1 - 31 May, 2018

EC-UNDP
Electoral Assistance Projects Update
This report provides an overview of all active EU funded and UNDP implemented electoral assistance projects
only and should be shared with EU delegations in the respective countries.

LEBANON

NEPAL

GUINEA

SIERRA LEONE

SOMALIA

LIBERIA KENYA SOLOMON

ISLANDS

ZAMBIA
MALAWI

ZIMBABWE

Electoral Support Project, Nepal

Layout design by Rochan Kadariya, UNDP Electoral Support Project, Nepal
 NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

On 6 May, Lebanon conducted

parliamentary elections nationwide.
These elections were held after nine
years (the last parliamentary elections
were conducted in 2009) and several
postponements.

LEBANON

From 5 to 7 May, the Chair of the National

Independent Electoral Commission (NIEC)
of Somalia Ms. Halima Ibrahim, joined a
mission together with other members of
electoral management bodies from the
Arab region to observe the municipal
elections in Tunisia on 6 May 2018.

SOMALIA

On 23 May 2018, a by-election was held to choose

the member of parliament to represent the Gizo-
Kolombagara constituency (Western Province).
The project supported the organisation of this
by-election by providing assistance to the
organisation of polling staff trainings in Honiara
as well as providing technical and financial
support for awareness raising actions.

SOLOMON ISLANDS
 Acronyms and abbreviations

AVETOs Assistant Voter Education and Training Officers

BVR Biometric Voter Registration
BRIDGE Building Resources in Democracy, Governance and Elections
CSOs Civil Society Organisations
ECN Election Commission of Nepal
ECZ Election Commission of Zambia
ESP Electoral Support Project
IESG UN Integrated Electoral Support Group
IFES International Foundation for Electoral Systems
IEBC Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission
MASI Solomon Islands Media Association
MEC Malawi Electoral Commission
MEHRD Ministry of Education & Human Resources Development
MoU Memorandum of Understanding
MoiM Ministry of Interior & Municipalities
MWYCFA Ministry of Women, Youths, Children and Family Affairs
NGO Non-governmental organisation
NIEC National Independent Electoral Commission
PWD People with disabilities
SCE Supervisory Commission for Elections
SECSIP Strengthening the Electoral Cycle in the Solomon Islands Project
SEPK Strengthening the Electoral Process in Kenya
SIEC Solomon Islands Electoral Commission
SINU Solomon Islands National University
SNEC Support to the National Electoral Commission
TBG Tactile Ballot Guides
ToT Training of Trainers
ZEC Zimbabwe Electoral Commission
ZHRC Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission
 SUMMARY
GUINEA: A working session has been organised with the SIERRA LEONE: For the month of May, the project assisted
European Union Delegation to discuss the last activities the National Electoral Commission (NEC) in holding a post-
and the closure of the project. election retreat for NEC Staff. The project team, together
with NEC staff, reviewed the 2014 capacity assessment
KENYA: The implementation of the approved SEPK and identified key areas for further support.
annual work plan was delayed due to leadership
changes at the Independent Electoral and Boundaries SOLOMON ISLANDS: The project supported the Gizo-
Commission (IEBC). - The Office of the Registrar of Kolombangara by-election. - An Electoral Risk Assessment
Political Parties continued to enhance its subnational has been commissioned by the project. - A total of eight
presence by strengthening its regional offices. Officials young national graduates have been identified for SECSIP
posted to these offices benefited from capacity building “graduate programme”. On 30 May 2018, UNDP SECSIP
and sensitisation workshops on the popular versions of and Solomon Rice Company Limited (SolRice) SolRice
the Political Parties Act. - Meanwhile, the Building Bridges signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate in
Initiative (BBI), led by the President and the Former the dissemination of voter awareness materials through
Prime Minister, provided vital pointers to fundamental SolRice networks and distribution channels.- An Electoral
electoral reform. BBI is being buttressed by civil society- Operations Specialist joined the project’s team on 30 May.
led dialogue effort seeking to set the agenda for national
dialogue and reconciliation and establish an independent SOMALIA: From 5 to 7 May, the Chair of the National
mechanism for monitoring the dialogue process. Independent Electoral Commission (NIEC) of Somalia
Ms. Halima Ibrahim, joined a mission together with other
LEBANON: On 6 May, Lebanon conducted parliamentary members of electoral management bodies from the Arab
elections nationwide. These elections were held after region to observe the municipal elections in Tunisia on 6
nine years (the last parliamentary elections were May 2018. - From 14 to 16 May, the National Independent
conducted in 2009) and several postponements. The Electoral Commission (NIEC) participated in a workshop
Ministry of Interior and Municipalities (MoIM) - the on voter registration facilitated by the UN Integrated
Electoral Management Body (EMB) - was mandated Electoral Support Group (IESG) and international experts.
to implement a new electoral law (Law 44/2017) and - From 13 to 21 May, an electoral Needs Assessment
faced the challenge of a new electoral system with Mission to Somalia was deployed.
different voting procedures as compared with the
2009 majoritarian based elections. The introduction ZAMBIA: On 4 May, a meeting was held with civil society
of a proportional system in 15 major districts, with organisations (CSOs) on the development of a coordinated
a preferential vote on the 26 minor districts and the framework for domestic observation, at which CSOs
utilisation of uniform printed ballot papers created a formally agreed to establish such a framework. - From
new electoral environment with brand new challenges 14 to 24 May, 19 Electoral Commission of Zambia
to tackle. - As a result of the broad acceptance of the (ECZ) staff attended training on Control Objectives for
final results, the newly formed parliament had the first Information and Related Technology (COBIT) 5 business
session on 22 May, starting a new legislative mandate framework for the governance and management of
of four years. enterprise Information Technology. - The ECZ continued
its preparations for parliamentary and local by-elections
LIBERIA: The project provided support to technical scheduled for 05 June 2018.
checks and a complete inventory of the voter registration
equipment on retrieval from field offices. - A compendium ZIMBABWE: ZIM-ECO project has been providing support
of recommendations from international and national in key capacity building and institutional strengthening
election observer groups was drafted. areas of election operations, Biometric Voter Registration
(BVR), operational planning for BVR, training of election
MALAWI: Validation workshops have been undertaken staff, voter education, stakeholder, engagement, election
for the Dispute Handling Guidelines and Communication dispute resolution and gender mainstreaming.
Strategy. - MEC is preparing for side-by-side civic and
voter registration arrangements. - HeforShe movements
have been launched in six districts involving 292
participants.

NEPAL: The Electoral Support Project (ESP) focused on

post-electoral analytical work. - The project was extended
to 28 December 2018.
TABLE OF CONTENTS

ONGOING ELECTORAL PROJECTS WITH EU FUNDING..................................... 1

GUINEA...................................................................................................................... 2

KENYA........................................................................................................................ 4

LEBANON................................................................................................................... 6

LIBERIA...................................................................................................................... 9

MALAWI..................................................................................................................... 11

NEPAL........................................................................................................................ 14

SIERRA LEONE......................................................................................................... 16

SOLOMON ISLANDS................................................................................................. 18

SOMALIA................................................................................................................... 21

ZAMBIA...................................................................................................................... 25

ZIMBABWE................................................................................................................ 27
ONGOING ELECTORAL PROJECTS WITH EU FUNDING
Country Project Title Reference EU Contribution Start Date End Date

Guinea Projet d'Appui au Cycle Electoral de la FED/2015/367-390 € 10,000,000.00 06.07.15 05.07.18

Guinée – PACEG

Kenya Strengthening of the Electoral FED/2016/372/463 € 5,000,000.00 13.02.16 12.02.19

Processes in Kenya Project

Lebanon EU 2018-2020 Electoral Support to ENI/2018/395-460 € 2,750,000.00 01.01.18 31.12.19

Lebanon

Liberia Support to the 2015-2018 Liberian FED/2015/367-723 € 10,000,000.00 01.06.15 31.05.19

Electoral Cycle

Malawi Malawi Electoral Cycle Support: 2017- 2017/389-162 € 2,500,000.00 11.10.17 10.04.20
2019

Nepal Electoral Support Project-Institutional DCI-ASIE/2012/305-833 € 10,050,000.00 12.01.12 28.12.18

Strengthening and Professional
Development Support for the Election
Commission of Nepal (ESP)

Sierra Support to the National Electoral FED/2017/390-345 € 3,000,000.00 08.08.17 07.02.19

Leone Commission

Solomon Strengthening the Electoral Cycle in FED/2013/328-922 € 3,500,000.00 01.07.13 31.12.18

Islands the Solomon Islands Project (SECSIP)

Somalia Joint Programme for Support to FED/2015/366-291 € 5,193,878.00 21.11.15 01.02.19

the Electoral Process in the Federal
FED/2015/360-953
Republic of Somalia

Zambia Support to the 2015-2017 Electoral FED/2015/363-147 € 5,250,000.00 23.06.15 31.07.18

Cycle

Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Electoral Commission FED/2016/380-895 € 5,590,000.00 01.09.16 30.08.20

Capacity Building Project (ZIM-ECO)

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 GUINEA PACEG

PROJET D’APPUI AU CYCLE ELECTORAL DE LA GUINEE

(PACEG)
Since July 2015, the project to “Support the Electoral Cycle of Guinea” (PACEG) provides assistance to strengthen
the capacities of the Electoral Commission (CENI) and its field offices, including organizational, technical,
communicational, financial and operational capacities. The main objective of the PACEG is to enable a credible,
inclusive and peaceful 2015-2017 electoral process in Guinea, complying with international standards, while ensuring
the effective and inclusive participation of women and young people through providing civic education and coaching.
For more information, please visit the project’s website.

HIGHLIGHTS

• A working session has been organised with the European Union Delegation to discuss the last activities and the
closure of the project.

I. Project activities during the reporting period

During this month, the main activity was the evaluation of national volunteers’ experiences and their
briefing on the reporting requirements.

A working session has been organised with the EU Delegation to discuss the last activities of the
project, ahead of the operational closure scheduled in July.

The National Independent Electoral Commission (CENI) held two working sessions with the National
Assembly. The first session focused on preparations for the next legislative elections . Both the CENI
and the National Assembly agreed to start preparations for the next elections and conduct the audit
and revision of the electoral roll, in line with the electoral law and the 2016 political agreement. In
order to accelerate operations, it was decided to shorten legal deadlines regarding the revision of the
electoral roll and to issue a calendar of electoral operations shortly.

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The second session focused on the revision of the organic law1 on the composition, the organisation
and the functioning of the CENI.

II. Plans for the next period

- The project will proceed to the inventory of material and equipment of the project.

- A technical committee, a steering committee and a lessons-learned meeting of the PACEG will be
held.

For more information on the Projet d’appui au cycle électoral de la Guinée (PACEG), please contact
Mr. Abdoul Latif Haidara, [email protected] and visit the project’s website.

1
Organic law L/2012/016/CNT

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 KENYA IEBC Communications Department

STRENGTHENING THE ELECTORAL PROCESS

IN KENYA (SEPK)
The UNDP Electoral Assistance Project in Kenya (SEPK), provides technical assistance to the Kenyan Independent
Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) and other stakeholders to support credible and peaceful electoral
process. The project started in February 2016 and focuses on strengthening the legal and institutional framework
for the electoral process, increasing electoral participation with specific attention being payed to youth, women, and
disable people, and consolidating electoral justice and dispute resolution mechanisms to increase compliance with
electoral framework.

HIGHLIGHTS

• The implementation of the approved SEPK annual work plan was delayed due to leadership changes at the
Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC).
• The Office of the Registrar of Political Parties continued to enhance its subnational presence by strengthening its
regional offices. Officials posted to these offices benefited from capacity building and sensitisation workshops on the
popular versions of the Political Parties Act.
• Meanwhile, the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI), led by the President and the Former Prime Minister, provided vital
pointers to fundamental electoral reform. BBI is being buttressed by civil society-led dialogue effort seeking to set the
agenda for national dialogue and reconciliation and establish an independent mechanism for monitoring the dialogue
process.

I. Project activities during the reporting period

The following activities were conducted during the month:

1. Dissemination of popular versions of the Political Parties’ Act in English and Swahili to political
parties and other electoral stakeholders at the county level.

2. Participation in the Donor Group on Elections monthly meeting.

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II. Plans for the next period

The activities planned for the following reporting period include:

- Roll out of post-election evaluation and related activities;

- Development of a project document for a deepening democracy project to succeed SEPK.

For more information on the project on Strengthening the Electoral Process in Kenya, please
contact the Chief Technical Advisor (CTA) Mr. Joram Rukambe, [email protected].

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 LEBANON UNDP LEAP

LEBANESE ELECTIONS ASSISTANCE PROJECT

(LEAP)
The EU-funded UNDP Lebanese Elections Assistance Project (LEAP) started its activities in October 2012 with the
main objective to strengthen the institutional capacity of the national institutions and stakeholders in terms of
electoral management and administration, for the conduct of credible, periodical, transparent and inclusive elections
in Lebanon.
To achieve these objectives, UNDP LEAP works closely with the Ministry of Interior and Municipalities (MoIM),
responsible for electoral management, administration and overall electoral operations. The project also supports other
electoral stakeholders, such as the Constitutional Council, State Council, Supervisory Commission for the Election
(SCE), judicial bodies and works in close cooperation with civil society organizations (CSOs). Within this context, UNDP
LEAP provides electoral technical assistance and advisory support focused on: 1) management & administration of
elections; 2) supervisory commission for elections; 3) voter education; 4) electoral dispute resolution; and 5) women’s
participation in elections.
For more information, visit the Project’s website.

HIGHLIGHTS

• On 6 May, Lebanon conducted parliamentary elections nationwide. These elections were held after nine years
(the last parliamentary elections were conducted in 2009) and several postponements. The Ministry of Interior and
Municipalities (MoIM) - the Electoral Management Body (EMB) - was mandated to implement a new electoral law (Law
44/2017) and faced the challenge of a new electoral system with different voting procedures as compared with the
2009 majoritarian based elections. The introduction of a proportional system in 15 major districts, with a preferential
vote on the 26 minor districts and the utilisation of uniform printed ballot papers created a new electoral environment
with brand new challenges to tackle.
• As a result of the broad acceptance of the final results, the newly formed parliament had the first session on 22 May,
starting a new legislative mandate of four years.

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I. Project activities during the reporting period

The MoIM and the other relevant state institutions initiated the preparations in the last quarter of
2017 with the formation and set-up of the Supervisory Commission for Elections (SCE) and the start
of the voter registration abroad, process managed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Since then, the
Government and particularly the MoIM prepared, organised and conducted all the required electoral
processes, according to the legal framework and electoral calendar. The E Day witnessed by and large
calm and well-organised elections with isolated incidents that were managed timely by the security
forces.

As a result of the broad acceptance of the final results, the newly formed parliament had the first
session on 22 May, starting a new legislative mandate of four years. Following the successful conduct
of Parliamentary Elections on 6 May and the formation of the parliament, Lebanon entered in the post-
electoral period which will observe the challenges and complaints. In this phase, the Constitutional
Council is mandated to receive, analyse and adjudicate the relevant electoral complaints. This process
will take, according to the law, several months. As these processes proceed according to the law, the
consultations for the formation of the new Government continue.
As the project presented in April’s report a detailed account of the technical assistance and advisory
support provided to the Lebanese stakeholders for the organisation and conduct of the 2018
parliamentary elections, we are presenting below some relevant electoral data, figures and information
summarizing concisely number of candidates, electoral results, women participation and other
relevant data.

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II. Plans for the next period
For the month of June, the project will continue to work in the following electoral areas:
- Preparations for lessons learned exercise;

- Post-electoral activities;

- Continuation of the support to the EDR process;

- Continuation of the support to the SCE.

For more information on the project on LEAP, please contact the Chief Technical Advisor (CTA) Mr.
Dan Radulescu, [email protected] and visit the project’s website.

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 LIBERIA Election Project/UNDP Liberia

SUPPORT TO THE 2015 – 2018 LIBERIAN

ELECTORAL CYCLE

Support to the 2015-2018 Liberian Electoral Cycle project was established in order to strengthen the capacity of the
National Election Commission (NEC) to successfully carry out electoral process within the 2015-2018 electoral cycle.
Among other objectives, it introduced modern administrative systems and procedures, enhanced communications and
public outreach, supported voter registration and election results management process. In addition, the project seeks
to enhance the participation of women in the elections and in political activities, support civic and voter education and
strengthen NEC’s capacity to engage with the stakeholders and resolve electoral disputes. The project is supported by
the European Union (10.85 million USD), Sweden (2,757,039 USD), UNDP (1 million USD), Canada (749,625 USD) and
Ireland (568,828 USD).
For more information, please visit the Project’s website.

HIGHLIGHTS

• The project provided support to technical checks and a complete inventory of the voter registration equipment on
retrieval from field offices.
• A compendium of recommendations from international and national election observer groups was drafted.

I. Project activities during the reporting period

The project provided support to technical checks and a complete inventory of the voter registration
equipment on retrieval from field offices. Plans and specifications were also drafted in preparation for
logistics support for the future by-elections.
A compendium of recommendations from international and national election observer groups was
drafted to consolidate all recommendations to improve the legal and electoral system in one resource
document. It will be used to guide a national event on electoral reform planned later in 2018, as a
follow up to recent election observation missions, including the European Union Election Observation
Mission.

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II. Plans for the next period
- Project support will be provided to the senatorial by-elections following agreement by donors to fill
funding gaps in training, civic and voter education and logistics. No date has been set for the senatorial
by-elections to be conducted in Montserado and Bong counties.

- Terms of reference for a number of positions are published including those to oversee the rehabilitation
of the National Elections Commission’s warehousing and asset management systems, a legal and
policy consultant to develop a strategy and roadmap for pursuing election observer recommendations,
and a voter and civil registry expert to develop a policy strategy to align future voter registers to the
newly launched civil registry.

- Phase 2 of the implementation of the enterprise resource planning system, that is a business process
management infrastructure that will act as the core administration system for all activities of the
National Elections Commission, is expected to commence shortly and the work is being tendered for
open competition presently.

- Key decision makers from registered political parties in Liberia are invited to attend a review of
the Inter-Party Consultative Committee’s performance during the 2017 general elections to identify
important lessons learnt and shape the future work of the committee. The review aims to develop a
clear roadmap and workplan for this platform, which serves as the primary interface between political
parties and the National Elections Commission.

For more information on the support to the Liberia electoral cycle, please contact the Chief
Technical Advisor (CTA) Mr. George Baratashvili, [email protected] and visit the
Project’s website.

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 MALAWI Malawi Electoral Commission

MALAWI ELECTORAL CYCLE SUPPORT 2017-2019

The “Malawi Electoral Cycle Support 2017-2019” project is supported by a basket fund that is currently financed by the
EU and UNDP. The project will support the internal capacities of the Malawi Electoral Commission through stronger
planning, operational and administrative support, as well as in the areas of dispute resolution, communication, voter
education, voter registration and results transmission. It will also encourage and support female aspirants to stand
for office through mentoring, as well as ensuring that the political and cultural landscape is more accepting of the
role women in the political life. The project will also partner with the Centre for Multiparty Democracy-Malawi, the
organization that brings political parties together around common interests, to assist political parties to be more
resilient organisations working around genuine political programmes and principles of transparency, accountability,
fairness and merit.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Validation workshops have been undertaken for the Dispute Handling Guidelines and Communication Strategy.
• MEC is preparing for side-by-side civic and voter registration arrangements.
• HeforShe movements have been launched in six districts involving 292 participants.

I. Project activities during the reporting period

The month of May saw the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) continue to develop and finalise key
documents which will play a vital role in the conduct of the 2019 tripartite elections. After the Media
Code of Conduct and the Multi-Party Liaison Committee (MPLC) Guidelines last December, the five-
year strategic plan in February, the voter education strategy in April, it was the turn of the dispute
handling guidelines and the Communication strategy to be validated, in separate conferences.

The dispute handling guidelines were put together by expertise supported by the project. The new legal
department did not have a proper policy on how to manage the petitions and disputes generated by
political parties and their candidates during an electoral campaign, despite MEC receiving some 350
such complaints in 2014. These guidelines should therefore render MEC’s handling of these disputes

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more efficient and only pass onto the judiciary the cases that have a genuine basis for submission.

The communication strategy sets out a clear direction that should allow MEC to take active control
on the information around the electoral process. This strategy was again supported by the project
and was based on extensive consultations with all electoral stakeholders who were then given the
opportunity to provide final comments to the draft.

MEC has maintained a clear strategy for undertaking the voter registration process. It will only use
the new biometric national ID cards (supported by another UNDP project) as the legitimate source of
identification, thus ensuring the accuracy of the roll. However, although the civil registration process
has registered more citizens than originally forecast (approximately 9.2 million people), not every
single citizen might have taken part in the original mass registration exercise nor the continuous civic
registration. Therefore, to ensure that no one is left out, MEC is instigating a ‘side-by-side’ civic and
voter registration facility whereby those who come forward to register as voters but are not yet on the
civil register, will be able to quickly register as citizens and produce the temporary receipt (while their
information is being confirmed) for voter registration.

MEC has been undergoing a ‘genderisation’ of its work processes leading to a Gender and Elections
Reference Guide for its field officers and all senior managers went through an intensive gender
training. On a wider gender front, the project conducted HeforShe movement orientations in 3 regions
covering 6 districts i.e. North: Karonga and Mzimba; Centre: Nkhotakota and Dedza; South: Mulanje
and Zomba. It involved 292 participants (176 male and 116 female), meaning that 176 men became
HeforShe Champions to promote women’s political participation at district and grassroot level. Those
targeted were district and community political party leaders, traditional leaders, religious/faith leaders,
community-based organisations (CBO) networks, youth networks, media and female aspirants.

On 9 and 10 May, common agenda setting workshops for leaders of Youth and Women Wings of
7 political parties were held. Seven political parties participated and the outcome was a common
cross-party agenda document for effective support to youth and women developed to provide parties
with clear action points for youth and women participation and representation in the 2019 tripartite
elections. Finally, a sensitisation workshop on the new Political Parties Act took representatives of the
main political parties through key provisions of the Act and what is required from them for compliance.

EU Ambassador was the guest of honour at the validation of the disputes handling
guidelines. Photo credits: UNDP

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II. Plans for the next period

The next period will be very much centred on voter registration which will commence on 26 June
and be deployed in eight phases of 2 weeks. The project will support the side-by-side civic and voter
registration system. This aside, the establishment of the violence against women engagement room
will commence as will the wider deployment of the HeforShe campaign.

For more information on the Malawi Electoral Cycle Support Project, please contact the Chief
Technical Advisor (CTA) Mr. Richard Cox, [email protected].

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 NEPAL Rochan Kadariya/UNDP ESP

ELECTORAL SUPPORT PROJECT (ESP)

The Electoral Support Project- Phase II (ESP) is a technical assistance initiative which focuses on a long-term
institutional and professional capacity development of the Election Commission (ECN) for conducting credible,
inclusive and transparent elections at a national. The objectives of the project are 1) to strengthen the capacity of the
ECN to function as an independent and credible institution, 2) to allow the conduct of the election cycle in an effective,
sustainable, and credible manner, and 3) to increase democratic participation, particularly for under-represented and
disadvantaged segments of the Nepali society. For more information, please visit the ESP website.

HIGHLIGHTS

• The Electoral Support Project (ESP) focused on post-electoral analytical work

• The project was extended to 28 December 2018

I. Project activities during the reporting period

The ESP continued to support analytical work of the Election Commission of Nepal (ECN) for the
review of the 2017 elections, electoral dispute resolution, as well as gender equity and social inclusion.
The project also supported the conduct of the final project evaluation and, for archiving its public
documents, contributed to the ACE Electoral Knowledge Network.

ESP supported ECN with the drafting of a comprehensive guidance document for the review of the
2017 elections. It contains the proposed methodology, overall guiding questions, facts and data
sources for the review report, a survey questionnaire and a set of questions for consultations that are
to include ECN staff, local authorities, contestants, observer organizations and media.

The independent consultants conducting the final evaluation of ESP presented their initial findings.
The team concludes that electoral support was needed and relevant for the 2008–2018 transition and
that ESP played a valuable role in supporting ECN to hold credible elections. Major accomplishments
include: building ECN institutional and professional capacity, the establishment of a continuing voter
registration system, establishment of the Electoral Education and Information Centre, strengthening

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ECN strategic planning and other processes, and ECN adoption of the participatory BRIDGE
methodology for training.

The team recommends staying engaged and supporting ECN, government and civil society efforts
to consolidate the progress made with ESP support, further strengthening ECN, supporting the
decentralization of the electoral process, and continuing to work for the inclusive participation of
voters, especially women, people with disabilities and marginalized groups.

II. Plans for the next period

The project will continue the analytical work in the areas of electoral dispute resolution as well as
gender equity and social inclusion, and support consultations for the review of the 2017 elections.

For more information on the Nepal ESP, please contact the Chief Technical Advisor (CTA) Mr.
Vincent da Cruz, [email protected], and visit the Project’s website.

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 SIERRA LEONE Lilah Gaafar

SUPPORT TO THE NATIONAL ELECTORAL

COMMISSION (SNEC)

In response to a request from the Government of Sierra Leone and the National Electoral Commission (NEC), UNDP
established a multi-donor project to support the technical preparations for voter registration and the 2018 elections.
This follows a successful project that supported the NEC in the drawing of new electoral boundaries in 2016.
Previous Sierra Leone elections received large amounts of donor support, not only for technical assistance but also
through meeting the cost of processes such as voter registration and polling itself. Recognizing the maturation of
Sierra Leonean institutions, the project focuses only on key processes and areas that require support or improvement.
For more information, please visit the Project’s website.

HIGHLIGHTS

• For the month of May, the project assisted the National Electoral Commission (NEC) in holding a post-election retreat
for NEC Staff. The project team, together with NEC staff, reviewed the 2014 capacity assessment and identified key
areas for further support.

I. Project activities during the reporting period

Project activities during the reporting period

From May 2-4, NEC held a post-election retreat with over 180 staff from all NEC offices across the
country. The retreat was held in Freetown to review the electoral process, its successes, challenges,
lessons learned from the March 2018 elections and to make recommendations for NEC’s future. During
the retreat, different issues were raised including financial, managerial and operational challenges.
The report from the retreat will include action points and recommendations for NEC.

The partners supporting the project paid a brief visit during the working session. In his remarks, the
Country Director of UNDP Sierra Leone congratulated NEC for successfully organising the election

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and also thanked the donors for their support and collaboration.

NEC post-election retreat. (R-L ) EU Ambassador, British High Commissioner, UNDP

Photo credits: Kwalar Vera Muring Country Director
Photos credits: Kwalar Vera Muring

NEC directors, assisted by the project team, have completed reviewing the 2014 capacity assessment
and have identified key areas of intervention. The outcome of this review suggested capacity building
for NEC field and HQ staff in the following areas:

• Operational, logistical planning around an electoral cycle;

• Electoral training, implementation, quality control, report system;

• Procedures and instructions writing: concepts, policy decisions, coordination, user-friendly

documents;

• Electoral budget development;

• Warehouse management;

• Gender and elections.

The Gender Unit of NEC, assisted by the Gender and Inclusion Advisor, has started preparations to re-
start the gender assessment. A series of meetings have been held in this regard.

II. Plans for the next period

In the first week of June, NEC will commence capacity building workshops on operational and
logistical planning around the electoral cycle. This will be followed by a series of gender assessment
consultative workshops alongside workshops on electoral training on implementation, quality control
and reporting systems

For more information on SNEC, please contact the Chief Technical Advisor (CTA) Ms. Kate Sullivan,
[email protected] and visit the Project’s website.

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 SOLOMON ISLANDS SECSIP

STRENGTHENING THE ELECTORAL CYCLE IN THE

SOLOMON ISLANDS (SECSIP)
Since 2013, UNDP Strengthening the Electoral Cycle in the Solomon Islands Project (SECSIP) has contributed to
the inclusiveness and integrity of the electoral process. The project supported the successful introduction of a new
comprehensive biometric voter registration system which resulted in a more inclusive and reliable voters´ roll and
continues to provide assistance in terms of its updating and sustainability. The project also supports the review of
the electoral legal framework with a view to promote the strengthening of the Solomon Islands Electoral Commission
(SIEC) and assist to the fulfilment of its mandate. It also strengthens the capacity of the SIEC to advocate for women’s
political participation and supports the national authorities and civil society organizations in raising awareness of
the population regarding voting and civic engagement. SECSIP is generously funded by the European Union, the
government of Australia and UNDP.

HIGHLIGHTS

• The project supported the Gizo-Kolombangara by-election.

• An Electoral Risk Assessment has been commissioned by the project.
• A total of eight young national graduates have been identified for SECSIP “graduate programme”.
• On 30 May 2018, the project and Solomon Rice Company Limited (SolRice) signed a Memorandum of Understanding
to collaborate in the dissemination of voter awareness materials through SolRice networks and distribution channels.
• An Electoral Operations Specialist joined the project’s team on 30 May.

I. Project activities during the reporting period

Support to Gizo-Kolombangara by-election

On 23 May 2018, a by-election was held to choose the member of parliament to represent the Gizo-
Kolombagara constituency (Western Province). The project supported the organisation of this by-
election by providing assistance to the organisation of polling staff trainings in Honiara as well as

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providing technical and financial support for awareness raising actions. SECSIP National Media
Consultant accompanied SIEC team deployed to the field. Since the Minister of Home Affairs (MOHA)
did not sign off the public holiday declaration for polling day, an issue of concern was the reluctance
of a major logging company to allow employees time to vote during working hours.
The project has proposed to the Solomon Islands Electoral Commission (SIEC) to hold a lesson learned
exercise in mid-June with a view to extrapolate areas to be improved in preparation for the national
general election.

Electoral Risk Assessment

To identify challenges around the upcoming Solomon Islands general election, the project
commissioned a risk assessment exercise to better understand how the project activities can be
strengthened to anticipate and mitigate risks including electoral related violence as well as those in
connection with logistical, financial and legislative factors. The results of this assessment are expected
to facilitate the adoption of informed decisions on electoral risk mitigation and contribute to enhance
an integrated programmatic approach of the electoral support for the upcoming electoral events.
The assessment was carried out through a contextual analysis based on the collection of feedback
and relevant documents supported by SECSIP team and a one-week in-country mission assessment
conducted during the last week of May during which the assessors met with national authorities and
stakeholders including SIEC, the Political Parties Commission (PPC), MOHA, the Ministry of Education
& Human Resources Development (MEHRD), the Ministry of Women, Youths, Children and Family
Affairs (MWYFA), EU Ambassador, Australian High Commission. The in-country mission ended with
the provision of a debriefing session for the presentation of initial findings.

SECSIP graduate programme
Following written technical assessment and an interview, jointly designed by the national authorities
and SECSIP, a total of eight young national graduates have been identified for the SECSIP “graduate
programme”.. The successful candidates are expected to report to duty during the second week of
June. Five graduates will be supporting the Office of the SIEC as human resources, logistics , IT and
voter awareness assistants. Three other graduates will be working for the PPC as legal, research and
training assistants.
The graduate programme is an integral part of SECSIP Phase II to support to the Office of the Solomon
Islands Electoral Commission and the Political Parties Commission. The programme is expected to
contribute to the institutional strengthening by building the national expertise and the self-sustainability
of these partner entities.

Memorandum of Understanding with SolRice

On 30 May 2018, UNDP SECSIP and Solomon Rice Company Limited (SolRice) signed a Memorandum
of Understanding to collaborate in the dissemination of voter awareness materials through SolRice
networks and distribution channels. With some 900 islands, Solomon Islands faces enormous logistical
challenges when it comes to circulating information to its citizens and welcomes the collaboration of
this company to this end.
SolRice is a leading rice wholesaler and has agreed to allow self-adhesive plastic document envelopes
carrying voter awareness leaflets to be affixed to its 40lb rice bags. These rice bags will be transported

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and distributed via the company’s networks throughout the country, reaching villages located in the
most remote parts of the Solomon Islands. The first phase of this action will focus on the distribution
of voter registration information leaflets to encourage the registration of eligible citizens, and will
be followed later in the year by a second round of information on how to vote. This collaboration is
expected to make a significant contribution to enhance the challenging mission of reaching out to
inform the citizens of their rights and responsibilities as voters.

Support to the national voter registration

An Electoral Operations Specialist joined the project’s team on 30 May 2018. The specialist will be
working very closely with SIEC Head of Operations providing technical support to the SIEC for the
upcoming national registration and in the preparation of the national general election.
As per the current SIEC operational plan, the field operations for the national registration campaign
is due to commence on 27 July 2018. In preparation for this upcoming electoral event, SECSIP has
commenced the procurement of the voter registration equipment and materials identified by SIEC
which include spare parts for Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) kits and generators.
The project, with the assistance of the Awareness Specialist, is also supporting the design, development
and provision of materials for an integrated awareness campaign.

II. Plans for the next period

List of activities planned for the following reporting period:

- Round-table discussion with Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) Director (5 June);
- Voter Awareness Committee Seminar (7 June);
- By-election lessons learned exercise (16 June TBC);
- Strategic workshop on research on women’s candidacies (21 June, TBC);
- SECSIP Board Meeting (22 June TBC).

For more information on the SECSIP, please contact the Chief Technical Advisor (CTA) Ms. Olga
Rabade, [email protected].

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 SOMALIA Ilyas Ahmed/UN Photo

UNDP/UNSOM JOINT PROGRAMME FOR

SUPPORT TO THE ELECTORAL PROCESS IN THE
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF SOMALIA
The overall strategic objective of the UNDP/UNSOM Joint Programme for “Support to the Electoral Process to
the Federal Republic of Somalia” is to prepare the country for universal elections through institutional capacity
development of the National Independent Electoral Commission (NIEC), the development of the legal framework for
elections, and support to promote better understanding of electoral processes.
For more information, please visit the project’s website.

On 27 December 2016,
HIGHLIGHTS

• From 5 to 7 May, the Chair of the National Independent Electoral Commission (NIEC) of Somalia Ms. Halima Ibrahim,
joined a mission together with other members of electoral management bodies from the Arab region to observe the
municipal elections in Tunisia on 6 May 2018.
• From 14 to 16 May, the National Independent Electoral Commission (NIEC) participated in a workshop on voter
registration facilitated by the UN Integrated Electoral Support Group (IESG) and international experts.
• From 13 to 21 May, an electoral Needs Assessment Mission to Somalia was deployed.

I. Project activities during the reporting period

Exploratory Mission to Tunisian Municipal Elections 2018

From 5 to 7 May, the Chair of the National Independent Electoral Commission (NIEC) of Somalia joined
a mission together with other members of electoral management bodies from the Arab region to
observe the municipal elections in Tunisia on 6 May 2018. This mission was organised in collaboration
with the Tunisia Independent High Authority for Election (ISIE), the Organization of the Arab Electoral

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Management Bodies (known by the acronym Arab EMBs), and with joint support from the UNDP
Regional Electoral Assistance Project and the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral
Assistance (International IDEA).

The programme represented a unique opportunity for the representatives of the Arab EMBs to share
best practices and experiences in election processes, was a valuable opportunity for the Tunisia
ISIE to showcase its experience to regional colleagues, and for the NIEC of Somalia to enhance its
understanding of electoral processes. The mission of more than 35 participants focused on the
technical and logistical arrangements of the ISIE in preparation for the different stages of the elections
and allowed them to witness the polling and counting procedures. Participants included several EMBs’
presidents, commissioners, and officials representing Algeria, the Comoros, Croatia, Jordan, Libya,
Mauritania, Palestine and Somalia.

Several EMB’ presidents, commissioners, and officials representing Algeria, the Comoros, Croatia, Jordan, Libya,
Mauritania, Palestine and Somalia, and representatives of international organization such as IFES, Leagues of
the Arab States – 6 May 2018, Tunis. Photo credit: Arab EMB

Workshop on voter registration

From 14 to 16 May, the National Independent Electoral Commission (NIEC) participated in a workshop
on voter registration facilitated by the UN Integrated Electoral Support Group (IESG) and international
experts. It was an opportunity for the NIEC to analyse the outcomes of the Voter Registration Feasibility
Study and its implications to inform the strategic and operational decisions in the next months required
for a model to conduct a successful voter registration process.

The workshop included a certified BRIDGE module (Building Resources in Democracy Governance
and Elections) on Voter Registration Course, designed and customised to suit the needs of the NIEC.
International experts and IESG advisors took participants through an intensive programme covering:
reasons for registration, guiding principles of voter registration, eligibility; types of registers, information
management; steps to a final voter’s list; operational considerations; voter education; stakeholders;

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information technology in voter registration and voters roll audit. The emphasis was made on the
following cross-cutting themes such as access, sustainability, technology, integrity as they relate to
the context of the country.

Group photo - Voter Registration Workshop– 16 May 2018, Mogadishu. Photo credit: UNDP.

UN Electoral Needs Assessment Mission

From 13 to 21 May, an electoral Needs Assessment Mission to Somalia was deployed to assess
developments pertaining to the preparations for multiparty universal suffrage elections in 2020/2021,
the ability of UNSOM to fulfil its strengthened electoral mandate and make recommendations for
resource requirements.

Somalia Priority Sub-Working Group

On 29 May, the NIEC co-chaired in Mogadishu the Priority Sub-Working Working Group on Elections, a
coordination platform between federal, subnational, and international partners. The NIEC highlighted
recent key developments, including the conduct of nationwide consultations with stakeholders in the
regions, progress on institutional capacity, the completion of Phase 1 of its future HQ, the conduct of
several by-elections, and the temporary registration of 14 political parties. The NIEC also indicated that
progress on the development of the Electoral Law would facilitate its decision-making and planning
for voter registration.

II. Plans for the next period

- From 4 to 6 June, Somalia’s National Security Council (NSC), which comprises the country’s Federal
and State-level leaders, will hold a meeting to discuss, amongst other topics, and seek agreement on
the ‘electoral model of representation’, which would provide strategic direction for the drafting process
of the Electoral Law.

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- On 16-17 July 2018 (tbc), the EU and Sweden will host in Brussels together with the Government
of Somalia a high-level Somalia Partnership Forum. This Forum directly builds on two earlier
meetings: The London Somalia Conference in May 2017, where the landmark Security Pact and the
New Partnership for Somalia were agreed; and the meetings in Mogadishu in December 2017, which
called for a security Transition Plan and to take a first substantive review of the Mutual Accountability
Framework (MAF). The agenda includes a key topic on inclusive politics and the roadmap towards
elections by end 2020, in addition to security, political stability, reconciliation, constitutional review,
federalism, resource sharing, economic growth and humanitarian assistance.

For more information on the UNDP/UNSOM Joint Programme, please contact Filip Warnants, filip.
[email protected] and visit the Project’s website.

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 ZAMBIA Public Relation Department of the Commission

SUPPORT TO THE ZAMBIA ELECTORAL CYCLE

The project “Consolidation of the Electoral Process in Zambia: Support to the Electoral Cycle” provides targeted
support to the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) and other national entities to enhance the quality and credibility
of electoral processes. Building upon previous electoral support, the project focuses on developing the capacity of
the ECZ, enhancing public confidence in election results, strengthening modalities for dispute resolution and support
to key electoral partners and stakeholders (political parties, media, CSOs, security agencies). The project started in
February 2016, supported by the European Union, DFID, Irish Aid, USAID and UNDP.

HIGHLIGHTS

• On 04 May, a meeting was held with civil society organisations (CSOs) on the development of a coordinated framework
for domestic observation, at which CSOs formally agreed to establish such a framework.
• From 14 to 24 May, 19 Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) staff attended training on Control Objectives for
Information and Related Technology (COBIT) 5 business framework for the governance and management of enterprise
Information Technology.
•The ECZ continued its preparations for parliamentary and local by-elections scheduled for 05 June 2018.

I. Project activities during the reporting period

Domestic observation framework

The project provided technical and financial support to the convening of a second consultative forum with
around 25 representatives of domestic observer groups and other civil society organisations (CSOs) on 04
May to consider potential development of a sustainable framework for domestic observation. This followed
an initial event held in March and is part of an initiative implemented in partnership with the Christian
Churches Monitoring Group (CCMG) to facilitate consideration of options for strengthening collaboration

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amongst CSOs on election observation and creating more sustainable engagement throughout the
electoral cycle. The meeting has resulted in positive outcomes on how to take the initiative forward, with
attendees agreeing to establish a more formalised coordinated framework, to form a technical working
group to draft terms of reference and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and to designate the CCMG
as Secretariat for the coalition.

Capacity development in ICT governance

The project supported the training of 19 ECZ staff from different departments in Control Objectives for
Information and Related Technology (COBIT) 5 business framework for the governance and management
of enterprise Information Technology. COBIT is a framework created by the global association ISACA for
the governance, management and operation of IT across any business. It aims to help an organisation
create value from IT by optimizing risk levels and resource use and enabling managers to bridge the gap
between control requirements, technical issues and business risks. Training took place from 14 to 24 May
in Lusaka and included different levels of examination for certification. The activity was implemented in
partnership with the ECZ, under a cost-sharing arrangement.

Diagnostic survey on voter turnout

In May, with the technical support of the project, the ECZ commenced an initiative to conduct a diagnostic
sampling survey on voter turnout in Zambia in the 2016 general elections. This aims to enable the ECZ
to ascertain with greater precision reasons for varying levels of turnout amongst different sectors of the
population throughout the country. The results of the survey will inform strategies to increase voter turnout
for future elections.

II. Plans for the next period

- ECZ conduct of stakeholder events, including a provincial Public Forum and an open day event at the
Commission;
- Establishment of the technical working group to initiate drafting of the framework for the national
domestic observation framework;
- Conduct of by-elections in one parliamentary constituency and six local government wards on 05 June;
- Preparations for a Needs Assessment Mission which has been requested by the ECZ on behalf of the
Republic of Zambia.

For more information on the Support to the Zambia Electoral Cycle, please contact the Chief
Technical Advisor (CTA) Ms. Katie Green, [email protected].

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 ZIMBABWE UNDP Zimbabwe

ZIMBABWE ELECTORAL COMMISSION CAPACITY

BUILDING PROJECT (ZIM-ECO)

The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission Capacity Building Project (ZIM-ECO) focuses on developing the institutional and
organizational capacity of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) to meet its Constitutional mandate. The project
provides technical assistance to voter registration process to promote its credibility and inclusiveness, strengthens
election dispute resolution mechanism, fosters gender mainstreaming during the electoral cycle and promotes
participation of women, youth and people with disabilities in the electoral process.

HIGHLIGHTS

• ZIM-ECO project has been providing support in key capacity building and institutional strengthening areas of
election operations, Biometric Voter Registration (BVR), operational planning for BVR, training of election staff,
voter education, stakeholder, engagement, election dispute resolution and gender mainstreaming.

I. Project activities during the reporting period

Electoral reform bill

The electoral reform bill has passed the Parliament and was enacted by the President. The bill is
progressive in many aspects, the main areas being the new code of conduct of political parties,
improvement of voter registration processes, gender mainstreaming, voter education and some
improvements in electoral dispute resolution processes. The main issues raised by political parties
and civil society remain, further strengthening of the independence of the EMB, responsibility for
investigating politically motivated violence cases, which now rests with police and areas of election
operations.
It is expected that the code of conduct1 is publicly signed by the major political parties. The National

1
In the case of Zimbabwe, the Code of Conduct is part of the Electoral Act and is also a legally enforceable instrument.
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Peace and Reconciliation Commission is planning to convene the parties on signing a “Peace Pledge”
in the presence of several influential witnesses who will be invited by the Government of Zimbabwe.

Election roadmap
The election day has been fixed on 30 July 2018 and proclamation was made by the President with
detailed timelines for nomination and election processes on 30 May 2018. The date for the Nomination
Court has been set for 14 June 2018.

Inspection of the voters roll

The final stage of the voter registration process, inspection of the voter’s roll was undertaken from
19 May to 29 May 2018. This was the last and most critical step of the process to ensure credibility,
transparency and accuracy of the voter’s roll. To inform the voters about their registration details,
several facilities were set up with the assistance from UNDP.
UNDP has provided technical support for developing procedures and processes for conduct of
registration and inspection. ZEC established around 9,500 inspection centres country wide for
this exercise, and 1.48 million people visited these centres. UNDP supported ZEC to send out SMS
messages to 3.2 million voters, who had provided their phone numbers. UNDP also supported setting
up of a USSD2 for those voters who either didn’t give their numbers or don’t have phones but still can
get their details by messaging ZEC by dialling *265#. A total of 910,000 people used the USSD to get
their details. Online verification of voter’s data has also been made available, which was accessed by
50,000 voters. A Call Centre, offering citizens toll free numbers is also available for those who are not
able to access other platforms.
The voter registration exercise ended on 1 June 2018 and ZEC registered a total of 5.5 million voters.
Considering that only 3.2 million people voted in the 2013 harmonised elections it is expected that the
voter turnout will be much higher than 2013. The voters roll is representative of the population with
youth (aged 19-34) being 44% and women 54% of the registered voter.

Voter education
A voter inspection campaign was developed and rolled out that includes posters, flyers, road shows,
call centre, and voter educators were trained to do mobilisation in the field. An estimated 3,200 radio
adverts for voter inspection were aired in English, Shona and Debele informing and encouraging people
to inspect the voters roll.
Voter education campaign for elections and a gender specific campaigns have been developed that
will be launched by mid-June. It will be for the first time that ZEC will be having a nationwide voter
education campaign on such a scale and penetration. The campaign is expected to have an outreach
to over 6 million people.

Stakeholder consultation
ZEC has continued stakeholder consultation process with political parties, civil society organisations
(CSOs) and media. This has been more information based forums with ZEC briefing the stakeholders
and less of consultations. After the nomination court, Multi Party Liaison Committees will be
2
Unstructured Supplementary Service Data.

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established as dispute resolution forums with representation of candidates at national, provincial and
constituency levels.

Training of police officials

After agreement with senior police officials, Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has set up a technical
team to work with UNDP to develop the training material for elections. The focus of the content for
training includes human rights principles, international and regional standards, conflict mitigation and
gender mainstreaming.

Media monitoring
UNDP has been providing technical advice to ZEC to develop ZEC monitoring capacity. In a meeting
between ZEC and ZBC on 16 May, ZBC was directed to give equal coverage to political parties. This
was brought up based on the feedback from observer groups indicating inequitable coverage for
opposition parties.

Preparations for polling

One main area of technical support from UNDP is the cascade training of 100,000 polling staff, where a
training video and training material has been developed, and roll out of the cascade is planned to start
in June with trainings of provincial and district Election Officers and constituency Elections Officers.
As part of preparations for elections, the list of polling stations has been shared with the electoral
stakeholders. The voter inspection centres were established at the same locations as that of polling
stations. The initial analysis suggests that the polling station list is a significant improvement from the
2013 polling station list. The polling stations have been increased from 9,735 to approximately 11,000
. The average people per polling stations in the country is 504, whereas for Harare this average is 743
and Bulawayo 580.

II. Plans for the next period

- Roll out of the inspection process and voter education campaigns for inspection;
- Finalisation of training material for polling staff trainings;
- Discussion on media monitoring and conflict management training with ZEC;
- Developing procedures and processes for voter registration inspection;
- Involving the police management in developing training methodology and materials.

For more information on the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission Capacity Building Project (ZIM-ECO),
please contact the Chief Technical Advisor (CTA) Mr. Azhar Malik, [email protected].

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