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Our project partner in Serbia, Center for Education Policy (CEP), has organised three project presentations at the University of Belgrade in October and November 2018, namely at:  Faculty of Organizational Sciences, Faculty of Political Sciences and Faculty of Philosophy. They reached a total of 30 students. They presented the HPiB project idea and its main activities. They provided them all information about our HPiB project, all the dates, what they would be doing on this project and why experience on this project would be very valuable for them in future.

CEP representatives talked with students about participation of students in Serbia, and the most common belief was that students are mostly not driven enough to try to participate, or when they have the drive they simply lack information on how to achieve any kind of participation. This sparked interesting discussions and ideas for project workshops.

HPiB Project is funded by the Regional Youth Cooperation Office.

Our project “Hacking Participation in Balkans – Innovative ways of empowering Balkans youth to impact policy making processes” – (HPiB) was presented to students at the European University of Tirana on 1 November 2018 by our project coordinator Mrs Erida Curraj and our mentor, Mrs Orkidea Xhaferaj.

They introduced participants to how we are working with young people in Albania and Serbia to increase participation in policy making and fostering digital mobility as a long-term cooperation tool among WB6 youth. About 12 young people were part of the presentation as well as staff from the Internal Relations Unit. The presentation included also a brief introduction to RYCO and the opportunities offered for young people. In addition, during the Q&A session, our project team provided advice and guidance to students regarding project applications and youth activism.

Orkidea Xhaferaj, one of the mentors of our HPiB project, presented the project to Mrs Mariya Gabriel, European Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society and to Mrs Senida Mesi, Deputy Prime Minister of Republic of Albania during their visit to the Professional College of Tirana Laboratories on 13 November 2018.

Mrs Gabriel, Mariya Gabriel, European Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society, visited Tirana in the framework of the EU Digital Agenda for the Western Balkans and had high level meetings with the Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister and Deputy Minister for Infrastructure and Energy. She also visited ADISA, the integrated service delivery centre in Tirana and the Professional College of Tirana, as a higher education institution with state of the art technology laboratories.

During her visit to Professional College of Tirana Mrs Senida Mesi, Deputy Prime Minister of Republic of Albania, accompanied her. They both talked to Mrs Xhaferaj regarding the potential of HPiB project and how it helps to promote digital mobility in the Western Balkans 6. In addition, they explored ideas for the future sustainability of the project and highlighted the importance of digital skills for youth in WB6.

HPiB project is funded by Regional Youth Cooperation Office.

Our project “Hacking Participation in Balkans – Innovative ways of empowering Balkans youth to impact policy making processes” – (HPiB) was presented to students at the Professional College of Tirana on 18 October 2018 by our project coordinator Mrs Erida Curraj and our mentor, Mrs Orkidea Xhaferaj.

They introduced participants to how we are working with young people in Albania and Serbia to increase participation in policy making and fostering digital mobility as a long-term cooperation tool among WB6 youth. About 20 young people were part of the presentation as well as academic staff from the college. The presentation included also a brief introduction to RYCO and the opportunities offered for young people. In addition, during the Q&A session, our project team provided advice and guidance to students regarding project applications and youth activism.

POGRADEC – RYCO Local Branch Office in Albania, in cooperation with the OSCE Presence in Albania, organized a four-day Capacity Building Training with representatives of high schools in Albania on 24-27 October 2018 in Pogradec. Erida Curraj, HPiB Project Coordinator, attended the training on the 27 October and presented the project and its opportunities to high school teachers.

Twenty high school teachers from all over Albania attended the training. The participants were selected from vocational and general high schools. The training aimed to strengthen the capacities of potential RYCO beneficiaries in project cycle management and intercultural learning and dialogue.

During the implementation of the training, the teachers had the chance to deepen their knowledge on RYCO thematic areas such as intercultural learning and dialogue and active participation of young people to further use them in potential project proposals. Under the directions of the trainers, the teachers used the thematic knowledge as backbone to the Project Cycle Management modules. In addition, the teachers discussed in detail the opportunities offered by our project HPiB funded by RYCO and Mrs Curraj provided advice on how to be actively involved in project applications. As networking is part of RYCO projects, this activity served our project and organisation to get to know high school teachers and potential partners for the future.

Read more about the training: https://www.rycowb.org/?p=5414

Our project “Hacking Participation in Balkans – Innovative ways of empowering Balkans youth to impact policy making processes” – (HPiB) was presented at the “Youth for community, a new momentum for civic activism” conference organised by the National Youth Congress in Tirana on the 26 October 2018 with the support of Hanns Seidel Foundation.

Our mentor, Mrs Orkidea Xhaferaj, introduced participants to how we are working with young people in Albania and Serbia to increase participation in policy making and fostering digital mobility as a long-term cooperation tool among WB6 youth. About 70 young people were part of the event as well as representatives of civil society, international organisations and policy sector. A manual for youth activism in policy making was also presented.

Center for Comparative and International Studies (CCIS) for the needs of the of the project ‘Microenterprise development project for women in the cross-border area’, which is being realized within the framework of the ‘Cross-border cooperation program with Albania for 2014 and 2015’, which is implemented by a consortium led by the Center for Change Management (CCM). Is opening a tendering process as regarding the below:

The project envisages realization of 12 full-day trainings for a maximum of 30 participants in Elbasan region. The trainings will be implemented in the period from November 2018 to December 2019. We invite you to submit your offers according to the information given at the Invitation for Bids and the Requested Offer Form, which are provided in attachment. The selection of the most appropriate bid will be executed according to the ‘lowest bid price’ principle. The payment will be made after each of the trainings delivered on the basis of the submitted invoice.

The above documents describe in detail all the information required for the procurement.

The deadline for submitting the bids via regular mail is up to November 9, 2018 no later than 16:00 o’clock at the address:

Center for Comparative and International Studies

Rr. Elbasanit, Pall filipeu 2, apt 4 E. Tirana

With ATT to: Enis Sokoli

Any additional clarifications regarding the offer can be obtained through the e-mail address of CCIS, [email protected], till Nov 3, 2018, no later than 16 o’clock.