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Democracy and Governance BRIDGE (DG BRIDGE) is a professional development project to build capacity in people working in areas of democracy and governance.

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Welcome to BRIDGE - A Course in Electoral Processes

BRIDGE stands for Building Resources in Democracy, Governance and Elections. It is a modular professional development program with a particular focus on electoral processes. BRIDGE represents a unique initiative where five leading organisations in the democracy and governance field have jointly committed to developing, implementing and maintaining the most comprehensive curriculum and workshop package available, designed to be used as a tool within a broader capacity development framework.

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In December 1999, a group of prominent electoral experts from around the world met in Canberra, Australia to discuss the potential structure and contentof a short capacity-building program for electoral administrators. They were asked to reflect on everything which, with the benefit of hindsight, they wished they had known when starting work on their first election. The knowledge they identified formed the basis for what has become the BRIDGE curriculum.

BRIDGE stands for Building Resources in Democracy, Governance and Elections.  It is a modular professional development program with a particular focus on electoral processes. BRIDGE represents a unique initiative where five leading organisations in the democracy and governance field have jointly committed to developing, implementing and maintaining the most comprehensive curriculum and workshop package available, designed to be used as a tool within a broader capacity development framework.

The five BRIDGE partners are the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC), International IDEA, International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the United Nations Electoral Assistance Division (UNEAD).

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  • BRIDGE is Showcased at UN Headquarters

    Skye Christensen, Thursday, 02 September 2010 14:00

    DSCF3230Twenty-nine UN political and development officials came together under the umbrella of BRIDGE

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  • BRIDGE and the Australian Election Visitor Program (EVP)

    Cate Thompson & Ross Attrill, Wednesday, 01 September 2010 01:33

    aec_20100821_pl_41Once again, for the 2010 federal election in Australia, the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) hosted an Election Visitor Program (EVP)

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  • NDI Afghanistan - BRIDGE for Elections Observers …30 Days before Polling Day

    Wael Al-Faraj, Monday, 30 August 2010 23:33

    BRIDGE NDI KabulIn preparation for the upcoming general elections in Afghanistan, The National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI) organized its first BRIDGE workshop (Observation Module)

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  • Curriculum Development Workshop for KPU Staff – A World First!

    Ross Attrill, Friday, 30 July 2010 02:29

    IndonThumbOn the 13-16 July 2010, a new approach to the implementation of a long term strategy for the use of BRIDGE was trialled in Indonesia.

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  • BRIDGE for the Diplomats of Moldova

    Shalva Tskhakaia, Thursday, 29 July 2010 00:45

    thumbmoldjuly2010UNDP/Moldova with the financial support of EU, implements the election assistance project. The project has vastly used BRIDGE as a capacity building tool for electoral administration

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