Educating the Electorate
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Bond Street Theatre's Voter Education & Fraud Mitigation Project prepared the Afghan population for the Presidential elections on April 5, 2014 and the subsequent run-off election on June 14th. The project built on our ongoing programs with four Afghan theatre groups to bring civic information to hard-to-reach places with a focus on reaching women and youth. The project was supported by the United States Institute of Peace.
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Kandahar Theatre women's troupe performs at a shura
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In addition, the program focused on youth who were voting for the first time. The theatre groups conducted more than 75 workshops for youth focusing on this generation's role in building the new Afghanistan. The workshops staged mock elections in which the students created a platform, debated the issues, and voted for student candidates. The workshops were so popular, teachers staged the mock elections in their other classes.
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