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Project to increase citizen participation and trust in Somali elections and political processes
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WASHINGTON, CORRIENTE CONTINUA. – A new project will provide critical assistance to help build electoral systems, Fortalecer la sociedad civil y fomentar la participación cívica en Somalia., Se anuncia Creative Associates Internacional.
Llamado "Trayendo unidad, Integridad, y legitimidad a la democracia,” the five-year project was launched in Mogadishu and Hargeisa in April 2016.
“When citizens are more aware of their civic rights and responsibilities, their involvement in political processes increases, which is a crucial step to improving accountability, trust in political systems and ultimately stability,” says Denise Dauphinais, Jefe de Partido del proyecto.
El proyecto está financiado por la Agencia de los Estados Unidos para el Desarrollo Internacional e implementado por Asociados creativos internacionales with its partners the Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa, Forcier Consulting y el International Republican Institute.
The United States Agency for International Development administers U.S. foreign assistance programs providing economic and humanitarian assistance in more than 80 countries worldwide.
Daunting challenges
“While Somalia is moving towards more inclusive institutions and systems, most citizens are unaware of their rights and responsibilities in these new institutions and systems,” says Dauphinais. Without a strong foundation, building a culture of inclusive participation in the country is a daunting challenge.
“The need for more inclusive, peaceful and credible electoral and political processes is great in Somalia and this new program should simultaneously build the essential electoral systems and convince the population to trust them,” says Tihana Bartulac Blanc, Director de Proyecto.
el proyecto aims to incrementally change regulatory frameworks for political processes and shift incentives so that political parties increasingly seek to earn a broad-based popular mandate from voters, rather than rely on traditional political alliances that are often based on clan structures.
Elite- and clan-based governance systems and civil war have kept most Somalis out of the political process for decades. Además, the participation and role of women in politics is extremely limited, perpetuating gender inequalities across society.
Increasing women’s meaningful involvement in political processes and in leadership roles is particularly important to Creative and central to its mission as a minority owned company founded by four women.
“Women have been at the core of Creative’s own success, from our founding to day-to-day management and work. I am proud that this is also reflected in our project team composition and hope it will have a positive impact on our Somali counterparts and their activities which are taking shape with our support,"dice Jeffrey Carlson, who leads Creative’s team of electoral experts with in-depth experience working in conflict and post-conflict settings.
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Creative Associates International works with underserved communities by sharing expertise and experience in elections, educación, crecimiento económico, Gobernanza y transiciones del conflicto a la paz.. www.CreativeAssociatesInternational.com
Con sede en Washington, CORRIENTE CONTINUA., Creative tiene proyectos activos en más de 25 países. Desde 1977, ha funcionado en casi 90 países y en casi todos los continentes. Reconocido por su capacidad para trabajar rápidamente., de manera flexible y eficaz en entornos afectados por conflictos, Creative apuesta por generar soluciones sostenibles a largo plazo a problemas complejos de desarrollo.
Iniciado por cuatro mujeres emprendedoras con diversos orígenes., Creative ha crecido hasta convertirse en uno de los líderes entre los EE. UU.. Implementadores del sector privado de proyectos de desarrollo global.. Creative es propiedad y está operado por minorías.[/vc_column_text][/columna_vc][vc_columna ancho=»1/12″][/columna_vc][vc_columna ancho=»1/4″][vc_widget_sidebar sidebar_id=»barra lateral-primaria»][/columna_vc][/vc_row]