The project: "Increasing Civil Society Organizations’ Capacities for Mainstreaming Rights of People with Disabilities in Albania"

Monday, December 21, 2020

In three years of implementation the project: "Increasing Civil Society Organizations’ Capacities for Mainstreaming Rights of People with Disabilities in Albania" we have achieved:

  • Eight community projects are undertaken by CSOs and volunteer youth in benefit to PwD;
  • An e-learning interactive platform developed and utilized to disseminate information and raise knowledge and capacities of professionals, CSOs, DPOs, PwD and their caregivers, and community at large regarding PwD issues: https://platforma-pak.al
  • Index monitoring tool developed to monitor implementation of NDAP (2016-2020) from the perspective of PwD and their caregivers and CSOs, DPOs;
  • Two NDAP monitoring reports prepared, providing data on NDAP level of implementation;
  • Four local disability networks established in 4 project areas composed of representatives from CSOs, DPOs, PwD and their caregivers;
  • Action plans developed by local disability networks based on findings and priorities generated from NDAP monitoring;
  • Four MoUs established between local disability networks and municipalities of Berat, Korca, Lezha and Dibra to implement action plans in local level;
  • Advocacy initiatives undertaken by local disability networks with focus on Accessibility, Inclusive Education, Employability and Participation of PwD in social, public and political life.