The BRIDGE Year in Review
21 December 2012
2012 was a very big and successful year for BRIDGE and the BRIDGE Partnership. In the BRIDGE Office we have had more events than previous years, a BRIDGE Partner Meeting and many, many accreditations. While there have been some changes in regards to BRIDGE with the discontinuing of DG BRIDGE we have experienced significant growth in various areas throughout the year. Hopefully the growth indicated in 2012 will continue over the coming years, it is great to see how many people worldwide are interested in BRIDGE and enquire about how to get involved. Well done to everyone involved in making BRIDGE the successful and valuable program it is! To give an idea here are some of the statistics at a glance and broken down in further detail below: Facilitator Transition Statistics for 2012 Accreditation Level Facilitators Semi Accredited (19 TtFs Delivered) 392 Workshop 141 Accrediting 18 Expert 4 Total 555 Some 226 Workshops were delivered in a diverse range of countries in 2012, the breakdown below highlights the regions in which these Workshops were delivered and the most popular modules delivered: Workshops Delivered Africa 117 Middle East 13 Asia 46 Europe 36 Pacific / Oceania 10 North America 3 South America 1 Total 226 The table below highlights Workshops where one Module was the sole delivery focus. Where two or more Modules were combined for delivery they fall into the Custom category. Module Workshops Regions Access 4 EUR 3, AFR 1 Design 1 EUR 1 Security 1 ASIA 1 Legal 1 ASIA 1 Post 1 AFR 1 Delim 2 AFR 1, ASIA 1 Tech 2 AFR 1, ASIA 1 Train 2 AFR 1, ASIA 1 Contest 3 AFR 3 Dispute 3 AFR 1, ASIA 1, M EAST 1 Pre 3 AFR 1, ASIA 1, EUR 1 Media 4 AFR 2, ASIA 1, EUR 1 Poll 4 AFR 4 System 5 AFR 2, M EAST 2, OCEAN 1 Financing 5 ASIA 2, EUR 2, M EAST 1 Curriculum 6 AFR 6 Strategic 7 AFR 5, ASIA 1, EUR 1 Observation 8 AFR 7, ASIA 1 Registration 8 AFR 6, ASIA 1, M EAST 1 Voter Info 12 AFR 5, ASIA 5, OCEAN 2 Gender 15 AFR 6, ASIA 1, EUR 3, 1 M EAST, OCEAN 4 Civ 18 AFR 14, ASIA 2, EUR 2 TtF 24 AFR 12, ASIA 6, AMERICAS 3, EUR 1, M EAST 1, OCEAN 1 Intro 28 AFR 16, ASIA 5, M EAST 6, OCEAN 1 Custom 59 AFR 23, EUR 20, ASIA 14, AMERICAS 1, OCEAN 1 Total 226 This table highlights the breakdown of all Modules delivered (or part thereof) during 2012, this includes sole delivery of Modules or a combination of them. AFR ASIA EUR M EAST OCEA AMERICAS Total Access 1 3 4 Design 1 17 18 Security 1 1 2 Legal 2 2 4 8 Post 2 2 Delimitation 1 1 1 3 Technology 3 1 4 Train 5 1 6 Contest 6 1 1 8 Dispute 3 1 19 1 24 Pre 1 1 1 3 Media 2 1 1 4 Poll 7 3 10 System 6 18 3 1 28 Financing 2 2 1 5 Strategic 9 1 1 11 Observation 7 1 1 9 Registration 9 2 1 12 Information 10 6 3 19 Gender 8 1 3 1 4 1 18 Civic 21 8 2 1 3 1 36 TtF 12 6 1 1 1 3 24 Intro 19 6 6 1 32 Assist 1 1 Curriculum 9 9 Custom 8 12 20 Showcase 2 2 Total 152 56 79 15 13 7 322 19 TtF Workshops undertaken in 2012: January 2012: Phuntsholing, Bhutan 20 Participants all from Bhutan February 2012: Melbourne, Australia 20 Participants, 19 from Australia and 1 from New Zealand February 2012: Pretoria, South Africa 20 Participants, 4 from South Africa, 4 from Malawi, 3 from Netherlands, 2 from Ecuador and 1 each from Georgia, Kenya, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Burundi and United Kingdom February 2012: Erbil, Iraq 30 Participants all from Iraq March 2012: Dhaka, Bangladesh 20 Participants, all from Bangladesh March 2012: Tripoli, Libya 26 Participants, all from Libya March 2012: Pretoria, South Africa 20 Participants, 6 from South Africa, 3 from Botswana, 2 from Zambia, 2 from Zimbabwe, 2 from Malawi, 2 from Mauritius, 2 from Namibia and 1 from Swaziland May 2012: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 20 Participants, 5 from Ethiopia, 2 each from Ghana, Kenya, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda, Liberia and 1 each from Cameroon, Gambia and Guinea May 2012: Hammamet, Tunisia 21 Participants all from Tunisia July 2012: Bali, Indonesia 19 Participants all from Indonesia August 2012: Kingali, Rwanda 17 Participants all from Rwanda August 2012: Washington, United States 10 Participants 4 from Iran, 3 from USA, 2 from Senegal and 1 from France September 2012: Cairo, Egypt 19 Participants, 3 from Egypt, 3 from Tunisia, 2 from Iraq, 2 from Sudan and 1 each from Albania, USA, Colombia, Germany, Italy, Libya, Palestine, Spain and Venezuela September 2012: Pretoria, South Africa 19 Participants, 4 from Nigeria, 4 from Cameroon, 4 from Kenya, 4 from Malawi and 3 from Botswana September 2012: Dhaka, Bangladesh 20 Participants all from Bangladesh October 2012: Pristina, Kosovo 16 Participants all from Kosovo October 2012: Tripoli, Libya 28 Participants all from Libya November 2012: Enugu, Nigeria 24 Participants 22 from Nigeria, 1 from Sierra Leone and 1 from USA December 2012: Abuja, Nigeria 23 Participants 22 from Nigeria and 1 from Sierra Leone Once again, thank you to all who have worked so hard to bring BRIDGE to the world in 2012. No matter where you are, may December and the New Year bring you joy and peace and may you recharge your batteries for an even more successful BRIDGE year in 2013. Warm regards The BRIDGE Office team December 2012