As part of its technical assistance to the civil society election observation mission Observa Bolivia (MOEC-Observa Bolivia), the EU-funded, ECES-implemented PRO-Elección Bolivia Project held a training workshop for the Observa Bolivia media monitoring team on 1st July. Participants included five media monitors, two team coordinators from Construir Foundation and a representative of the Coordinadora de la Mujer. ECES PRO-Elección Bolivia Project media and social media expert, Javier Gutiérrez, conducted the training on the objectives and methodology of the media monitoring. The session also included training exercises on the use and benefits of Stirlitz media monitoring software. The ECES PRO-Elección Bolivia Project is providing technical assistance to MOEC-Observa Bolivia, including fully equipped media and social media monitoring units, subscription to media and social media monitoring software, as well as financing and training for media and social media monitors.
