09:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Join us for an update from leaders of two internationally-recognized Burundian organizations supporting community-led development, and sustainable approaches to economic growth and access to services.
09:00 AM - 01:30 PM
Join us for a discussion with civic and religious leaders on ways the DRC's faith-based community can contribute to the success of these elections.
12:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Sponsored by: International Forum for Democratic Studies
For more than two decades now, the majority of the world’s poorest countries have been making some of the fastest and biggest development gains in history. Yet few people are aware that this progress is even happening. Based on his October 2015 Journal of Democracy article, Steven Radelet will discuss this surprising global transformation.