Project Description:

The project seeks to facilitate the electoral observation exercise to be conducted in Nepal by international and domestic groups in view of the 2007 Constituent Assembly election, by establishing a Electoral Observation Resource Centre that would serve as a clearinghouse for all information related to election observation and to bring these monitoring groups together to share experiences and to prevent a duplication of their efforts.

Development Goal: 

The public confidence in the electoral process will be strengthened by a broad, coordinated deployment of domestic and international observers during the forthcoming election. As a result, the legitimacy of the elected Constituent Assembly will be enhanced.

Immediate Objective: 

The public confidence in the electoral process will be strengthened by a broad, coordinated deployment of domestic and international observers during the forthcoming election. As a result, the legitimacy of the elected Constituent Assembly will be enhanced.

Outputs and Key Activities:

Outputs:

1. Established a clearinghouse and centralized repository of essential information and resource materials to facilitate observers in their observation tasks.
2. Identified domestic and international observation groups present on the ground and their location to ensure a coordinated approach in the deployment  of their observers 

Activities:

1. Accreditation of domestic and international observers and establishment of a national database of both domestic and international observers.
2. Preparation and dissemination of election observation-related and general information and materials
3. Liaison with observers groups in order to promote a coordinated approach in the deployment of observers.
4. Conduct of ongoing informative briefings regarding the electoral process, the political environment, the security situation, etc

Procurement:

Furniture and office equipment