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Training on the importance of hygiene for children
Last week ADRA Albania trained children from different schools in the Kruja region about the important topic hygiene. The training was implemented within the project Second Chance- A Chance for Life. Second Chance Education for Roma and non-Roma children aims to reintegrate children into school by creating an alternative and additional model to the second …
Read MoreADRA Albania raises awareness about Child Trafficking
An important event in ‘Adem Gjeli’ public school of Fushe Kruja was held last week of October with the participation of different local and governmental actors such as Child Protection Unit, School Directorate and Ministry of Social Welfare and Youth. The event was organized in the form of awareness campaign through the initiative of the …
Read MoreReconstruction of Vrap School in Baldushk
Vrap is a mountain village which is known for its beautiful nature and mountain slopes. Located 38 km from the Capital city this is the farthest village from Tirana. From the statistical data gathered in 1994, this village had 250 families with around 1100 inhabitants. During this period of time, the school of this …
Read MoreReflect Resilience on “Choices”
Lack of political, economical and social stability has created a chain of negative effects in all Albanian society. Most of all, this unstable state has and is continually damaging its youth. It is creating a youth that lacks perspective. Such a youth does not know where it shall look for direction. A youth such as …
Read MoreReflect Resilience on “Bad Habits and Physical Activity”
Lack of employment, social involvement and other possibilities continually leads young generation to end up having a reactive rather than proactive life. This way, young people are continually found in cafes. Consequently, as a social norm or because of peer pressure they are led into drinking and smoking. To be blamed for such an outcome …
Read MoreReflect Resilience on “Youth Activism”
We live at a time where helping others is done for PR reasons. We live in a time where volunteering is considered a step closer to employment rather than a step closer to inner fulfilment. The time where we live is continually teaching us to look after our own self-interest, ego and dream fulfilment. Fulfilling …
Read MoreAwareness Training about Healthy Nutrition and Cooking Class
On 12th of March 2015, Love Your Heart team and volunteers organized a training to make students aware about the importance of Healthy Nutrition. In the beginning of this activity, Love Your Heart team gave a short presentation about Healthy Food and afterward the students had to prepare different recipes that were selected by the …
Read MoreFirst meeting with the mothers in law of the community
In the first months of the new year 2015, ADRA Albania staff was very ambitious to work on the relationship between the mothers in law of the community and their daughters in law. During the past two years the staff discovered t: This relation is formative for a whole family in the Roma culture. As …
Read MoreUnpacking Love!
The 18th of December 2014 was one milestone of a big journey. Over 9000 parcels from many places in Germany as well as in Austria set out for Albania to bring the message of Christmas, joy and happiness to ADRA Albania’s beneficiaries. Those are living in rural areas, in orphanages and Roma communities. On this …
Read MoreEncouraging individuals and communities upon their talents
Several regions, minorities, and non-conformist communities or have been suppressed throughout history. Their beliefs, background or culture have been the reasons why the majority have stopped them from receiving an essential human needs, such as food, health or educational support. Consequently, this leads several of them into trading as the main tool that would provide …
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