Shkoder · Albania · since 2015
Resources in Development (RiD)
Better life quality for communities
Founded in 2015 as a sustainable development-oriented NGO, by a team of experts with considerable experience in the development sector.
- Founded
- 2015
- Services
- 4
- Featured projects
- 20
- Partners & donors
- 18
Our mission
RiD contributes on the sustainable economic, social, cultural development of the communities where operates, based on the protection and optimal usage of their natural and human resources.
Know us better
About us
“Resources in development” – RiD NGO is a sustainable development-oriented NGO located in Albania and operating in national and the wider region. Established in 2015, its purpose is to support and stimulate sustainable, economic, and social development of economies in transition, increase of employment, improve of youth, women, and marginalized groups skills & capacities. To achieve this RiD works with private and public institutions, academia, and civil society, undertaking capacity building activities to strengthen public and private institutions, higher education institutions, media, and civil society.



Elevation profile
Our activity, year by year
Each peak is the number of projects started in a year: from the first steps in 2015 to the summit of 2022.
2015 · 2 projects
Not listed on this website.
2016 · 4 projects
- “Economic development through the community inclusion in decision making”
- Active citizen’s committees to monitor the local government in Shkoder County
+ 2 more, not listed on this website
2017 · 5 projects
- Business Support Operations in rural North Albania
- “Postriba – A destination to be developed”
- “Public awareness about protected areas in Shkoder”
+ 2 more, not listed on this website
2018 · 3 projects
- Monitoring of public services delivered in the national context
+ 2 more, not listed on this website
2019 · 4 projects
- Training curricula elaboration on “Financial management of a small enterprise”
+ 3 more, not listed on this website
2020 · 5 projects
- “Orbita – Innovation HUB”
- Drafting of Baldushk Forest Management Plan
+ 3 more, not listed on this website
2021 · 4 projects
- “Scout Movement” through Via Dinarica
+ 3 more, not listed on this website
2022 · 9 projects
- Techstars Hackathon – Business Modelling based on Lean Canva format
- “Good Startup School”, Business Incubator
- From Vulnerability to Entrepreneurship
- Habitat Distribution, Descriptions and Threats in the Buna River
- Climate change risks and its effects in Buna river Velipoje
- Wetland Index 2022, elaborated for the Buna river velipoje protected landscape
+ 3 more, not listed on this website
2023 · 6 projects
- Techstars Hackathon – Business Modelling based on Lean Canva format
- “Good Startup School”, Business Incubator
+ 4 more, not listed on this website
2024 · 3 projects
- Sustainable use of mushrooms in the Protected Area of Kelmendi
+ 2 more, not listed on this website
Fields of work
Specialties
- 01Socio-Economic and Territorial development
- 02Entrepreneurship
- 03Innovation
- 04Inclusive Markets
- 05Tourism
- 06Agriculture
- 07Democracy and Local Government Issues
- 08Local and Regional Development
- 09Education and Health
- 10Capacities and Institutions Development
- 11European Integration Issues
- 12Micro-Finance
- 13Monitoring
- 14Evaluation of Program Policies and Projects
- 15Environmental Protection
- 16Gender Issues
What we do
Our Services
Business Support; Innovation and Entrepreneurship
RiD supports individuals and private operators to develop new ideas, services, products and models to effectively and efficiently address challenges within a tight budget.
Read more 02Research and Analysis
Qualitative and Quantitative Research in support to a stronger evidence-based policy and decision-making.
Read more 03Project Design and Management
Designing, planning, executing, monitoring, financially managing and reporting.
Read more 04Capacity Building
We build accelerators and incubators, and deliver customized training through international techniques and expertise.
Read moreSurvey points
Our Projects
Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Sustainable Economic Development, Environment Protection & Awareness raising, Policy, Monitoring, Transparency.
Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Training curricula elaboration on “Financial management of a small enterprise”
Project pageEnvironment Protection & Awareness raising
“Public awareness about protected areas in Shkoder”
Project pageField reports
Publications
Journal
2017 – 2021
“VIJA” Journal
Monthly publication on Protected Areas in 4 counties in North of Albania, elaborated in collaboration with GO2 NGO.
Documentary
2018
Documentary on the protected areas in the North region
Shkoder, Lezhe, Kukes, Diber, Puke and the Econord Project implemented by ALCDF Albania “Leveraging the Capacities of the civil society in North of Albania”, including the work of other 27 CSO collaborating with RiD.
Report
2022
Habitat Distribution, Descriptions and Threats in The Buna River and Coastal part of Buna/Bojana Protected Landscape
Report
2022
Climate change risks and its effects in Buna River Velipoje protected landscape
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