{"id":23394,"date":"2024-12-21T15:25:05","date_gmt":"2024-12-21T15:25:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ndiqparate.al\/?p=23394"},"modified":"2025-02-04T08:18:00","modified_gmt":"2025-02-04T08:18:00","slug":"instill-watchdog-culture-monitoring-public-spending-and-procurement-on-local-government-units-training-workshop-in-berat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ndiqparate.al\/?p=23394&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Instill Watchdog Culture \u2013 Training on Monitoring Public Spending and Procurement in Local Governance, Berat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\ud83d\udccd<strong>Location:<\/strong> Hotel Portik (Conference Room), Berat<br>\ud83d\uddd3 <strong>Date:<\/strong> December 21, 2024<br>\ud83d\udd59<strong>Time:<\/strong> 10:00 AM \u2013 1:00 PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-8e687bfb-0984-480e-a4e1-088b652b1dc5\">On December 21, 2024, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/ais.al\/new\/\" target=\"_blank\">AIS <\/a>\u2013 promoter of Open Data Albania organized a training and workshop focused on <strong>Strengthening the Culture of Monitoring<\/strong>, with a particular emphasis on <strong>Monitoring Public Spending and Contracting in Local Government Units<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This activity was held as part of the project <strong>&#8220;Youth Activism for Good Governance and Strengthening the Culture of Monitoring and Civic Engagement&#8221;<\/strong>, with the financial support of the <i>Small Grants Program of the Commission for <\/i><em style=\"font-style: italic;\">Democracy<\/em><em> of the U.S. Embassy Tirana<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The training gathered <strong>motivated young individuals, activists, and civil society representatives<\/strong> interested in enhancing transparency and accountability in public financial management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<center>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/ndiqparate.al\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG-20250109-WA0001.jpg?resize=563%2C422\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23779\" width=\"563\" height=\"422\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/center><br>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-f147a72b-0129-469d-8ca8-2aa26c666803\">A total of 26 participants attended the training, of which 21 participants were direct beneficiaries of the training. Other participants: <strong>2 representatives<\/strong> from Local Government Units and <strong>3 experts<\/strong> &amp; <strong>organizers<\/strong> of the training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-f147a72b-0129-469d-8ca8-2aa26c666803\">Among the <strong>21 direct beneficiaries<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul id=\"block-bba0a2fe-e62e-496c-9dbe-341b89dc74ed\"><li><strong>17 <\/strong>were young activists aged <strong>18-34<\/strong>,<\/li><li><strong>4 <\/strong>were activists over the age of <strong>35<\/strong>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-65af45aa-c878-49c5-9deb-64a303be2023\">In terms of gender distribution <strong>7 participants (33%)<\/strong> were <strong>men <\/strong>and <strong>14 participants (67%)<\/strong> were <strong>women<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For access to the full participant list, refer to this <a href=\"http:\/\/ndiqparate.al\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/List-of-Participants-Berat-December-21-2024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">document<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The primary goal of this training was to <strong>empower youth and citizens<\/strong> to take a more active role in monitoring public finances and promoting <strong>transparency and accountability at the local level<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-33c92688-4698-434a-a5b9-5b30c8f3feee\">Participants developed skills in the following areas:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2705 <strong>Engaging in decision-making processes and budget consultations<\/strong>.<br>\u2705 <strong>Understanding the budget cycle<\/strong>: <strong>from planning to implementation and auditing<\/strong><br>\u2705 <strong>Citizen engagement tools for policy-making and public investments<\/strong><br>\u2705 <strong>Types of public expenditures and fund allocation at local and central levels<\/strong><br>\u2705 <strong>Mechanisms for monitoring public spending and understanding local budgets<\/strong><br>\u2705 <strong>Tracking public spending and contracting data through Open Data platforms<\/strong><br>\u2705 <strong>Practical exercise on drafting a municipal investment proposal and submitting requests to decision-makers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the <strong>detailed agenda<\/strong>, <a href=\"http:\/\/ndiqparate.al\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Agenda_December-21-2024-BERAT-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-8b5d4362-22e1-4c62-98c9-fca9f3196cda\">\ud83d\udcf8 <em>Highlights from the training \u2013 see photos below!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-23780\" data-id=\"23780\" 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class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-23771\" data-id=\"23771\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ndiqparate.al\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG-20250109-WA0170.jpg?resize=790%2C593\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<br>\n\n\n\n<p><br>You can find the training materials in the linked <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/ndiqparate.al\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Training-Materials-December-21-2024-Berat.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">document<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pre-event survey <a href=\"http:\/\/ndiqparate.al\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Pre-survey-Berat.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">evidence <\/a>on the training held on December 21, 2024, in Berat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Post-event survey <a href=\"http:\/\/ndiqparate.al\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Post-survey-Berat.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">evidence <\/a>after the training held on December 21, 2024, in Berat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udccdLocation: Hotel Portik (Conference Room), Berat\ud83d\uddd3 Date: December 21, 2024\ud83d\udd59Time: 10:00 AM \u2013 1:00 PM On December 21, 2024, AIS \u2013 promoter of Open Data Albania organized a training and workshop focused on Strengthening the Culture of Monitoring, with a particular emphasis on 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