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A Year of emergencies – A Year of recovery
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“The events in 2020 impacted directly the lives of all children, especially the most vulnerable ones, in many ways. At the start of the year, memories and damages of the strong November 2019 earthquake in Albania were recent. As the World Vision team was responding to the earthquake crisis, another crisis was about to hit and to stay with us for a long time. At the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, World Vision International declared a global emergency and took immediate actions to respond to the emerging needs.
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As part of this global action, World Vision Albania mobilized the resources to address the needs in food security, health, mental health, child protection, education, and livelihoods, reaching more than 60,000 children in 24 municipalities.” - extracted from the prologue of the National Director for World Vision Albania, Ms. Eljona Boçe Elmazi.
Read the report of the World Vision's work impact for the last year in the link below.
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Children and youth wellbeing in Albania: Report – “How a global pandemic is changing children’s lives in Albania and Kosovo”
Children and youth well-being in Albania continue to face deep challenges, exacerbated by the post-earthquake situation, as well as by the Covid-19 pandemic. During June and July 2020, 447 children and youth, aged 12 to 16 years old, from 9 municipalities in Albania, participated in the study “How a global pandemic is changing children’s lives in Albania and Kosovo”. The three main issues brought to the fore from the children and youth in this study are:
1. Increased level of stress among youth due to social isolation;
2. Limited access to quality education during the distance-learning period;
Increased physical and emotional violence against children during the pandemic period.
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Igli, the voice of youth
Our challenges after two emergency situations such as the earthquake and the Covid-19 pandemic
Igli is one of the adolescents participating in one of the IMPACT Clubs that World Vision Albania fosters. He has chosen to echo the voice of his peers, talking openly about the problems that children and youth in Albania face nowadays. In his closing remarks, Igli shared with participants a set of recommendations proposed by the youth themselves.
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“Youth of Lezha promote resilience and mental health wellbeing”
“Youth of Lezha promote resilience and mental health wellbeing” is a project that #WorldVisionAlbania is implementing at the Municipality of Lezha, with the support of the British Embassy Tirana.
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Ways for career development
Cross-border project that prepares youth from Albania and Montenegro for the job market
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Inclusive COVID-19 responses for children with disabilities and their families in Albania
Covid-19 pandemic emphasized the most immediate needs of the children and families most in need. World Vision Albania continues to address the needs of children and families with disabilities, through the project supported by the European Union “Inclusive COVID-19 responses for children with disabilities and their families in Albania”.
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Changing through Service-Learning
A project to encourage youth in Kosovo to be active and contribute as volunteers in their community has brought together Toka and World Vision Kosovo.
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RE-IN-VEST 2 launches
RE-IN-VEST 2/ The second project in a row for the reintegration of the returnees in Albania, starts
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Hello…Life and City of Children are rated among the best practices for offering children services
City of Children (Qyteza e Fëmijëve) in the Municipality of Korça won the first prize for “The Best Inclusive Practices” in the reformation of the pre-school sector, based on the early learning and development standards. The “Best Practices 2020” competition was organized by the Ministry of Interior and the Agency for the Support of Local Self-governance, with the support of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC).
 
Meanwhile “Hello…Life” (Tungjatjeta…Jetë), a World Vision Albania social program, received one of the two second prizes on the event “The Presentation of Best Practices in Offering Social Care Services”, hosted by Partners Albania for Change and Development and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP Albania), under the care and evaluation of the Ministry of Health and Social Protection.
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Nik Xhelilaj
The actor, at the same time World Vision Albania ambassador, always finds time to be engaged and raise awareness with his messages while he is in Tirana. The Covid-19 pandemic, the fear that it produced, the increase of stress and anxiety among children
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In support of youth and farmers in the Kurbin area
World Vision Albania and the Global Foundation of Albanians seek to enhance the small businesses undertaken/initiated by 100 young people and the small family businesses of 50 farmers from the rural areas of Kurbin.
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Big Market in support of the social program “Hello…Life”
The program “Hello…Life” (Tungjatjeta…Jetë) has led to a cooperation between World Vision Albania and Big Market for the placement of donation boxes at the supermarket points of sale in Elbasan, Lezhë, and Librazhd, in order to provide necessary services for children with disabilities.
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Luiza Gega
Do not be silent! React!
Report it if you see a case of violence against children!
Become a hidden hero!” – is the message that the Albanian champion and World Vision ambassador, Luiza Gega, gives for the #HiddenHeroes campaign.
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Textile masks for the protection of children and youth from Covid-19
18,420 children and teachers from 18 Educational Offices in our country are equipped with textile masks to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic from Marlotex Ltd Company.
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Donation boxes at Jumbo Kosovo
Buying for your family and at the same time helping a family in need is a beautiful feeling. The donation boxes of World Vision in #FushëKosovë, #Prizren, #AlbiMall, #Gjilan, #Ferizaj and #Mitrovicë are reachable at every cash desk in the Jumbo shops. All your donations will go to help families in need.
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Social Justice
By Diana Kanaj
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#Drejtësiasociale (Social justice) social justice is closely related to equity, which means creating equal opportunities for all citizens. COVID-19 pandemic is putting children at higher risks, thus exacerbating inequalities, especially for vulnerable groups.
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In this regard, apart from the need to intervene with a large-scale national job creation schemes (with special focus on women, poor communities, disability, communities living in suburban areas) to rapidly absorb the increasing number of unemployed people, there is a need to help the local economy recover, in particular small-scale agricultural production.
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