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<h1>Electoral Reform International Services (ERIS)</h1>
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<h2>About Us</h2>
<p>Electoral Reform International Services is a not-for-profit non-governmental organisation. </p>
<p>We have worked in more than 70 countries and provided experts for international agencies, governments, election management bodies, non-governmental organisations, and other key democracy institutions. </p> </div>
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<h2>Our Mission</h2>
<p>ERIS provides support to strengthen democratic institutions, processes and culture around the world. We cover the full spectrum of democracy assistance and advice. <a href="our_work.html">More></a> <br/></p>
<h2>Our Approach</h2>
<p>ERIS is committed to providing assistance and advice of the highest quality through partnerships with those involved in building democracy. Read more about <a href="our_work/our_approach.html">our approach</a>.</p>
<h2>Our Network</h2>
<p>We are supported by a network of more than 800 expert consultants. Working with our staff and Board members, the ERIS network of experts can provide advice and assistance on all stages of the electoral and the wider democratic process.</p>
<p>The ERIS database includes election administrators, civil society activists, former parliamentarians and local councillors, party organisers, academics, lawyers, statisticians, logisticians, journalists and information specialists. As a point of principle we can provide experts from the global ‘South’ as well as from the ‘North’.</p>
<p> <img height="270" width="360" src="images/userfiles/Image/Malawi6.JPG" alt="" style="width: 316px; height: 240px;"/></p> <h2>Our Partners</h2>
<p>We have worked in partnership with every type of organisation – </p>
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<li>inter-governmental bodies such as the <a href="http://www.un.org/wcm/content/site/undpa/main/issues/elections/"><strong>United Nations</strong></a>, the <strong><a href="http://www.eueom.eu/how-do-we-support-elections-/key-publications">European Commission</a></strong> and the <strong><a href="http://www.osce.org/item/43214">Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe</a></strong>. </li>
<li>international non-governmental organisations (NGOs) such as the <strong><a href="http://www.ndi.org/">National Democratic Institute (NDI)</a></strong> and the <strong><a href="http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=idasa&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CB4QFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.idasa.org%2F&ei=fLOlTu_4E8PS8QOthPHZCA&usg=AFQjCNFI7j994fC8YQXFosBDyXJWaUKdyA&sig2=LCd4RLp1g-p7wniil7IGNg">Institute for Democracy in Africa (IDASA)</a></strong>. </li>
<li><a href="http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/global-issues/human-rights/democracy/">British</a> and other<strong> governments and</strong> their <a href="http://www.dfid.gov.uk/"><strong>development agencies</strong></a>. </li>
<li>election management bodies. </li>
<li><strong><a href="http://gndem.org/">citizen election observer coalitions</a></strong> and <a href="http://www.eisa.org.za/"><strong>community-based organisations</strong></a> at the grassroots. </li>
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<h2>Annual Reports<br/></h2>
<p>Read our latest <a href="http://www.eris.org.uk:80/images/userfiles/File/ERIS 2012 Annual Report(1).pdf">annual report </a>for more on our recent projects. (<a href="http://www.eris.org.uk:80/images/userfiles/File/ERIS 2012 Annual Report (French).pdf">French version</a>)<br/></p>
<p> <a href="http://www.eris.org.uk:80/images/userfiles/File/ERIS 2012 Annual Report(1).pdf"><img height="281" width="400" alt="" src="images/userfiles/Image/Annual Report 2012_1_.jpg"/></a></p>
<span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.eris.org.uk/images/userfiles/File/ERIS Annual Report 2011.pdf">2011 Annual Report</a><br/><a href="http://eris.org.uk/images/userfiles/File/ERIS%20AR10_web.pdf">2010 Annual Report</a><br/><a href="http://www.eris.org.uk/images/userfiles/File/ERIS%20AR09final%20web.pdf">2009 Annual report </a></span>
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