This training is part of International IDEA’s ongoing regional BRIDGE project in Africa which is held in collaboration with the African Union.   The participants at the course will be Election Administrators from African EMBs. The training will be held in Portuguese.   The project is funded by AusAID through its Africa Governance Fund.   Unfortunately IDEA is not able to accommodate external participants at this course.   For more information please contact:   Ms Masechaba Mdaka Assistant Programme Officer, International IDEA – Pretoria Office e-mail: m.mdaka@idea.int

This training is part of International IDEA’s ongoing regional BRIDGE project in Africa which is held in collaboration with the African Union.   The participants at the course will be Election Administrators from African EMBs. The training will be held in English.   The project is funded by AusAID through its Africa Governance Fund.   Unfortunately IDEA is not able to accommodate external participants at this course.   For more information please contact:   Ms Masechaba Mdaka Assistant Programme Officer, International IDEA – Pretoria Office e-mail: m.mdaka@idea.int

This training is part of International IDEA’s ongoing regional BRIDGE project in Africa which is held in collaboration with the African Union.   The participants at the course will be Election Administrators from African EMBs. The training will be held in English.   The project is funded by AusAID through its Africa Governance Fund.   Unfortunately IDEA is not able to accommodate external participants at this course.   For more information please contact:   Ms Masechaba Mdaka Assistant Programme Officer, International IDEA – Pretoria Office e-mail: m.mdaka@idea.int

This training is part of International IDEA’s ongoing regional BRIDGE project in Africa which is held in collaboration with the African Union.   The participants at the course will be Election Administrators from African EMBs. The training will be held in Portuguese.   The project is funded by AusAID through its Africa Governance Fund.   Unfortunately IDEA is not able to accommodate external participants at this course.   For more information please contact:   Ms Masechaba Mdaka Assistant Programme Officer, International IDEA – Pretoria Office e-mail: m.mdaka@idea.int

Project Background Under the grant support of IFES and a complementary micro-grant support of UNDP, in 2011 the ACEEEO implemented 2 regional training activities for member country representatives of the ACEEEO. A 5-days introductory workshop focusing on Strategic and Financial planning, and a 10 days Train the Facilitator training. Due to further regional necessities identified by Electronic Voting CC, ACEEEO Secretariat offers to implement a BRDIGE showcase under the same grant agreement with IFES to create an opportunity for European decision makers to get acquainted with BRDIGE methodology and broaden their capacity development opportunities.   Objectives • Showcase BRDIGE training methodology in a 2-days seminar• Bring together election professionals from across Europe to share experiences on capacity development, external voting and decreasing• Build new professional networks focusing on and fostering an even broader regional capacity development initiative Showcase Seminar on External Voting, Decreasing Participation and discussing Recommendations and Implementation - an electoral cycle approach The 2-days Seminar in Vienna will perform the showcase dealing with the burning topics of 1) external voting and 2) decreasing participation. Beside these, we are going to discuss and focus on possible practices of implementing OSCE election reports' recommendations in post- and pre-election period from an electoral cycle approach. 1) The topic of External Voting shall focus on a. Principles of external voting (why have external voting and why not? What are the criteria for eligibility as an external voter? What is required to vote?)b. Implementation of external voting including logistical arrangements (What are the voter registration methods for external voters? What are the voting methods? Where do they vote and when?) including also cost of external votingc. Political impact of external votingd. Design of evaluation or reporting process of external voting activities 2) The topic dealing with Decreasing Participation will focus on a. Educate the public and voters on democratic and governance processes (Is it possible? Is it necessary? What are the challenges?)b. How social media and modern tools have an impact on the society (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, Blogging). Voting technology developmentsc. Tools to use to increase participation in electoral processes For more information on the Showcase seminar, and/or application please check the ACEEEO site, or contact Ms. Anna Solyom at asolyom@aceeeo.org .

Media & Elections Curriculum Development Workshop

KPU Tangerang Regency is conducting BRIDGE workshop in order to support the pre-stage of local government that will be conducted at the end of the year. For the very first time in Indonesia, a BRIDGE workshop is fully funded by local government of Tangerang regency. 5 customized modules will be delivered, they are Introduction to Election Administration, Voter Registration, Voter Information, Project Management and Strategic and Financial Planning.

Bridge training for the inspectors and counsellors of the Tunisian Ministry of Education ERIS held a four-day training for Tunisian Ministry of Education officials in Carthage from 27 February to 1 March 2012.  The training, which was supported by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office in partnership with the Ministry of Education, was the first phase of a broader pilot scheme to educate young voters about democratic principles and elections.  Twenty officials, principally inspectors and counsellors, participated in the training conducted by accredited Bridge Facilitators Jean Hanna and Chantal Sarkis from Lebanon.  The BRIDGE elections training module was adapted for the particular set of participants, who will be expected to pass it on to teachers. The teachers will in turn pass on civic education information to their students to increase interest and knowledge of democracy and elections during the country's political transition.