Strengthening Seychelles’ Democratic Institutions

Program Objectives: The program seeks to engage local NGO and other relevant elections stakeholders to conduct voter education, short-term election observer training, and material and transportation support for elections observers during the election. The program should meet the following objectives: 1) Support a series of voter education and information outreach events, as well as media engagement ahead of the 2020 elections; 2) Conduct a short-term elections observer training event over the course of two weeks for up to 40 elections observers; 3) Procure materials required for election observers; and 3) Provide assistance for transportation of elections observers and equipment on election day. Participants and Audiences: The target audience for this project is all voters in Seychelles as well as 40 election observers.