ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance

The International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance is like a really big club where people from different countries get together to make sure that elections are fair and everyone gets to vote.

Imagine if you were playing a game with your friends and one of your friends kept changing the rules to make it easier for them to win. That wouldn't be fair, right? The International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance wants to make sure that this doesn't happen during elections.

The club has experts called "mentors" who help countries improve their election systems. They teach people how to make sure that elections are fair and that everyone who is supposed to vote, can vote. They also help countries make sure that the people who are running for office are following the rules and not doing anything sneaky.

The International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance also helps countries that are going through a tough time, like a war or a natural disaster. They make sure that the election can still go on and that people can vote, even if they have to do it in a different way.

So basically, the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance is a big group of people who want to help make sure that the election process is fair and everyone gets a chance to vote.