Electoral Reform International Services (ERIS)
Our Work
ERIS provides assistance and advice through partnerships with those involved in building democracy
ERIS Annual Democracy Lecture
Informing the Debate
We organise an Annual Democracy Lecture to express solidarity with individuals working on the ground to advance the cause of democracy. In the last three years, lectures have been given by democracy activists, lawyers and academics from Pakistan, Nigeria and Tunisia on the challenges facing democrats today.
MoreOver the last two decades we have built a reputation for:
- high-quality technical assistance for key democracy institutions More>
- the management of major projects More>
- training in the UK and overseas More>
- work with election observers - drawing up shortlists for the UK Government, training observers and co-operating with citizens’ election observer groups around the world More>
- a wide range of democracy support activities More>
Our recent work includes:
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We focus on collaborating with grassroots civil-society organisations working to prevent election-related conflict, to hold elected representatives to account, to empower women, ethnic and religious minorities and to promote citizen participation in the democratic process.
Managing major projects
We have a strong track record of designing, creating and managing major projects. Some examples from recent years:
- TUNISIA 2011: €1.6m electoral assistance project with the country's election commission, funded by the European Commission
- TANZANIA 2011: US $1.48m project to train party activists in election procedures and working with the media, funded by UN Development Programme
- SUDAN 2010: US $250,000 project working with Sudanese NGOs to monitor and document election-related violence up to, during and after the April elections, funded by UNDP and DFID via the Carter Center
- ZIMBABWE 2009-10: US $250,000 regeneration of the Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN)'s citizen observer network, funded by UNDEF
- COTE D’IVOIRE 2008-10: €0.58m electoral education and information campaign, funded by the European Commission
- NEEDS II 2005-7: €1.77m provision of Network of Europeans for Electoral and Democracy Support, funded by the European Commission
- LIBERIA 2005-6: €1.53m elections programme with civil society, funded by European Commission
- ETHIOPIA 2005-6: €1.42m, Electoral Support Programme with NEBE (Election Commission), funded by the European Commission
- UGANDA 2005-10: Management of US $22m multi-donor ‘Deepening Democracy Programme’
