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    Country Listings

    NDI currently conducts approximately 60 political party programs worldwide, both at the country and regional level. Party assistance falls into three main areas: promoting the long-term operational and structural development of political parties, enhancing parties’ competitiveness in local, regional and national elections, and helping parties to participate constructively in parliament. In several countries, programming addresses other areas such as citizen participation, legislative development, election processes and women’s political participation.

    Africa: Central and West
    Current Programs
    Burkina Faso
    Côte d'Ivoire
    Democratic Republic of Congo
    Guinea
    Guinea-Bissau
    Mali
    Sierra Leone

    Past Programs
    Benin
    Central African Republic
    Congo-Brazzaville
    Gambia
    Niger
    Rwanda
    Senegal
    Togo

    Africa: Southern and East
    Current Programs
    Kenya
    Sudan
    Tanzania
    Uganda

    Past Programs
    Angola
    Lesotho
    Malawi
    Mozambique
    Namibia
    South Africa
    Regional: Africa Political Party Finance Initiative

    Asia
    Current Programs
    Bangladesh
    Cambodia
    Hong Kong
    Indonesia
    Malaysia*
    Nepal
    Pakistan
    Sri Lanka
    Regional: Strengthening Women Political Leaders in Southeast Asia*
    Supporting Women Political Leaders in Muslim South Asia*

    Past Programs
    Afghanistan
    Philippines
    Regional: Program on Political Party Reform

    Eurasia
    Current Programs
    Azerbaijan
    Belarus
    Georgia
    Kazakhstan
    Kyrgyzstan
    Russia
    Ukraine

    Past Programs
    Armenia
    Moldova
    Tajikistan
    Turkey
    Uzbekistan

    Europe: Central and Eastern
    Current Programs
    Albania*
    Bosnia-Herzegovina
    Kosovo
    Macedonia
    Montenegro
    Serbia
    Regional: Regional Party Initiative, Roma

    Past Programs
    Bulgaria
    Croatia
    Czech Republic
    Hungary
    Poland
    Romania
    Slovakia

    Other Past Programs
    Northern Ireland

    Latin America and the Caribbean
    Current Programs
    Bolivia
    Colombia
    Ecuador
    Haiti
    Mexico
    Nicaragua
    Peru
    Venezuela
    Regional: Latin American Leadership Program, Political Party Network

    Past Programs
    Dominican Republic
    Guatemala
    Guyana
    Paraguay


    Middle East and North Africa
    Current Programs
    Egypt
    Iraq
    Jordan
    Kuwait*
    Morocco
    West Bank and Gaza
    Regional: Regional Women's Campaign School*

    Past Programs
    Algeria
    Bahrain
    Lebanon
    Yemen



    *Program focuses exclusively on enhancing women's political participation

    Contact Information

    For further information on Political Party Development, please contact:

    Rebecca Vanasek, Senior Program Assistant
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    Updated June 2008

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