Centre for Transparency and Free Information

National Network
Albania
Address

Rruga e Kavajes, nr 67
Tirana
Albania

Telephone
+355 4260 695
Fax
+355 4260 695
E-Mail
saminezaus@yahoo.com
E-Mail (2)
samineza@gmail.com
E-Mail (3)
report_reporter@yahoo.com
Mobile Phone
+355 68 20 88 602
Mobile Phone (other)
+355 67 20 38 568
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2003
Fields of Activity
  1. Democracy and community development
General Information
The structure of CTFI follow: The activity of C/TFI is organised in three directory: -The directory of investigation -The directory of Free Media and Information -The directory of Transparency Budgetary resources in a year goes up to USD30.000-USD100.000 -Source of funding are: International organizations or foundations and project provided by western embassy in Tirana. Modalities of action : "watch dog", exchanges, conferences, monitoring, etc Main partner: USAID, British Embassy, SOROS, EITI, NDI
Mission and Objectives

The scope and objectives of the Center are the increase of the public awareness and decision making structures’ awareness, with regard to the need for a continuous democratization of Albanian life, as the only way to make Albania return in the midst of developed countries.The incitement of decision making structures for a continuous improvement regarding the Human Rights, and in this context, the Right of Information.
Stimulation of new means of information for everybody, trying new contemporary forms, revealing the broadness of the relationships within the media, in all of its forms.
Enforcement of national policies in the fight against corruption, as a very sensitive phenomenon in Albania, finding the ways for denunciating corruption and the interception through the mechanisms that make it work.

Main Projects / Activities

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

Contact (1) Full Name
Sami Nezaj
Head of the organisation
Sami Nezaj
Contact (2) Full Name
Erald Kapri