PERFORM is a project funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and implemented by Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation and the University of Fribourg.
The overarching goal of PERFORM is a strong, confident and publicly positioned social science research community that meaningfully contributes to socio-economic and political reform processes.
Goals and Outcomes of PERFORM:
The overarching goal of PERFORM is a strong, confident and publicly positioned social science research community that meaningfully contributes to socio-economic and political reform processes.
The overall goal can be achieved through the following three components (outcomes)
Outcome 1: Strengthened social science community
This component aims to improve horizontal structures and cooperation within the social science community as well as to enhance capacities of research.
Outcome 2: Systemic linkages to political reform processes, civil society organizations, private sector and media
Component 2 focuses on facilitating the development of mechanisms and systems for the collaboration between social science and other domains of society.
Outcome 3: Favorable framework conditions and financial mechanisms
PERFORM will work with the respective government institutions to facilitate and contribute to improved conditions in the overall framework for social science and research.
The Regional Management Unit of PERFORM is placed in Belgrade, Serbia, National Coordination Units operate in Belgrade and Tirana, Albania.
Cooperation and Development Institute has been National Coordination Unit (NCU) of PERFORM in Albania for the period November 2015-October 2016
For more information on PERFORM: www.perform.network
