IFES

In 2014, IFES presented its Charles T. Manatt Democracy Award to María Corina Machado.

At the time, the Maduro regime had barred her from leaving the country, and she accepted the award in absentia.

Today, IFES was honored to welcome the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize laureate to our Washington offices for the first time.

In the face of enormous hardship and repression, María Corina Machado has embodied the determination of the Venezuelan people to secure their freedom, rebuild their democracy, and reclaim their national dignity.

IFES is proud to stand with María Corina Machado and all those working to advance freedom in Venezuela.

🚺In 2016, IFES published a groundbreaking framework to assess, monitor, and respond to violence against women in elections (VAWE).

A decade later, the challenge has evolved. So the response has to evolve as well.

This month, drawing on 10 years of implementation and lessons learned, IFES has released an updated edition of "Violence Against Women in Elections: A Framework for Assessment, Monitoring, and Response."

The new framework streamlines VAWE data collection and analysis, while expanding its focus on online violence, gendered disinformation, and the growing role of artificial intelligence in amplifying these threats during electoral processes.

As technology reshapes political communication, protecting women’s political participation is more urgent than ever.

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