Project/Programme Title: INCLUSION – Installing, Networking & Capacity Building through Legal counselling and Unified Strategic Interventions On Needs of People with Disabilities, Albania
Country: Albania
Project/Programme Number: Caritas Project number 1720009
ADC-Contract 810814/2017
Name of Partner Organisation: –
Contracting partner of Austrian
Development Agency: Caritas Austria
Implementing partner: Caritas Albania
Introduction/Background
Since 2008 Caritas Austria and Caritas Albania have been implementing projects – financed by Austrian Development Agency and funds of other donors – which contribute to the fulfillment of People with Disability (PwD)’s rights in Albania. Besides the improvement of social services for PwD and promoting their participation in cultural life, caregivers were supported and the co-operation with local stakeholders was sought. The project “Being Active – Without Barriers” was prepared in 2014 and built on results and activities of previous projects like “Valuable life – Valuable live” and “Equal Opportunities for the PwD in Albania”.
Findings of the evaluation were included in the project “INCLUSION – Installing, Networking & Capacity Building through Legal counselling and Unified Strategic Interventions On Needs of People with Disabilities, Albania” which have started in September 2017.
Short description of project: “INCLUSION – Installing, Networking & Capacity Building through Legal counselling and Unified Strategic Interventions On Needs of People with Disabilities, Albania”.
The aim of the project is to further provide services for PwD with a new focus on mediating PwD to public or private employers. The method of peer counseling will further be developed with the aim to become a new community-based services. Additional the implementation of the National Action Plan (2016 – 2020) will actively be supported. Within the project activities monitoring issues of the National Action Plan will be supported and an active participation in different groups (Focal groups) is planned. Thus cooperation with public authorities and other NGOs will be strengthened further.
The project overall objective is “To contribute to the implementation of the Albanian National Action Plan 2016-2020 for people with disabilities (PwD), by promoting and monitoring the rights of PwD in a comprehensive, continuous and sustainable way and boosting self-representation.”
The specific objective of the project aimed to improve the quality of live and increased self-representation for People with Disabilities (PwD) in Albania (Shkodra and Lezha) as well as increased knowledge of and stronger commitment to the National Action Plan’s goals and actions.
The targeted beneficiaries are people with disabilities in the three project targeted districts, Lezha, Laç and Vau i Dejes.
Applicants must submit: CV, letter of motivation and financial offer by hand in this address: Caritas Shqiptar, Rruga Don Bosko, Nr. 4, Tiranë
Application Deadline: 12:00 AM, September 15, 2020. Caritas Austria will proceed with the evaluation of offers and selection of expert.
See full Terms of Reference, Financial Offer template and evaluation rate: