TOWARDS ANNUAL REPORT INCLUSIVE SOCIETIES NIMD Annual Report 20182017 CONTENTS FOREWORD FROM THE OUR WORK IN GUATEMALA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR HAVE WE FORGOTTEN WHAT OUR WORK ON CAPACITY DEMOCRACY IS? STRENGTHENING WORLDWIDE CMYK 2 38 98 0 CMYK 75 68 67 90 RGB 249 157 54 RGB 0 0 0 Pantone C 1375 C Pantone SC Black 6 C NIMD IN 2018 OUR WORK IN JORDAN CMYK 64 56 53 29 CMYK 6 3 0 23 RGB 87 87 89 RGB 186 192 197 Pantone SC 425 C Pantone SC 428 C OUR DEMOCRACY SCHOOLS KEY COUNTRY RESULTS 2018 WORLDWIDE OUR WORK IN UGANDA OUR WORK IN ETHIOPIA CMYK 0 9 17 0 CMYK 0 13 33 20 RGB 255 231 212 RGB 205 178 137 Pantone PNC 9200 C Pantone SU 7502 OUR WORK TO FACILITATE FINANCIAL OVERVIEW CMYK 0 6 15 7 CMYK 0 13 32 36 DIALOGUE WORLDWIDE RGB 236 221 201 RGB 164 143 111 Pantone PNC 9184 C Pantone SC 2325 C CMYK 0 10 25 19 CMYK 0 19 50 53 RGB 206 185 154 RGB 120 97 60 Pantone PNC 9163 C Pantone 1375 World map Previous/Next page 2 Pantone 1375 Pantone PNC 9163 C RGB 120 97 60 RGB 206 185 154 CMYK 0 19 50 53 CMYK 0 10 25 19 Pantone SC 2325 C Pantone PNC 9184 C RGB 164 143 111 RGB 236 221 201 CMYK 0 13 32 36 CMYK 0 6 15 7 Pantone SU 7502 Pantone PNC 9200 C RGB 205 178 137 RGB 255 231 212 CMYK 0 13 33 20 CMYK 0 9 17 0 Pantone SC 428 C Pantone SC 425 C 3 RGB 186 192 197 GB 87 87 89 NIMD Annual Report 2018 R CMYK 6 3 0 23 CMYK 64 56 53 29 Pantone C 1375 C Pantone SC Black 6 C RGB 249 157 54 RGB 0 0 0 the process. the country’s future. country’s CMYK 2 38 98 0 CMYK 75 68 67 90 some of the many remarkable people that we have met in in met have we that people remarkable many the of some inclusive approach that means no-one is left out of their their of out left is no-one means that approach inclusive you can see what we achieved, and hear the stories of of stories the hear and achieved, we what see can you and build remarkable careers as democrats. We take an an take We democrats. as careers remarkable build and successful year for the organization. In the following pages pages following the In organization. the for year successful School graduates have gone on to lead inspiring campaigns campaigns inspiring lead to on gone have graduates School another was 2018 thrive, can democracy multiparty has established deliver legislative change. Our Democracy Democracy Our change. legislative deliver established has As we continued pursuing our goal of ensuring inclusive inclusive ensuring of goal our pursuing continued we As NIMD gets this. The multiparty dialogue platforms that NIMD NIMD that platforms dialogue multiparty The this. gets NIMD country offices. offices. country our in and Netherlands the in both dedication, their for enough staff our praise cannot I leave. to forced been or up given have organizations other many where countries NIMD respects that, which is why we are still working in in working still are we why is which that, respects NIMD “Dutch model” of democracy; they want their own model. model. own their want they democracy; of model” “Dutch a want not do with work we people and countries the all, After future. democratic own their over control have Understanding that context is crucial for ensuring people people ensuring for crucial is context that Understanding challenges. own its and traditions own its needs, by accident. by democracy is to take deep root. Each nation has its own own its has nation Each root. deep take to is democracy happen doesn’t this And core. its at rights individual We also get that nations’ self-determination is key if if key is self-determination nations’ that get also We on accountable and inclusive governance, with respect for for respect with governance, inclusive and accountable on , more than a box ticking exercise. It is a culture that relies relies that culture a is It exercise. ticking box a than more a journalist and MEP taught me that democracy is so much much so is democracy that me taught MEP and journalist a to be part of this organization. My personal experience as as experience personal My organization. this of part be to I joined NIMD in February 2019, and am extremely grateful grateful extremely am and 2019, February in NIMD joined I them the tools to build a brighter democratic future. democratic brighter a build to tools the them young leaders through our Democracy Schools, giving giving Schools, Democracy our through leaders young Thijs Berman, Executive Director of NIMD of Director Executive Berman, Thijs We are also supporting the next generation of promising promising of generation next the supporting also are We bringing together parties who were once sworn enemies. enemies. sworn once were who parties together bringing EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR EXECUTIVE politics. We are creating breakthroughs via dialogue, dialogue, via breakthroughs creating are We politics. programmes are promoting peaceful, just and inclusive inclusive and just peaceful, promoting are programmes FOREWORD FROM THE THE FROM FOREWORD Across 19 countries spanning four continents, NIMD’s NIMD’s continents, four spanning countries 19 Across World map Content page Previous/Next page NIMD Annual Report 2018 World map Content page Previous/Next page 4 NIMD Annual Report 2018 CMYK 2 38 98 0 CMYK 75 68 67 90 CMYK 75 68 67 90 67 68 75 CMYK 0 98 38 2 CMYK RGB 249 157 54 0 0 0 GB R RGB 0 0 0 54 157 249 GB R Pantone C 1375 C C 6 Black SC one t n a P Pantone SC BlackC 6 C1375 C one t n a P CMYK 6 3 0 23 0 3 6 CMYK 29 53 56 64 CMYK Elections, parliamentary hearings, andCMYK party 64 56 53conferences 29 DemocracyCMYK 6 3 0 23 starts with dialogue GB 186 192 197 192 186 GB R 89 87 87 GB R RGB 87 87 89 RGB 186 192 197 HAVE WE FORGOTTEN take place in all manner of contexts, from democraciesC 428 SC one t n a P When peopleC consider425 SC one t n a P open access to the political Pantone SC 425 C Pantone SC 428 C to dictatorships. However, elections can be defrauded, arena, they often think of voting rights and freedom of WHAT DEMOCRACY IS? politicians can make false political claims, and patronage speech. But, in reality, those in charge are not always can stop the best candidates being put forward by 20 33 13 0 CMYK listening to competing0 17 9 0 CMYK views and opposition groups in Often, when we think of ‘democracy’, we think parties. This can undo efforts at democratization; 137 178 205 GB R the country. In212 contrast,231 255 GB R when genuine dialogue takes CMYK 0 9 17 0 7502 SU one t n a P CMYK 0 13 33C 20 9200 PNC one t n a P we have a good idea of what it means. It means beckoning corruption, diminished genderRGB 255 231and 212 minority place,RGB 205 reforms, 178 137 peace agreements and inclusive Pantone PNC 9200 C 36 32 13 0 CMYK Pantone SU 7502 7 15 6 0 CMYK elections, parliaments, and parties. But is that representation and even political violence. 111 143 164 GB R societies follow201 221 in236 itsGB R wake. one SC 2325 C 2325 SC one t n a P C 9184 PNC one t n a P really all there is to it? CMYK 0 6 15 7 CMYK 0 13 32 36 RGB 236 221 201 53 50 19 0 CMYK RGB 164 143 111 19 25 10 0 CMYK So, looking below the surface, it’s clear that institutions60 97 120 GB R Take the case 154 of185 Uganda:206 GB R we were able to facilitate a Pantone PNC 9184 C Pantone SC 2325 C one 1375 one t n a P C 9163 PNC one t n a P ROEL WIJNANTS© alone aren’t enough to safeguard democracy. In a breakthrough in 2018 with a landmark meeting of party CMYK 0 10 25 19 CMYK 0 19 50 53 genuine democracy, these institutionsRGB need 206 185 154to be leaders.RGB 120 97The 60 president and leaders of all but one of populated by ‘real democrats’; peoplePan tonewho PNC hold9163 C Uganda’sPantone 1375 parliamentary parties were brought together democratic values and lead by consensus, not coercion. by the Inter-Party Organization for Dialogue, a platform set-up and facilitated by NIMD. Following on from this, It is the core values of dialogue, inclusiveness, and continued trust-building and multiparty-backed dialogue accountability that underpin democracy and allow is set to begin in earnest. people to have a say in their country’s future. Frank Rusa, NIMD’s Country Representative in Uganda, The need to defend these values is what has driven comments: “The challenge of moving from a no-party NIMD’s commitment to work with parties from across system [Uganda’s previous arrangement] to a multiparty the political spectrum for almost 20 years. In 2018, as in system is that it needs not only institutional reform, but previous years, we saw that ongoing commitment bear a mindset change.