Police officers from Durres Local Police Directorate, in cooperation with the staff of the Center for Development and Social Initiatives, organized on 15th September 2025 a meeting with the first-year students of the “Beqir Cela” Vocational High School in Durres. The main purpose of the activity was to stimulate discussions on school safety and community policing. The discussions focused on issues such as safety inside and outside the school premises, the role of the police in the community, how to build trust and communication between young people and authorities, and the active participation of parents and teachers for a safer school. During the activity it was also emphasized that continuous cooperation between the school, parents and authorities remains crucial to guaranteeing a safer environment for students.  

The “Gender, Peace and Security” Association, on 15th September 2025, organised a training to increase capacities of the actors of Durres Coordinated Referral Mechanism, representatives from the police and other service providers at the local level. The training, which brought together 15 professionals, service providers and Police Zone Inspectors in the Durres Local Police Directorate, focused on the process of reviewing Law No. 9669, dated 18.12.2006, “On Measures against Domestic Violence”, practices in providing direct services to victims of violence as well as victim care.  

In the framework of the project “Public Safety Team – Partner for a Safe Community”, on 8 September 2025, a workshop was held in the municipality of Divjaka with the participation of the managers of the Municipal Police Directorate, the Directorate of Infrastructure and Urban Development, the Local Directorate of Education, the Directorate of Agriculture and the Directorate of Programming and Development. During the meeting, the legal changes for the functioning of the LCPS were presented, community safety issues were discussed and identified, and the steps for drafting the Action Plan for Public Safety were determined. The directorates committed to collecting the necessary information, which will serve as a basis for specific budgeting for public safety and will be presented for discussion at the next meeting of the LCPS.  

In the framework of SCPA Program work plan activities, on 03-04 September 2025, PMT organized the two-day training addressed to the second group of the newly appointed CPO Educators of Tirana LPD. The training focused on objectives and activities as per their roles and exchange of experiences and knowledge gained during their exercise of duty. Emphasis was also given to the online Facebook forum as a mean of communication to raise awareness on youth education. The first day of the training focused on the analysis of the work carried out by the CPO Educators in terms of the community policing and their contacts with the youth in schools while delivering various awareness campaigns focusing on youth safety. The second day of the training focused on the proactive measures to be taken through awareness campaigns and community policing to prevent and fight against use of drug precursors by youth and encourage respect of traffic rules and increase of road safety. In addition, the training included a communications module to equip new CPO Educators with foundational communication and presentation skills to ensure consistency and quality in awareness activities conducted in schools. The training was organized through practical scenarios and role-plays which aimed to strengthen the ability of CPO Educators to design and deliver impactful awareness campaigns, tailored to youth audiences and also have a friendly approach towards youth to ensure their safety.  

On 30th July 2025, at the meeting room of the ASP HQ, SCPA Program Management Team Leader awarded a Certificate of Appreciation to ASP Leader Mr Besnik Bakiu, Director of the Planning and Administration of Police Training Directorate. The certificate was awarded on the occasion of his retirement from the police organization and in recognition and appreciation for his valuable contribution, continuous cooperation and active support in the implementation of the Swedish Community Policing Program in Albania. Mr Bakiu thanked SCPA PMT for their appreciation and mentioned that he was pleased to have contributed to the strengthening of community policing and public security through the ASP organization where he has served for years and in cooperation with the Swedish government support.  

On July 30th, 2025 SCPA Program organized its 2nd Steering Committee meeting with participation from various stakeholders. The SCM was cochaired by Mr Rebani Jaupi, Director of the Public Order and Security Department at ASP and Ms Linda Gjermani, Program Manager at the Embassy of Sweeden. The meeting was attended by stakeholders from ASP management in the area of public security and police training, representatives from the Ministry of Education and Sports, Ministry of Health and Social Protection, Civil Society Support Agency and Association for Local Autonomy. ASP Director Mr Rebani Jaupi mentioned that ASP as the key beneficiary of the SCPA Program remains committed to implement the community policing philosophy and ensure cooperation with the community to increase security.  ASP has been actively engaged in the program activities and has discussed their implementation step by step. ASP is pleased to see that other actors from state institutions, local government and civil society have also been involved in the activities’ implementation since the goal of community policing is for these actors to cooperate, in order contribute together to the increase of security in our communities. Ms Linda Gjermani, mentioned that the Government of Sweden remains committed to support ASP in the development of areas of public security and community policing.  She added that the  Progress Report is a reflection of the SCPA program achieved outputs in all its components during its 3rd third phase. SCPA Program has addressed the beneficiaries needs and updated the respective approaches. The SCPA Program implementation functions well as a result of the excellent cooperation of its key beneficiary the ASP. Mr Andi Shundi, SCPA Program Management Team Leader elaborated on the progress made to date in the framework of the implementation of the work plan activities during the second semester and also focused at the foreseen activities to be implemented in the forthcoming semester. Program stakeholders carried out disunions as regards implementation of program activities in view of interinstitutional cooperation and coordination. The meeting concluded with the unanimous approval of the SCPA 1st Progress Report. All stakeholders expressed their appreciation for the fruitful and successful cooperation with the Program and expressed their willingness for further cooperation and engagement.

In the framework of SCPA Program work plan activities, PMT organized a two-day training , on 29-30 July 2025, addressed to the newly appointed CPO Educators of Tirana LPD. The training focused on objectives and activities as per their roles and exchange of experiences and knowledge gained during their exercise of duty. Emphasis was also given to the online Facebook forum as a mean of communication to raise awareness on youth education. The first day of the training focused on the analysis of the work carried out by the CPO Educators in terms of the community policing and their contacts with the youth in schools while delivering various awareness campaigns focusing on youth safety. The second day of the training focused on the proactive measures to be taken through awareness campaigns and community policing to prevent and fight against use of drug precursors  by youth and encourage respect of traffic rules and increase of road safety. In addition, the training included a communications module to equip new CPO Educators with foundational communication and presentation skills to ensure consistency and quality in awareness activities conducted in schools. The training was organized through practical scenarios and role-plays which aimed to strengthen the ability of CPO Educators to design and deliver impactful awareness campaigns, tailored to youth audiences and also have a friendly approach towards youth to ensure their safety.  

On July 23rd  and 24th 2025, the NGO “Social Center for Helping People in Need” (QSNNN) organized the third and fourth meetings with representatives of the women and girls’ community in Iballe and Fierze, in the framework of the Project “TRUST/BESO: Together we act for the Security of our Community!”. The main goal of these activities was to raise awareness and strengthen the trust of women and girls of the community towards the State Police. By encouraging dialogue and mutual cooperation, the activity aimed to strengthen relations between the community and the police, promoting a sense of security and mutual support. This approach contributes to the creation of a safer, more inclusive and supportive environment for citizens.  

On 23 July 2025, together with the coordinators of ‘EKO Mendje’ and the educators of the “1 Qershori” kindergarten, we organized an educational and entertaining activity with the children of this institution: a “treasure hunting game” with a road safety awareness theme. The children, dressed as traffic police or as road signs, actively participated in this game, where the final goal was to reach “home” by following the correct signs. This activity was a beautiful and comprehensive way to educate the little ones on the importance of traffic rules. The post on social networks had a very positive reaction, going viral and bringing congratulations from numerous citizens as well as from the Shkodra Local Police Directorate itself.  

SCPA PMT organized the 1st session of the workshop on ‘Public Order and Community Policing Statistics Framework’ on 25 July 2025 with ASP representatives from the public order and safety police structures. The workshop is organized in implementation of the respective work plan activity to elaborate and review the CP and public order statistics framework. Following meetings held at Police Commissariat and LPD level in various regions, PMT was able to discuss on the public order statistics framework and also gather information and documents related to this area for further review. Meetings have also been held at ASP HQ level with relevant public order structures and there has been an agreement to organize two sessions of workshops on the ‘CP and Public Order Statistics Framework’ in cooperation and coordination with ASP relevant police structures. During the first session of the workshop the PMT concentrated on its assessment and findings on the statistics framework. The ASP representatives shared their comments and opinions on the PMT assessment and findings and agreed to follow up with the second session workshop due to convene early September 2025. The aim of the workshops is to improve the public order statistics framework so that it supports more the strategic level decision-making within the police organization.