Civil Society Week 2023

For the second year in a row, Partners Albania and the National Resource Centre for Civil Society in Albania in partnership with civil society actors throughout the country, during 29 May-3 June 2023, organized Civil Society Week 2023, a series of events and thematic promotion space, dedicated to the work and activity of organizations and civil society activists in the country.

The week creates opportunities for all actors of civil society to come together, as engines of positive changes in society, to discuss and create solutions and joint actions in the future. In line with the European Week and the announcement by the European Commission of 2023 as the “European Year of Skills”. This year, Civil Society Week was dedicated to the activity and contribution of civil society organizations to the education and training of different groups in society, mainly youth and marginalized groups.

Under the motto “Skills for all: To learn, work, engage”, over 120 activities were organized throughout the country, with the participation of civil society organizations, activists, academic institutions, etc. who joint the week

Life skills, employment and self-employment skills, engagement in policymaking skills, digital and green skills, media and information skills, knowledge transfer skills, etc. were just some of the topics raised and addressed throughout the week’s activities, bringing together important actors from the civil society sector,
local and central government institutions, academic institutions, businesses, media, etc. to discuss and address problems and difficulties encountered during the development and further strengthening of skills among all target groups.

Find here a summary of Civil Society Week 2023 activities.