Overview
NDI has conducted programs in
Armenia since mid-1995 through a small office
in Yerevan. For the past four years, NDI
has worked with Armenia's democratic political
parties, with the objective of making them
more effective, competitive, and sustainable
organizations. The Institute has also supported
the efforts of civic organizations to increase
public participation in the political process.
Since 1995, NDI has organized training programs,
both inside and outside of Armenia, for
key political party activists. These sessions
have helped those trained develop more systematic
and effective approaches to election planning,
voter contact techniques, coalition-building
and pollwatching.
NDI's activity in the civic sector focuses on
support for It's Your Choice (IYC),
a broad-based, nonpartisan organization
originally created by NDI to monitor the
September 1996 presidential elections. Since
then, IYC has opened 10 regional offices
and begun a wide range of grassroots programs,
including town hall meetings and civic education
seminars on constitutional rights and responsibilities.
The organization monitored Armenia's 1999
parliamentary elections and distributed
a report on its findings.
Contact Information
For more information on NDI's work in
Armenia, please contact:
Washington, DC
Laura Jewett, Regional Director Send Email
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