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The
project has a total budget of USD 400,000, with USD 150,000 of the total
budget being funded from UNDP's Democratic Governance Thematic Trust Fund
(DGTTF). The Democratic Governance Thematic Trust Fund (DGTTF) was established
in 2001 as a new instrument providing UNDP with additional (non core) resources
to address development priorities in Democratic Governance.
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The
project comprises of two main elements. The newly established ECB will
need to be further strengthened in order to carry out their responsibilities.
Therefore, the project aims to enhance the institutional and human capacity
of the Election Commission. This will be done through training of electoral
officers, staff and relevant persons in election management and by supporting
procurement of office and electoral equipment, and printing and dissemination
of various documents.
As
parliamentary election is a new experience for the country, the ECB has
an enormous task of informing, educating, and training women and men on
the electoral process throughout the country. The ECB has accordingly formulated
the Bhutan Electoral Education and Training Strategy (BEETS) and is currently
implementing the strategy. The ECB is also in the process of preparing
a comprehensive National Electoral Roll (NER), which is a key component
of electoral process. |
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Source:
UNDP Bhutan - United Nations Development Programme,
February 2007
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