Election Financing

Start: May 20, 2024
End: May 31, 2024
Venue: Mombasa - Kenya
Format: Two weeks
Duration: 2 weeks
Statement of Need

Election financing is a critical aspect of the electoral process, as it enables political candidates and parties to mobilize resources for campaigning and communicating with voters. However, the management of election financing is often fraught with challenges, including the risks of corruption, influence peddling, and campaign finance violations. This PROGRAMME aims to provide participants with an understanding of the legal and regulatory framework governing election financing, and best practices for ensuring transparency, accountability, and oversight.

Who Attends

This PROGRAMME is designed for individuals working in the field of democracy, governance, and human rights, including political candidates and parties, election management bodies, civil society organizations,
media professionals, and finance experts. Participants should have a basic understanding of finance and accounting.

How participants will benefit

PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES:

  • To understand the role of election financing in the electoral process
  • To explore the challenges of managing election financing.
  • To examine the legal and regulatory framework governing election financing.
  • To learn best practices for transparency, accountability, and oversight of election financing
  • To develop strategies for managing election financing effectively

PROGRAMME OUTCOMES:
By the end of this PROGRAMME, participants will:

  • Have a better understanding of the role of election financing in the electoral process.
  • Be familiar with the different challenges of managing election financing.
  • Understand the legal and regulatory framework governing election financing.
  • Be able to apply best practices for transparency, accountability, and oversight of election financing.
  • Be able to develop strategies for managing election financing effectively 
Fees

US$ 1600 to cover tuition and training materials only.