Electoral Reform International Services (ERIS)
ERIS runs projects of all kinds.
In 2010, for instance, we managed a US $1.5m project in Africa for the United Nations Development Programme.
Here we provide detail on some of our larger projects. We describe smaller-scale technical assistance on our Expert Assistance page.
Tunisia Electoral Assistance Project
Tunisia
2011-2012
ERIS Projects
ERIS is providing advice to the election authorities in the run up and immediately following the constituent assembly elections. More
Malawi Civil Society Elections and Democratic Values Training Project
Malawi
2011-2012
ERIS Projects
ERIS is working with the Malawi Election Support Network (MESN) to train over a hundred key regional civil society activists in i) standards and principles for democratic elections; ii) electoral process best practice; and iii) the design, organisation and evaluation of effective issue-based civic education projects.
MoreTunisia Voter Education Awareness Campaign
ERIS Projects
With funding support from the British and Belgian governments, ERIS has been working with local partner coalition Lam Echaml to educate rural voters, especially youth and women, ahead of the 23 October 2011 constituent assembly elections, and is now working with Tunisian civil society to develop a strategic plan for civic education over the coming year.
MoreERIS aims to be at the forefront of traditional democracy assistance and advice projects.
At the same time we are developing new areas of work, in particular to strengthen those working to encourage citizen participation and to prevent conflict:
• Citizen Scrutiny of Parliament – we promote the ‘Parliamentary Scorecard' as a way of communicating information on MPs’ activities;
• Media in Conflict Environments – we prepare training courses for journalists in conflict environments;
• Disadvantaged Groups – we co-operate with in-country partners to help those in under-represented and disadvantaged groups to participate in the political process - women, ethnic and religious minorities, young people and people with disabilities, amongst others;
• Election-related Conflict – ERIS works with civil society bodies on ways of monitoring election-related violence, and for the future wants to help NGOs to resolve conflict.
