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Our work
EISA's programme areas include balloting & electoral services; conflict management, democracy & electoral education; governance and elections & political processes.
EISA now has a presence in six African countries. Read more about our programmes activities in Chad, South Africa, the DRC, Côte d'Ivoire, Mozambique and Madagascar.
News & events
Vacancy
Programme Officer: Political Parties and Legislative Programmes in the Governance Institutions and Processes (GIP) Department
Closing date for applications: 22 January 2010.
Compendium of Elections in Southern Africa 1989-2009: 20 Years of Multiparty Democracy
Edited by Denis Kadima and Susan Booysen, the 2nd edition of EISA's Compendium was launched at EISA's Fourth Annual Symposium this November.
Promoting the Effectiveness of Democracy Protection Institutions (DPIs) in Southern Africa
Recently undertaken by the Governance Institutions & Processes Programme at EISA, eight EISA research reports (numbers 39-46) are the culmination of this regional project.
November Workshops with EISA
- Johannesburg, South Africa: Development of Sustainable Voter Registration Methodologies Workshop, 19 - 20 November
- Dakar, Senegal: Network for Enhanced Electoral and Democratic Support (NEEDS) Workshop, 3 - 6 November 2009
EISA Chad
Read about EISA's work in Chad. EISA is engaging with domestic observer groups and political parties.
Technical assistance to the AU
EISA is working with IFES and the Carter Center to compile a database of election experts and observers.
2009 Elections
- EISA Technical Assessment Team to the Namibia 2009 Presidential and National Assembly Elections
- EISA Observer Mission to the 2009 Mozambique Elections: Interim Statement | Declaração Preliminar.
- EISA Maputo is running another PVT exercise for the 2009 Mozambique Elections.
- Launch statement - Election Observer Mission to the 2009 Mozambique Elections
- EISA is deploying a Technical Assessment Team to the Botswana 2009 National and Local Government Elections scheduled for 16 October 2009.
- EISA deployed a pre election assessment mission to Mozambique in September.
The Fourth Annual EISA Symposium will be held in November this year with the theme Preventing and Managing Violent Election Related Conflicts in Africa: Exploring Good Practices. Read more about the 2009 Symposium.
EISA and the UN Electoral Assistance Division (EAD) are implementing a project on the Development of Sustainable Voter Registration Methodologies.
