'Democracy International, Inc., is a US-based organization that advises and assists, on behalf of governments, ministries and
NGOs in
democracy
Democracy (From grc, δημοκρατία, dēmokratía, ''dēmos'' 'people' and ''kratos'' 'rule') is a form of government in which the people have the authority to deliberate and decide legislation (" direct democracy"), or to choose gov ...
and governance projects, such as in the conduct of elections,
election monitoring and building of
multi-party systems.
Democracy International was co-founded by
Eric Bjornlund
Eric Bjornlund (born August 7, 1958) is an American expert in democratization assistance and election observation and co-founder and president of Democracy International and the author of ''Beyond Free and Fair: Monitoring Elections and Building D ...
and Glenn Cowan in 2003. It receives funding from the
United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the
US State Department, and other development partners.
Projects
As of 2018, Democracy International has participated in more than 180 projects in more than 80 countries. Democracy International has active projects in
Tunisia
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,
Colombia
Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...
,
El Salvador
El Salvador (; , meaning " The Saviour"), officially the Republic of El Salvador ( es, República de El Salvador), is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south b ...
,
Bangladesh
Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...
,
South Sudan
South Sudan (; din, Paguot Thudän), officially the Republic of South Sudan ( din, Paankɔc Cuëny Thudän), is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia, Sudan, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the C ...
, and more.
References
External links
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* {{LinkedIn page, company/democracy-international
Democracy
Political organizations based in the United States