Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy

Lessons from the peer to peer exchange on Inter-Party Dialogue held in Tanzania on 26-29 November 2012.

Constitutional reform processes are now underway in a number of NIMD programme countries. In May 2010, NIMD partners involved in some of these reform processes came together in Nairobi to reflect on their experiences.

In February 2010, ARP arranged for a delegation of Malian politicians to meet with electoral stakeholders in Ghana, in order to deepen their understanding of Ghana’s electoral management system.

The objective of this exchange visit was to share experiences on challenges for empowerment of women and to discuss strategies for enhancing the participation of women in politics and decision making.

In 2009, upon the invitation of Uganda’s parliamentary political parties, NIMD began facilitating an inclusive and permanent interparty dialogue process aimed at strengthening and consolidating the country’s fledgling multiparty democracy.

The aim of this exchange visit was to share experiences on how dialogue between electoral management bodies and political parties can contribute to a transparent electoral process.

When Malawi was gearing up for elections in 2009, the political climate was characterised by high tensions. There were signs that if not managed properly, the violence that devastated Kenya in 2008 might be repeated in Malawi.

NIMD's Africa Regional Programme (ARP) is premised on the understanding that despite the diversity of features that characterise the countries in Africa, the democratisation agenda faces a number of common challenges.

NIMD’s Africa Regional Programme (ARP) aims to stimulate interaction between political parties on the continent on themes which influence national democratic reform agendas.