November 2012
Citizen Participation the Real Success at Armenia Program’s Midpoint
Mkhitar Hovhannisyan, mayor of the small village of Gomk in southwestern Armenia, had seen plenty of international development projects come to his town before.
November 2012
How to Start a Flash Mob
On a sunny, breezy day in Yeghvard, Armenia, a teenager in a bright white baseball cap walked along a park path reading a book. Then, strangely enough, so did another one. White caps and books began proliferating — white t-shirts, too.
October 2012
Voter Registration Goes High-Tech in Cameroon
By Abiosseh Davis, Program Officer, Counterpart International In a meeting hall in Limbe, Cameroon, election officials surrounded by cameras addressed a crowd gathered to observe …
October 2012
Promoting Voter Registration among People with Disabilities in Cameroon
By Abiosseh Davis, Program Officer, Counterpart International In every country in the world, approximately 15 to 20 percent of the population lives with one or more …
October 2012
Cameroonian e-Elections Platform Launched by Counterpart Grantee
By Abiosseh Davis, Program Officer, Counterpart International Cameroon’s first-ever e-elections platform was launched by civil society organization Nouveau Droits de l’Homme (NDH) on Sept 25. …
September 2012
Armenian Youth Leading Change in Their Communities
Counterpart International brought together young leaders from Armenia’s 41 Youth and Community Action Centers (Y/CAC) on August 3-5, 2012 and transformed three ordinary hot summer …
July 2012
New Law Opens Government Records in Yemen
Yemen’s President has approved one of the Middle East’s most liberal open-government laws.
June 2012
Clinton Praises Counterpart in Recognizing Work Of Armenian Civic Activists and Reformers
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has singled out Counterpart International for praise in their civil society work in Armenia.
May 2012
In major step, Yemen moves toward open government
As Yemen draws up a new system of government, it is promising a level of openness unprecedented in the Arab world.
March 2012
14 organizations receive grants to improve the status of women
Six new grants from Counterpart International will support women’s rights and promote women’s leadership in Azerbaijan.