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ETF SURVEY ON THE CONTRIBUTION OF CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS TO

HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE CONTEXT OF LIFELONG LEARNING

Online Meeting | March 2021 | 11.00 am CET

 BENEFICIARY
VIEWS
FUTURE
CONTRIBUTION
TO HCD

STAKEHOLDERS
AND POLICY
DIALOGUE
RESPONSE TO THE
COVID19 PANDEMIC
EFFECTS ON HCD

CSO Profile
Introduction
Entela Kaleshi
DEVELOPMENT
AND HUMAN CAPITAL

Country Report Albania

CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANISATIONS
 41 CSOs contacted initially.
CSO Profile Se- 28 CSOs & 5 Beneficiaries

lection Criteria Responded and Interviewed

01
Non-governmental organisations
(NGOs) and community-based

04

Introduction
organisations (CBOs) and other non-
state actors

Operate in the field of non-formal

learning, informal learning, and
employment-related services (HCD) 03
Active in HCD, regardless of their size

02
Geographical distribution
05
 Key Steps
Data Analysis,
Country Questionnaire Run the Survey Draft Report and Initial draft
database of Testing Consultation country report
CSOs
41 CSOs contacted Testing of 20- 30 October– F2F Quantitative and 3 December - Online
initially, selected questionnaire and Interviews with 28 qualitative data Consultative meeting
through various interview process CSOs (SPSS) with ETF and CSOs
channels

Introduction
with 2 CSOs from all countries (5
• Donor organizations Analysis/
5-6 November) – from Albania)
Translation of F2F meeting with 5 interpretation of
• The Albanian Civil data, information
Questionnaire and beneficiaries of Study Report on the
Society Agency, from the interviews,
editing from English CSOs for appraising CSOs dynamics and
to Albanian CSOs effectiveness & relevant contextual effectiveness in
• author’s own
through people from factors, Other crisis periods
personal contacts
with organizations beneficiary groups studies and reports
working in the field
Draft report
• online searching feedback from 7
based on the profile CSOs in Albania
provided by ETF
Feedback from ETF
Sept -Oct October OCT- NOV November December
 1 2 3 4 5

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CONTRIBUTION

COVID19 PANDEMIC
TO THE
BENEFICIARY

Introduction
STAKEHOLDERS

EFFECTS ON HCD
AND POLICY
FUTURE

TO HCD

DIALOGUE

Support to Beneficiaries of
Overall HR Fin Capacities
VIEWS

CSOs
RESPONSE

Profile
Level of Capacities
Staff employees Main sources of SDGs
Specific role of Types of
Operation and collaborators funding & CSO contribution beneficiaries of
Networks including alternative forms for each SDG CSOs’& activities
Online Presence volunteers of revenues related to skills
development areas
of support
 201990%
CSOFacebook
Sustainability Index for Albania
(USAID, 2019, p. 9) “… Most CSOs do not
communicate effectively since only a small
32% Dedicated Website
number of CSOs have dedicated staff for
communications and public relations”.

1 Low access and participation in regional and European

CSO Profile

Introduction
networks, need of institutional strengthening and public
relations with other actors
Overall The lack of partnership and inter-
Profile
Level of sector
Operation 7 CSOsnetworking
coordinated abetween
network inCSOs in
the country
the country asin well
19 participated asmore
one or withnetworks
networks
and/ or
Networks
Online Presence abroad is another major need
associations
identified in the sector.

93% work at
community/grassroots/local level
71% are located in Tirana
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Albania
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(USAID, 2019, p.
4)
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2
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nor
stimulates the employment in
11),
CSOs that the Albanian
stating

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CSOs find it challenging to

Introduction
maintain permanent and
HR full-time staff, mainly
Capacities
Staff employees because they are
and collaborators constrained by project-
including based funding
volunteers

61% 32% 7%
Up to 4 Between 5- Between 15-
14 49
 Only 29% of surveyed CSOs

Albanian CSOs lack the 2 are self –financed through

service provision as an
organizational capacities
and resources needed to
1 alternative form of revenue
generation vocational training
raise donations through and agricultural expertise,

3
fundraising activities. usually offered at below-market
prices

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Introduction
Fin Capacities
Main sources of
funding &
alternative forms
Regarding alternative forms of
4 Government funding
continue to be very low
of revenues especially for locally
revenues such as social
enterprises CSOs were based CSOs
increasingly concerned about their
treatment by tax authorities, local
governments, and banks, which
do not differentiate between non-
profit and for-profit entities.
3
93% 46% 21.4%

Rely on donor funds Rely on government Rely on private

funds donations
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Introduction
Support to
SDGs
Specific role of
CSO contribution
for each SDG
 Activities related to skills
development .
Delivering and Creation and/or use
strengthening non- of intelligent
formal learning to information on skills
young people and FOCUS development and/or
advocacy activities on employment (e.g.

5
LESS FOCUS
data collection,

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independent data

Introduction
Education, awareness raising analysis for,
and advocacy for the formulation of policy
Beneficiaries of promotion of human rights, advice, etc.)
CSOs democracy and volunteering.
Types of
beneficiaries of
CSOs’ & activities Skills promotion and
related to skills Development Platform
development areas through the organization of
of support the National Skills
Competitions in yearly base
in Albania youth, vulnerable
.
youth and women
LGBTI and Minorities
 Most Effective Learning Environment
• 89% the classroom, training centre, advisory centre or similar learning
environment
• 64% On-the-job training
• 46% Informal places

Most Effective Ways to implement activities

5
• Non formal training courses

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• Supporting people’s informal learning from peers, self-learning etc.

Introduction
• Training/learning styles that are engaging and participatory
• Ensuring the motivation of people to learn
• Using a mix of traditional and digital training aids
Beneficiaries of
CSOs
Types of
beneficiaries of
Sharing Results
CSOs’ & activities 85% publish their analysis, publications and researches in their online
related to skills channels of communication & are willing to share the results with networks and
development areas
stakeholders
of support

Content of CSOs’ activities

75% support with Technical competences
60% support with Key competences
 Deliver non-formal learning to
young people, Strengthen the
informal learning of young
people & work more on
Advocacy for young people.
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DIALOGUE
Y VIEWS

Introduction
COVID19 PANDEMIC
N TO HCD

RESPONSE TO THE
POLICY
FUTURE

EFFECTS ON HCD
RS AND

7 4 89%
CSOs CSOs of respondents
changed their changed priorities used more Digital
beneficiary groups of regarding their Learning tools
activities for HCD activities for HCD
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dem uring e resi sons
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•To adapt the activity implementation and/or methods
•To assess new needs
•To Offer new services and
•To mobilise new resources, human and/or financial
and/or physical

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Introduction
COVID19 PANDEMIC
RESPONSE TO THE

EFFECTS ON HCD
89% have learned long-term lessons
•To offer new services
•To re -train our staff members and/or
volunteers
•To attract additional funds
•To cooperate with other organisations
•To improve our organisational skills
•To increase our expertise

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11 CSOs

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involved in the policy regularly connected to
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dialogue and/or reporting to

DIALOGUE
Y VIEWS

POLICY
stakeholders

RS AND
CSO role with

RESPONSE
stakeholders
55.6% with NES

21.4 % 35.7 %
55.6 % with Governmental institutions

61.1% with CSO platforms forums

with Education and training

83.6% providers
 Forward looking, more than 53% of
CSOs were planning to strengthen
their contribution to HCD on
accessibility of formal, non-formal,
informal learning, inclusiveness,
quality of learning opportunities
BENEFICIAR and learning and employment
Y VIEWS needs of individuals.

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The major advantage of CSOs

FUTURE
compared to other institutions

Support effectiveness of education,

75% training and other learning processes

Improve the outcome of policy

64.3 %
dialogue and public consultations

42.9% Detect needs of groups out of the formal learning

and employment system, and bring their voice to
the policy dialogue
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EFFECTS ON HCD
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Follow up training and

Social learning
support

Internships training

Pursuing formal vocational

education training