International IDEA advances, promotes and protects sustainable democracy worldwide in consideration of human rights commitments through policy-relevant knowledge, capacity development, advocacy, and the convening of dialogues.
We develop, share and enable the use of comparative knowledge, assist in democratic reform, and influence policies and politics, focusing on six workstreams:
Together we build democracies that deliver for all.
As the global leader in democracy promotion, the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) advances good governance and democratic rights by:
Since 1987, IFES has worked in over 145 countries – from developing democracies, to mature democracies.
The Department of Public Policy Analysis of Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV/DAPP) is a center for applied social research concerned with innovation in public policies in Brazil.
FGV/DAPP aims to qualify the public debate through data transparency, social participation, and dialogue with networked society. They conduct research around topics of politics on the web, policy transparency, security and citizenship, and more.
Gong is a civil society organization in Croatia focused on enhancing democratic processes and institutions as well as developing democratic political culture and encouraging active and responsible participation of citizens in political processes, particularly in decision-making processes related to good governance of public and collective property, protection and promotion of the rule of law, human rights and solidarity.
Established in 2007, the Women’s Empowerment Link (WEL) is a non-profit, non-partisan, non-governmental women rights organization. We invest in empowering women and girls to realize their full potential, worth and strength politically, socially and economically through advocating for their human and social justice rights.
Founded in 1999, the Centre for Rights Education and Awareness is a national feminist women’s rights Non-Governmental Organization. Although CREAW’s work has expanded over the years, the focus has consistently set women’s rights at the centre of everything we do.
Siasa Place is an NGO formed in 2015 that aims to create an enabling environment to educate and engage women and youth in governance through the constitution and electoral processes in Kenya.
KICTANet is a multi-stakeholder think tank for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation in Kenya. The think tank is a catalyst for reform in the Information and Communication Technology sector. Its work is guided by four pillars of policy advocacy, capacity building, research, and stakeholder engagement.
Election Observation Group (ELOG) is a long-term, permanent, and national platform, which is comprised of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) with the mandate of strengthening democracy in Kenya and the African Region through promoting inclusive, transparent, and accountable electoral processes.
Since 1983 CIPE has been working with local partners to craft business-driven solutions to social-economic problems that affect millions of people. We at CIPE believe that democracy is at its strongest when the private sector is flourishing. Working with our local partners that include business associations, chambers of commerce, think tanks, universities and advocacy organizations, CIPE is helping create the enabling environment for business to thrive. This can only happen when the core institutions of democracy are strong and transparent.