The Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) of Iraq funded two BRIDGE workshops in introduction and electoral system for EMB Body and VRC staff. The workshops were conducted in Baghdad from February 19-23, 2017 and from 26 Feb – 2 march, 2017.
The facilitators met before 7 days to design the agenda and prepare the material for participant and all equipment to execute the two workshops
These workshops aimed to:
The independent high electoral commission (IHEC) of Iraq delivered the BRIDGE workshop for twenty participants (14 male, 6 female) attended the workshop in Baghdad.
Workshop #1
Five days’ workshop that was facilitated by IHEC facilitator:
Mazin Swadi Accrediting bridge facilitator (Lead facilitator).
Ahmed noori Workshop facilitator.
Dawood khudhair Semi accrediting Facilitator.
Muhammad sabbar ghwauly Semi accrediting Facilitator.
Imad mohsin Semi accrediting Facilitator.
In the end of the workshop two facilitator from IHEC (Muhammad Sabaar Ghwauly and Dawood khudhair) complete the requirement of the BRIDGE facilitator and become a fully accredited BRIDGE facilitator.
Workshop #2
Thirty two participants (16 male, 7 female) attended the second workshop in Baghdad.
Five days’ workshop that was facilitated by:
Mazin Swadi Accrediting bridge facilitator (Lead facilitator).
Ahmed noori Workshop facilitator.
Dawood khudhair Workshop facilitator.
Muhammad sabbar ghwauly Workshop facilitator.
Imad mohsin Semi accrediting Facilitator.
In the end of the workshop one facilitator from IHEC (Imad mohsin) complete the requirement of the BRIDGE facilitator and become a fully accredited BRIDGE facilitator
The two workshops agenda focused on:
Participants praised the methodology used at the BRIDGE workshops and impact of learning while having group discussions. All the topics presented were of major interest and importance for both target groups.
In recognition of completion of the five-days training course for each workshop, participants received a BRIDGE certificate.
The VRC staffs was very supportive of using BRIDGE as they view it as being one of the best tools for training and capacity building.