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    Sorting ballots in Sudan.

    Sudan

    IFES is implementing a 3-year program to deliver technically sound and credible elections by providing advisory, technical and material assistance to the election commission, the referendum commission and the referendum bureau.

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    Civic Education, Civil Society, Elections

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    During the campaign for the revision of the voters' list, IFES made a great effort to reach the youth, women and the illiterate population. Kamissa Camara/IFES

    Guinea

    IFES has been working in Guinea since 1991 and has since conducted several technical assessments and provided technical assistance to a variety of electoral stakeholders, including Guinea’s Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI).

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    Elections, Electoral Systems, Civil Society

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From 2007–2008, IFES implemented a USAID-funded program in Djibouti with the goal of building an inclusive public di­alogue on the electoral system and increasing civil society participation in the peace and governance processes.

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From June to December 2008, with the goal of contributing to successful transitional elections in Cote d'Ivoire, IFES provided the Ivoirian Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) with technical support in the form of operational planning, staff training, development of procedures and regulations, publication of procedural guides and general advisory services.

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IFES has been working in the DRC for over a decade, most recently with programs aimed at tackling corruption and building the capacity of civil society. Currently, IFES is implementing the USAID-funded Voter Opinion and Involvement through Civic Education project.

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IFES has supported democracy's emergence and consolidation throughout sub-Saharan Africa since 1989. From its start conducting a groundbreaking series of pre-election technical assessments, IFES' Africa program portfolio today features activities in elections, rule of law, civil society and governance.

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