Albanie

Children’s Rights
The center works to promote children’s rights. Such work is focused both on children who must recognize their rights and be aware of how to realize them, as well as on the society as a whole, which also must recognize and respect them. Only in this way is the complete realization of children’s rights possible. Within the framework of this program, we aim to undertake actions such as monitoring the media and governmental actions to evaluate their commitment to addressing children’s rights. Thus, we aim at improving qualitatively the media’s recognition of the social value of children and their rights in Albania, and we offer a recognition certificate called the “Visible Child Prize” yearly to constructive media exposure on topics concerning children’s rights.
Further, QFS will monitor governmental actions to assess whether children’s rights commitments are actually being delivered and pressures through positive advocacy being made so that concerns are actually addressed. In each administration we aim to pressure governmental involvement in drafting and implementing public policies serving to improve the situation of children and youth in Albania. QFS’s goal is to have an influence in drafting policy directed at vulnerable children such as those in the Roma community.
It’s my right to live with rights
Project aimed to assist isolated children as a result of blood feud phenomena, faced mostly in Shkodra district.
Quality Education for Children
Through this program, QFS contributes to the continued improvement of education, addressing problematic issues for the country such as school children enrolment and attendance (including work on statistics), access to proper infrastructure and learning methodologies, as well as suitable didactic materials. QFS works to provide school equipment and well trained teachers, at all levels of public education to children and youth. The program seeks close collaboration with the Ministry of Education of Albania in order to improve public education at the community level. The program aims to guarantee that children are heard and their input considered in this process. The program also advocates for an increased educational budget for the maintenance and improvement of schools.
Environmental education is an important part of this program. QFS promotes the creation of a clean and healthy environment for children and everyone else. Campaigns on the engagement of children into anti-pollution and recycling activities within their families, schools and society will also take place in the framework of this program.
QFS will work on increasing children’s knowledge of fields which are important to development, such as technological and computer knowledge. In this way, children are pointed towards the digitalized world (the access to and knowledge of IT and
communications). The program aims to amplify the opportunities of children for access to Information Technologies and Communications and their learning of its use, allowing the youth to seek professional skills in this field as well.
The program aims at promoting the traditional forms of Albanian arts and culture. This is considered an educational approach that guarantees the survival and appreciation of all in a cooperative, participatory and creative way.

Access to public education activities for Roma pupils, entertainment and cultural activities with artist from Roma community, Publications, studies, awareness campaign, etc.

Main activities: -Organizing social and educational games with young people, target groups of students from 16-24 years old. When using team-based tactical games, we asked players to role-play in order to facilitate discussion around the topics of diversity, environmental change, gender issues and extremism. In order to promote solidarity and democratic values as well as affirm them beyond our tradition, it is crucial to get acquainted with interculturality and diversity. - The engagement of young people from 14-18 years old on debate groups on the issues of human rights and gender issues. For this we have been using the youth-led participatory approach and non-formal learning tools with High Schools students of Tirana, Has, Kukes, Librazhd, Shijak. - Organizing online campaigns against hate speech in cyberspace, online awareness-raising campaigns on gender equity and human rights, you tube talks, summer camps etc. These online campaigns are run by young volunteers at our organization. Center for Bridging Communities holds accreditation for hosting and sending role within European Solidarity Corps Programme. We believe in youth activism as essential components in order to promote change and progress the development of the community. We have implemented a series of projects in the field of youth empowerment, good governance, gender issues, which are supported by donors such as European Commission; BACID (Building administrative capacities in the Danube Region); Erasmus plus; European Solidarity Corps; Konrad Adenauer, Tirana; Mediterranean Women's Fund, France; Ministry of Culture.

As regular activities of Center for Bridging Communities we can mention:

- In close collaboration with Austrian partner, SUPERWIEN we are initiating a long - term initiative which include series of training in some municipalities in Albania to build capacities of the staff on dialogue oriented urban planning using participative urban tools.

- The engagement of young people from 14-18 years old on debate groups on the issues of human rights and gender issues. For this we have been using the youth-led participatory approach and non-formal learning tools with High Schools students of Tirana, Has, Kukes, Librazhd and Prrenjas.

-Organizing social and educational games with young people, target groups of students from 16-24 years old. When using team-based tactical games, we asked players to role-play in order to facilitate discussion around the topics of diversity, environmental change, gender issues and extremism. In order to promote solidarity and democratic values as well as affirm them beyond our tradition, it is crucial to get acquainted with interculturality and diversity.

- We organize online campaign against hate speech in cyberspace, online awareness-raising campaigns on gender equity and human rights, you tube talks, summer camps etc.  These online campaigns are run by young volunteers at our organization.

Center for Bridging Communities holds accreditation for Quality Label ESC 52 from European Solidarity Corps Programme. We believe in youth activism as essential components in order to promote change and progress the development of the community.  By participating in European Solidarity Corps, we are aiming to encourage young people to develop their personal skills and competences which will be useful in the labor market, to widen their perspective about other cultures and develop their social sensitivity because

We have implemented a series of projects in the field of good governance, gender issues, youth empowerment which are supported by donors such as European Commission; BACID (Building administrative capacities in the Danube Region); Erasmus plus; European Solidarity Corps; Konrad Adenauer, Tirana; Mediterranean Women's Fund, France; Ministry of Culture.

Centre for Development of Transferable Skills (CDTS) is established in April 2021. Since that we have implemented a couple of projects. CDTS has implemented for the first time in Albania, Kangaroo Linguistic Competition. Kangaroo Linguistic is an English exam separated into six levels which are accessible for pupils from first class up to twelve class. Participants gained certificate (participation certificate and winner certificate). As a first year we had more than 220 participants in the competition. Also, in cooperation with the Albanian Mathematics Association, we have Math Kangaroo. CDTS also will organize the Kangaroo Science competition for the first time in Albania on November thirteen. The Kangaroo science consist on three subjects, Biology, Physic and Chemistry

The Center is recently established and as such currently there is no information available for this section. However, the main activities that the Center foresees to involve are: 1) Research for Development 2) Trainings / Capacity Buildings 3) Campaigns 4) Advocacy & Lobbying

Organization of football teams for boys and girls in local championships
“Sporti në qytetin tim,fëmijët të parët ,jemi edhe ne.” project to advocate with local authorities for a dedicated budget for youths.

Organization of football teams for boys and girls in local championships “Sporti në qytetin tim,fëmijët të parët ,jemi edhe ne.” project to advocate with local authorities for a dedicated budget for youths.

The purpose of the organization's activity is to empower citizens, especially citizens from marginalized groups and women from these groups through education, support, assistance legal, monitoring, strengthening the capacities of professionals, analyses, publications, lobbying, advocacy, information and awareness campaigns, networking, etc., ensuring that their rights are respected and equality and non-discrimination is ensured. The main areas of activity of the organization are: Recognition and use of international standards in the field of human rights, equality, gender equality and non-discrimination as real means of change Equality, gender equality and non-discrimination in all areas Social and legal rights of marginalized groups. Free Legal Aid and Support. Prevention of gender-based violence in all its forms and domestic violence Participation in politics and decision-making Technology as a means of change and access.

Areas of work The Center for Gender Justice in Albania: • Works to promote gender equality, prevent gender-based violence, increase the information level and awareness of the Albanian society about gender issues; • Supports women and girls to increase their participation and influence in the social, economic and political life through the implementation of leadership programmes, building self-esteem programmes, increasing professional skills, etc.; • Addresses the needs of victims of gender-based violence, including domestic violence, through the provision of tailor-made services aiming at their social and economic empowerment; • Increases the capacities of employees of state and non-state institutions that work for the protection and provision of services for women and girls; • Advocates and lobbies for the protection of women's rights and the achievement of gender justice in the Albanian society; • Conducts studies, analyses and researches on gender issues, including gender-based violence and domestic violence.