Icarus Incorporated

Icarus Incorporated

Civic and Voter Education Project for Promoting Participation of Females and Youth in General Elections in KP

In collaboration with DTCE (Devolution Trust for Community Empowerment), Civic and Voter Education (CVE) program brought together the key stakeholders such as Provincial and District Election Commissions, Civil Society Organizations, media, women, youth and marginalized communities to help in increasing voter turnout in the target districts by launching multi-dimensional and multi-channel awareness campaigns in the target areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

    • Media and Communications, PR/GR
    • DTCE (Devolution Trust for Community Empowerment)

In collaboration with DTCE (Devolution Trust for Community Empowerment), Civic and Voter Education (CVE) program brought together the key stakeholders such as Provincial and District Election Commissions, Civil Society Organizations, media, women, youth and marginalized communities to help in increasing voter turnout in the target districts by launching multi-dimensional and multi-channel awareness campaigns in the target areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. 

The project aimed at increasing voters’ turn out in 2013 General Elections of Pakistan. However, for this project, specific focus was on increasing participation of marginalized groups including women, youth, minorities and persons with disabilities. Various outreach awareness activities such as door-to-door awareness campaigns, youth volunteer mobilization, awareness seminars, walks, consultative events and corner meetings were organized.