Day 1 of Bali Civil Society and Media Forum #BCSMF! Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD) is proud to co-host w/ MoFA Indonesia Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung; bringing 80+ CSO & media reformers from 16+ countries. Focus on #election #disinformation #gender.

𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐒𝐎, 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲? Experts from parliament, factchecking orgs & media exchanged insights on how to protect #electionintegrity and create #sustainabledemocracy. #BCSMF2023 #electiondisinformation Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD)

Why is #electiondisinformation prevalent? Is #electionintegrity possible in the age of #digitaldemocracy? Are CSOs and media equipped to battle it? #BCSMF2023 participants dug deeper to answer these crucial questions to make free, fair elections possible. Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD) @Kemlu_R

Is women’s access to political leadership achievable? Are cultural barriers destructible? Follow Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD) as #BCSMF2023 tackle effective ways on how to remove barriers for women to enjoy freedom and fully participate in politics.

It's #BCSMF Day2, discussants shared best practices on collab bw government, CSO, media, & private actors in ensuring #electionintegrity & strengthening women’s roles in elections. And yes, we can work together to combat #disinformation and promote #womenpoliticalparticipation!

"Our hope is that DAP can stand on the shoulders of BCSMF, to take that common ground and determine what actions to bring forward to transform our countries." - Anthony Smith, CEO of Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD) Anthony Smith #DAP2023 #DemocracyAction

"I passionately believe that we can all learn from each other," said Kanbar Hossein-Bor, Deputy Director Democratic Governance and Media Freedom Department, FCDO, as he opens #DAP2023 today in Jimbaran, 🇲🇨 #DemocracyAction Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD)

Fear, stigma and intimidation are some of the issues arise in the panel discussion re collective action on Violence Against Women in Politics in #DAP2023 🇲🇨 w reps from Lao Women Union, UN Women Indonesia, BAYI, Inc., Philippines and Thailand Progressive Movement.

Is a VAW-free politics & elections feasible? #DAP2023 presented 4 subthemes – harmful narratives, gendered disinfo, institutional safety, data monitoring for delegates to shred issues, challenges inducing #VAWP & elections and realize resolutions to achieve it . #DemocracyAction

#VAWP is part of wider #GBV. This requires working together, collab w open government, parliaments, CSOs and other actors, so we can stop filling the same gap every year - Allison Merchant, OGP's Senior Gender Advisor opens Day 2 of #DAP2023 🇲🇨. #DemocracyAction

#DAP2023 concludes today with concrete, collaborative recommendations from diverse stakeholders that would stop the prevalence of #VAWP and elections across Asia. Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD) is grateful to be an instrument to have facilitated such collective actions. #DemocracyAction

Ramadan Kareem! To commemorate 10 years since the signing of the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro, we collaborated with WFD Bangsamoro and The Asia Foundation to host a special Iftar in the BARMM for over 150 of our Muslim brothers and sisters.

Democracy can solve the problems that matter to people, like income inequality Gender-responsive budgeting (GRB) is part of the democratic toolkit to help deliver for all citizens Discover the story of WFD's support to GRB in Malaysia at wfd.org/story/budgetin… #DemocracyCan

Out today! Episode 2 of our democracy success stories series. Hear our partners in Nigeria explain the impact of WFD's programme in helping to end violence against women and girls. #DemocracyCan WFD Nigeria Discover the story: wfd.org/story/preventi….