Voter Opinion and Involvement through Civic Education Program (VOICE)

$24.7M USD

Funder	U.S. Agency for International Development
Recipient Organization	International Foundation for Electoral Systems
Country	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Start Date	Mar 22, 2009
End Date	Jul 22, 2014
Duration	1,948 days
Number of Grantees	42
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`190335-76`

Grant Description

The Voter Opinion and Involvement through Civic Education (VOICE) project to improve the capacity of citizens to participate in decentralization and electoral processes.

The project reaches underrepresented populations to encourage engagement with broader society, particularly in political participation.

IFES initiatives include projects in voter registration, public awareness campaigns, capacity building for local organizations and efforts to motivate vulnerable and marginalized populations to be actively involved in their governance.