ALDA European Association for Local Democracy

Training, capacity building, and technical assistance

ALDA supports other stakeholders – local and regional authorities, civil society organizations, educational institutions – by providing a wide range of services such as training and capacity building activities, technical assistance, and ad hoc consultancy on different topics, including: project development and implementation, project financial management and audit, EU institutions, EU funds and programmes, citizens participation (methods and techniques), non formal youth education.

These services are provided with a tailor-made approach, thus target the specific needs of the partners involved.

The activities of ALDA are articulated over three main areas: ALDA Europe, Cooperation, and Plus

About ALDA

The European Association for Local Democracy

The European Association for Local Democracy is a non-governmental organisation dedicated to the promotion of good governance and citizen participation at the local level. ALDA focuses on activities that facilitate cooperation between local authorities and civil society.

Established at the initiative of the Council of Europe's Congress of Local and Regional Authorities, since 1999 ALDA operates in the European Union and in its Neighborhood.

Latest news

Take part in the European Week for Waste Reduction from 16 to 24 November

Back again this year the European Week for Waste Reduction (EWWR), the biggest awareness-raising campaign on waste reduction in Europe, which will take place from 16 to 24 November 2019.

Innovative and sustainable financial instruments for local governments

From 21st to 23rd of October 2019, Lisbon will be the host-city of the 3rd International event of the project RECOV, titled

Nino Khukhua is now a member of the EU - Georgia Civil Society Platform

Nino Khukhua, Executive Director of the Local Democracy Agency Georgia has been recently elected as a member of the EU - Georgia Civil Society Platform Group.

Hey man/woman, where are you going...

A workshop on visual arts organised by the project IMPACT for refugees in Montenegro.

Il Vicepresidente di ALDA incontra il Consiglio Regionale Friuli Venezia Giulia sulla crisi di migranti a Bihać

Il vicepresidente di ALDA Alessandro Perelli ha incontrato a Trieste presso l\'Assemblea regionale il consigliere Andrea Ussai, membro della commissione sulla cooperazione internazionale. Era presente anche Michela Vogrig, Presidente del CosmE, consorzio di cooperative sociali e socio di ALDA.

RECOV : Second Local Path in Romania

The second local path in the project RECOV in Romania took place on 22 March 2019 in Rucar at the Town Hall conference room. 32 members of the local participation group attended the activity.