📍Location: YES Centre Has, New Municipality Building, First Floor
🗓 Date: December 18, 2024
🕙Time: 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
On December 18, 2024, AIS – promoter of Open Data Albania organized a training and workshop focused on Strengthening the Culture of Monitoring, with a particular emphasis on Monitoring Public Spending and Contracting in Local Government Units.
This activity was held as part of the project “Youth Activism for Good Governance and Strengthening the Culture of Monitoring and Civic Engagement”, with the financial support of the Small Grants Program of the Commission for Democracy of the U.S. Embassy Tirana.
The training gathered motivated young individuals, activists, and civil society representatives interested in enhancing transparency and accountability in public financial management.

A total of 33 participants attended the training, of which 23 participants were direct beneficiaries of the training. Other participants: 4 representatives from Local Government Units, 3 experts & organizers of the training, 3 representatives from other local institutions.
Among the 23 direct beneficiaries:
- 20 were young activists aged 18-34,
- 3 were activists over the age of 35.
In terms of gender distribution 12 participants (52%) were men and 11 participants (48%) were women.
For access to the full participant list, refer to this document.
The primary goal of this training was to empower youth and citizens to take a more active role in monitoring public finances and promoting transparency and accountability at the local level.
Participants developed skills in the following areas:
✅ Engaging in decision-making processes and budget consultations.
✅ Understanding the budget cycle: from planning to implementation and auditing
✅ Citizen engagement tools for policy-making and public investments
✅ Types of public expenditures and fund allocation at local and central levels
✅ Mechanisms for monitoring public spending and understanding local budgets
✅ Tracking public spending and contracting data through Open Data platforms
✅ Practical exercise on drafting a municipal investment proposal and submitting requests to decision-makers
For the detailed agenda, click here.
📸 Highlights from the training – see photos below!
You can find the training materials in the linked document.
Pre-event survey evidence on the training held on December 18, 2024, in Has.
Post-event survey evidence after the training held on December 18, 2024, in Has.