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CECOE Conducted Capacity Building Workshop & Idea Marathon
The Coalition of Ethiopian Civil Society Organizations for Elections (CECOE) conducted a four-day series of capacity-building and civic engagement activities under the Civil Society Innovation Fund (CSIF II), funded by the Agence Française de Développement (AFD), from August 5–8, 2026, at the Golden Tulip Hotel in Addis Ababa. The activities brought together participants for discussions and practical sessions focused on project management, grant management, reporting, civic engagement, community challenges, and developing innovative solutions. Opening Remarks...
CECOE Conducted Vital Two-Day Sub-Grantee Training
The Coalition of Ethiopian Civil Society Organizations for Elections (CECOE), with the support of UK International Development, conducted a two-day training for its sub-grantee member organizations from July 31 to 1 August 2026 at the Golden Tulip Hotel in Addis Ababa. The training brought together 30 participants three representatives from each of CECOE's 10 sub-grantee member organizations, representing senior management, programme, and finance functions to strengthen institutional capacity in grant management, financial reporting, and monitoring and...
I Vote Ethiopia
Strengthening Voter Awareness Through Civil Society Action A healthy electoral process relies on a well-informed public, but delivering clear, accessible voter education across a diverse nation requires a localized approach. Ahead of Ethiopia’s 7th General Election, the Coalition of Ethiopian Civil Society Organizations for Elections (CECOE) demonstrated how civil society organizations (CSOs) can step in to fill this critical gap, translating complex national procedures into accessible, everyday knowledge. Through its flagship "I Vote" (እኔ እመርጣለሁ) multimedia...
7ኛው ጠቅላላ ምርጫ የመራጮች ምዝገባ ትዝብት ግኝቶችን በተመለከተ የተሰጠ መግለጫ – (ሚያዚያ 26 ፣ 2018 ዓ.ም)
የኢትዮጵያ የሲቪል ማህበራት ድርጅቶች ኅብረት ለምርጫ (ኅብረት ለምርጫ) መግቢያ የኢትዮጵያ ሲቪል ማህበራት ድርጅቶች ኅብረት ለምርጫ (ኅብረት ለምርጫ)፣ ከኢትዮጵያ ብሄራዊ ምርጫ ቦርድ ባገኘው የትዝብት ፈቃድ፣ ሰባተኛውን ጠቅላላ ምርጫ በመታዘብ ላይ ይገኛል። ኅብረቱ የመራጮች ምዝገባ ሂደትን የሚታዘቡ 522 የረዥም ጊዜ ታዛቢዎችን ከትግራይ ክልል እና አከራካሪ ከሆኑ ቦታዎች በስተቀር በሁሉም የኢትዮጵያ ክልሎች እና የከተማ መስተዳደሮች አሰማርቶ ሲታዘብ ቆይቷል። ይህ ሪፖርት የኢትዮጵያ ብሄራዊ ምርጫ ቦርድ በማኑዋል(manual) እና በታብሌት በመታገዝ ያካሄደውን የመራጮች ምዝገባ ሂደት ኅብረት ለምርጫ ስልታዊ (Systematic) በሆነ መንገድ ፤ ወጥነት ያላቸውን የትዝብት ቅጾች (Checklists) በመጠቀም በተመረጡ አመላካቾች (Key indicators) መዝኗል። ይህ ሪፖርት በዋነኝነት የመራጮች የምዝገባ ሂደት፤ የሂደቱን አካታችነት (ሴቶችን፣ አካል ጉዳተኞችን እና...
CECOE Released Report on NEBE Board Members Appointment Process
ADDIS ABABA – The Coalition of Ethiopian Civil Society Organizations for Elections (CECOE) released its "Monitoring Report: Nomination, selection, and appointment process of the new members of the National Election Board of Ethiopia." The report provided an in-depth, assessment of the NEBE's 2025 board member appointment process, which concluded on June 12, 2025. The report identified both the commendable aspects and the deficiencies of the recent selection and appointment procedure. On the positive side, CECOE acknowledged the process's strengths, including the...