Step Organization
Step organization for Democracy and Election (SODE) is an independent local NGO, officially and legally registered in department of NGOs in Erbil and Baghdad, founded in 2018 by group of experienced people’s in the field of voter education programs, democracy, and human rights, SODE staff works as volunteers in enhancing and publishing awareness of electoral, democracy, role of law, and good governance, Education, sustainable development
Recent Projects
Enhance and expand voter participation in Dohuk Governorate for the Parliament elections on 10/10/2021
The project to enhance and expand voter participation was considered as a continuation of the first project funded by the same specialized international organization, which started to be implemented from 1/2/2021 and continued until 30/11/2021 (for a period of ten months). And included many activities such as: 1- Mobile Awareness Teams, and distribution Awareness publications. 2- Television program, radio program. 3-Mobile radio. 4- Conducting live broadcast interviews with active personalities. 5- publishing a graphic video on a large screen in the city center of Dohuk. 6-Awareness seminars for electoral process partners. 7- also an organized awareness campaign through social media.
Electoral Process Support Project in Iraq
This project was implemented in Nineveh Governorate for a period of three and a half months from 23/6/2021 to 9/10/2021, that funded from the United Nations Mission in Iraq (UNAMI) and UNDP. Which include the following activities; 1 Awareness sessions with the electoral process partners. 2- Mobile vehicle for radio electoral awareness. 3- interviews with active personalities. 4- Produce graphic video about receiving the voter’s card and publishing it on a large screen inside the city of Mosul. 5- Conducting a radio program on voter education. 6- Establishing a call center to receive inquiries from voters from Nineveh Governorate. 7- And organizing an effective awareness campaign on social media