This year’s NAD was a true celebration of values and citizenship where organizations and activists from across the country came together to celebrate inclusiveness and community, united despite differences. In this 6th year of NAD we celebrated the tireless work and dedication of activists in the field of protecting the rights of people with different abilities. NAD this year was celebrated as part of the “American Week” on October 11,
National Activism Day – #NAD 2023 celebrated as part of America Weeks 2023Celebrating Differences – Humanising Cities National Activism Day – #NAD is a dedicated day to cherishing civic activism of all forms with a geography that spans across the country echoing the importance of civic activism and its instrumental role in building a healthy democracy. For the past 5 years, over 160 local organisations, activists as well as well-established
On July 18, the team of the planning and territorial governance unit conducted a focus group with residents and key persons of the Kune-Vain lagoon community. This meeting takes place within the Horizon 2020 project ‘WBC-RRI.net Embedding Responsible Research and Innovation in the Western Balkans’ and aimed to present the first findings of the pilot initiative in this area. Co-PLAN, together with the Ministry of Tourism and Environment, is developing
The Local Public Finances – Status Report 2022 provides a detailed overview of local revenues and expenditures, indicators of decentralisation and the events that…
Albania is an important point of biodiversity in Europe, but it faces many challenges. The preservation of nature requires a coordination of the actions of all actors for the sustainable management of its resources, to further ensure a continuous coexistence between nature and people. In the discussion of nature protection issues inside and outside protected areas and to understand the role of civil society organizations focusing on the environment, the
Contract title: ‘Realisation of video clips documenting activism initiatives across Albania’ Project: Sparking Activism Initiatives Locally III – #shkëndija Co-PLAN, Institute for Habitat Development, in view of the ‘Sparking Activism Initiatives Locally III – #shkëndija’ project plans to award a service contract for the realisation of 20 video clips, with financial assistance of the Public Affairs Office at the US Embassy in Tirana. The deadline for submission of applications is
Activists from all over Albania attended Workshop No. 4 of the #shkendija Program, entitled “How to make it happen?“, with journalist Geri Emiri, as part of the process of sharing experiences, knowledge and mentoring. The meeting was joined by Mrs. Amanda Roberson, Deputy Chief of the Office of Public Relations, at the American Embassy in Tirana. The #spark program comes within the project “Sparking Activism Initiatives Locally –
During the dates from April 25 to 28, 2023, within the framework of the project “Better opportunities for seasonal workers in Southeast Europe”, a project financed by GIZ Albania and focusing on the 6 economies of the Western Balkans, the first regional meeting for the exchange of good practices and knowledge was organized in Budva. This meeting enabled the participating institutions of the Western Balkan economies to exchange experiences so
Curricula innovation in climate-smart urban development based on green and energy efficiency with the non-academic sector (SmartWB) Project: 101081724 — SmartWB — ERASMUS-EDU-2022-CBHE http://www.smartwb.ucg.ac.me/ About the project In this unprecedented era of increasing urbanization and the context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the Paris Agreement, the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and other global development agreements and frameworks, cities should be well-planned and well-managed. Therefore, climate-smart urbanization
An issue that affects us all, pollution in the air, water and land in Albania, was discussed extensively in the National Forum “Environmental Pollution” that was held this week and that brought together representatives from civil society, the Ambassador of Sweden in Tirana, a country which during the presidency of the European Union prioritizes environmental issues, as well as other actors. This forum was organized by Milieukontakt Albania (member