Applications close on Tuesday 10 November 2026. CRPD vets every application before the training starts.
This is not election observation
Election observers are accredited by the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) and watch the vote at a polling station in The Gambia. Members of the Diaspora support team are not observers. They never call themselves observers and never post or share CRPD's findings.
CRPD never announces results (IEC Code of Conduct for Election Observers, clause 14). Only CRPD's own statements speak for the mission.
Living in The Gambia? Apply to observe at a polling station instead.
Eight ways to help
Choose up to three when you apply. The time shown is what CRPD expects; you agree your hours with CRPD after vetting.
What members do not do
- They do not observe at polling stations, and do not call themselves observers or use the observers' badge.
- They do not post, share or comment on CRPD's findings, observer reports or any figure from the count. CRPD's statements are the only voice of the mission.
- They do not speak to journalists for CRPD.
- They do not work or campaign for any party or candidate, and do not share material for one. CRPD accepts no support from politicians, candidates or their agents.
- They do not contact observers, polling officials or the IEC on CRPD's behalf.
- They never see the personal details of CRPD's observers or applicants. Each member sees only what their role needs.
How CRPD keeps the team non partisan and safe
- Every member signs a non partisan pledge.
- Every applicant declares any party membership or party office they hold now or held in the past five years. CRPD reviews each declaration.
- Every applicant gives a referee CRPD can contact.
- CRPD looks at the applicant's public social media posts, with their consent.
- Members sign a confidentiality agreement.
- Members complete online training and pass a short quiz before they start.
- Members only reach what their role needs, never the personal details of observers or applicants, and use two step sign in on the account they use for CRPD work.
- The team is small on purpose: 30 to 50 people.
Timeline
- 1Applications close on 10 November 2026Apply with the form below.
- 2Vetting, the week afterCRPD checks your pledge, your party declaration, your referee and your public social media, and may call you on WhatsApp.
- 3Online training over two weekendsWith a short quiz at the end. CRPD sends the dates and links to those it accepts.
- 4The polling day drillA practice run of polling day, before 5 December, on the date CRPD sets.
- 55 December 2026, polling dayShifts across time zones. The campaign runs from 16 November to 3 December, according to the IEC's operational plan.
About you
CRPD uses these details only to vet and organise the team. They are never published.
Use the Google account email you would use for CRPD work, if you have one.
Where you live
You live in The Gambia, so this team is not for you: please apply to observe at a polling station instead.
So CRPD can plan polling day shifts. The Gambia is on Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) all year.
How you want to help
Choose up to three roles, in order. The roles are explained above.
Your skills and your time
Languages you speak well (tick all)
Hours you can give each week, from now to 5 December
Hours you can give on 5 December
Party declaration and referee
Have you been a member of a political party, or held any party office, now or in the past five years?
Someone who knows you well, for example from work, study or your community association, and is not a relative. CRPD may contact them.
Your pledge
The CRPD team reviews every application. Being accepted depends on the roles CRPD needs filled; the team is limited to 30 to 50 people.