IDM activities

PODCAST| The spiral cycle of the “triangle” cooperation – a policy innovation to fight against crime at the local level January 2021- In this podcast, Sotiraq Hroni, IDM’s Executive Director, discusses for an innovative initiative in Albania, which aims to promote the cooperation of local authorities and provide a sustainable …

Can youth be heard from the screen? The perspective of the Albanian youth on the online space 18 November 2020 – In the framework of the “Make Future Together: EU and the Western Balkans from the Youth Perspective” project, the Institute for Democracy and Mediation (IDM) organised a consultation with youth …

Presentation of the CSOSI 2019 Report for Albania The overall sustainability of the civil society sector did not change significantly in 2019, although slight improvements were noted in organizational capacity, service provision and sectoral infrastructure dimensions. Tirana, November 19, 2020 – The Institute for Democracy and Mediation (IDM) organized an online launching …

Summary of the Kickoff Regional Workshops on Civic Engagement in the Decision-Making of the Parliament October 2020 – The Institute for Democracy and Mediation (IDM), in partnership with the Albanian Helsinki Committee (AHC), are implementing an initiative which aims to create an enabling environment for active civic engagement in the …

Established Advisory Groups for the “School as Community Center”    During September 2020, a series of meetings were held in the cities where the project “School as Community Center” (SCC) is implemented, aiming to set up Advisory Groups for the School as a Community Center. Representatives from the Municipality, the …

Press Release WBF Assists Capacity Building of Regional NGOs the Fight Against Organized Crime Contemporary organized crime is one of the most striking forms of endangering the security of states and ordinary citizens. In addition to negatively affecting political and economic processes within a society and the global economy as …

CALL FOR PROPOSALS – Small Grant Facility Supporting Civil Society Monitoring of Public Administration Reform (PAR) WeBER 2.0 – Western Balkan Civil Society Empowerment for a Reformed Public Administration is seeking project proposals for the implementation of the Small Grant Facility for support to civil society monitoring of public administration …

Results from PAR Monitor 2019/2020: Providers of administrative services need to regularly reveal the content of feedback by citizens Brand-new public perception survey results indicate fewer citizen-friendly options for providing opinions on administrative services, compared to PAR Monitor 2017/2018. At the same time, public opinion regarding the involvement of citizens …

National Working Group meeting for Public Administration Reform held in Albania Tirana, 22 July 2020– The fifth meeting of the WeBER National Working Group (NWG) of Albania for Public Administration Reform (PAR) was organized online on Wednesday, July 22nd 2020. IDM’s IDM project team announced the WeBER 2.0 small grant facility …

IDM commissioned to develop an Integrity Risk Assessment methodology for the Ministry of Justice Currently, IDM is working with the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) to develop a Methodology for the Integrity Risk Assessment (IRA) for the central government and to pilot it in the MoJ in the framework for the …