{"id":7342,"date":"2015-04-18T11:05:33","date_gmt":"2015-04-18T11:05:33","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2015-04-18T11:05:33","modified_gmt":"2015-04-18T11:05:33","slug":"usaid-assist-impact-support-democracy-in-albania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ndiqparate.al\/?p=7342","title":{"rendered":"USAID, Assist Impact Support Democracy in Albania"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">USAID and local NGO Assist Impact signed eight grant agreements today to support democracy in Albania. The grants seek to increase citizen\u2019s participation in decision-making, support community building, and hold public officials accountable. Assist Impact is currently implementing a three-year project called \u201cBuilding Human and Institutional Capacities\u201d which aims to support local NGOs, governmental agencies, and business associations to improve their capabilities and work more effectively. &nbsp;Assist Impact, through a competitive process, has selected eight NGOs from across Albania. During the ceremony, American Ambassador in Albania, Donald Lu, said that more than 30 grants was given to Albania. He promised more in the future. The selected NGOs include:\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00b7 Partners for Children: In collaboration with the Ministry of Education, will implement the pilot project \u201cSchools as Community Centers\u201d in Dib\u00ebr, aiming to empower young people to participate in political life.\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00b7 &nbsp;Albanian Institute of Science will promote accountability and transparency by providing access to data on assets declared by politicians and judiciary officials, public assets and procurement, as well as public <a href=\"http:\/\/spending.data.al\/\">spending data<\/a>.\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00b7 &nbsp;Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BIRN) will enhance independent and professional investigative journalism as a mean to increase accountability, transparency, and anti-corruption mechanisms of public procurement procedures.\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00b7 &nbsp;Center for Research Cooperation and Development will organize election debates, prepare voting guides, and hold elected officials accountable.\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00b7 &nbsp;Meridia will work with women and girls after their release from the penitentiary institution to better reintegrate, by providing them on the job training and employment opportunities.\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00b7 &nbsp;Light Steps will work in Shkoder and Puka to increase citizen participation in the municipalities\u2019 decision making processes through Community Based Scorecards.\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00b7 &nbsp;Women\u2019s Network Equality in Decision Making will aim to raise women experts\u2019 voices through media in order to change public perception on the role of women in the society and emphasize the importance of their political participation in Tirana, Vlora and Shkodra.\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00b7 &nbsp;Center for Transparency and Freedom of Information will monitor the implementation of the recommendations provided by the High State Audit Institution to public institutions in the municipalities of Tirana, Elbasan, and Korca.&nbsp;\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The projects will run from April 2015-November 2015.\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>USAID and local NGO Assist Impact signed eight grant agreements today to support democracy in Albania. The grants seek to increase citizen\u2019s participation in decision-making, support community building, and hold public officials accountable. Assist Impact is currently implementing a three-year project called \u201cBuilding Human and Institutional Capacities\u201d which aims to support local NGOs, governmental agencies, and business associations to improve their capabilities and work more&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[41],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":24591,"url":"https:\/\/ndiqparate.al\/?p=24591","url_meta":{"origin":7342,"position":0},"title":"Trajnim p\u00ebr OSHC Vler\u00ebsimi Parandalues p\u00ebr Korrupsion, bazuar n\u00eb metodologjin\u00eb e miratuar dhe zbatuar n\u00eb Kuvendin e Shqip\u00ebris\u00eb","date":"October 4, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Qendra Shqiptare p\u00ebr K\u00ebrkime Ekonomike (ACER), n\u00eb bashk\u00ebpunim me AIS \/ Open Data Albania dhe me mb\u00ebshtetjen e Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD) n\u00eb Shqip\u00ebri, organizoi sot nj\u00eb trajnim p\u00ebr p\u00ebrfaq\u00ebsues t\u00eb shoq\u00ebris\u00eb civile me tem\u00eb: Vler\u00ebsimi Parandalues p\u00ebr Korrupsion, bazuar n\u00eb metodologjin\u00eb e miratuar dhe zbatuar n\u00eb Kuvendin e\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;ODA njoftime n\u00eb shtyp&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/ndiqparate.al\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-10-04-at-09.35.23-6-2.jpeg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":24709,"url":"https:\/\/ndiqparate.al\/?p=24709","url_meta":{"origin":7342,"position":1},"title":"DataThon Albania 2025. 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