The International Foundation for Electoral Systems

Democracy is about people. The work of building resilient democracies that fortify meaningful participation for all people extends beyond analysis and observation. At IFES, our staff and partners work with global and local leaders to advance anti-corruption, inclusion, and technology for democracy, as well as the integrity of elections. Watch this video for a glimpse into the impact of our work and the passion behind it. This video was created with the generous support of Sida. Watch the full video here: https://bit.ly/3wNKIEi #democracy #inclusion

I am proud of the implementation of the Senegalese version of The International Foundation for Electoral Systems's flagship program PAVE (People against Violence in Election), JAMM AK NDAW NI (https://lnkd.in/en7ipzFW) and kudos to Gorée Institut for the success. Here a picture during the capitalization workshop with 30 Peace Ambassadors coming from thre three selected universities of Ziguinchor, Saint Louis and Dakar.

I have an opening on my team. Half media relations, connecting our democracy experts with press. Half storytelling--taking the local work we're doing around the world and crafting into stories that illustrate the state of global democracy. A fantastic centaur of a job for someone with the right skills--if you know anyone who is on the market with a background in journalism or nonprofit comms send them my way!

On international password day, IFES is proud to partner with Google to minimize the risk facing democracy defenders. Learn more about our partnership. https://lnkd.in/g8J2wHCQ

Happy World Password Day! 🎉 Today, Heather Adkins shared an update on Google's products and partnerships to advance a passwordless future that keeps people safe on our platforms and across the internet. https://lnkd.in/eQtMe7C6 A few highlights: 🌐 We’re expanding Cross-Account Protection — our program for sharing security notifications, in a privacy-preserving way, with other companies that run the non-Google apps and services you use. This helps prevent cybercriminals from gaining a foothold in one of your accounts and using it to infiltrate others. We are currently protecting 2.4 billion accounts across 3.4 million apps and sites, and are growing our collaborations across the industry to keep billions of users safer online. It’s built on the Shared Signals Framework, which we helped create and launch in 2019, and in the coming year we’re expanding our partnerships and support for this program. 🚀 In just the last 12 months, Amazon, 1Password, Dashlane, Docusign, KAYAK, Mercari, Inc., Shopify and Yahoo! JAPAN have led the way and started rolling out passkeys on Android and Chrome, joining early adopters like eBay, Uber PayPal and WhatsApp. This has impressive results - Dashlane is seeing a 70% increase in conversion with passkeys and Kayak users are signing in 50% faster than before. 🔐 We're bringing passkeys to Google's users at highest risk of targeted cyberattacks with Google's Advanced Protection Program. APP safeguards users who are at the highest risk of targeted attacks, including campaign workers and candidates, journalists, human rights workers, and more. In a critical election year, we’ll be bringing this feature to our users who need it most, and thank you to our amazing collaborators Defending Digital Campaigns, The International Foundation for Electoral Systems, Asia Centre, Internews and Possible for your partnership to protect global high risk users. Thank you and congratulations to our partners and to Googlers Shuvo Chatterjee Nafis Zebarjadi Christiaan Brand Sriram Karra John Gronberg Mickey Kataria Kimberly Samra Eiji Kitamura Kateryna Semenova Charley Snyder Manprit Brar

It's common for democratic nations to work together towards shared goals. But now, autocracies are taking a page out of the collaborative playbook, and that can help lend legitimacy to their regimes. How can the international community respond? Dr. Cassandra Emmons and Dr. Christina Cottiero explore these topics in a newly published piece, "Understanding and Interrupting Authoritarian Collaboration." https://bit.ly/3Qv9xz7

So proud of Students Against Violence Everywhere (SAVE) youth promoting animal protection and welfare services in different campuses in this extreme heatwave in Bangladesh! Thank you Dr. Aynul Islam and amazing team of youth leaders. #IFES #ClimateCrisis #AnimalWelfare

On Wednesday, May 8, North Macedonia will hold parliamentary elections. Read our #ElectionSnapshot for answers to key questions. https://bit.ly/4bgqGVe

💡 Last week, our Regional Europe Office hosted a two-day workshop on Public Oversight of the Use of State Resources in Elections, bringing together 24 experts from oversight institutions from 12 countries to share best practices and expertise in preventing, detecting, investigating, and sanctioning abuse of state resources in elections. 🌟 The workshop aimed to facilitate knowledge sharing, foster collaboration, and promote effective oversight of state resources in elections. 💬 On the first day, participants focused on understanding the current state of abuse of state resources, sharing country experiences, and identifying common challenges. They also worked together in groups to tackle practical cases of abuse of state resources, sharing their expertise to develop solutions to these complex problems. 💡 On the second day, participants continued their group work, focusing on finding solutions to common problems and discussing ways to implement them in their respective countries. 🙏 Special thanks to IFES Ukraine for helping facilitate this meeting. We're also grateful for the insightful presentations from Colorado Secretary of State's Office, and Agence française anticorruption. Their contributions enriched our discussions and provided valuable perspectives on addressing abuse of state resources. #PublicOversight #StateResources #Elections #Democracy #GoodGovernance #IFESREO

Join IFES’s Sarah Timreck on May 7! #Youth #Democracy