This project is supporting 13 citizens’ election observer groups from the West Africa sub-region under the platform of the West Africa Election Observers Network (WAEON) with the aim of building their capacity to enable them deploy enhanced observation tools to promote credible and acceptable election outcomes in the present phase of increasing application of technology by Election Management Bodies (EMBs).

It also seeks to enhance collaboration and information sharing among civil society organizations observing elections to promote peaceful and democratic elections in West Africa.

The overall goal of the project is to ‘strengthen the capacity of WAEON members to contribute to transparent and credible elections in the sub-region, through collaboration with relevant electoral stakeholders. More specifically, the project objectives are to:

1. Increase the capacity of WAEON members and other electoral stakeholders to address issues that affect the credibility of elections in West Africa; and
2. Deepen engagement and information sharing with civil society organizations, ECOWAS Electoral Assistance Division and ECONEC to foster strategic partnership