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NAMFREL
council members participate in world assembly of democracy experts and advocates
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from
NAMFREL Election Monitor Vol.2, No.27 |
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Three members of NAMFREL's National
Council participated in the recently concluded Seventh Assembly of
the World Movement for Democracy in Lima, Peru from October 14-17.
The World Movement for Democracy is a non-government effort
initiated by the Washington-based National Endownment for Democracy
(NED), and is a global network of democrats, including activists,
practitioners, academics, policy makers, and funders, who have come
together to cooperate in the promotion of democracy. The assembly in
Peru was convened "to develop new forms of cooperation
to promote the development of democracy...to strengthen democracy
where it is weak, to reform and invigorate democracy even where it
is longstanding, and to bolster pro-democracy groups in countries
that have not yet entered into a process of democratic transition."
The invitation-only Seventh Assembly was participated in by 450
experts from around the globe. The three NAMFREL members invited to
participate were Mr. Damaso Magbual, Ms. Amina Rasul-Bernardo, and
Ms. Maxine Tanya Hamada. |
Mr. Damaso Magbual, NAMFREL membership committee chair, and
Chairperson of the Asian Network for Free Elections (ANFREL), gave a
presentation on "How Networks Promote Shared Principles and Best
Practices in Domestic Election Monitoring." During his presentation,
he shared NAMFREL's experiences through the years; how to observe
the entire electoral process; the efforts made to introduce reforms
in the electoral process; and promoting good governance through
NAMFREL's monitoring of government procurement and budget .
In
another workshop, Mr. Magbual shared his
thoughts on how civil society in Myanmar (Burma) can prepare for the
2015 elections; the opportunities and challenges; lessons learned
from the previous elections and recommendations for the 2015
election in Myanmar. On December 4-7, Mr. Magbual will be heading a
group of Burmese civil society leaders to observe the Indian
Parliament to familiarize themselves on how to observe their members
of parliament and hold them accountable. |
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Ms. Amina Rasul-Bernardo, representing the Philippine Center for
Islam and Democracy (PCID), gave two presentations: "From Leading
Civil Society to Serving in Government: What are the Challenges and
Opportunities," and "Using Citizen-Led Assessments of Local
Democracy to Advance Reforms."
NAMFREL council member Ms. Maxine Tanya Hamada, representing
INCITEGov (International Center for Innovation, Transformation and
Excellence in Governance) presented on the Impact of Democracy
Research. During the assembly, Ms. Hamada was also elected to the
International Steering Committee of the World Movement for
Democracy.
The National Citizens' Movement for Free Elections (NAMFREL) salutes
its members and volunteers recognized and respected in the global
community of democracy promoters. For almost thirty years, NAMFREL
volunteers and personnel from different sectors of Philippine
society have served as trainers, observer team members,
administrators and resource persons in more than 30 countries around
the world, in the promotion of democracy and citizens participation
in nation building. |
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