On 12 March 2024 SCPA Program organized a high-level conference on ‘Community Policing and Safety in Communities’ in cooperation with its primary and secondary beneficiaries and other relevant stakeholders.
The conference was attended by the Minister of Interior Mr Ervin Hoxha, Deputy Minister of Interior Ms Romina Kuko, Deputy Minister of Ministry of Education and Sports, Ms Orjana Osmani, General Director of State Police Mr Ilir Proda, Mr. Erik Illes, Head of Development Cooperation from Embassy of Sweden and SCPA PMT. The conference brought together stakeholders responsible and involved in providing public order and safety to the communities. In addition, senior managers and/or representatives from the Albanian State Police, Security Academy, Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Health and Social Protection, Ministry of Education and Sports, Association for Local Autonomy, various Municipalities, local government structures, international partners, civil society organizations, NGOs, CPOs Youth Educators and School Security Officers etc. were present in the conference.
An overview of the SCPA program with a focus on its activities, objectives and priorities was presented during the conference by Mr Ansi Shundi, SCPA Team Leader.
During the conference relevant stakeholders highlighted the importance of interinstitutional coordination and cooperation to provide safety to the communities in general and specially to provide safe environments for the students at schools.
At the end of the conference the Grant Agreement between Government of Sweden and the Government of Albania related to the Third Phase of the Programme on ‘Strengthening Community Policing in Albania’ was signed.
