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The National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI)

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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:	Economic and Social: Citizenship and Governance Development Governance Human Rights Indigenous Peoples Information Justice Minority Rights Women Women/gender Equality Youth Gender Issues and Advancement of Women: Advocacy and outreach Capacity building Education and training of women Human rights of women Indigenous women Information and communication technologies Institutional mechanisms for the advancement of women Men and boys Millennium Development Goals Policy advice Research Service provision The girl child Trafficking in women and girls Violence against women Women and HIV/AIDS Women and armed conflict Women and health Women and poverty Women and the economy Women and the environment Women and the media Women and the media Women in power and decision-making Public Administration: Ethics, Transparency and Accountability Governance and Public Administration Knowledge Systems and E-government Public Financial Management Public Service and Management Innovation Socio-Economic Governance and Management Social Development: Disabled persons Indigenous issues Information and Communications Technologies Youth Sustainable Development: Capacity-building Gender equality Peace and Development in Africa: Development in Africa Peace in Africa Conflict Resolution in Africa: Conflicts Resolution NEPAD: Crosscutting issues (Gender and Capacity Development) Human Development Regional Integration and Infrastructure
Geographic scope:	International
Country of activity:	Hungary Peru Ukraine Algeria Israel Kenya Republic of Moldova Democratic Republic of the Congo Nigeria Türkiye Argentina Armenia Zimbabwe Senegal Egypt Cuba El Salvador Guinea Guatemala Madagascar Maldives Nicaragua Serbia Sudan Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Cameroon Central African Republic Indonesia Afghanistan Bulgaria Fiji Papua New Guinea Bosnia and Herzegovina Côte D'Ivoire State of Palestine India Jordan Paraguay Burkina Faso Kazakhstan Mexico Estonia Sierra Leone Uganda Bangladesh Ethiopia Niger Azerbaijan South Sudan Malawi Ghana Liberia Libya Thailand Mali Romania Pakistan Zambia Belarus Tunisia Georgia Cambodia Bahrain Chile Albania Morocco United Republic of Tanzania North Macedonia Togo Yemen Colombia Haiti Syrian Arab Republic Angola China Honduras Myanmar Uzbekistan Mozambique Kyrgyzstan Malaysia Iraq Lebanon Ecuador United States of America Nepal Mauritania Brazil Viet Nam Burundi Jamaica Lithuania Kuwait South Africa Somalia
Other geographic areas of activity:	Kosovo
Millennium Development Goals:	Promote gender equality and empower women
Mission statement:	The National Democratic Institute (NDI) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, nongovernmental organization that responds to the aspirations of people around the world to live in democratic societies that recognize and promote basic human rights. Since opening its doors in 1983, NDI and its local partners have worked to support and strengthen democratic institutions and practices by strengthening political parties, civic organizations and parliaments, safeguarding elections, and promoting citizen participation, openness and accountability in government. With staff members and volunteer political practitioners from more than 100 nations, NDI brings together individuals and groups to share ideas, knowledge, experiences and expertise. Partners receive broad exposure to best practices in international democratic development that can be adapted to the needs of their own countries. NDI’s multinational approach reinforces the fact that while there is no single democratic model, certain core principles are shared by all democracies. The Institute’s work upholds the principles enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It also promotes the development of institutionalized channels of communication among citizens, political institutions and elected officials, and strengthens their ability to improve the quality of life for all citizens. For more information about NDI, please visit www.ndi.org.
Year established:	1983
Year of registration:	1983
Organizational structure:	Registered as a non-for-profit organization with a Board of Directors. Headquartered in Washington, DC, USA with field offices in approximately 60 countries.
Funding structure:	Funds from other Non-Governmental Organizations Other sources Donations and grants from domestic sources Grants from Governments Foreign and international grants

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