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Field of activity of this organization is the design, preparation and implementation of projects with the problems of community with cultural, economic and democratic developmen object in Republic of Albania and elsewhere in the region around it.1. Community development project in the Bridge Vajgurore Berat District, financed by the Soros Foundation,with office in Tirana. Website: www. Soros. E-mail: info@osfa.soros.alal.
Postal address: Rruga . Qemal Stafa, Pallati 120 / 2, Tirana. Albania. 2007. Amount: 7 000 U.S.D
2. Project to develop environmental and cultural environment, through regulation of sewage canalization in the unit of gypsies in Fushe Kruje, Financed by the REC Office in Tirana. Website : www.albania.rec.org. Postal address: Rruga . Ismail. Nr. 27. Tirana. Albania.
E-mail: rec.albania @ rec.org. Year 2008. Amount: 18 000 Euro .
3. Project for development of environmental culture in order to use solar panels as an effective source of alternative energy in the city of Saranda. Financed by the USA Embassy in Tirana. Website: www.albanian.tirana.usembassy.gov Postal Address: Ambasada Amerikane. Rruga Elbasanit . 103. Tirana. Albania. E-mail: cukoi@state.gov. Year 2009. Amount 17 500 U.S. D.
4. Project to develop intercultural dialogue and democratic development in the Western Balkans Region, financed from Youth in Action Programme. Website: www.eacea.ec.europa.eu / Youth.
E-mail: eac-info@ec.europa.eu. Postal Address Education, Audiovisual & Culture Executive Agency Youth Unit P6 Avenue du Bourget, 1 (bour 4.29) B-1140 Brussels - Belgium. Year 2010. Amount: 19 500 euros.

CDDI Project Activities:
The projects carried out by CDDI are presented here according to the type of activity:
Capacity building: CDDI has conducted trainings of civil society representatives and public officials and has trained trainers on the Right of Information as part of a project run with Article 19. CDDI has also worked with a group of 13 NGOs, mainly in the women’s rights sector, to assist them in formulating information requests as part of a project run with the Open Society Justice Initiative (2003-2004). In 2005 CDDI financed by Article 19 centered in London undertook the project “FOI a Matter of Public Concern” which included trainings to build capacity of the Albanian civil society in Lushnje, Shkoder and Laç. In 2006-2007 CDDI was financed by the Canadian Embassy in Tirana for the project “Data Protection and the Albanian Police” training 120 Albanian policemen on “Right to Information and Personal Data” Law. In 2005-2006 CDDI engaged in a major project to promote transparency of public institutions. In this project CDDI worked with the General Directorate of Roads, Municipality of Laç and Municipality of Vlora as Building Capacity of the Albanian Civil Society and stakeholders. In 2006 CDDI worked on building capacity of Albanian Media Lawyers on behalf of the project: “Workshop on Defamation for Media Lawyers” financed by Article 19 (Global Campaign for Free Expression).
Also, CDDI has undertaken the project “Building Capacity of Albanian Judiciary to Implement European Court of Human Rights Standards in Freedom of Expression Cases” in 2007 with one of the project activities being the training of trainers under Article 10 of the European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR). In 2007 CDDI was financed by the Swedish Helsinki Committee (SHC) on the project “Access to Information and Human Rights for Ethnic Minorities” based on trainings for the representatives of Minority Associations in Albania. In 2007-2008 CDDI was financed by Human Rights and Governance Grants Program (HRGGP) of Open Society Justice Initiative – Budapest, Hungary for the implementation of the project “The Right of Access to Government Held Information” building Capacity of the Albanian Civil Society in Shkoder and Tirana. During 2007-2008 CDDI has worked with OSJI for the project “Building Capacity of the Albanian Civil Society”, as well as in 2008 with the Project “The Right to Information and Investigative Journalism” under the category Building Capacity of the Albanian Media, financed by The Swiss Cooperation Office in Tirana. To implement this project CDDI trained journalists actively working for various Albanian Daily Newspapers, on “The Right to Information” Law and how to use and benefit from it in their daily job.
In 2008-2009 CDDI financed by the Rule of Law Program, USAID implemented the project “Monitoring the Level of Transparency of the Albanian Judiciary System” building capacity of Public Officials, chancellors or chairmen of 9 Courts of Albania (Tirana and Gjirokaster Appellate Courts, Tirana High Crimes Court, District Courts of Durres, Elbasan, Shkoder, Saranda, Pogradec and Vlore) on “The right to Information of the Public for Official Documents” Law. In 2010 CDDI has been implementing a project called; “Monitoring of the Supreme Court of Albania” financed by the British Embassy in Albania. This project is also important as a means to build capacity of young and new lawyers of Albania on Freedom of Information and the Judiciary.
In 2010 for a period of 12 months CDDI is implementing the project; “Building an NGO network in Albania for the ITI of the extracting industry” financed by SOROS Foundation.
Gender Issues: CDDI has also worked with a group of 13 NGOs, mainly in the women’s rights sector, to assist them in formulating information requests as part of a project run with the Open Society Justice Initiative (2003-2004). In 2006-2007 CDDI was financed by the Canadian Embassy in Tirana for the project “Data Protection and the Albanian Police” training 120 Albanian policemen on “Right to Information and Personal Data” Law. In 2007-2008 CDDI was financed by UNDP, UNIFEM on the project “Publication of two Newspaper Supplements on gender issues”.
Law Reform: CDDI has successfully engaged in advocacy and worked with parliamentary commissions for amendment of State Secrets Law (2006). The proposed law clashed with the Access to Information law and threatened seriously to curb access to information in Albania. Proposals presented by CDDI and the Justice Initiative were taken into consideration and the final amendments to the law for the state secret reflected these recommendations. Also, in 2006 with the proposal of CDDI, Justice Initiative and OSFA the proposals for law amendments regarding information on official documents were ready and discussed with the interest groups such as deputies, administration, civil society, journalists etc. CDDI collaborated with OSJI once again on the 2007-2008 project: “Reforming the Law for Access to information in Albania”.
Training of Lawyers: In August- September 2004 CDDI in collaboration with OSJI and OSFA conducted a Summer School on the principles and practices of public interest litigation and Media and Freedom of Information Law for a group of 14 lawyers in cooperation with Oxford University’s Program in Media Law and Policy. In 2006 CDDI trained the Albanian Media Lawyers on behalf of the project: “Workshop on Defamation for Media Lawyers” financed by Article 19 (Global Campaign for Free Expression).
Also, CDDI has undertaken the project “Building Capacity of Albanian Judiciary to Implement European Court of Human Rights Standards in Freedom of Expression Cases” in 2007 with one of the project activities being the training of trainers under Article 10 of the European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR).As mentioned above CDDI has also organized a training of judges that lasted one week in 2007 as part of the project “Building Capacity of Albanian Judiciary to Implement European Court of Human Rights Standards in Freedom of Expression Cases” under Article 10 of the European Convention of Human Rights, as well as in 2008-2009, “Training of the Albanian Judiciary in Freedom of Expression Cases” under Article 8 of the European Convention of Human Rights.
Training of Public Officials: CDDI has conducted much training for the public administration and civil society in the fields of access to information and the core standards related to European integration. Under the project “Freedom of Information – A Matter of Public Interest”, which ran in 2003-2005 and financed by the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs through the Stability Pact and in partnership with Article 19, London, CDDI developed a training manual for public officials based on international standards for access to public information. In 2005 CDDI financed by Article 19 centered in London undertook the project “FOI a Matter of Public Concern” which included trainings to build capacity of the Albanian civil society in Lushnje, Shkoder and Laç. In 2005-2006 CDDI engaged in a major project to promote transparency of public institutions. In this project CDDI worked with the General Directorate of Roads, Municipality of Laç and Municipality of Vlora and as part of the project CDDI trained the public officials working under these institutions on Freedom of Information Law. In 2006-2007 CDDI was financed by the Canadian Embassy in Tirana for the project “Data Protection and the Albanian Police” training 120 Albanian policemen on “Right to Information and Personal Data” Law. In 2006 CDDI undertook the project “Training on Access to Information with Public Officials” based on trainings of 200 public officials of various Government Institutions in Tirana, financed by CASALS and Associates, USAID.
In 2007 CDDI was financed by the Swedish Helsinki Committee (SHC) on the project “Access to Information and Human Rights for Ethnic Minorities” based on trainings for the representatives of Minority Associations in Albania. In 2007-2008 CDDI was financed by Human Rights and Governance Grants Program (HRGGP) of Open Society Justice Initiative – Budapest, Hungary for the implementation of the project “The Right of Access to Government Held Information” training civil society, students, women organizations etc. in Shkoder and Tirana. In 2007-2008 CDDI conducted trainings of the public officials of two of the main Ministries of Albania, the Ministry of Education and Science and the Ministry of Labour on “The Right to Information of the Public for Official Documents” Law. CDDI has organized six trainings with the public officials of these two Ministries, three trainings each Ministry.In 2008 CDDI conducted the Project “The Right to Information and Investigative Journalism”, financed by The Swiss Cooperation Office in Tirana. To implement this project CDDI trained journalists actively working for various Albanian Daily Newspapers, on “The Right to Information” Law and how to use and benefit from it in their daily job.
Monitoring of Access to Information: CDDI carried out an in-depth monitoring survey for the joint project “Freedom of Information: A Matter of Public Interest”, which ran from mid-2003 to mid-2005. The project was funded by the German Foreign Ministry and European Commission under the CARDS Regional Democratic Stabilization. The aim of the monitoring was to assess the response to information requests by public officials from a number of cities in Albania (Tirana, Shkodra, Kukes, Fier, Vlore, Lushnje, Gjirokaster and Elbasan). Ten people were recruited by CDDI to submit requests: four in Tirana and six in the other municipalities. The information requests were devised by CDDI to address the specific function of each institution. Institutions addressed included not only state bodies but also independent agencies receiving public funds for the execution of specific services. The monitors were trained by CDDI in the Freedom of Information Act and instructed to document the whole procedure of requesting information.
In January-November 2007 CDDI implemented the project “Access to Information Monitoring for Anti-Corruption 2007” financed by OSJI in Budapest. On the basis of the project “The Right to Access to Government Held Information” in 2007 CDDI also conducted the monitoring of all 10 municipalities of Tirana. CDDI sent each municipality three requests for information which included a piece of their financial report from a certain period of time, all the markets under their wings and also the administrative structures complete with names and contacts of all the employees of the municipalities.
In 2008-2009 CDDI financed by the Rule of Law Program, USAID implemented the project “Monitoring the Level of Transparency of the Albanian Judiciary System”. 9 monitors hired by CDDI monitored 9 Courts of Albania (Tirana and Gjirokaster Appellate Courts, Tirana High Crimes Court, District Courts of Durres, Elbasan, Shkoder, Saranda, Pogradec and Vlore) while sending them 9 requests for information each. Currently CDDI is implementing the project; “Monitoring of the Procurement Advocate in Albania” starting from September 2010- December 2010 financed by USAID- Millennium Challenge Corporation Program.
Research: CDDI has conducted additional research, including a survey of public officials on their awareness of the access to information law as part of a project conducted with Article 19. In 2003, CDDI ran a research and training project on “Free Trade Agreements and the Role of Business”. This project included research into Free Trade Agreements and trainings for business persons in the main cities of Albania. The project was funded by Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ).
Public Attitude Surveys: CDDI has run a series of five surveys accompanied by focus groups on EU integration. The aim of the surveys was to investigate how different social groups in Albania understand the integration process. Targeted groups were journalists, Members of Parliament, students, judges and civil servants. A summary of the reports were published in the monthly magazine of the Albanian Ministry of Integration. The project was run in 2004 with project financing by Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ).
Technical Assistance: In 2005-2006 CDDI engaged in a major project to promote transparency of public institutions. In this project CDDI worked with the General Directorate of Roads, Municipality of Laç and Municipality of Vlora. The project, being run with the Open Society Justice Initiative and with the organization Sustentia from Spain, aimed at creating a model for promoting institutional tarnsparency more widely in central and local governemnt bodies in Albania. In 2007 CDDI continued the technical assistence neccessary for the Municipalities of Laç and Vlora and also offered technical assistence to the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Labour through evaluation reports. In 2007-2008 CDDI was financed by Human Rights and Governance Grants Program (HRGGP) of Open Society Justice Initiative – Budapest, Hungary for the implementation of the project “The Right of Access to Government Held Information” offering technical Assistance to potential requestors of information such as students, women organizations etc. in Shkoder and Tirana. In 2008-2009 CDDI financed by the Rule of Law Program, USAID implemented the project “Monitoring the Level of Transparency of the Albanian Judiciary System” After Et the end of the project CDDI organized an event inviting all representatives of the 9 monitored Courts (Tirana and Gjirokaster Appellate Courts, Tirana High Crimes Court, District Courts of Durres, Elbasan, Shkoder, Saranda, Pogradec and Vlore) such as chancellors or chairmen, offering them technical assistance in the future, for improving the quality of transparency and “Right to Information” Law enforcement in these Courts.
Promoting Professionalism: In 2004-2005, the CDDI ran a project on “Media Self-Regulation” in collaboration with Article 19. The project included training Albanian media lawyers on international standards, publication of a report on self-regulation in the SEE region and also discussion forums with Albanian journalists. In August- September 2004 CDDI in collaboration with OSJI and OSFA conducted a Summer School on the principles and practices of public interest litigation and Media and Freedom of Information Law for a group of 14 lawyers in cooperation with Oxford University’s Program in Media Law and Policy. In April 2004 CDDI implemented another project on Media Defamation and Self-Regulation financed by the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The objective of the Project was to train Albanian lawyers on defamation and also journalists on ethics and other related issues. In 2005-2006 CDDI engaged in a major project to promote transparency of public institutions. In this project CDDI worked with the General Directorate of Roads, Municipality of Laç and Municipality of Vlora. In October 2006, CDDI organized the project “Workshop on Defamation for Media Law” implemented in Partnership with Article 19, financed by the German Government in the framework of the CARDS Program. Participants in the trainings were the Albanian journalists and Media Lawyers. The training concentrated in the principles of the European Convention of Human Rights and the Albanian Legal Framework in the field of Media. Trainers were international experts who introduced international cases of defamation in media and self-regulation. In 2008 CDDI conducted the Project “The Right to Information and Investigative Journalism”, financed by The Swiss Cooperation Office in Tirana. To implement this project CDDI trained journalists actively working for various Albanian Daily Newspapers, on “The Right to Information” Law and how to use and benefit from it in their daily job to promote professionalism for the Albanian journalists.

Some of the main projects realised by C/TFI:
2003May-December: “Media for Transparency”. The investigated articles on corruption in high administration published in Panorama daily newspaper.
2004 July-September: “Watch Dog” on assets declarations of high administrators and politicians
2005 May-July: Media Monitoring, Election July 3, 2005.
2008April-2009July: “Watch Dog” on assets declarations and conflict of interest of high administrators and politician

1. Raising and awareness in support of the rights and needs of children, youth and women in social difficulties - economic.
2. Information, counseling and citizen education to prevention of global warming and environmental protection.
3. Information, advice and civil education to violence, drugs, trafficking, sexual abuse, economic exploitation of children, youth and women using theatre as a tool in local, national trainings.
4. Offering social care services for community-based prevention, support and social integration of individuals and families in need.
5. Psycho-social support and economic conditions for specific persons in need and families in need, in view of alleviating poverty and promoting social integration.
6. Training and expertise to strengthen the capacity of institutions, structures and entities operating in the field of social assistance and care for the underprivileged of society.
7. Analysis, studies and research in the field of social issues.
8. Promotion of forms of social business to improve economic conditions and social and economic integration of individuals in need.

Activity 1: Raise the capacity of the newly-formed Youth Advisory Commission (YAC).
The Youth Advisory Commission participated in 4 trainings that consisted of the structure of electoral campaigns, campaign management and decision making processes.  This topic was selected by YAC after conducting a needs assessment which found that this was the most important knowledge gap needed to be fill. 20 youth participated in the training - 15 females and 5 males.  A few other members from the Durrës Youth Movement also participated in the training because they were extremely interested in this topic and could be trained to replace any member of YAC if they leave the group.  As a self-managed group, the Durrës Youth Movement decided the additional trainings will be held in the second half of the year as the first half of the year was focused on IEC (information, education, communication) campaigns for voting awareness. The second training was on lobbying and advocacy aiming to raise the youth capacity to voice the community’s concerns. The third training was on coalitions and networks, showing how organisations can network successfully. The fourth training was on student governance covering leadership, fundraising, responsibilities, right to representation, and being politically aware.
Activity 2: Continued participation in and monitoring of city council meetings.
From January to December, DYM participated in 7 city council meetings that covered social economic aid, housing, local taxes and the participatory budget. They are invited to monitor the meetings and are a part of the citizens advocacy panel (CAP). DYM is now experienced in monitoring the decision making process. Youth know how the participatory budget works and are officially invited to communicate community priorities and address the municipality while the budget is compiled.
Activity 3: IEC campaigns designed and implemented by Durrës Youth Movement (DYM) on the election process.
The final activity was organised in two parts. Two weeks before the municipal elections DYM organised Votefest, an event to promote voting in a fun environment with speeches, videos, dancing, and music.  Next, DYM organised the week before the elections to have tents in key locations in Durrës with informational material and volunteers to engage the community in the importance of voting and to answer any questions they might have about the process. During May all volunteers were trained on the electoral process and what to expect during their shifts in the tents. Through a series of meetings and brainstorming sessions the DYM organised 3 awareness campaigns to reach 3 target audiences around Durrës to reach a greater audience.
The first was to target first time voters by attending 3 high schools in Durrës and the outer suburb of Katund i Ri to provide trainings for students of voting age and on student government.  They covered topics such as voting procedures and why the youth vote is important.  The group also surveyed the students to determine what designs and expressions would have the best impact in promotional material.
The second activity was to create a promotional video to target the greater Durrës community to show the value of voting for everyone.  This was broadcast on social media and the local television station Adria TV.
Activity 4: POP plan of action implemented by Durres Youth Movement (DYM) on the election process.
POP was implemented by the Durrës Youth Movement.  The actions were the responsibility of the leaders of the DYM since the beginning of 2015.  They accomplished all of the respective actions that were described by the POP plan with the final portion of the electoral promises to be executed after the municipal elections in June 21st.  5 meetings and focus groups were organised with around 70 youth from the community to prioritise youth needs and concerns which were shown to community members and a petition was signed to gain support for the contract.  They identified 8 youth needs and concerns that were written into the social contract which the candidates signed in agreement on June 6th. 180 youth attended the signing of the contract after each point of the contract was discussed amongst candidates and attendees.   The event was covered by local and national media TV, in print, and in candidates’ social media.  The candidates mentioned that meeting the needs of youth in the social contract was an important part of their campaigns.
As a result, more people have been informed about democracy and democratization which will lead to increased participation of civil society and community members in local decision making processes.
The social contract is already signed and its implementation by the municipality is being monitored. It is currently too early to tell if the efforts have been successful but we have scheduled multiple meetings to follow up and efforts are ongoing.
Activity 5: DYM-designed and implemented IEC campaigns on Days of Values.
Because of the good relationship CSDC maintains with partner organizations and institutions (Durrës municipality, State Social Services, World Vision, Community Center Today For The Future, World Hope, Terre des Hommes, Hope Of The Orphans, and other NGO’s) in the Durrës area, DYM decided to participate in additional Days of Values. The partners provided additional resources and funding for these events. During these events DYM members delivered promotional materials and supported organisers. The recognition of Days of Value successfully educates and raises awareness on positive values, especially relating to issues concerning children and women. DYM decided to assist the partner organizations and institutions in the following events:
8th of March - International Women’s Day
3rd of May - Coast Clean Up
15th May - International Family Day
22nd May - Clean Albania In 1 Day
Additionally, CSDC took a greater role in leading local efforts for the following Days of Value:
17-19th April - Global Youth Service Days (During the 17-19th April the DYM organised 3 events per day for the GYSD (Global Youth Service Day). The first activity was held as an activity in the paediatric ward of Durrës Regional Hospital. In the framework of GYSD (Global Youth Service Day), youth created a friendly atmosphere for children hospitalized in the paediatric ward.
Celebrations continued on the second day with orphaned children. Delicious meals, birthday cakes, and a festive atmosphere was provided for 35 children. Often orphaned children are overlooked and something as special as their birthdays are forgotten, it is important to make them feel valued as members of society.
The last activity was a donation of books to the public library in Durrës. Books were collected from around the community to contribute to the collection of materials in the library that are now available to the public.
All participants of the GYSD received certificates from Youth Service America to thank them for being every day heroes for their community.)
20th May - International Orphans Day - DYM collaborated with Hope of Orphans Association to organize a day of events to raise awareness and promote to the community the rights and needs of orphaned children.
1st - 31st October - National Anti-trafficking Month (October National Anti-trafficking Month, organized by KRAT (Regional Committee on Anti-trafficking in Persons). CSDC is part of the technical table on this issue. Durrës Youth Movement was involved to promote actions against trafficking of children in ‘Shkollën e Re Kënetë’,  ‘Met Hasa’ school in Porto Romano area, Sukth i Ri" High School in Sukth., Multi – functional center in Nishtulla. Youth served as peer educators in student outreach activities.)
24th November - 10th December - 16 Days Against Domestic Violence. (16 Days Against Domestic Violence (November 25-December 10): The DYM was involved in organizing informational events at high schools to promote anti-violence. The main event took place at Shijak Municipality; the DYM invited members of anti-domestic violence organizations to discuss the situation in Durrës, and to educate the students on their efforts. The DYM put on a reenactment of a domestic violence situation in order to foment further discussion. Informational pamphlets were also distributed. The goal of the event was to discuss ideas for how to take the work against violence further, at a local and national level)
5th -8th December - Volunteer Day / Youth Day (Youth day is considered by DYM as a Day of Values. In 2015, that day was promoted by the voluntarism gallery. It was displayed at the Culture Palace and citizens were invited to view pictures of youth doing volunteer work in the community. During the event donations of gifts were accepted for children in need. The event was quite original and many local NPOs and individuals joined.)
Activity 6: Develop and distribute a quarterly newsletter.
In March 2015 DYM wrote, designed, and edited a newsletter called ‘Rinis’. The format was slightly changed from the 2014 version and was designed as a booklet or zine.  Copies were sent to NGOs, state institutions, and youth organizations in the post. Additional copies were distributed to different locations around Durrës to people that would be interested in reading the magazine.  A few members of DYM were also interviewed on TVSH, discussing the group, its mission and activities, and presenting the magazine.
YAC met 4 times to discuss the content and structure of the zine. The articles that were included in the magazine were a critique on urban development, the impact of YAC and DYM on the 2015 elections, green spaces in Durrës, the importance of voting in the 2015 elections, and youth exchanges and collaborations in Europe.
Activity 7: Youth exchange with other civil society organizations inside and outside of Albania.
DYM collaborated with NGOs in Kosovo (Ec ma ndryshe, PEN and FIQ - Civic Initiative Forum). Groups shared their experience working on civil society projects and explored the potential for future collaborations. These exchanges not only serve as valuable learning opportunities but they help empower partners to support each other in future efforts.

1. "Improving citizens participation in decision making" Durrës and Fushe - Kruja 2010 and 2011- Olof Palme International Center
2. The Durres Youth Human Rights Promotion Campaign in 2010 - UNFPA
3. Bringing Back Albanopoli - American Embassy
- Internship – students volunteers” 2006 – ‘07, Peace Corps funds
- CS monitoring the Millennium Developments Goals and National Strategy of Social and Economic Development” 2006 –’07 , UNDP funds
- Fostering religious harmony in Albania” 2006 , World Learning funds
- Anti corruption week at school” 2005-06, Partners/Albania funds
- Strengthening Albanian civil Society actors (2001 - 2008) etc.

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