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dldp Evaluation Report on SDPeMTBP feb 2014

km — Sun, 06 Apr 2014 17:34:40 +0000

The Decentralisation and Local Development Project (dldp) has started its second Phase in- March 2010 and it lasted until February2013. The project area covers 33 Local Government Units (LGUs) in Shkodra and 21 in Lezhe Qark. The total population of the region is around 554’000 persons, of which 40 % live in urban areas and approx. 30 % below the poverty line (2004).

The main goal of the dldp is: capacities of municipalities and communes in Shkodra and Lezhe are strengthened contributing to improved regional development in Northern Albania and decentralization reform at national level.

dlpd Evaluation Report on SDPeMTBP feb 2013

km — Sun, 06 Apr 2014 17:31:24 +0000

The following gives a short overview of Albania’s economic and decentralization current and near future situation, emphasising those aspects, which are thought to be of highest relevance for the object of current assignment, namely thematic evaluation of phase 2 of dldp in Shkodra and Lezha.

SDPeMTBP – Review and Outlook

km — Sun, 06 Apr 2014 17:23:19 +0000

The Decentralization and Local Development Program dldp, financed by SDC and implemented by Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation is based on a bilateral agreement between the government of Albania and of Switzerland. In its first phase from 07/2006 to 02/2010, the project was operational in the Qark (region) of Shkodra in Northern Albania, belonging to the poorest regions of the country. The second phase of dldp was planned for 3/2010 to 2/2013 and extended beyond Shkodra Quark to the Qark of Leza covering an area of 54 Local Government Units LGUs in both Quarks with a population of roughly 550,000 people.