Partners Albania organized on March 2nd, 2016 the National Conference “Creating an Enabling Environment and Enhancement of Capacities for CSOs Development in Albania”.

During the conference were presented findings and recommendations of the Monitoring Matrix on Enabling Environment for Civil Society Development, Country Report for Albania 2015.

The monitoring of the legal and practical environment for the development of civil society is based on the principles and key international standards. The focus of discussion was the creation of an enabling environment and CSO cooperation with government institutions in Albania and Member States of the EU.

The monitoring of enabling environment for CSO development is financially supported by the European Union, Balkan Trust for Democracy and Olof Palme International Center in Albania with funding from the Swedish Government.

In the conference was presented the “NPO Academy”, an innovative approach of Partners Albania to strengthen capacities of NPO executives to build effective organizations serving the public and interest groups.

Some of the activities of the NPO Academy are implemented in cooperation with Partners for Democratic Change Slovakia, with funding from Olof Palme through the Swedish Government and Slovak Aid – Official Development Assistance of the Slovak Republic.

Participants in this event were representatives of the government and state institutions, donor community and civil society organizations in Albania and Slovakia.

Visit here a photo gallery from this event.