Call 5 Grantees: Fellows

Home , Belsh, Devoll (municipality), Elbasan, Has (municipality), Librazhd, Maliq

PROJECTS UNDER IMPLEMENTATION - CALL 5

GRANTEES: NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS

Duration No Organization Project Short description Implementation (month) area

The project aims to conduct active, horizontal, comparative and qualitative monitoring on the fulfillment of obligations deriving from Chapters IV, VI and VII of the Law 139/2015 – performance, innovations and suggestions. Municipalities Municipalities of Tirana Region: The main goal is to establish a measurement Institute of Political Kamza, Kavaja, 1 Transparency, civic governance and system and factual analysis on the local 9 Studies Rrogozhina, Tirana, accountability government performance in the five Vora municipalities of Tirana Region (qark), referring to the indicators of civic involvement in decision-making, public transparency, accountability of elected people, and urban- rural representation.

The project aims the acess and transparency in necessary information indispensable to parents to select a nursery and kindergarten for their children providing them with a mechanism through which they not only have access to information, but can also influence in the increase of civic pressure and identification of problems in a wider social group, including 2 “Eduaktiv” Center Liberi (latin: children) the local government. The main goal is to 9 National Project build an online platform (eduaktiv.al) listing all necessary public information on each nursery and kindergarten, in order that any parent has access and transparency of information they might need to select the appropriate nursery and kindergarten for their children.

The project aims to contribute in improving the local government performance in Korça Region, through effective and innovative implementation mechanisms for citizens' Community governance: challenges participation at local level. The main goals Municipalities Korça, in the functioning of civic are: identification of the progress and gaps in Devoll, Maliq, 3 Social Contract Institute 9 participation mechanisms in Korça the implementation of the organic law on Pogradec, Pustec, Region community governance at the local Kolonja government level in the Korça Region, and establishing a functional network of local actors to effectively participate in community governance mechanisms in Korça Region.

The project aims to raise civic awareness in peripheral/rural areas on the services provided by municipalities/units, in order to foster civic participation in monitoring the acces, quality and impact of the service, actively Improvement of municipal contributing to their timely improvement. The Municipalities Belsh, services coverage and quality for main goals are: to conduct a detailed analysis Human Development and Cërrik, Elbasan, 4 citizens in rural/peripheral areas of of services provided (coverage, access, quality 9 Promotion Center Gramsh, Librazhd, Elbasani Region, as an output of and impact) in peripheral/rural areas and set Peqin, Prrenjas civic participation and contribution up a participatory monitoring system for municipal services in these areas, including instruments that measures services, perceptions over services and civil contribution, thus influencing the performance of local government.

The project aims to ensure that 5% of mining rent is fully used for the benefit of the Albanian Center for Civil pressure on local government community and full transparency in its use for Municipalities Bulqiza, 5 Development and to use natural resources to the the public. The main goal is the civic 6 Has, Patos, Roskovec, Integration benefit of the community monitoring of allocation and usage of the Ura Vajgurore mining rent in the last two years in the 5 Local Government Units over a 6-month periods.

The project aims at measuring the fulfillment of electoral premises according to function 27 and identification of local development priorities for the 2019 pre-electoral Barometer of Devoll Municipality. programme, through real engagement of Measurement of local promises citiziens. Main goals are: to measure the according to Article 27. 6 ACEG Center implementation of development promises in 9 Devoll Municipality Municipality’s functions in Devoll Municipality over the 2015-2018 agriculture, rural development and period, strengthen civic activism through forests identification of development priorities and lobbying for at least 5 key sectors such as agriculture, forests, rural development, environment and tourism. The project aims to encourage youth to identify and prioritize their real needs that fall Association for under the Municipal authority. The main goal 7 Move to vote 9 Durrës Municipality Heritage and Education is to define youth priorities at Durrës Municiaplity as an advocation basis for the 2019 electoral campaign.

The project aims to empower community capacities (citizens, civil society) in monitoring and measuring the performance of National Center for delegated functions of local government. The Municipalities Has, 8 You govern – we monitor 9 Social Studies main goal is to monitor and evaluate such Kukës, Tropoja delegated functions (economic aid, disability, social services and pre-school education) from a community perspective.

The project aims to increase social responsibility of relevant local authorities in the municipalities of Korça, Devoll and Monitoring physical standards of Kolonja to provide relevant facilities medical/health centres in the Municipalities Devoll, 9 Family Health Care complying with standards for health/medical 9 Municipalities Korça, Devoll, Kolonja, Korça centres. The main goal is to monitor the Kolonja physical standards and equipment in 219 health/medical centers in three municipalities: Korça, Devoll and Kolonja.

The project aims to raise the awareness of Durrës Municipality and local actors on services and health care for children 0-6 years old. The main goals are: to monitor the provided services and budgets allocated to Community Development Monitoring the health situation of Durrës Municipality for the health of children 10 Center "Today for the children 0-6 years old in Durrës aged 0-6 years old; raise awareness of local 9 Durrës Municipality Future” Municipality policymakers, municipal council and citizens on better policies on health care for children aged 0-6, and integrate the detailed intervention plan for quality services at local level on health care for children 0-6 years old into the local social plan.

The project aims to monitor the access, coverage, quality and the impact of functions exercised by the Municipality in the area of local economic development, by stimulating Skrapari’s economic development – the 'brand' products and the small and “Women’s Vision” 11 challenge of local government and medium-sized business that generate jobs and 9 Skrapar Municipality Association citizens development. The main goal is to raise civic awareness and promote civil activism to demand and oblige the locally elected officials to exercise their organic functions efficiently in the area of local economic development.

The project aims to monitor the access, coverage, quality and the impact of irrigation/drainage service in rural AUs in 3 municipalities of Tirana Region, in order to check the effects of the implementation of the Law 139/2015 under the citizen's perspective. Center for Studies & Irrigation and drainage, vital to Municipalities Kamza, 12 The main goals are: to ensure civic 9 Training ILLUMINATOS farmers Tirana, Vora engagement in demanding the provision of the public service of irrigation/drainage by local government and exercise pressure on these 3 municipalities (Tirana, Vora and Kamza) to improve irrigation & drainage service in 16 rural AUs.

The project aims to provide political forces with a clear picture with the demands of the residents in 5 administrative units of Tirana, based on the problems identified so far. The Media and Social 13 Ask the citizen main goals are to identify the concerns from 8 Tirana Municipality Issues Center citizens' persepctive on major investments made in 5 AUs in Tirana, and orienting the political forces on the investment priorities they will define for the 2019 elections.

The project aims to enable people with disabilities and their families to become part of local decision-making by participating in municipal council meetings and community meetings organized in the pre-electoral period

Association “Protection of of the 2019 local elections. The main goals Municipalities Belsh, 14 “I vote and I am entitled to being the Rights of Persons with are: to increase the capacities of a group of 35 9 Cërrik, Elbasan, Gramsh, heard” Disabilities” people to undertake awareness-raising Librazhd, Peqin, Prrenjas campaigns and to advocate to increase the participation of people with disabilities in elections and engage people with disabilities and their families to monitor the municipal social plans.

The project aims to raise awareness of Tirana citizens on methods and modalities for development of public investments by the Tirana Municipality. The main goals are to Tiranalytics: Assessment of public conduct a research report on 10 investments in Albanian Center for 15 expenditure of local government in public urban infrastructure carried out by the 8 Tirana Municipality Quality Journalism Tirana Municipality Tirana Municipality as a Contracting Authority, as well as 10 in-depth investigative and analytical articles on these investments, including project design, planning, adoption and implementation.

The project aims to raise civic awareness and engagement demanding from the local government to exercise its functions and Installation: Stop contamination in undertake measures to protect air, land and 16 “ANTIK” Association 9 Fier Municipality Fier! water from contamination/pollution. The main goal is to use installation art as an innovative tool for raising citizens' awareness on their right to healthy life. The project aims to strengthen local democracy through civic participation and activism in the pre-election period of 2019 local elections in the Berati Municipality. The main goals are: to monitor the electoral Youth as factors of change in 17 New Bridges Berat promises of 2015 in the area of youth support 9 Berati Municipality community and holding local government accountable, within 5 months, and develop a social contract with youth priorities in 5 AUs of Berati Municipality as means of advocacy for the 2019 election campaign.

The project aims to increase the direct impact of citizens on drafting the municipal budgets. Extend the online civic participation The main goals are: to install and operate the 18 “Agenda” Institute instrument buxhetim.al to 20 online participatory budgeting platform in 20 7 20 Municipalities Municipalities municipalities and increase of citizens’ participation (especially youth) in local budgeting.

The project aims to monitor local government services for cleaning the marine pollution in the Vlora Bay, raise awareness among the local community, advocate and lobby for better services. The main goals are: to identify ECAT Tirana, and monitor the existing gap between the legal Environmental Center for Vlora Bay: Beauty versus pollution demand for cleaning and factual cleaning 19 12 Vlora Municipality Administration and and away of attention carried out by Vlora Municipality on seaside; Technology to assess marine pollution through modern methods; to raise awareness of stakeholders and the media on the quality of the cleaning service, and enhance advocacy capacity of young people on improving this service in the marine and coastal area.

The project aims to stimulate civic activism and engagement to advocate on local concerns through artistic activism (ArtiVism). The main goal is to ensure, through art, that citizens of ArtiVism for accountable local 20 ART KONTAKT Administrative Unit no. 2 exert pressure on 9 Tirana Municipality democracy Tirana Municipality for fulfilling the electoral promises, as well as identify problems and electoral promises in Administrative Unit no. 2.

The project aims at protecting the environment through public procurement on the basis of legislation in force and its approximation with EU Directives. The main goals are: to monitor procurements for compliance with Environmental monitoring in the environmental standards under the legislation in Center for Regional procedurement procedures of force for the period 2015-17 in the Municipality Municipalities Korça, 21 Development and 12 Municipalities Korça, Erseka, of Korça, Maliqi and Erseka, as well as to Erseka, Maliqi Integration Maliqi mobilize and raise awareness of civil society (in particular environmental and health organizations) to advocate/lobby on the “Green Procurement” practice in three Municipalities included in the project.

The project aims to promote, establish and enhance co-operation between future decision- makers and religious communities, inter alia, to strengthen the citizens’ voice in governance by Religious people exercise and Elbasan Interreligious Co- organizing larger civic groups and forums. The Municipalities Belsh, 22 promote active community 9 operation Center Cërrik, Elbasan democracy - Fundak main goal is to identify and evidence the community needs in Elbasan, Belsh, Cërrik and drafting the priority lists to be addressed to candidates for mayor and local councillors for the 2019 local elections. The project aims to carry out monitoring and “Not on the roads, not along streams evaluation of waste management services. The Center for Studies and and river, no each unit with its own main goal is to design a manual for monitoring Municipalities Dropull, 23 9 Development individual landfill, for a clean the waste management service in three Gjirokastra, Tepelena environment, for a healthy life’ municipalities, through the involvement of citizens. The project aims to increase civic participation through the organization of forums in 12 local units of Tirana Municipality. The main goal is Center for Social Research to bring together hundreds of citizens and their 24 Civic Forums 9 Tirana Municipality in Health Quality representatives in 12 Urban Administrative Units of Tirana and discuss on electoral promises, with particular focus on urban waste management.

The project aims to increase participation of women in rural areas in decision-making processes at the local level. The main goal is to Activating mechanisms of women’s establish 5 local women's groups in 5 participation in decision-making, 25 Woman: Vision of Change Administrative Units and to promote tools of 8 Lezha Municipality through formalization of local development groups communication between locally elected officials (municipal council, village authority, administrator) and the community.

The project aims to improve the current cleaning service in Bulqiza Municipality and Monitoring and assessing raise citizens' awareness on keeping their city Association “Young provision of the urban waste clean. The main goals are: to conduct a civic 26 9 Bulqiza Municipality Environmental Experts” management service at Bulqiza monitoring of the quality of the cleaning service Municipality provided by the Municipality and an awareness- raising campaign.

The project aims to improve the Northeast Region of Kukes through a monitoring process TRANSPARENCY MOB KIT- that mitigates imbalances and helps boost local Monitor the performance of government performance by increasing the Municipalities and Councils in effectiveness of services in rural areas as well. Center for Development Municipalities Has, 27 Kukes Region, as an instrument to 9 and Integration The main goal is to improve the provision of Kukes, Tropoja increase access, coverage and services and investments that are functions of impact of services in local government units, to the citizens of 10 peripheral/rural areas peripheral units (as defined in Articles 23-29 of Law 139/2015 "On local self-government").

PROJECTS UNDER IMPLEMENTATION - CALL 5 GRANTEES: FELLOWS

Duration Implementation No. Fellows Project Short description (month) area The project aims to directly and tangibly raise awareness of Pogradec and Pustec communities to react in protection of the common environment. The main goals are: to mobilize and engage youth to increase Municipalities 28 Roland Beqiraj Two lakes in one focus pressure on the respective municipalities, in order to 3 invest serious efforts in environmental issues and put in Pogradec, Pustec motion the appropriate local government instruments and other institutions tasked by law to protect environment and manage environmental issues. The project aims to guarantee the quality of life through the assessment of environmental parameters (air, water, Environmental quality land) for the residents of Elbasani. The main goals are: assessment through to assess the quality of the environment in Elbasan city 29 Abdulla Diku 8 Elbasani Municipality monitoring of air, water and and areas near the former metallurgical plant, and land in Elbasani city inform the community and authorities at local and central level on the quality of the environment, and make relevant recommendations.

The project aims to advocate on the lack of a library in Permet Municipality, through youth activism. The main 30 Anxhela Nurka Missing library goal is advocating through youth activism at Përmet 8 Permet Municipality municipality on budget allocation for the reconstruction of the city library.

The project aims to contribute to the mobilization of Clean Maqellara. Maqellara Administrative Unit community to positively Community advocacy influence on improving the provision of urban waste concerning the urban waste cleaning service. The main goals are: to increase the 31 Behar Dema 9 Dibra Municipality cleaning service provided in participation of 22 villages of Maqellara Administrative Maqellara Administrative Unit, Unit in improving the cleaning service, by advocating at Dibra the decision-making bodies and authorities in Dibra Municipality within 2018.

The project aims to monitor the investments in order to improve regional road infrastructure. The main objectives are: monitoring of road contracts implemented or planned in the 2018-2020 draft budget Regional road infrastructure 32 Sashen Rexhepaj for UB 14-15-16 (Vlora-18i) and 15 villages in Vlora 6 Vlora Municipality of Vlora city Municipality, as well as civic awareness for active participation in decision-making and advocacy for public infrastructure services for UB 14-15-16 (Vlora- 18i) and 15 villages in Vlora Municipality.

The project aims to promote civic activism in local government decision-making in solving the problem of sewage in the "Taulantia" promenade, neighborhood no.1, area: Port - Currila beach. The main objectives Active Durrës for a clean 33 Klaudio Hyseni are to increase public pressure on local government 6 Durres Muncipality coastline through the promotion of four civic activism actions and the use of information technology and digital media as means to lobby and solve the problem of sewage on the coast of the Taulantia promenade.

The project aims to promote participatory governance to improve dialogue between local community stakeholders and local government for a quality management of Llogara National Park. The main goals Participaty governance to are: to identify issues related to community and enhance dialogue quality and stakeholder participation in Park management; give 34 Anila Boshnjaku 9 Vlora Municipality monitoring of management recommendations to local institutions (Municipality, plans for Llogara National Park Regional Agency for Protected Areas) on ways to improve their level of participation; and start formalizing a cross-stakeholder dialogue platform through the creation of their forum.

The project aims to inform and raise awareness toward the dog-keeping citizens to use all the protective measures required to protect the lives of other citizens which are using public spaces. The main goals are: Safe public spaces for all: clarification of competencies and awareness of local Respect protective measures 35 Noljan Lole and central authorities on law enforcement and 9 Tirana Municipality for dogs (leashes and masks) in monitoring of public spaces, mainly in known areas public places where animals/dogs are walking; increase the security of citizens’ life who use public spaces, strengthen the enforcement of the legal framework by animal owners (dogs), and make recommendations for improvement of this legal framework.

The project aims to make our city a more livable, safe and pleasant place for ourselves and for those who visit it for tourist or work purposes. The main goals are: identification of all the manholes in the city, the 36 Aurora Konomi What we save – Saves us missing caps, their replacement, ensure their 8 Vlora Municipality preservation and monitoring; rehabilitation of all polluted areas identified in two regions of Vlora city, in order to became suitable and clean areas.