NAWC, a platform dedicated to empowering women and girls
On July 4, 2024, the National Alliance of Women Councilors (NAWC) was established as a platform dedicated to empowering women and girls and promoting social inclusion at the local level. This platform unites women councilors from across the political spectrum and from all municipalities in the country, with the goal of increasing women’s participation in
Women Municipal Councilors’ Alliance and Best Practices
The representation of women and girls in the local government in Albania has undergone an increase to historical levels thanks to the fundamental changes of the Electoral Code in 2015. These changes conditioned the representation of women with 50% of the council in the candidacy lists, through a “zebra” system and disapproval of the list
Worthwhile Human Stories
Get to know worthwhile human stories that deserve recognition as told with facts and feelings by their beneficiaries themselves. Click here to download/read the publication.
Best Practices – Women Municipal Councilors’ Alliance
This publication of 2020 provides a summary of the best practices implemented by the Alliance of Women Municipal Councilors for the years 2015-2019. This edition is followed by another edition for the years 2020-2024. Click here to download/read this publication (in Albanian).
Agreement on Strengthening the Capacities of Local Government
The Minister of State for Local Government Arbjan Mazniku and the ambassadors of Switzerland and Sweden signed the cooperation agreement on the project ‘Strong Municipalities II’. With the signing of the agreement, it becomes possible for a grant of about 12 million Euros from the governments of Switzerland and Sweden to join the contribution of
Capacity Building for Municipal Council Committees
Over the last few weeks, the ‘Bashki te Forta’ (Strong Municipalities) Project, in cooperation with the Agency for the Support of Local Self-Government, the Albanian School of Public Administration (ASPA) and the Association for Local Autonomy (ALA), has delivered training sessions to standing service committees, with representatives of municipal councils (MC) and administration for the
Women in Politics
Following local elections of 2023, 183 members of the Assembly (elected heads, deputy heads and secretaries of Alliances of Women Councilors (AWC) in 61 LGUs) have decided to reorganize their leadership structure. 25 board members based on geographical, political and social inclusion criteria have been elected. 5 women councilors have been elected as the leading body of AWC in Albania of the local mandate 2023-2027.
I would like to commend the ‘Bashki te Forta’ Project for its excellent work in improving local governance, municipal performance and for its assistance regarding the establishment of the Academy of Local Governance.
I am so happy that we have Bashki te Forta to support and assist the Municipal Council of Memaliaj in the fulfillment of our duties. I look forward to this support and assistance as most of our Municipal Councilors are new.
We have monitored the Municipal Councils’ work and performance by using their regulations, e-registers, and physical registers of complaints, requests, petitions, and citizen initiatives, made possible with the expertise and assistance of the Bashki te Forta. They are excellent instruments that have tremendously helped us in our monitoring work.
I would like to commend the Bashki te Forta Project for its tremendous work in the process of establishing the Local Governance Academy. They’ve really done an excellent work.
