The five-year Bringing Unity, Integrity and Legitimacy to Democracy project provided critical assistance to help build electoral systems, Fortalecer la sociedad civil y fomentar la participación cívica en Somalia., con especial atención a las mujeres, jóvenes y otros grupos marginados.
It was funded by the A NOSOTROS. Agencia para el Desarrollo Internacional e implementado por Asociados creativos internacionales, with its partners the Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa, Forcier Consulting y el Instituto Republicano Internacional.
Credible democratic elections and systems in Somalia were obstructed by decades of civil war along with elite- and clan-based governance systems, a weak central government and a lack of a culture of civic participation.
Además, the participation and role of women in politics was extremely limited, perpetuando las desigualdades de género en toda la sociedad.
The Bringing Unity, Integrity and Legitimacy to Democracy project supported newly-formed political parties and regulatory bodies to shift incentives so that political parties increasingly sought to earn a broad-based popular mandate from voters, rather than rely on traditional political alliances that are often based on clan structures.
With a focus on local ownership and sustainability, the project strengthened the capacity of electoral management bodies, partidos politicos, medios de comunicación, civil society organizations and other key stakeholders.
