The National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI)
Information on the purpose of your organization
The National Democratic Institute (NDI) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, nongovernmental organization working to support and strengthen democratic institutions worldwide through citizen participation, openness and accountability in government. NDI responds to the aspirations of people around the world to live in democratic societies that recognize and promote basic human rights.
Since opening its doors in 1983, NDI and its local partners have worked to support and strengthen democratic institutions and practices by strengthening political parties, civic organizations and parliaments, safeguarding elections, and promoting citizen participation, openness and accountability in government.
The Institute?s work upholds the principles enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It also promotes the development of institutionalized channels of communication among citizens, political institutions and elected officials, and strengthens their ability to improve the quality of life for all citizens.
Information on your programmes and activities in areas relevant to the subject of the Summit and in which country or counties they are carried out.
NDI has daily activities and programs being conducted in nearly 60 offices around the world focusing on areas relevant to the Summit, particularly gender equality and women's empowerment, Africa, capacity building and integrated decision-making.
Some recent activities include:
? workshops between Sudanese and South Sudanese women to develop advocacy skills and foster cross-border connections (see https://www.ndi.org/sudan-south-sudan-womens-advocacy);
? training and development of blog for women in the Democratic Republic of Congo to help Congolese women involved in politics use technology to share information (https://www.ndi.org/drc-women-blog-initiative);
? helping local civil society organizations in Liberia coordinate efforts to prevent the spread of Ebola (https://www.ndi.org/liberia-ebola-cso-community-response);
? sponsoring an exchange between municipal and federal government officials in Central America to discuss ways to reduce violence in their communities https://www.ndi.org/Latin_American_Violence_Prevention_Exchange);
? convening workshops on communication skills and strategies for women to be more involved in political processes in Mauritania (https://www.ndi.org/mauritania-political-parties-story);
? research on gender, urbanization and democratic governance that examines cities and their governance and particular experience of women in cities and how they are able to participate in or influence the decisions that affect their lives (https://www.ndi.org/urban-women-mayors-white-paper);
? conference in Georgia on ways for women to get more involved in politics (https://www.ndi.org/georgia-win-with-women-2015-story); and
? consultation with the Africa Union (AU) that brought together young leaders in the continent to identify how the AU can involve young people in decision-making (https://www.ndi.org/mou-auc-2015-story).
Information on activities at the national or international levels
With staff members and volunteer political practitioners from more than 100 nations, NDI brings together individuals and groups to share ideas, knowledge, experiences and expertise. Partners receive broad exposure to best practices in international democratic development that can be adapted to the needs of their own countries. NDI?s multinational approach reinforces the fact that while there is no single democratic model, certain core principles are shared by all democracies.
NDI has daily activities and programs being conducted in nearly 60 offices around the world. For further information about NDI's specific activities, please see NDI's website at https://www.ndi.org/.
Organization have an annual report? (YES/NO) (should contain financial statements and a list of financial sources and contributions, including governmental contributions)?
NO -
List of members of the governing body of your organization, and their countries of nationality
Board of Directors
Madeleine K. Albright, Chairman
Harriet C. Babbitt, Vice Chair
Thomas A. Daschle, Vice Chair
Marc B. Nathanson, Vice Chair
Patrick J. Griffin, Secretary
Robert G. Liberatore, Treasurer
Kenneth D. Wollack, President
Bernard W. Aronson
J. Brian Atwood
Elizabeth Bagley
Rye Barcott
Howard Berman
Richard C. Blum
Donna Brazile
Esther Brimmer
Joan Baggett Calambokidis
Robin Carnahan
Johnnie Carson
Howard Dean
Sam Gejdenson
Rachelle Horowitz
Karl F. Inderfurth
Edward "Ted" Kaufman
Peter Kovler
James C. O?Brien
Mary Cathryn Ricker
Nancy H. Rubin
Michael R. Steed
Maurice Tempelsman
Lynda Thomas
Maureen White
Tamara Cofman Wittes
All are United States nationals.
Copy of the constitution and/or by-laws of the organization (WORD or PDF only), or a weblink to it
BylawsforNDI.pdf
