I think Rights and Democracy could do a lot more, especially if we could raise more funding. One of my objectives is to diversify funding. This would help the autonomy of the organization.
In my former career I worked with funds from Norway. Through project funding we can have funds, not only from CIDA...we can have funds from Norway, the Netherlands, from everywhere. Then we could do a lot better.
We can also do a lot better in developing some specific niches in democratic development. In the 14 emerging democracies where I have worked, there is always one very important issue. There is a huge gap between the citizens and their members of Parliament and their political parties. This is part of the core issue they are facing.
I think we can develop a niche in trying to close the gap. We have the skills. For example, we can be leaders in developing the base skills across the world; we can be leaders in developing technology to help political parties reach out to their citizens. That's part of my plan.