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THANK YOU Germany, Luxembourg, Holland, Austria and Switzerland!

Once a year, the ADRA offices in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Luxembourg pack Christmas-parcels for orphans and poor children in Eastern Europe, and each year more than 50,000 packages are collected. For this action, they invite the children to pack the parcels together with their parents, each parcel containing toys, school supplies, toiletries and sweets.  …

Flooding in Shkodra – people who have lost everything

Unprecedented floods have spread throughout Albania in early December, more than 14 hectares of land are flooded and 15,000 people were forced to leave their homes. The flood was preceded by massive rainfall, especially in the Albanian Alps. The Drin River coming from there, and the Buna river which springs from the Shkodra Lake flooded …

Inauguration of “Vesi” School, Baldushk, Tirana

Invitation to Inauguration of Veski School

Dear all! With great pleasure and pride we cordially invite you to the inauguration of Veski school. Veski is the first school in Albania that was renovated with the combined efforts of Albanian, Finnish and Irish volunteers! We thank esp. ADRA Germany, ADRA Netherlands, ADRA Finland and Toivonlinna Academy for their contributions. The inauguration will …

Flooding in Fushe Kruja

Last week after the heavy rainfalls, Shkodra, Lezha and also Fushe Kruja were flooded with mud. The water receded after 2 days, but the damage to the houses had been done. Together with UNDP, ADRA Albania gave clothes, blankets, sheets and toys to the families that were affected the most. On Saturday we went and …

Inauguration of the Roma school in Fushe Kruja

On the 2. November 2010, the Roma primary school in Fushe Kruja was inaugurated. Skender Veliu (Amarodrom), Beatrice Kastrati (ADRA), Leo Espana (Kisha Adventiste) and Bruce and Ruth Wilson (Kisha e Jezu Krishtit) celebrated the start of the new school year in the first and only government-run school for Roma children. The school was started …

Impressions of the new school of Veski

Veski school finished!

The children in the village of Veski have indeed reason to celebrate: The renovation of their school is finally finished. Now that the rainy season has begun, they are happy to be able to study in dry and warm classrooms. A completely new atmosphere makes studying fun and motivates the children to go to school …

ADRA France

From July 8 to July 22, we were honoured to welcome our guests from ADRA France! They came to work with the Roma community in Fushe Kruja. There they played educational games, explained about health and nutrition, and each child got a little present of an apple, a water bottle, a toothbrush and toothpaste. A …

Renovation of Veski School

The past months was a busy month for ADRA Albania! Finish and Irish volunteers, together with our small Albanian volunteer group, worked very hard to renovate a school for the little village of Veski, just 10 km behind Balldushk. Veski is a village entirely without water, so until now the school was without bathroom! The …