NDI - Open Government Partnership

The National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI or the Institute) is a nonprofit organization established in 1983 that conducts nonpartisan international programs to help promote, maintain and strengthen democracy worldwide. Utilizing its global network of experts, the Institute provides practical assistance to democrats in every region of the world to advance democratic values, build political and civic organizations, safeguard elections, and promote citizen participation, openness, and accountability in government. The Institute works in more than 60 countries.

The Institute currently works with civil society organizations and/or parliaments in five countries in the MENA region—Algeria, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, and Tunisia—to strengthen participatory governance and increase the transparency and accountability of governments.