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Weekly Roundup 9/26/2016
Are you ready for the first round of presidential debates to take place between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump tonight at 9pm EST, Readers? Never fear if you’ll be far from your TV -…
Read MoreWeekly Roundup 9/20/2016
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Happy Tuesday, Readers! The United Nations headquarters in New York hosted the 2016 Social Good Summit, a two-day conference held annually during UN General Assembly week. This year’s attendees from around…
Read MoreThe Zambian 2016 Elections and Conflict Resolution
Last week, NDI hosted a panel discussion about the challenges in the pre- and post-Zambian election periods with human rights advocate Martin Luther King…
Read MoreWeekly Roundup 9/12/2016
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Good morning, Readers! The Syrian civil war may press ‘pause’ this evening. The United States, which supports the moderate rebel groups, has…
Read MoreOvercoming Distance by Learning Online
Training citizens is a critical, but often challenging, part of NDI programs. With the rise of smartphone technology in recent years, some barriers can be overcome through remote, or distance, learning. In…
Read MoreWeekly Roundup 8/30/2016
Good morning, Readers, and goodbye Holocene! Humans are making such an immense impact on our Earth that scientists declared…
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Photos from #ZambiaDecides
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Data clerks chasing observer data during #ZambiaDecides General Election 2016
Click through for a Flickr slideshow of some scenes from the datacenter and polling stations.
Read MoreWeekly Roundup 8/15/2016
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Good afternoon, Readers! The official results are in, reporting that President Edgar Lunga of the Patriotic Front party was re-elected in a…
Read MoreRedundant Department of Redundancy
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CCMG data clerks chasing information from the 2015 Zambian election. Photo by Monika Emch
It’s election day in Zambia where I’m working with the fabulous @CCMG_Zambia crew. For those of you unfamiliar with NDI’s work with elections and technology, there’s some great stuff in our blog…
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