Guide / Training Material

This guide provides information on how to use the internet for legislative research.

This guide provides an introduction to various approaches and techniques for lobbying parliament.

This background paper was prepared for a UNDP staff training seminar entitled, “Strengthening the Legislature – Challenges and Techniques,” held in Brussels in October 2001.

This manual describes the advantages and disadvantages of holding a public forum. It includes a detailed, step-by-step guide to organizing effective public forums for raising awareness about local issues.

This manual describes public hearings as an integral part of the work of parliamentary committees. It serves as a guide for members of parliamentary committees in Kosovo on conducting a public hearing.

This training manual provides guidelines for the planning of campaign building workshops. It is intended for trainers of women political candidates in Indonesia.

This training manual includes a detailed description of an eight-week long training session conducted for women political leaders in Nepal.

This training manual is designed for trainers of women candidates running for office at the local and national levels of government in Uganda.

This report presents an overview of the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs' program to increase the number and effectiveness of Nepali women seeking to run in the 1997 local elections.