Project Description:

Provision of support to:

• Political Parties; Youth and Women Groups
• Traditional and Religious Authorities
• Media, Academia, Sports and Arts

Expected outputs:

• Political dialogue through multi-party talks at national, regional, district level and constituency level for peaceful and credible election in 2012,
• Professionalization of youth wings and women leadership advanced
• Women’s political participation and achievement of a 30% quota promoted
• Non violence and peaceful political competition promoted, particularly among youth and general public awareness of the non violence approach
• Sierra Leone’s national unity and cohesion advanced as prerequisite for peace and development
• Non-partisan and responsible media coverage of the elections ensured
• Trust building towards accredited association so that their report can be reliable and transparent
• Non violent elections
• Building cooperation and consensus with the prevailing political culture of peaceful competition