October 11, 2017 was International Day of the Girl Child. This year’s theme was ‘EmPOWER Girls: Before, during and after crises.’ According to the United Nations, adolescent girls in conflict zones are 90 percent more likely to be out of school compared to their peers in conflict-free countries. We know, from experience, that although women often make […]
October 11, 2017 was International Day of the Girl Child. This year’s theme was ‘EmPOWER Girls: Before, during and after crises.’ According to the United Nations, adolescent girls in conflict zones are 90 percent more likely to be out of school compared to their peers in conflict-free countries. We know, from experience, that although women often make […]
October 11, 2017 was International Day of the Girl Child. This year’s theme was ‘EmPOWER Girls: Before, during and after crises.’ According to the United Nations, adolescent girls in conflict zones are 90 percent more likely to be out of school compared to their peers in conflict-free countries. We know, from experience, that although women often […]
The BCI Team has been busy and working on inspiring activities with amazing people. Here’s what we’ve been up to… Carlo and Francesca travelled to Papua New Guinea (PNG) in June to support programs of the National Democratic Institute (NDI). In PNG, we worked with political parties, civil society and religious leaders towards mitigating election-related violence […]
The BCI team has been in Papua New Guinea for the last two weeks, implementing capacity programs for the National Democratic Institute (NDI). One of the activities included facilitating a discussion among political parties competing in the 2017 elections. Parties discussed the triggers of violence in elections and were united in their commitment to mitigate […]
NDI’s Blueprint for 21st Century Parties is out! A great resource for party leaders and activists. The BCI team appreciated the opportunity to contribute to this project and collaborate with remarkable and thoughtful practitioners. A must read. Source: Reflect, Reform, Reengage: A Blueprint for 21st Century Parties | National Democratic Institute
Guest blog by Shannon O’Connell. An edited version of this article on gender equality in political parties appears in an upcoming publication of the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs on 21st Century political parties. Gender equality. It’s a phrase that has influenced much of the political debate in recent years, and it’s an important […]
Guest post by Eva Maydell (Paunova), MEP A crude piece of graffiti adorns a street wall in Sofia, Bulgaria. ‘If elections changed anything, they’d be outlawed’ it reads. It has been there since the early 90s, back when the country’s sharply bi-polar political system and its tokens were ripe for parody. 25 years later, the […]
BCI’s Matthew Lowell and Frank Talbot reflect on the importance of Malta’s EU Presidency for the Atlantic Council The recent ripples of insecurity across the southern Mediterranean have presented profound challenges for the European Union (EU). While Libya and Syria continue to experience protracted violence and lawlessness, many other countries in the region face acute […]
This week I made a quick trip to Sofia, Bulgaria at the invitation of the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs and the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom for Southeast Europe . In Sofia, I facilitated working sessions of the Steering Committee of the Liberal South East European Network (LIBSEEN). The network is part of the […]