The OIC General Secretariat (Election Observation Unit), in cooperation and coordination with the United Nations Electoral Assistance Division (UNAED) and the Regional Office of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), has organized a workshop entitled: Training Workshop on Election Observation (BRIDGE Methodology) for the OIC Observers’ Group.
According to a report, the workshop, which was held between July 25 and 26, 2022, was aimed at raising the electoral knowledge and capabilities of the OIC’s team and improve the performance of the OIC’s election observation missions to contribute to the Member States’ efforts to ensure transparent and credible elections.
Twenty-five observers from various departments of the General Secretariat participated in this workshop using the “BRIDGE Methodology.” Standing for “Building Resources in Democracy, Governance, and Elections’.
“This methodology is based on participatory adult learning principles combined with a distinctive values-based approach centered on specific electoral principles,” the report says.
It adds, “It relies mainly on interactive activities between the participants.”
