LGID Publications

This publication is a summary of the work and functions of the community liaison structure in Albania, and in the same time represents an overview of the main challenges and obstacles that this initiative is facing. A particular attention is directed to the legal framework and in the same time …

This study is a product of a one-year research work carried out by the Institute for Democracy and Mediation (IDM) and the Institute for Development Research and Alternatives (IDRA) under the joint project “Monitoring the interactions between the local government and the central institutions at local level in their joint …

Citizens’ participation in decision-making is one of the main components of a democracy. The basis for the development of mechanisms aimed at increasing citizens’ participation is the local level decision making. To encourage participation, IDM has developed a Manual on the Establishment and Functioning of the Citizens’ Observatory in the …

In the framework of strengthening local democracy in the Municipality of Shijak through setting up and functioning of the Citizens' Observatory, monitoring was conducted by the working groups of the observatory with the assistance of IDM staff to promote public transparency, improving accountability and responsiveness of local government. This assessment …

Application form to become a member of the Albanian Network for Gender Agenda Empowrement in Rural Development, AL-GARD NET. www.gardproject.org  

“Community Magazine” is published by Institute for Democracy and Mediation ( IDM ), in the frame of the project “Empowering Civil Society in Rural & Remote Areas”, supported by UNDP. This periodical is published every 3 months as per the duration of the project and in addition to the activities …

Through a combination of qualitative and quantitative techniques, this assessment report provides a historic view of the rural CS development in Albania and the region and analyzes and presents the current situation of the rural civil society organizations.

Empowering women through economic clusters development In an effort to encourage support for women’s empowering through economic cluster development, the Institute for Democracy and Mediation, in collaboration with the local organization Agritra Vision and with support from UN Women undertook the implementation of the Empowering Women through Economic Clusters Development …

The following files provide information on donor contribution and work in Albania. Click to download it. 1. All donors to Albania – generalized 2. Database of donors to Albania 3. EU projects 4. Norway projects 5. UN projects 6. World Bank projects

This document analyzes the overall trends of the environment in which the political, administrative, and financial decentralization is gradually developing in Albania.