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Azerbaijan 's 1995 parliamentary elections were seriously flawed and produced a legislature controlled by the president 's party . Assistance to create and implement a 9-month pilot youth leadership program which aims to empower youth of diverse backgrounds with the skills necessary to actively participate in local government and political life . Specifically , NDI 's ongoing programs in Algeria seek to : 1 ) improve the organizational and communications capacity of political parties ; 2 ) assist civic organizations to become stronger advocates for political reform ; and 3 ) increase the participation of women and youth in politics . Through their efforts to increase the government 's responsiveness to citizens ' needs , these organizations have been leading the movement for further democratic reform in Lebanon . It takes only a few hours and when you're done , you get the pleasure of knowing that everything is in place and space is being used practically and efficiently . As far as I 'm concerned , if you're going to learn about something , learn everything . In April 2005 , an impatient citizenry and increasingly organized civil society encouraged the mass protests that resulted in the removal of President Lucio Gutierrez , who became the third president to fail to finish his term in the last eight years . You might think that everything calmed down as we got older . In order to help Bolivian parties improve their communication with citizens , NDI conducted focus group research with women , youth and indigenous Bolivians prior to December municipal elections . Since we were kids , I've been subject to tuneless renditions of everything from Air Supply to his own impromptu compositions . Specifically , the Institute assists civil society groups in developing basic organizational structures and strategic plans for becoming actively involved in the political process by creating an intermediary role between citizens and public officials . In addition , PCE 's youth volunteer network has inspired nationwide dialogue and participation in the country 's first citizen education campaign on punctuality , uniting coastal and highland Ecuadorians alike . You can just forget everything you learned as an undergrad .