Institute for Democracy and Mediation

Alb Eng

Vision

Our vision is an Albania with stronger and viable democratic institutions and with increased public awareness and citizens’ participation.

Mission statement

IDM is founded by a group of Albanian scholars with the desire and commitment to address the problems facing Albanian’s democracy, through mediation between institutions, community and groups.

IDM puts its efforts to foster confidence between political and civic actors for building democratic and prosperous society inclined towards Euro-Atlantic integrations.

Organizational structure

The staff of IDM consists of a qualified and highly committed team experienced in program design, implementation and management, striving for program quality and sustainable impact.

Organisational Scheme

IDM Team

Mr. Sotiraq HRONI - IDM Executive Director

Mr. Gjergji VURMO - IDM Programme Director

Ms. Erisa ÇELA - Programme Manager (Local Governance & Community Mobilization)

Mrs. Rovena SORRA - Programme Coordinator

Mr. Artan KARINI – Senior Researcher

Ms. Mariola Qesaraku - Programme Assistant

Mrs. Voltana ADEMI - IDM Coordinator

DR. Giovanni ERCOLANI - UNITARPOCI Representative for IDM

Admin. & Finance

Ms. Brixhilda HALILAJ - IDM Finance Manager

Mr. Tonin GOSHI - Admin. Support

Mr. Eduart CANI - IT Support

IDM Advisors & Consultants

Gen. Lt. Pellumb QAZIMI – Advisor on security issues

Dr. Arshi CELA (PhD) - Advisor on security issues

Mrs Nevila SOKOLI-XHINDI – former Senior staff, consultant

Mr. Kadri GEGA - Expert on decentralization

Ms. Albana SPIRO – Consultant on institutional development

Mr. Tomi TRESKA - Expert on community mobilization issues

Mrs. Floreta LULI / FABER – Business sector expert

Mr. Zyher BECI - Senior expert on local government

Mr. Arjan Dyrmishi - Expert on security issues

IDM’s key program areas include:

Security Sector Governance
Local Government and community participation
Promoting governance accountability and transparency
Organizational and capacity building of public institutions
Legal Initiatives for improved legal framework

IDM will focus on the following directions in the next 3-5 years:

Increasing civic participation through:

- Promoting community participation/action and voluntarism through Community Based Groups

- Strengthening the capacities of local communities for human development in a society that leaves no one behind.

- Developing self-sustainable links of communication and citizens’ participation in the decision-making and transparency of the institutions through institutionalizing community liaisons.

Improving institutional reforms through:

- Working with national and international partners to develop locally owned reform of the institutions through identifying problems, developing awareness, improving capacities, developing networks and strategies.

- Developing effective mechanisms for institutional reforms by solving existing problems through bottom-up and up-down approaches.

- Advocating for new and/or amendment of legislation for improvement of institutional reforms.

Community policing

A prosperous and peaceful future for the country requires that Albania establishes and promotes attitudes, behaviors and practices that will improve the over all security situation in the country. IDM will continue to develop and expand models, establish structures and changing mentalities in order to improve motivation, professionalism, and public credibility of law enforcement institutions and law enforcement officers.

Regional cooperation

IDM will continue to support a broad range of regional confidence building initiatives and an expanded interaction of regional leadership and youth in the interests of cross-border cooperation. Regional projects of IDM aim at enhancing the recognition, understanding and cooperation between the peoples in the South-East Europe, developing joint solutions for their common problems, promoting the values of Euro-Atlantic integration and facilitating inter-ethnic and religious tolerance, dialogue and cooperation on social issues.

Info Activities

Capacity Building of Local Stakeholders in Rural Development Issues

One of the most recent activities of IDM has been the cooperation with OXFAM for the development of local partnership and fostering of cooperation for rural development in Albania. To achieve this IDM and Oxfam have initiated a series of trainings in the regions of Shkodra, Vlora and Dibra for the capacity building of local stakeholders, be they public, private or civic, in terms of rural development , LEADER approach and creation of LAG’s in Albania.