Project profile — Elections Support and Democratic Development

• Guyana (100.00%)

• Government And Civil Society, General: Elections (15151) (100.00%)

• Gender equality (not targeted)
• Environmental sustainability (cross-cutting) (not targeted)
• Participatory development and good governance (significant objective)
• Trade development (not targeted)
• Biodiversity (not targeted)
• Climate change mitigation (not targeted)
• Climate Change Adaptation (not targeted)
• Urban issues (not targeted)
• Desertification (not targeted)
• Children's issues (not targeted)
• Youth Issues (not targeted)
• Indigenous Issues (not targeted)
• Disability (not targeted)
• ICT as a tool for development (significant objective)

The goal of this project is to strengthen the democratic system in Guyana. The project aims to support the holding of free and fair elections that are in accordance with Guyanese laws and international standards. It also provides support in the post-election period, to strengthen Guyana's democratic institutions. Election materials and technical assistance were provided to the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) during the 2001 elections through an initiative implemented by Elections Canada. The project also encompasses several initiatives that supported a free, fair, and transparent electoral process during the 2006 elections. These initiatives include contributions to the Commonwealth Secretariat for a long-term election observer and to the Organization of American States (OAS) for an electoral observation mission. CIDA's contribution to the OAS represented one third of the total cost of the mission and one-fifth of the 120 international observers who participated in the mission were Canadians.

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