Country In Brief
Since 2002, IFES has provided assistance to help build Pakistan’s democratic institutions. As an official partner and technical advisor to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), IFES has delivered extensive technical assistance, increased the capacity of legislators to perform civic functions and provided transparent ballot boxes for the 2008 elections.
IFES’ continued assistance is building the internal capacity and providing commodity support to the ECP. Working with the ECP’s Federal Election Academy, IFES is providing training for all 1,800 election officials, thereby building the ECP’s long-term capacity. IFES strengthens the ECP’s computerized voter registry in collaboration with the civil registry of Pakistan. Moreover, IFES has brought stakeholders throughout Pakistan together to drive towards extensive electoral reform.