31 May – 1 June 2006

The strengthening of institutional capacities of NGO-s is a major objective of the Network of Open Society for Albania (NOSA) under its civil society program area. The country’s development stage and the development of the NGO sector itself after fifteen years of existence require that their internal leadership, managerial and operational structures be consolidated and perfected. To achieve this aim, Partners Albania in cooperation with OSFA crafted a program to assist civil society organizations to improve their understanding of the laws and by-laws concerning the sector, as well as to improve their financial management towards achieving greater transparency vis-à-vis the public.

Under the project “Strengthening the NGO sector in Albania” Partners and OSFA delivered in the towns of Elbasan and Vlore two training programs respectively on 26-29 April and 31 May -1 June. The object of the training were issues relating to “Non profit financial management” and “Registering and operating a non profit in accordance with the new Albanian law on the non profit sector”. Some of the results attained under the program are: strengthened managerial capacities of the non profit organizations, improved financial and accounting systems, enhanced transparency of their financial transactions and increased knowledge and understanding of the legal basis governing the sector.