A Whirlwind Experience in DC: IRI’s M&E Schol...
(IRI’s M&E Scholars Program is an intensive course designed to help field-based M&E specialists to better understand, design and apply…
Do Gender Assessments Matter?
With a constitution that provides for gender equality and prohibits discrimination against women, parity still evades Ugandan women in politics.…
Brussels and the Battle for Democracy
Across Europe today, the day started with a sickening twist, a cold hollow in the pit of the stomach that…
The Ways Women Change Politics in Indonesia...
Once women gain leadership roles they change the way policy is created. In 1985, Grace Saltzstein found a strong…
El Poder de “Podemos hacer eso.”...
Muchas veces, la frase más poderosa en la labor del IRI es simplemente: “Podemos hacer eso.” Recientemente me reuní con…
Not Just One Day…
Every year, on 8 March, we celebrate International Women’s Day. This day is not about flowers and chocolates, but about…
What Will Magufuli Do?
In early December 2015, Tanzanians took to Twitter with the hashtag #WhatWouldMagufuliDo to remark about the campaign of their newly-elected…
The Power of “We Can Do That”...
Often times, the most powerful phrase in IRI’s work is simply: “We can do that.” I recently met with a…
Bureau de vote numéro 5, centre 012 de l’Ecole des...
Elle a le visage froissé de ceux qui ont trop vite dormi. Trop vite, trop peu. Trop mal aussi. Les…
Meet the Future: Kehinde Ibiteye- Nigeria...
In October, 2015, Generation Democracy hosted its first event outside the U.S. in Dakar, Senegal and brought together 45 young…
Polling Station Number 5, Center 012 Martyr School...
Her wrinkled face resembles those that have not slept for long. Too fast, too little. Badly as well. She had…
The Pen: The Greatest Defense for Democracy?...
Imagine a young king standing on a barren hill in enemy territory. His army, cold and disheveled stretch out before…