AID grant no. 518-0109-G-00-1137-00 to Instituto Interamericano de Derechos Humanos/Centro de Asesoria y Promocion Electoral (IIDH/CAPEL) to implement a program that assists the electoral system in Ecuador

The project will consist of three major components: civic education; training of poll workers; and elections observation. The civic education campaign will be a nonpartisan multimedia effort to motivate citizens to participate in the 5/92 elections. Activities will include a survey to determine public attitudes toward the electoral process in general and the Tribuno Supremo Electoral (the organization charged with overseeing the elections) in particular, and a multimedia education campaign to explain the importance of voting, how the electoral process works, and how to vote. The training component will provide poll workers and their supervisors with the skills and knowledge they need concerning voting procedures, use of voting equipment and materials, and interpersonal and communication skills. Finally, the elections will be observed by 12 experts from 10 Latin American countries.