“Community Infrastructure Support” (CIS) Project, is funded by the Denmark and United Kingdom and aims to support national and local governments in reducing further social and economic losses, and to accelerate the recovery process through educational facility repair and reconstruction.  It is implemented by UNDP in collaboration with the Government of Albania.

• The objectives of the Project are: (i) to support repairing and reconstruction, including basic furnishing, of 3 (three) education facilities in Durrës Municipality affected by the earthquake according to international standards and (ii) to provide increased transparency, accountability, and inclusiveness to the recovery process. 
• Target education facilities: a) Repair of 9-year school “Zyber Sallaku”, Manëz; Repair of Joint High School “Jusuf Hoti”, and reconstruction of kindergarten, Katund i Ri; c) Reconstruction of Kindergarten “Isuf Ferra” & repair of gym of 9-year school “Isuf Ferra”, Shkozet. 
• CIS is in line with 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda and more specifically with SDG 4 “Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all”: SDG 10 “Reduced inequalities”, and SDG 17 “Partnership for Goals”. 
• The project’s total budget is EUR 2,300,000; EUR 1,955,000/funded by Government of Denmark and EUR 345,000/funded by United Kingdom. Durrës Municipality has co-funded also a budget of EUR 400,000. The project’s duration is 28 months.