Objective(s)

Its overall objective is to strengthen participatory democracies and the EU integration process in the Western Balkans by empowering Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) to actively take part in decision-making

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Key Activities

One of the main pillars of the programme was to stimulate an enabling legal and financial environment for civil society organizations.

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Target groups

Municipalities, CSOs, youth

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Results/Impact

12 partner municipalities were selected through an open and transparent approach. Dibra, Durrës, Elbasan, Korça, Lezha, Librazhd, Përmeti, Prrenjas, Roskovec, Shkodra, Tirana and Tropoja. All partner municipalities have adopted and approved Reinforcement of Local Democracy (LOD) methodology as a tool to allocate public funds to Civil Society Organizations (CSOs). 82 projects were selected with a total budget of EUR 1.13 million