MEPI in Qatar

Martha Steffens, University of Missouri journalism professor, in partnership with Qatar University

Parliamentary Elections Coverage & Reporting Effectively - Martha Steffens, facilitated by Qatar University, provides training to media professionals through workshops to improve the ability of journalists and editors in Qatar to report effectively and ethically on parliamentary campaigns and election day events.  A follow-up phase trains journalists on covering the activities of parliament and parliamentarians.  Samples of pre and post workshop reporting are compiled and used as instructional tools.  The project produces a manual for distribution to all participants and Qatar media outlets, and a journalist's code of ethics.

Moza Al Maliki Training & Consultation Center   

Get Out the Vote: New Women Activists Seek Women Voters - The project provided a voter education program through the Moza Al Maliki Training and Consultation Center encouraging women to exercise their right of political participation ahead of the April 2007 Central Municipal Council's election. The Center drew upon women university students to distribute a Get-Out-The-Vote leaflet and to conduct a survey on women's political participation in Qatar.  The Center will produce a summary and analysis from its survey on the reasons women did not register and/or did not vote, and suggest messages and strategies for an effective women's voter registration/GOTV effort ahead of national elections in 2008.