Prevention of Electoral Violence Approach (PEV-Approach)

The Prevention of Electoral Violence Approach (PEV-Approach) is the broader framework of several activities whose copyright is protected by ECES, namely LEAD and EPEA, which are divided into two phases: the preventative phase and the management phase. 

1. Initially, the preventative phase entails understanding the country's electoral landscape via the EPEA study, identifying vital electoral stakeholders to assist in election conflict prevention, and empowering them using the LEAD curriculum. This preventative phase allows for establishing a level of readiness amongst national and grassroots actors and assisting, coordinating, and advising on a robust response to electoral conflicts by tackling their root causes.
2. The second phase focuses on intervening to manage an already-erupted electoral conflict. This is done by utilising the electoral stakeholder platforms established under phase one. It also entails triggering interventions amongst the national and grassroots actors to employ conflict management, mediation, and dialogue skills in electoral contexts. The second phase must always be documented as case studies to draw lessons from interventions and see how to use the lessons learned in other situations, contexts, and elections.