Travel the World – Teach Democracy and Campaign Techniques

March 11, 2009
More than 60 people were on-hand to learn about opportunities for international political consulting and volunteer work.

The event, hosted by Oceana, featured the International Republican Institute (IRI) and National Democratic Institute (NDI). Special guests Elizabeth Dugan, vice president for programs at IRI and Sef Ashiagbor, senior advisor for political party development at NDI, spoke about international consulting opportunities available through IRI and NDI and how individuals can get involved in these programs.

IRI and NDI need our help. The expertise of political and public affairs professionals is greatly needed to help emerging democracies build stronger government structures, establish political parties and open elections, and improve civic participation. IRI and NDI offer a wide range of paid and volunteer postings, some as short as only 1 week.

For more than 25 years, IRI and NDI have sent hundreds of consultants and volunteers to more than 100 countries.

To learn more about IRI and NDI programs, please visit www.iri.org or www.ndi.org. When you are ready to take the next step to promote democracy and travel the world, we encourage you to start your own dialogue with our speakers and guests from IRI and NDI.

Elizabeth Dugan, Vice President for Programs, IRI, edugan@iri.org
Alicia O’Donnell, Manager, External Affairs, NDI, ao’donnell@iri.org
Sef Ashiagbor, Senior Advisor for Political Party Development, sefakor@ndi.org