New Generation of Women Leaders Take Local Office in Haiti

Rodely Carietane Balde sat down at a table of her peers with a flustered smile,“I was just inaugurated two days ago! I have a lot to do!” After a ten-month period of contestation after the election and a special investigation by election authorities, Balde had learned she would become mayor of Lascahobas in Haiti’s Centre department. Hearing the news of her election, Balde attended an NDI-hosted Political Leadership Academy in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince.

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Votes Without Violence

Around the world, women are targeted by violence because of their commitment to vote, their jobs as electoral officials and their aspirations to hold political office. NDI categorizes this kind of violence as “violence against women in elections” (VAW-E), and defines it as any act of violence -- threats, hate speech, assault, blackmail or assassination -- that is unduly directed at someone because of her gender, and that seeks to determine, delay or otherwise influence her engagement in an electoral process.

NDI 30th Anniversary Report

In honor of its three decades supporting those who share a common desire to live in free societies that recognize basic human rights, NDI has published a 30th anniversary report highlighting its work in nearly every corner of every continent to advance the promise of democracy.

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