[{"bbox": [83, 105, 1147, 160], "category": "Text", "text": "be funded by this budget line include monitoring and preparations for unforeseen off cycle elections, strategic support to INEC with changing political situation, youth engagement initiatives or voter education related activities."}, {"bbox": [87, 203, 350, 232], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.2 Indicative Activities"}, {"bbox": [83, 259, 703, 289], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### SO1- Improve the quality of electoral administration in Nigeria"}, {"bbox": [83, 312, 1147, 686], "category": "Text", "text": "Strengthening the managerial and operational capacities in the Office of the INEC Chairman; Strengthening the capacity of INEC's planning and monitoring Department and continuous development and mainstreaming of the Election Monitoring and Support Centre (EMSC) tools into INEC's daily operations; Supporting development and implementation of the 2022 – 2026 Strategic plan and Strategic Plan Implementation Programme of Action and the Election Project Plans for the 2023 and 2027 general elections; Support the integration of the voter register and polling units data to facilitate an interactive online platform where voters can locate their polling units, using Geographic Information System (GIS); Support voter education initiatives aiming at increased participation of women, youth, persons with disabilities, IDPs and other marginalised groups in the electoral process; Support to INEC dialogue and engagement with stakeholders (judiciary, political parties, persons with disabilities, women, youth, CSOs, IDPs); Develop a comprehensive electoral training curriculum and capacity building for The Electoral Institute (TEI) and INEC staff; Training and capacity building for INEC staff deployment of electoral technologies; Supporting INEC's data protection, data recovery and cyber-security strategies; Support the Forum of State Independent Electoral Commissions (FOSIECON's) and CSOs advocacy work on SIECs independence and financial autonomy; Facilitate development and adoption of model laws and improved legal framework among SIECs."}, {"bbox": [83, 711, 1147, 762], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### SO2 - Strengthen capacities for legislative and judicial reform in compliance with democratic principles and standards"}, {"bbox": [83, 790, 1147, 1030], "category": "Text", "text": "Support to targeted NASS members to improve skills and knowledge on legislative practices, procedures, and Committee rules; Improving research and legislative analysis; and expanding citizen outreach; Core institutional support to clerks of select NASS Committees on legislative drafting; Support to strengthening engagement of NASS members with their constituents through the constituency offices (and public hearing at local level); Capacity development of elected female, youths and Persons with Disabilities; Support to target Committees to hold stakeholders consultations and collate inputs for inclusive electoral and constitutional review exercise; Support the recruitment of technical expert to build up the skills and knowledge of NASS to drive electoral reforms and aggregate views, strategies and proposals for reform; Support the development of practice directions for elections petition tribunals; Trainings and capacity building for Judges of the Election Petition Tribunals."}, {"bbox": [83, 1055, 1121, 1110], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### SO3 - Enhance pluralism, internal democracy and equality of opportunity in the political parties and the political party system"}, {"bbox": [83, 1134, 1147, 1322], "category": "Text", "text": "Training and capacity building to strengthen the leadership, organisational and operational capacities of political party officials; Strengthening of capacity of party officials to regulate, monitor and report party and campaign finance spending; Development of political party leadership programmes; Advocacy workshops for Political Parties to strengthen the participation of women, youths, persons with disabilities and other marginalised groups; Strengthening of networks of CSOs that bring women together to enable a gender- based perspective and response to political conflict and violence; Support measures to promote the participation of women and other marginalized groups in the political process; Support to strengthening the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC)."}, {"bbox": [83, 1347, 1116, 1401], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### SO4 - Empower Media, including new media to promote fair and ethical coverage of the electoral process and combat hate speech and disinformation"}, {"bbox": [83, 1426, 1147, 1587], "category": "Text", "text": "Capacity Building and training of journalists, in best practices and professional reporting of the electoral process; Media monitoring of print and electronic media on the coverage of the electoral processes; Support to Inclusive media debates on electoral issues, voter and civic education programming, monitoring electoral bodies preparation, political party funding and registration, and balanced, trusted and detailed election day programming; Support on review and implementation of the NBC Act to insulate it from political interference; Capacity Building Workshops to promote gender responsive and inclusive reportage of elections."}, {"bbox": [83, 1612, 1083, 1640], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### SO5 - Enhance participation of Women, Youth and other Marginalized Groups in the Political Process"}, {"bbox": [1041, 1663, 1159, 1687], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 12 of 29"}]