Netherlands Insitute for Multiparty Democracy http://www.nimd.org Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:38:10 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.nimd.org/document/3003 Directors Hans Bruning (NIMD) and Bjørn Førde (DIPD) signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) covering their partnership and joint programme in Myanmar on multiparty democracy. 3003 http://www.nimd.org/document/2998 From 14-24 May 2013 a BRIDGE Train the Facilitator (TtF) workshop was organized in the Hague, the Netherlands. It was the second time that NIMD organized a BRIDGE TtF for people drawn from its partner programme countries. The first BRIDGE TtF took place in Pretoria, in February 2011. NIMD, through its Africa Regional Programme (ARP) supported the participation of 18 staff members from 11 different countries in Africa, the Southern Caucasus, and Asia. 2998 http://www.nimd.org/document/2996 NIMD hosted two senior Dutch MPs in Georgia from 6-10 May 2013. Tamara Venrooy-Van Ark (Vice-Chair of the VVD in the Second Chamber of Parliament) and Martijn van Dam (Vice-Chair of the PvdA in the Second Chamber of Parliament) participated in a two-day exchange of views on coalition politics with the leaders of the 6-party Georgian Dream coalition. 2996 http://www.nimd.org/document/2993 On 16 and 17 April 2013 a two-day workshop for political parties and other key political stakeholders was organised in Juba, South Sudan. The workshop was a follow-up to the Africa Regional Conference on Political party Financing that took place in Tanzania, in July 2012. 2993 http://www.nimd.org/document/2987 From 24-29 March 2013, Executive Directors (EDs) of Centres for Multiparty Democracy in 5 African countries met at Misty Hills, South Africa to share and capture their personal stories in facilitating dialogue platforms in their respective countries. 2987 http://www.nimd.org/document/2978 On Thursday evening 21 March 2013 in Amsterdam, a unique delegation of youth representatives of the three political parties with parliamentary representation in Zimbabwe jointly engaged in a public debate to share their views on recent developments in Zimbabwe and the role of youth in the country’s future. 2978 http://www.nimd.org/document/2975 This was the advice that Malawi’s former Vice President, Dr. Justin Malewezi offered to 18 politicians drawn from all the member political parties of the Malawi Centre for Multiparty Democracy (CMD-Malawi) at the graduation ceremony of their political leadership training. 2975 http://www.nimd.org/document/2974 We expect so much from political parties and politicians and yet very little is done to better prepare these politicians and political parties in as far as leadership is concerned. It is against this background that the Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy (NIMD) through its Africa Regional Programme (ARP) has come up with an initiative specifically designed to fill in the gap that is there in preparing political parties and politicians to act out their roles in democratic leadership. It is called the iLEDA Academy (initiative for Leadership and Democracy for Africa). 2974 http://www.nimd.org/document/2971 On Thursday 21 March NIMD and Zimbabwe Watch organise a debate on youth and politics in Zimbabwe, whereby three young Zimbabwean politicians will discuss the (political) future in Zimbabwe. 2971 http://www.nimd.org/document/2967 On Wednesday 27 February NIMD organised a second multi-party conference since the start of its activities in South Sudan in 2012. The workshop was attended by 8 political parties with representation in Parliament. The conference aimed to jointly reflect on interparty dialogue. 2967