Following the facilitation of the consultation process with the sector on the Draft Law “On the Registration of Non-Profit Organizations”, the National Resource Centre for Civil Society in Albania organized an online meeting with donors and representatives of international institutions in the country. The meeting was held also in response to the high interest of
The Covid-19 pandemic emergency, accompanied by quarantine conditions, has created a series of challenges for the work of the non-profit sector. These challenges, among other things, require new alternative forms of work for the staff of organizations as well as the provision of services to beneficiaries. In response to the non-profit sector needs under the
During these months, the National Resource Centre has continued the work of drafting the Code of Standards for CSOs, an early initiative of Partners Albania, which was re-introduced in the sector last year, in order to create a self-assessment mechanism that will contribute to raising the standards of activity of CSOs, their transparency, accountability and
On July 10, the Ministry of Justice published in the Electronic Register for Notification and Public Consultation the draft law “On the registration of non-profit organizations”. The accompanying report of the draft law mentions the institutions that have contributed to its drafting. We find very concerning that in this group of institutions, the civil society
In the framework of the establishment of the Visitor Center at the Albanian Assembly, NDI Albania – National Democratic Institute in cooperation with the National Resource Centre, held several focus groups and consultative meetings during May 2020. 25 civil society organizations operating in the field of human rights, disability, youth and education, discussed in these
The National Resource Center for Civil Society (NRC) in cooperation with the Association Beyond Barriers (BBA) organized on 23 and 24 July 2020 the Networking Event ” Volunteerism and Solidarity – Practices, Challenges and Future Developments”. The activity follows the work of several months of Beyond Barriers and the National Resource Center to identify and
For several months, Beyond Barriers Association in cooperation and with the facilitation of the National Resource Centre for Civil Society and the participation of a group of civil society organizations from different municipalities of the country, have undertaken an initiative for further development of volunteerism in Albania and an environment legal and regulatory enabler that
The Covid-19 pandemic emergency, accompanied by quarantine conditions, has created a series of challenges for the work of the non-profit sector. These challenges, among other things, require new alternative forms of work for the staff of organizations as well as the provision of services to beneficiaries. In these conditions, Partners Albania and the National Resource Center
Dear colleagues, collaborators, partner institutions and supporters, This is a special message in times of big uncertainties. Today our nation and the world are facing an unimaginable threat that is challenging health and social care systems at the global level and is impacting our existence in so many directions. As the world comes together like
Following the call of European Commission for participation of civil society organizations in the process of preparation of IPA III, National Resource Centre for Civil Society in Albania widely promoted the call and organized a consultation process with CSOs on the IPA III programming framework and process. CSOs provided suggestions in relation to thematic priorities