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The ''Electoral Institute of South Africa''', or '''EISA''', is an organization founded in 1996 in [[Johannesburg]] to "promote credible elections, participatory democracy, human rights culture and the strengthening of governance institutions for the consolidation of democracy in Africa."<ref name = about> [http://www.eisa.org.za/EISA/about.htm About EISA], EISA. Accessed July 28, 2009. </ref> |
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==Program Areas== |
==Program Areas== |
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*Democracy, conflict management and electoral education |
*Democracy, conflict management and electoral education |
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*Elections and political processes |
*Elections and political processes |
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*[[Balloting]] and electoral services |
*[[Balloting]] and [[electoral services]] |
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*[[Governance]] (political |
*[[Governance]] (political parties, APRM, institutions of governance and local governance) |
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*Online Democracy Encyclopedia |
*Online Democracy Encyclopedia |
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*Research and information (including a specialised library and in house publications) |
*Research and information (including a specialised library and in house publications) |
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==Funding== |
==Funding== |
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EISA lists the following organizations as donors: <ref name = donors> |
EISA lists the following organizations as donors: <ref name = donors> [http://www.eisa.org.za/EISA/donors.htm Donors], EISA. Accessed July 29, 2009</ref> |
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*[[Belgian Government]] |
*[[Belgian Government]] |
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*[[USAID]] RCSA |
*[[USAID]] RCSA |
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==Activities== |
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EISA works with the [[African Union]] [[Democracy and Electoral Assistance Unit]] (DEAU).<ref name = "AU"> [http://www.ifes.org/aunion.html African Union] IFES, 2009. Accessed July 9, 2009.</ref> Support in 2008 was done in conjunction with [[the Carter Center]] and the [[International Foundation for Electoral Systems]] (IFES). <ref name = "AU"/> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 18:28, 29 July 2009
The Electoral Institute of South Africa', or EISA, is an organization founded in 1996 in Johannesburg to "promote credible elections, participatory democracy, human rights culture and the strengthening of governance institutions for the consolidation of democracy in Africa."[1]
Program Areas
According to their website programme areas that they participate in include: [1]
- Democracy, conflict management and electoral education
- Elections and political processes
- Balloting and electoral services
- Governance (political parties, APRM, institutions of governance and local governance)
- Online Democracy Encyclopedia
- Research and information (including a specialised library and in house publications)
Funding
EISA lists the following organizations as donors: [2]
- Belgian Government
- Canadian High Commission (CIDA)
- Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
- Conferences, Workshops and Cultural Initiatives (EU-CWCI)
- Department for International Development (DIFD)
- European Union (EU)
- Finish Embassy, Pretoria
- German Development Cooperation (GTZ)
- InWEnt (Internationale Weiterbildung und Entwicklung/Capacity Building International, Germany)
- Irish Embassy
- Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAF)
- New Zealand Embassy
- Royal Danish Embassy
- Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD)
- Norwegian Centre for Human Rights (NCHR)
- Norwegian Institute for Human Rights (NIHR)
- Open Society Foundation South Africa (OSF-SA)
- Open Society Initiative (OSI)
- Open Society Institute for West Africa (OSIWA)
- Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (OSISA)
- Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)
- Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA)
- USAID RCSA
Activities
EISA works with the African Union Democracy and Electoral Assistance Unit (DEAU).[3] Support in 2008 was done in conjunction with the Carter Center and the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES). [3]
References
- ^ a b About EISA, EISA. Accessed July 28, 2009.
- ^ Donors, EISA. Accessed July 29, 2009
- ^ a b African Union IFES, 2009. Accessed July 9, 2009.