Background

The International Republican Institute (IRI) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, organization
dedicated to advancing freedom and democracy worldwide. Since 1983, IRI has worked to
develop democratic institutions and ideals, carrying out a variety of international programs
to promote freedom, self-government and the rule of law worldwide. IRI provides technical
assistance in the areas of political party strengthening, developing civic institutions and open
elections, promoting democratic governance and advancing the rule of law.

IRI will conduct 5 Group Discussions, particularly in Bishkek, Osh City, Chui oblast, and
Batken oblast. IRI will introduce pro-democracy forces to the group discussions process of
identifying a target group, designing questions, and testing specific political messages that
are of interest to political parties and individual leaders. They will be invited to work
together with IRI on selecting target groups, developing language for the group discussion
guide, and generating political messages for testing on constituent engagement. Political
parties and pro-democracy groups will use the group discussion results to inform their
communications and constituent engagement strategies (i.e., incorporating language used
by participants), as well as offer them an opportunity to learn how they can conduct similar
research on their own in the future to increase the effectiveness of their advocacy
campaigns.

Period of Performance

Date of Signature –October 30, 2024