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March 2009
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#IRI #Morocco meets with Sec Gen of the Union Constitutionelle party in Casablanca to discuss economic development for political parties
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![](http://www.iri.org/sites/default/files/gallery/Monthly-2009-March/1.jpg "<p><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
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mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA\">A participant casts a mock vote in a party agent training held in Surabaya, East Java.<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\"> </span>The training discussed roles and rights of party agents, vote casting and vote counting procedures for Indonesia’s 2009 parliamentary elections.<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\"> </span></span></p>")
![](http://www.iri.org/sites/default/files/gallery/Monthly-2009-March/2.jpg "<p><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
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mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA\">A band plays during a march to bring attention to the plight of people with disabilities who use public transportation in Mayuge, Uganda.<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\"> </span>The disabled often face discrimination in the form of forced double payment, particularly those using wheelchairs.<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\"> </span></span></p>")
![](http://www.iri.org/sites/default/files/gallery/Monthly-2009-March/3.jpg "<p><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
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mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA\">More than 300 people attended a event highlighting the needs of the disabled at an event in Mayuge, Uganda , including the Eastern region member of parliament, district executives, disability advocates, a representative from the Red Cross, and the chairman of the Uganda Taxi Operators and Driver’s Association.<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\"> </span></span></p>")
![](http://www.iri.org/sites/default/files/gallery/Monthly-2009-March/4.jpg "<p><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
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mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA\">National Secretariat for Popular and Syndicated Organizations, Martin Majut Yak, speaks to reporters during a planning and training meeting for the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM).<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\"> </span>IRI held the first of its kind training bringing together party leaders and members to discuss strategies on how to contribute to the party’s success and growth.<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\"> </span>Among the participants were SPLM women and youth leaders, assistant secretaries from across Sudan, and SPLM members from professional associations of lawyers, doctors, and the Chamber of Commerce.<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\"> </span></span></p>")
![](http://www.iri.org/sites/default/files/gallery/Monthly-2009-March/5.jpg "<p><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
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mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA\">U.S. Embassy Charge d’Affairs Robert Jackson speaks at the launch of the IRI and the National Democratic Institute’s (NDI) programs to assist women candidates prepare for Morocco’s June elections.<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\"> </span></span></p>")
![](http://www.iri.org/sites/default/files/gallery/Monthly-2009-March/6.jpg "<p><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
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mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA\">Jan Figel, center, the European Commissioner for Education, Training, Culture and Youth, meets with IRI staff in Bratislava, Slovakia who run the Institute’s <span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\"> </span>Leadership and Excellence in Advanced Politics (LEAP) program.<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\"> </span>LEAP builds skilled team of European trainers to serve as political education experts throughout the region. The inaugural seminar brought together five LEAP participants from Central and Eastern Europe to sharpen their training skills. </span></p>")
![](http://www.iri.org/sites/default/files/gallery/Monthly-2009-March/7.jpg "<p><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
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mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA\">Dr. Mustafa Ziya, President of the Türkmeneli Foundation, and Hasan Kanbolat, President of the Middle East Strategic Research Center (ORSAM), speak to students during AN ORSAM training in Ankara, Turkey, emphasizing the importance of youth participation and civil society.<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\"> </span>During the training IRI staff discussed project management and youth participation in politics with a group of visiting university students.<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\"> </span>Staff explained the role of civil society in a democracy, team building, working with volunteers; and highlighted examples from IRI’s <i style=\"mso-bidi-font-style:normal\">GencNET</i> and Capital City Internship programs.</span></p>")
![](http://www.iri.org/sites/default/files/gallery/Monthly-2009-March/8.jpg "<p><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
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mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA\">IRI’s Executive Vice President Judy Van Rest speaks during the first meeting of the Executive Committee of the Governing Board of the Arab Women Leaders Training Institute (AWLTI) in Amman, Jordan.</span>
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mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA\">An IRI trainer discusses survey methodology during a</span><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
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mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA\"> training in Lahore, Pakistan. IRI has conducted nine national public opinion polls in Pakistan.</span>
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mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA\">A group of women pose on the last day of the International Women’s Day Conference, hosted by IRI’s Women’s Democracy Network (WDN).<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\"> </span>During the conference, participants from 17 countries attended workshops on how to develop successful mentorship programs, looking at tactics, communication strategies, case studies and ‘best practices’ from already established WDN mentorship pairs. </span></p>")
