Middle East and North Africa
IRI encourages the growth of broad, grassroots political parties and issue-based caucuses in the parliament. IRI also works with the parliamentary youth caucus to promote youth-focused legislation.
Through the Arab Women's Leadership Institute, IRI provides women in the region with valuable skills necessary to succeed as community leaders, civil servants and elected officials.
IRI joins with Egyptian activists to strengthen their knowledge of political party development, issue advocacy, proposal writing and grants management. IRI also works with civil society on better engaging municipal councils.
To strengthen legislative bodies and support women, IRI holds workshops on leadership and communication skills in Oman and the United Arab Emirates. IRI’s Oman presence helps elected members of the Majlis A’Shura and their staff to better analyze, debate and improve policies and enhance oversight of ministries.
As the Iraqi parliament continues to grow, IRI supports the development of a research unit and library and assists youth groups in strengthening their advocacy skills. IRI also teaches grassroots campaign skills to political candidates.
As elected officials work to become more responsive and accountable to citizens, IRI assists them in acquiring the necessary political and advocacy skills of community leaders.
Working with political parties, IRI supports the process of building issue-based platforms and implementing nationwide outreach strategies. With a focus on increasing the role of women in politics, IRI trains women candidates in public policy and effectively communicating citizen concerns.
IRI works with political parties on running issue-based campaigns and improving the capacity and relevance of local party organizations. IRI’s opinion polls help parties to articulate their messages and develop better electoral campaign strategies.
IRI provides timely and discerning public opinion research to major media outlets as well as to important stakeholders in Palestinian politics and civil society.
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