Specific objective 1 : NEBE is empowered to hold all levels of elections and implement lessons learned from 2021 for the 2026 7th General Election and local elections

Output 1.1. NEBE has increased capacities to manage, monitor and communicate with its regional branches and field staff

Activity 1.1.1: Provide IT support to NEBE.

Activity 1.1.2 : Support to NEBE Regional Offices

Output 1.2. NEBE’s management capacities to deliver effective elections (general and local)/ referenda are strengthened

Activity 1.2.1: Provide leadership and management training to the NEBE board and executive officers, including ToT and cascade trainings for regional NEBE offices.

Activity 1.2.2: peer exchange with members of other regional EMBs

Activity 1.2.3: Peer exchange between regional, zonal and constituencies offices

Activity 1.2.4: Electoral customized trainings for NEBE and electoral stakeholders

Activity 1.2.5: Support the conduct of poll-workers training.

Activity 1.2.6. Provide support to NEBE to establish media and social media monitoring.

Output 1.3. Strengthened capacities of NEBE and key stakeholders to level the playing field and mitigate electoral violence

Activity 1.3.1: Support to electoral dispute settlement and framework of the legal dispute resolution

Activity 1.3.2 Training of judges and other stakeholders on electoral dispute resolution (EDR) and alternative dispute resolutions (ADR) mechanisms

Activity 1.3.3: Trainings for the Civil Society Organisations on EADR

Activity 1.3.4: Establish a sustainable civic and voter education framework for NEBE.

Specific objective 2: Strengthened domestic election observation across mid-cycle elections (local, referendum and reruns) and in critical phases of the electoral cycle (voter and

candidate registration)

Output 2.1. Strengthened capacities of the leading CSO network to effectively observe and report on all electoral processes, including mid-cycle events and local elections

Activity 2.1.1: Training of CSOs observers

Activity 2.1.2: LEAD trainings for CSO representatives tailored to the Ethiopian context including the use of national and international trainers, regional languages, and Ethiopian designs.

Activity 2.1.3: Support CSOs in deploying long and short-term observers for the general and local elections

Activity 2.1.4: Setting up the Election situation room.

Activity 2.1.5: Setting up a media monitoring unit.

Activity 2.1.6 Promoting the European Union election observation mission (EUEOM)

Activity 2.1.7 Promoting dialogue between international and national election observation missions

Specific objective 3: Increased participation of vulnerable groups, including IDPs, PWDs, the illiterate, women candidates, youth and first-time voters

Output 3.1. Increased awareness of vulnerable groups and first-time voters on how to obtain credentials to register to vote and how to vote

Activity 3.1.1: Support civic education and voter information tailored and targeted to youth, vulnerable groups, and first-time voters.

Activity 3.1.2: Creation of a platform of exchange for youth, women, and IDPs

Activity 3.1.3: Implementation of voter education trainings for youth organisations