
{"id":974,"date":"2024-10-14T08:07:51","date_gmt":"2024-10-14T08:07:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/?page_id=974"},"modified":"2025-09-19T07:48:53","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T07:48:53","slug":"ahead-approach","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/en\/ahead-approach\/","title":{"rendered":"AHEAD approach"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-group hero advocacy has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained has-background\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-bottom:0;background-image:url(&#039;https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/shapes-tile-yellow-1.svg&#039;);background-position:50% 1%;background-size:cover;\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-background-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-931c4d5ce35f702f0dc4c52fac36d243\">AHEAD approach<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"495\" height=\"447\" src=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/AHEAD-approach.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-977\" style=\"width:352px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">The AHEAD Africa project owes its name to the AHEAD approach &#8211;<br><span class=\"highlight-text\"><strong>The Action for a Holistic Electoral Approach for Democracy<\/strong><\/span> &#8211; a new approach to electoral support that brings together the unique mix of skills and expertise present within the European Partnership for Democracy (EPD).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n  <div class=\"support-divider wp-block-tn-section-divider\" style=\"background-color: transparent;\">\n          <div \n        style=\"fill: var(--wp--preset--color--text);\" \n        class=\"svg-wrapper\"\n        data-flip-x=\"false\"\n        data-flip-y=\"false\"\n      >\n        <svg viewBox=\"0 0 1449 74\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\" xml:space=\"preserve\" style=\"fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd;stroke-linejoin:round;stroke-miterlimit:2\"><g transform=\"scale(1 1.03736)\"><path d=\"M266 70 1449 0v91H0V0l266 70Z\" style=\"fill-rule:nonzero\" transform=\"scale(1 .96399)\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg>      <\/div>\n    \n    \n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large shape animate-slide-from-right\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"108\" height=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Clip-path-group.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-986\"\/><\/figure>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group support-section has-text-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:40% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"761\" src=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ahead-approach-2-1024x761.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-987 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ahead-approach-2-1024x761.webp 1024w, https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ahead-approach-2-300x223.webp 300w, https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ahead-approach-2-768x571.webp 768w, https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ahead-approach-2.webp 1434w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group animate-slide-from-right is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-background-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ddeff126b479544835f8e9bb0cc36cb1\" style=\"font-size:clamp(16.293px, 1.018rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.888), 25px);\">An innovative approach<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4fbdbc062c4469ca87183d453310a48d\">AHEAD offers comprehensive and innovative electoral support to tackle the contemporary challenges to electoral integrity and democracy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-32354dd2a499abfec301bfc1c213a8b8\">This approach goes beyond traditional technical election support, which focuses solely on service delivery, and connects it with longer-term democracy support strategies, leading to more politically informed and sustainable electoral assistance with an enduring perspective.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group informed-by has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large shapes animate-scale\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"634\" height=\"845\" src=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/shapes-ahead-approach-bg.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-991\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group content is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:clamp(16.293px, 1.018rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.888), 25px);\">Follow-up to election recommendations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>AHEAD takes recommendations from both international and domestic election observation to make sure that the findings and suggestions from election monitoring reports are a key part of planning for future electoral support programmes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group images is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large lady animate-bob\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"869\" src=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ahead-approach-3-1024x869.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-988\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ahead-approach-3-1024x869.webp 1024w, https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ahead-approach-3-300x254.webp 300w, https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ahead-approach-3-768x652.webp 768w, https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ahead-approach-3.webp 1345w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n  <div class=\"learn-more-divider wp-block-tn-section-divider\" style=\"background-color: transparent;\">\n          <div \n        style=\"fill: var(--wp--preset--color--background-alt);\" \n        class=\"svg-wrapper\"\n        data-flip-x=\"true\"\n        data-flip-y=\"false\"\n      >\n        <svg viewBox=\"0 0 1449 74\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\" xml:space=\"preserve\" style=\"fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd;stroke-linejoin:round;stroke-miterlimit:2\"><g transform=\"scale(1 1.03736)\"><path d=\"M266 70 1449 0v91H0V0l266 70Z\" style=\"fill-rule:nonzero\" transform=\"scale(1 .96399)\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg>      <\/div>\n    \n      <\/div>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group relevant-documents has-background-alt-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:clamp(16.293px, 1.018rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.888), 25px);font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">Find out more about the <strong>AHEAD approach<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons learn-more-buttons is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-734eb2c2 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/epd.eu\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/AHEAD-approach-paper.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read Full Paper<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/epd.eu\/content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/AHEAD-approach-Brochure.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read Brochure<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group relevant-documents has-background-alt-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.102), 15px);font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">Other projects adopting the same approach<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div 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