Author Archives: Kristi Qendro

INVITATION TO TENDER

DIRECTED TO: FURNITURE SUPPLIERS/COMPANIES  SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 6:00 PM on 25 APRIL 2023   TENDER OVERVIEW   ADRA Albania is one of the development organizations that aim to facilitate and come across the needs of many vulnerable communities in Albania, supporting children and families, and empowering communities who are facing several difficult situations.  In the frame […]

Return to Thrive – Terms of Reference for Project Evaluation Expert

Final_Evaluation_TOR_ADRA Albania_Return_To_Thrive Return to Thrive    Terms of Reference for Project Evaluation Expert     Introduction   ADRA Albania with the kind support of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH initiated the project “Return to Thrive II” in December 2020. The project is funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and […]

“Hear me. See me. Walk with me!”

“Children of different age groups who are a due to the war had to interrupt school, disconnect from their daily life with the activities they undertake and their dreams, (for which worked day by day to realize them), to lock them in a drawer for an indefinite period of time until the war is over, […]

“Real men are feminist.”

“Real men are feminist.”   Written with a yellow felt pen, this message is proudly displayed among the posters that the young activists created for the special occasion. Albania improved significantly in advancing the normative framework for gender equality in the past five years and ranked 20 among 153 countries in the Global Gender Gap […]

Raising their voices

  May 4th. A big event has been organized by Adra Albania in the main square of Fushe-Kruje. Social workers, Tirana police representatives, the head of the local police, a school security officer (who is also a psychologist), and students of 6 schools and their teachers all gathered to discuss about violence at school, sexual […]

Ordinary violence and sexual abuse

  The Unicef stated that child abuse is common within families and schools. Children accept it as a normal form of discipline enforced by parents and teachers.[1] Most children rate their families as a safe environment, stable and protective, but social norms in relation to children are generally neither based on their rights or child-centered.[2] […]

They Told me I couldn’t that is why I did it!

“They told me I couldn’t, That’s why I did.” April 29th. This motto written on the first cover of a notebook is the first thing that I read this morning when I sat with the team in the coffee shop next to Adra’s office. The notebook is Sava’s, one of the project managers. And what […]

Humanitarian assistance to Covid19 disaster Affected communities in Kruja Municipality in Albania

 The main aim of this project is to help the Albanian population who are currently affected by the recent natural disasters of earthquake and the codvid-19 pandemic and will mainly focus on women, girls and the youth. This is in line with the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs´ policy in Albania, which is aimed […]

PROJECT TITLE: Return To Thrive II

Returning to New Opportunities (1st December 2020 to 30th April 2023) This project seeks to help Albanians who returned from other countries to seek greener pastures but were unfortunate to succeed and find it frustrating to re-integrate back into their communities. The migration rate in Albania is considered among the high rate in the world. […]

“Every Child. In Albania. In school”

The Roma communities in Albania (which has been ADRA Albania´s target group) are known to be lagging in literacy and formal education. It is estimated that more than two-fifths (43%) of Roma children between the ages of 15 to 16 are illiterate and the majority of these illiterate children are girls. The reasons attributed to […]