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Working with Parties to Promote Democratic Reforms
Currently NIMD works with more than 150 political parties from 17 countries in Africa, Latin America, Southeast Asia and Eastern Europe. There are also three regional programmes designed to provide democratic politicians from various countries an opportunity to learn from each other, share experiences and help others promote democratic reforms.
Please select a country or region of your choice in the menu for detailed information about NIMD's programmes, country specific news, publications and resources.
Related Information
The annual report 2008 consists of two parts: an abstract of facts and figures, and a collection of eight stories by NIMD partners who, in their own words, provide an account of the results that they have achieved with support of NIMD.
NIMD Director Roel von Meijenfeldt considers the trends and impacts of 2008 and outlines some of the priorities and challenges for the year ahead.
Only in a democracy, can leaders be held accountable for the way they use their power through a system of both formal (e.g. legislation) and informal (e.g. publicity) checks and balances.
NIMD’s approach to democracy support is exemplified by the Democratic Consolidation Strategy Paper (DCSP) of the political parties in Ghana.
One of the lessons learned from the Democracy School programme in Indonesia is that political education helps enable a new generation of politicians to bridge divides between politics and society.
In the aftermath of election violence in 2008 NIMD’s Kenyan partner, the Centre for Multiparty Democracy (CMD-K) created the Building Bridges of Understanding project. It aims to promote understanding between different ethnic communities through community exchange visits and dialogue.
Democratic development does not comply to a singular template that can be readily exported. It is an incremental process that needs to grow from within. In this context NIMD has learned that exchanges with peers from other countries are valuable. They contribute to comparison of political practices,
In the run up to the parliamentary elections in May 2008, the NIMD programme in Georgia has helped political parties define their programmes, using VoteMatch, an online voting tool developed by the Dutch Institute for Political Participation.
In 2008 NIMD helped launch the European Partnership for Democracy (EPD), an organization founded by some fifteen civil society organizations, that aims to harmonize democracy support initiatives within the European Union.
