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A diverse group of North African women with the potential to be leaders in their countries convened in Rabat, Morocco, last week as part of a collaborative program, unprecedented in the region, to shape future roles for women in political and civic life.
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Leveraging new media tools to extend an issue or candidate's reach is now a necessary component of campaigns of all kinds. In order to help the next generation of activists in the Middle East and North Africa adopt new media tools effectively, a group of civil society activists representing 11 countries gathered in Istanbul in November at an event organized by Aswat, an Arabic language website for Middle Eastern democratic activists.
Egypt
NDI opened an office in Egypt in 2005, and began providing technical assistance to several Egyptian civil society organizations (CSOs) observing the 2005 parliamentary and presidential elections. Since then, NDI has continued to work with local civic partners on election observation and voter registration projects, most recently during the April 2008 municipal elections.
In addition to its civil society programs, NDI consults regularly with a number of Egyptian political parties in areas such as strategic planning, message development and internal party reform. NDI is actively exploring more opportunities to help expand women’s political participation in Egypt.
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