Iraqi NGOs receive funding boost from UN to launch electoral education campaign
16 March 2008 - The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS)announced today the 75 projects by Iraqi non-governmental
organizations (NGOs) to kick off an electoral education campaign.
For the Electoral Education Campaign Project, which is funded through the UN Development Group Iraq Trust Fund, the over
250 proposals were received were evaluated by a panel comprising representatives from UNOPS and the UN Assistance
Mission in Iraq (UNAMI) last month. Each submission was assessed for quality and the applicant organization's track
record.
The Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC), which observed all of the selection stages, found the process to be
fair and independent.
The number of NGO projects receiving funding in each governorate is based on estimates of voter population figures, with
priority being given to providing sufficient resources to the campaign in the governorates Anbar, Diyala and
Salah-el-Deen.
Women, youth, minorities, the displaced and those with special needs will be targeted in particular by the new
initiative.
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