| The International Foundation for
Election Systems provides professional advice and technical
assistance in promoting democracy and serves as an information
clearinghouse on elections, rule of law, governance, and civil
society.
The end of the Cold War in 1989 created opportunities for firms
such as IFES to respond to an overwhelming demand for technical
non-partisan expertise in democracy and governance. IFES has
proactively sought to meet the needs and requests of USAID,
the U.S. Department of State, bi-lateral donor agencies, foundations,
local NGOs and governments from Central and Eastern Europe through
competent, professional and timely assistance in often challenging
environments.
In its fifteen-year history, IFES has:
• Established field offices in more than 35 countries
• Conducted more than 50 Pre-Election Technical Assessments
• Carried out poll-worker training programs in more than 20
countries
• Administered more than 75 on-site technical assistance programs
• Managed election equipment and commodities procurements in
more than 40 countries
• Directed voter and civic education programs in more than 30
nations
• Coordinated more than 15 regional networking programs of election
officials, donors and NGO representatives
• Overseen more than 45 election observation programs
• Built a cadre of more than 1,500 democracy and governance
consultants
• Created a Resource Center for Participatory Democracy with
6,500 items on contemporary elections and political processes
to assist scholars, election practitioners, and other democracy
building institutions
• Issued more than 215 publications on democratic development
worldwide.
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