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International Association for Democracy
- Membership number 9576
- Charity registered in Scotland SC052745
The International Association for Democracy (IAD) is an NGO that works to defend and advance democracy around the globe. We link people with their governments and lobby governments to promote, strengthen and safeguard democratic institutions, processes, norms and values at home and abroad. We also work towards raising public awareness about the current state of democracy around the world and what should be done to better defend and promote democracy.IAD was founded by a group of individuals from across Europe, who were alarmed by an increasing threat to democracies around the globe and the weak response of the EU and other Western democratic nations in defending democracy internationally.IAD achieves this through several initiatives:First of all, IAD runs pro-democracy advocacy campaigns. We carry out in-depth research on threats to democracy and how democracy can be defended and advanced in certain countries. We share this research with politicians, policymakers and businesses. Furthermore, we request meetings with these politicians, policymakers and businesses to encourage and convince them to do more to promote and defend democracy in specific countries. Our second priority is to raise public awareness about democracy. We achieve this by creating and distributing educational resources such as videos and articles to help people understand political processes. We also are very active in social media, this way we inform people of public affairs and the impact that news items will have on them and their communities. Ultimately we want to empower people by providing resources to boost their knowledge in this area and increase their confidence to participate politically. Additionally, we write and publish opinion pieces in the media. Our social media channels are growing quickly, and our opinion pieces have been published in major media outlets, including Euractiv and Euronews. Evidently, our knowledge and insight is valued, thus demonstrating the importance of our mission.
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