EURECS Activity Plan
Outcome 1: Increased leadership and strategic management capacity of NEBE in conducting transparent, accountable, gender-responsive and rights-based electoral processes.
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No |
Activity |
Location |
Dates |
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1.1 |
Hybrid LEAD-MEPA Training modules |
Addis Ababa |
December 2020 |
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1.2 |
LEAD Training of Trainers (ToT) |
Addis Ababa |
30 Nov – 5 Dec 2019 |
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1.2 a) |
LEAD cascaded trainings |
Regional capitals |
6 Dec – 20 Dec 2019 |
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1.3 |
Peer to peer exchanges with members of other regional EMBs |
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Dec 2019 – Dec 2020 |
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1.4 |
Training on election logistics and operations of NEBE |
Addis Ababa |
As per NEBE request. Expert already deployed in Addis |
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1.4a) |
'On demand' advisory services |
Addis Ababa |
As per NEBE request. Expert already deployed in Addis |
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1.5 |
Contextualised training and coaching |
Addis Ababa |
As per NEBE request. Expert already deployed in Addis |
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1.6 |
Gender and social inclusion policy – gender mainstreaming |
Addis Ababa and Regional capitals |
As per NEBE request. Expert already deployed in Addis |
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1.7 |
Training on gender awareness and on policy for tackling Violence Against Women in Elections (VAWIE) |
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13 – 17 Jan 2020 |
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1.8 |
Technical and operational support for the establishment and running of Electoral Security Task Forces |
Addis Ababa |
26 Nov 2019 – Oct 2020 |
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1.8a) |
Trainings and mentoring of Electoral Security Task Forces on security aspects in the election operational plan |
Addis Ababa |
26 Nov 2019 – May 2020 |
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1.8b) |
Trainings for security forces on the role of security forces in the new electoral law |
Addis Ababa |
26 Nov 2019 – May 2020 |
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1.9 |
Support NEBE to design a Communication Strategy and Communication Policy |
Addis Ababa |
22 Oct – 10 Dec 2019 |
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1.9a) |
Trainings on media/public relations and communication skills |
Addis Ababa |
As per NEBE request. Expert already deployed in Addis |
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1.10 |
Online and hybrid training on Electoral Integrity and Malpractice |
Addis Ababa |
3 Feb – 3 March 2020 |
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1.11 |
Support for publishing and disseminating technical tools of the electoral process: polling station lists, constituency lists, lists of registered voters, exact procedures and arrangements for minority constituencies, etc. |
Addis Ababa |
Dec 2019 – May 2020 |
Outcome 2: Improved institutional and technical capacity of NEBE in conducting credible electoral process.
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No |
Activity |
Location |
Dates |
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2.1 |
Advice, training and technical coaching for polling staff on the elections focusing on improving operations including voter registration. |
All over the country |
3 Feb – 20 May 2020 |
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2.2 |
Operational and logistical support for the improvement of voter registration and polling stations mapping using GIS. |
Addis Ababa and regions |
Dec 2019 – April 2020 |
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2.3 |
Production of 'Media and Elections Guide' |
Addis Ababa |
22 Oct – 10 Dec 2019 |
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2.4 |
Set-up the NEBE Media Monitoring Unit |
Addis Ababa |
22 Oct – 10 Dec 2019 |
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2.5 |
Training of NEBE staff on political party monitoring |
Addis Ababa |
2 – 6 Dec 2019 |
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2.6 |
Support to the legal department of NEBE via advisory services and training on global best practices |
Addis Ababa |
Dec 2019 – Feb 2020 |
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2.7 |
Operational assistance for establishment and running of an Election Monitoring System. |
HQ & the regions |
Nov 2019 – May 2020 |
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2.8 |
Support for human resources planning and management |
HQ & the regions |
From now until March |
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2.9 |
Support for candidate and political parties’ database |
Addis Ababa |
Dec 2019 – Jan 2020 |
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2.10 |
Train the NEBE national and regional staff dealing with political parties on the new campaign rules and regulations and their ability to monitor and report violations. |
HQ & the regions |
Dec 2019 – Jan 2020 |
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2.11 |
Security Assessment of NEBE Headquarter and regional offices |
HQ & the regions |
Nov 2019 |
Outcome 3: Enhanced liaison between NEBE and external stakeholders in favour of an inclusive and responsive electoral process.
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No |
Activity |
Location |
Dates |
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3.1 |
Assistance for the set-up of consultation with political parties, CSO and media |
HQ |
Nov 2019 – May 2020 |
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3.2 |
Facilitation of NEBE’s dialogue with civil society organisations, especially with women and youth groups, organisations’ representing persons with disabilities, and traditional and religious leaders. |
National, zonal or regional |
Nov 2019 – May 2020 |
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3.3 |
Setting up of an inter-agency committee on civic and voter education, paying special attention to the needs of persons with disabilities, people living in remote areas, etc. |
HQ |
Nov 2019 – May 2020 |
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3.4 |
Support NEBE to negotiate airtime and to produce Civic and Voter Education messages |
HQ |
Nov 2019 – May 2020 |
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3.5 |
Organize stakeholder events at the national and regional levels to announce the start of campaign season and communicate key timeline and rules of engagement. |
HQ and regional |
March – April 2020 |
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3.6 |
Support NEBE to roll out voter and civic education plan in all the regions of Ethiopia. |
HQ and regional |
Nov 2019 – May 2020 |
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3.7 |
Organisation of rallies and market outreach activities in all the regions of Ethiopia |
All over the country |
Feb – May 2020 |
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3.8 |
Support for the registration and accreditation of domestic and international observers. |
HQ |
Feb – April 2020 |
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3.9 |
Support to electoral dispute settlement and framework of the legal dispute resolution (EDR) |
HQ and regional |
March – July 2020 |
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3.10 |
Capacity building for Judiciary to process complaints and challenges resolution for political party registration. |
Addis Ababa |
Nov – Dec 2019 |
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3.11 |
Training of judges and other stakeholders on electoral dispute resolution (EDR) and alternative dispute resolutions (ADR) mechanisms. |
Addis Ababa |
March – April 2020 |
PEV Activity Plan
Result area 1. Production and Dissemination of base-line data, some with policy relevance
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No |
Activity |
Location |
Date |
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1 |
Electoral Security Threat Assessment (ESTA Study): stakeholder mapping of activity with the potential to monitor localized conflicts or external threats from border areas and more. |
Addis Ababa and Mekelle |
26 August – 9 September 2019 |
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2 |
Electoral Political Economy Analyses producing base-line data for monitoring, flash reports for “quick gains” of reporting and long-term harvesting tool to capture drivers and sources of electoral conflicts and violence triggers in the run up to the 2020 elections. |
Addis Ababa |
Phase 1. 03 – 15 September Phase 2. November-Dec 2019 |
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3 |
EPEA visit to Hawassa- an environmental scan in view the pending SIDAMA referendum |
Addis Ababa |
25-26 September 2019 |
Result area 2. Establish an NSA-Coalition and capacitating the coalition, and a wider span of NSAs, in Election Observation
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No |
Activities |
Location |
Date |
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1 |
Pre-Strategic Planning & Election Strategy Meetings this entails meetings with CECOE/ECES, NDI & IRI to support and facilitate and put in place Coalition strategy draft documents. |
Addis Ababa |
September 2019
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2 |
Strategic planning Drafting workshop with Interim Co-ordination committee with ECES, NDI, IRI providing technical support for 30 persons |
Addis Ababa |
26 and 30 September 2019 |
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3 |
Strategic Plan Validation workshop for 80 participants with technical partners-ECES, NDI, IRI |
Addis Ababa |
03-04 October 2019 |
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4 |
Coalition building Advisory and coaching for NSAs (following up on the CSOs network workshop). |
Addis Ababa |
Ongoing |
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5 |
NSA-membership mapping and adding more broad-based networks to have a national outlook in order to include more FBOs, youth, students, check regional gaps to be covered. |
Addis Ababa |
Ongoing |
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6 |
Civic & Voter Education Cluster Strategy-Strategic Planning |
Addis Ababa |
27 Nov 2019 |
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7 |
Election Observation Cluster Strategy- Strategic Planning |
Addis Ababa |
28-29 Nov 2019 |
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8 |
Advocacy and Stakeholders Engagement Cluster- Strategic Planning |
Addis Ababa |
17 December 2019 |
Result area 3. Skills enhancement in leadership and conflict management, media monitoring and journalist capacity building essentially but not only for the NSA coalition
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No |
Activities |
Location |
Date |
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1 |
Leadership and Conflict Management for Electoral Administrative Development (LEAD) training to Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) |
Addis Ababa |
25-28 June 2019 |
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2 |
LEAD training to Law school students and instructors |
Diredawa |
07-09 August 2019 |
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3 |
LEAD TOT targeting high level potential trainers from COCOE and NSA to build a pool of locally trainers |
Bishoftu |
12-17 August 2019 |
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4 |
LEAD Training to Law Students and instructors mixed with CSOs from the region |
Mekelle |
03-06 September 2019 |
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5 |
LEAD Cascade-for Coalition CECOE and NSA participants, Following the 1st Lead TOT workshop of CSOs aimed at accrediting local CSO trainers |
Addis Ababa |
17-20 September 2019 |
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6 |
LEAD training to Law Students and instructors in Haramaya University mixed with local CSOs |
Harar |
08-11 October |
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7
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LEAD training Focusing on SIDAMA to Interfaith Religious Groups mixed with other elders. NSA participants based in Hawassa are also targeted. |
Addis Ababa
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16-18 October 2019 |
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8 |
Two round Media LEAD training targeting media houses a mixed group of TV, Radio, print and online media |
Addis Ababa |
14-18 and 23-24 October 2019 |
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9 |
LEAD training to Hawassa and Arbaminch Law School students and instructors mixed with CSOs |
Addis Ababa |
30 Oct-01 November 2019 |
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10 |
LEAD training to CECOE in Amhara region |
Bahirdar |
06-09 November 2019 |
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11 |
LEAD training to CECOE in Gambella |
Addis Ababa |
12-15 November 2019 |
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12 |
Media Monitoring Preparations-this entails putting a strategy of how to implement it by the Expert as well as purchasing equipment |
Addis Ababa |
Nov-Dec 2019 |
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13 |
LEAD training for CECOE in Tigray |
Mekelle |
3-6 December 2019 |
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14 |
LEAD training to CECOE |
Jigjiga |
10-13 December 2019 |
Result area 4. NSA-led election conflict prevention, mitigation and management activities spanning from grassroots conflict coordinators to an informal, flexible mediation group of elders
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No |
Activity |
Date |
Location |
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1 |
Setting up an alternative election conflict resolution mechanism |
TBD |
TBD |
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2 |
Forming and supporting of an informal Election Mediation Group of Elders |
TBD |
TBD |
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3 |
Monitoring of breaches of the Code of Conduct of political parties and media
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TBD |
TBD |
Result area 5. Capitalising on existing early warning structures and capacitate with electoral conflict prevention capacities, while establishing a distinct election conflict early warning, led by the NSA-coalition, by merging into what already exists and fill the gaps
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No |
Activity |
Date |
Location |
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1 |
Early Warning System-This entails developing TORs and recruiting the focal points as well as setting up implementation framework |
October-December 2019 |
Addis Ababa |
Result area 6. Election Situation room
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No |
Activity |
Date |
Location |
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1 |
SIDAMA Referendum Support-this entails coaching for trained stakeholders on how they support the event in terms of mediation, incidents identified, civic awareness and pro-peace messaging towards the Referendum and possible observation efforts |
1-30 Nov 2019 |
Hawassa and Addis Ababa |
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2 |
Sidama Referendum Observation Support |
16-22 November 2019 |
Addis Ababa and Hawassa |
Result area 7. Civic and voter education outreach and NSA-led dialogue with traditional structures exploring the role of youth in pro-peace messaging
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No |
Activity |
Date |
Location |
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1 |
Support to CSO’s for Democracy/ Civic and Voter and Education |
TBD |
TBD |
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2 |
Dialogue sessions with religious leaders on nonviolence messaging led by women and youth |
TBD |
TBD |
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3 |
Dialogue sessions with Traditional leaders on non-violence messaging lens |
TBD |
TBD |
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4 |
Advisory support and development of communication campaigns through an election conflict prevention |
TBD |
TBD |