The National Democratic Institute is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization working to support and strengthen democratic institutions worldwide through citizen participation, openness and accountability in government.

Serge Houndolo serves as resident country director for NDI in the Central African Republic (CAR). He brings nearly 20 years of experience in conflict mediation, electoral monitoring process, civic and voter education, domestic observation and political organizing from countries across West and Central Africa to the position.

Before assuming his post in CAR, Mr. Houndolo was the resident director in Niger and the resident senior program manager in Guinea, where he worked with domestic election observers and political parties in advance of the presidential election. He previously worked for the electoral division of the U.N. mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where he was charged with the development and implementation of public awareness campaigns on the electoral process and developed and distributed election-related civic education materials.

Throughout his career, Mr. Houndolo has consulted on a wide variety of African elections, including Benin, DRC, Mali, Mauritania and Togo. He has also consulted on conflict mediation and peace building activities in DRC and Togo.

Mr. Houndolo has a master's degree in social science and business law and a bachelor's degree in business law, both from the National University of Benin. He speaks English, French and Spanish.