Electoral
and Political Reform.
IPER
advocates for necessary electoral reforms to ensure citizen
participation in elections and to maintain the credibility and legitimacy
of the electoral process. It also engages in electoral services such
as election monitoring and citizen-voter education. It offers capability-building
services such as trainings on electoral campaign planning and administration
and trainings on party-building and consolidation to marginalized
sectors.
IPER
also advocates for necessary constitutional, legislative, and other
political reforms necessary to build and consolidate Philippine democracy.
IPER
engages various governmental institutions such as the Philippine Congress,
the Executive Department and its agencies, constitutional bodies,
as well as the local governments regarding the legislation and implementation
of political and electoral reforms. | back
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Local
Governance & Development Reform.
IPER
focuses its local government engagement on key provincial areas and
provides electoral and governance trainings, as well as cooperative
and support projects to local government units and partner NGOs and
people’s organizations in these areas.
IPER
advocates the adoption of a human rights-based development framework
that is focused on the grassroots, fosters the integration of urban
and rural development, and genuinely and directly address poverty
in our country. In this context, it propagates and assists in the
conduct of a human rights-based local development planning and implementation.
IPER
believes that the self-empowerment of the people at the grassroots,
especially those from the marginalized and underrepresented sectors,
directly and concretely strengthens Philippine democratic foundations.
It provides the basis for long-lasting reforms in society. |
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Research
and Public Information.
IPER
conducts various researches on reform-related subjects to support
its work. It also publishes various literature dealing with electoral
and political reform. It maintains a specialized database and library
resources catering to the needs for information relevant to electoral
and political reform.
IPER
maintains a presence in the Internet and edits a journal on electoral
and political reform. It also sponsors various fora and symposia in
connection with reform advocacy. | back
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Institute-Building.
IPER maintains an international and national
network to complement its own efforts. It conducts various cooperative
projects with other NGOs in its network based on common issues and
interests.
IPER
strives to develop into a major center in the Philippine democratic
reform movement. As such, it develops various expertise in reform
advocacy—from its Board of Trustees to its national, regional
and project staff. | back
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