place on February 26, 2012 will be decisive in the future stability of Senegal.
March 9, 2012
Published by vmuradyan at March 9, 2012
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On 13 - 17 February 2012, UNDP's Global Programme for Electoral Cycle Support (GPECS) organized 2 BRIDGE workshops on Gender and Elections that aimed to build knowledge and introduce practical tools to mainstream gender into electoral administration and programming for EMB and UNDP representatives from Europe and CIS region.
March 1, 2012
Published by Cate Thompson at March 1, 2012
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The Democratic Constitutional Monarchy of Bhutan took another important step forward in February 2012 with the completion of the inaugural BRIDGE Train the Facilitator workshop in Phuntsholing.
February 28, 2012
Published by Daniela at February 28, 2012
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Ten years after the first BRIDGE TtF workshop was conducted, the 80th TtF was held in Melbourne from 6 to 17 February 2012. It has been more than 3½ years since the last TtF workshop was held in Australia and it was pleasing to see it back to where it all started.
February 15, 2012
The new UNDEF newsletter is now out and includes a great article about the Democracy and Governance (DG) BRIDGE work that has been done in the Asia Pacific region.
February 3, 2012
The BRIDGE statistics have been updated for January 2012 and cover all workshops and accreditations to the end of 2011.
January 31, 2012
Published by Rindai Chipfunde Vava at January 31, 2012
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The Rwanda National Electoral Commission (NEC) in conjunction with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) organised three BRIDGE module workshops on Electoral Systems, Civic Education and Polling, Counting and Results from 16-25 January 2012 for 20 officers.
January 26, 2012
A BRIDGE Train-the-Facilitator (TtF) workshop was held from 5-15 December 2011 in Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria, for 26 staff members (14 females and 12 males) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
January 25, 2012
The BRIDGE Office is trialling a new facilitator evaluation form over the next few months, and we need your help!
January 16, 2012
Published by Hassan Hussein at January 16, 2012
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UNDP's support for elections covers all aspects of the electoral cycle
January 12, 2012
Published by Shanti Ram at January 12, 2012
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The Election Commission of Nepal is pushing and probing itself as a dynamic and capable professional institution in the field of election management through its diverse nature of activities.
January 10, 2012
For the past 20 years, Senegal has been a beacon of democracy in the West African sub region.
January 2, 2012
Published by Natiaka at January 2, 2012
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IFES' project 'Support to the Electoral Process in Lebanon' (funded by USAID) organized BRIDGE workshops on Election Management Design to discuss the issues relating to various EMB options and its potential reform in Lebanon.
January 1, 2012
The UNDP's Global Programme for Electoral Cycle Support and UNDP Kenya Country Office organised a three day Gender and Elections BRIDGE, in Naivasha, Kenya, 28-30 November 2011.
December 19, 2011
For the past 20 years, Senegal has been a beacon of democracy in the West Africa sub region.
December 15, 2011
Published by elianetorres at December 15, 2011
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As a component of the Promoting Elections, Accountability and Civic Engagement (PEACE) Project in Chad, the BRIDGE Workshop on Electoral Observation was held between the 8 and 9 of December 2011 in Dandi, Chad.
December 15, 2011
Published by elianetorres at December 15, 2011
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As a component of the Promoting Elections, Accountability and Civic Engagement (PEACE) Project in Chad, the BRIDGE Workshop for Strategic & Financial Planning was held between the 5 and 7 of December 2011 in Dandi, Chad.
December 7, 2011
Published by Solyom at December 7, 2011
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The regional Train the Facilitator workshop in Budapest, Hungary was the first training of BRIDGE facilitators in Central and Eastern Europe and therefore, it is of utmost importance in terms of introducing BRIDGE as a capacity building tool in the region.
December 6, 2011
As part of its ongoing project in Africa, International IDEA organised a 10-day BRIDGE Train the Facilitator Workshop in French from 14-25 November 2011, which was held in Accra, Ghana.
December 6, 2011
Published by Cate Thompson at December 6, 2011
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What does it mean in an electoral context to be a stakeholder? This question was posed to the group gathered for the BRIDGE Stakeholders Module in Thimphu from 21-25 November 2011.
December 6, 2011
Published by Natiaka at December 6, 2011
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The voter registration process in Moldova is complex, and no institution - not even the Central Electoral Commission (CEC) - has full and complete responsibility or control over the process.
November 29, 2011
As part of its ongoing project in Africa International IDEA organised a 5-day BRIDGE training in English on "Electoral Dispute resolution" from 17-21 October 2011 which was held in Accra, Ghana
November 29, 2011
Pursuant to a series of interventions of providing capacity for election practitioners agreed upon by the International Institute for Democracy and Election Assistance (International IDEA) and the then Interim Independent Electoral Commission (IIEC) now the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) of Kenya, six of the twenty four semi-accredited workshop facilitators conducted a three-day customised workshop in Tulaga-Munyaka, Kenya from 16-18 November, 2011.
November 22, 2011
Published by hcatt at November 22, 2011
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Elections and gender experts from across the world participated in a UNDP hosted, Gender and Elections workshop in New York City, USA
November 22, 2011
The January 14, 2011 nationwide revolution in Tunisia initiated a new era in the Region. After decades dominated by autocratic rulers, Tunisia started shaping the way toward democratisation.
November 17, 2011
As part of its ongoing project in Africa International IDEA organised a 5-day BRIDGE training in Portuguese on "Voter Registration" from 31 October – 4 November 2011 which was held in Pretoria, South Africa.
November 17, 2011
Published by Judy_Birkenhead at November 17, 2011
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So I am finally travelling to Dili to work with Ross and Augusto on BRIDGE! It is a long time since I first met Augusto at a TTF in Melbourne and I have fond memories of his friendship and good humour.
November 15, 2011
Subsequent to the success of the very first Gender Train-the-Facilitator (TtF) workshop which was piloted in Pretoria South Africa in September 2010, International IDEA organised a similar TtF on 22 August – 02 September 2011.
November 14, 2011
Published by Kamissa at November 14, 2011
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From September 26 to 30, a group of 20 francophone election experts were part of a capacity building training around the themes of electoral administration & observation in Paris, France.
November 14, 2011
Over the past several years, the political environment in Niger has been characterized by good democratic practices with professionally organized elections.