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LEARNING WEBINAR
Innovations in
Inclusive Democracy
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Agenda
+ 30 min Optional Breakout Room Discussions with Speakers
Blair Glencorse
Co-CEO of the Accountability Lab, United States
Elisa Peter
Director of Civitates, France
Enrique Bravo-Escobar
Senior Program Officer at the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), United States
Frank Mpahlo
Executive Director at Green Governance Zimbabwe Trust, Zimbabwe
Maria Solar
Social Connection Coordinator at Ollin, Mexico
Miren Martiarena Barkaiztegi
Director of Open Government, OGP Basque Country
Luiza Jardim
Program Associate at
People Powered, Brazil
Speakers
Why are we working on
inclusive democracy?
Which groups do you find most difficult to engage in participatory programs?
Survey
Presenting the Building Inclusive Democracy Program
Luiza Jardim
People Powered
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The Problem:
Organizations and governments frequently struggle to engage marginalized communities
Partners and Funder
Latin America
Africa
Eastern Europe & the Balkans
Extituto, Colombia
Politize!, Brazil
Ollin, Mexico
AfroLeadership, Cameroon
Enda Ecopop, Senegal
ASSOAL, Cameroon
Pathways, Kenya
Bareedo Platform, Somalia
Project supported by the National Endowment for Democracy
FinanceThink, North Macedonia
K-Monitor, Hungary
Shipyard Foundation, Poland
Opens, Serbia
Small Steps, Bulgaria
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The goal of the Building Inclusive Democracy program:
build the capacity of organizations to make participatory democracy more inclusive of marginalized communities.
focused on three marginalized groups: women, youth and displaced people.
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Lessons on
youth inclusion
Frank Mpahlo
Executive Director at Green Governance Zimbabwe Trust, Zimbabwe
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Challenges
Limited inclusion of youths in decision-making process
Exclusion of youths in leadership positions
No youths representation in policy formulation and implementation
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Legislative Theater
An innovative way to engage duty bearers through theatre
Promoting youth and duty bearer engagement
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Youths directly influencing policy through parliamentary submissions
Youths participating in parliamentary consultation processes
Lessons from governments on inclusion
Miren Martiarena Barkaiztegi
Director of Open Government, OGP Basque Country
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The problem
Ensuring access to information, social services & resources in the Basque Country, Spain, which has an increasingly aging population & digitalizing society
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OGP Local Euskadi
Inter-administrative cooperation with citizens
(Alava Association of Councils, Mestiza Association, Citizens, Bilbao Women’s Council, Youth Council of Euskadi, Innobasque, Osoigo, Sareen Sarea, Eusko Ikaskuntza, Unicef Euskadi )
Learning Webinar On Inclusive Democracy Innovations
Challenges
The co-creation of the inter-administrative process with citizens
The co-creation process particularly with elders
Public communication and perception
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Vital projects for elders
Commission for the Elderly of the Basque Country in the Civil Dialogue Table
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A co-design process that involves
Design, Deployment &
Citizen evaluation
Institutional Contrast
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Solutions
Ensuring inclusion was prioritized at the very beginning stages of the design process
Including elderly people in both the planning and execution stage of the program
Working with relevant stakeholders and agencies focused on different populations, and more
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Challenges
Open Eskola: how to empower citizens and bridge digital gaps
Lessons on the inclusion of women
Maria Solar
Social Connection Coordinator at Ollin, Mexico
Lightning rounds:
How do we support inclusion on a larger scale?
Blair Glencorse
Co-CEO of the Accountability Lab, United States
Elisa Peter
Director, Civitates
Enrique Bravo-Escobar
Senior Program Officer at the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), United States
Accountability Lab experience
Blair Glencorse
Co-CEO of the Accountability Lab, United States
Learning Webinar On Inclusive Democracy Innovations
Accountability Lab experience
Civic Action Teams – feedback loops, not just data collection
Continued engagement builds trust
Making this fun (music, film & more)
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How do we support change at a larger scale?
3 Levels: local, national, international – making processes more inclusive – a key part of OGP
Connections with broader movements
Need to measure engagement
(cc: World Bank)
Civitates experience
Elisa Peter
Director, Civitates
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Civitates experience
Collective action – pooled fun with 20 foundations dedicated to fostering democracy & civic space in Europe
System change – addressing the root causes of democratic decline (inequality, exclusion, deteriorating electoral integrity, etc.)
Learning Webinar On Inclusive Democracy Innovations
How do we support change at a larger scale?
Recognize that closed democratic space is a root cause of closed civic space
Inclusion is intrinsically political
Provide long-term unrestricted support
NED experience
Enrique Bravo-Escobar
Senior Program Officer at the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), United States
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How do we support change at a larger scale?
Tell better stories
Find multipliers
Seize windows of opportunity and engage willing counterparts in government�
Next steps
Learning Webinar On Inclusive Democracy Innovations
Access the online courses on inclusion, and share them with others!
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Apply for mentorship to launch your own inclusive participatory program
Learning Webinar On Inclusive Democracy Innovations
Take the OGP Open Gov Challenge on Gender and Inclusion
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Sign-on: letter calling for the World Bank to include a civic engagement (CE) indicator in the bank’s Corporate Scorecard
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Q&A + 30-minute Breakout rooms
open for you to interact with speakers!
LEARNING WEBINAR
Innovations in
Inclusive Democracy
Room 1: Blair & Frank
Room 2: Elisa & Miren
Room 3: Enrique & Luiza
Q&A