AFRICAN ELECTIONS PROJECT
African Elections Project established 2008 with the vision of enhancing the ability of journalists,
citizen journalists and the news media to provide more timely and relevant elections information and
knowledge while undertaking monitoring of specific and important aspects of governance.
Broad based Objectives
To consolidate the gains of democracy through active promotion of free flow of election
information and knowledge as a vehicle to promote free and fair elections;
To strengthen the media and related civil societies in their role as enablers of good governance
Developing capacity of journalists in the area of elections coverage in order to improve on
the quantity and quality of the coverage of elections issues;
Enhance the process of information and knowledge sharing of good practices and lessons
among all stakeholders involved in election monitoring process;
Contribute to the reduction of the tendencies of violence by encouraging the media to tell both
sides of the elections story;
Early warning system to alert stakeholders who may be falling into the trap of inflaming passions
which can lead to violence.
Developing media elections result centre which will service the media with key content about
the elections during the result stage;
To develop capacity for election observations;
To provide a central pool of relevant ICT tools for stakeholders involved in the electoral
process; and
To create a space for dialogue between political parties and the electorate.
Building Blocks
Training for senior editors, journalists and reporters
SMS application in coverage and monitoring
Election Guide for the Media
Information and Knowledge Online Portal
Knowledge products for the media
Media Monitoring incorporating early warning system
Planned future coverage for the following countries: Egypt: 26 - 28 March 2018
African Elections Project is no doubt a ground breaking project providing an important contributory
role in deepening democracy and supporting the creation of open societies through capacity building for the media and other key stakeholders, while at the same time providing a unique online elections information and knowledge platform that will eventually provide transparent access to the electoral processes across the Africa.
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