Albania
The situation in Albania
Too many children in Albania are still exposed to high risks of exploitation, trafficking and abuse. Begging, collecting recyclable waste, industrial work as well as early marriage and sexual exploitation are a reality for thousands of them. A child protection system is in place but still suffers from a lack of resources and coordination. Migration is also an issue in Albania.
What we do
Improving child protection
Migrant children
Exploitation and trafficking
Mother and child health
For several years, fourteen-year-old Koushtrim begged in Fier, Albania, to survive. After being identified by Tdh, he was given the basic items and support he needed to go back to school. Today, Koushtrim is a young man.
Kushtrim, a former Tdh beneficiary and member of the local community support group in Fier, Albania
Read more...Where we work
Terre des hommes in Albania
Beneficiaries in 2015
4,483 people
Expatriate staff / National staff
1 / 19
Budget 2016
CHF 2,621,610.-
Where we work
Nation-wide with projects in Fier, Korça, Lezha, Shkodra
Local partners
Ministry of Social Welfare and Youth, Ministry of Interior, State Agency for the Protection of Children’s Rights, State Social Services, Office of the Anti-trafficking Coordinator, Municipalities of Tirana, Fier, Korca, Lezha and Shkodra, ARSIS (Association for the social support of youth), Romani Baxt, FBSh (Children of the World and of Albania-Human Rights), Shkej (Shokata Kombetare Edukim per Jeten), TLAS (Tirana legal aid society), Emanuel Mission.
Other partners
Save the Children, World Vision Albania, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
Supported by
UNICEF is a UN agency that promotes children’s rights, ensures their development and fights against all poverty, violence, disease and discrimination they may face. UNICEF supports the activities of Tdh in various fields, such as in the fight against child trafficking, juvenile justice, malnutrition, in psychosocial activities or in emergency operations.
> www.unicef.org
The European Union (EU), composed of the Member States and the European Commission, is the world’s biggest aid donor. The Commission’s EuropeAid co-operation office manages EU external aid programmes and implements development assistance worldwide. EuropeAid works in close collaboration with its partners to ensure coherence, complementarity and coordination in its assistance programmes. EuropeAid currently supports the projects of Terre des hommes against violence towards children (in Afghanistan and in Burkina Faso), for reduction of children vulnerability during migration (in Western Africa), for food security (in Burkina Faso) and for child protection and rights (in Brazil, Burundi and in Haiti). (Situation 04.06.2015)
USAID is the U.S. federal government agency for development cooperation. Since 1961, it has been the principal U.S. agency to extend assistance to countries recovering from disaster, trying to escape poverty, and engaging in democratic reforms. Tdh and USAID cooperate in Guinee and Kenya.
> www.usaid.gov
The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) is Switzerland’s international development cooperation agency within the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA). By providing financial means, it supports more than forty projects of Terre des hommes in several geographical regions. Terre des hommes cooperates directly with the SDC, particularly with the departments Regional Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Cooperation with Eastern Europe.
> www.ddc.admin.ch
UNICEF is a UN agency that promotes children’s rights, ensures their development and fights against all poverty, violence, disease and discrimination they may face. UNICEF supports the activities of Tdh in various fields, such as in the fight against child trafficking, juvenile justice, malnutrition, in psychosocial activities or in emergency operations.
> www.unicef.org
The European Union (EU), composed of the Member States and the European Commission, is the world’s biggest aid donor. The Commission’s EuropeAid co-operation office manages EU external aid programmes and implements development assistance worldwide. EuropeAid works in close collaboration with its partners to ensure coherence, complementarity and coordination in its assistance programmes. EuropeAid currently supports the projects of Terre des hommes against violence towards children (in Afghanistan and in Burkina Faso), for reduction of children vulnerability during migration (in Western Africa), for food security (in Burkina Faso) and for child protection and rights (in Brazil, Burundi and in Haiti). (Situation 04.06.2015)
USAID is the U.S. federal government agency for development cooperation. Since 1961, it has been the principal U.S. agency to extend assistance to countries recovering from disaster, trying to escape poverty, and engaging in democratic reforms. Tdh and USAID cooperate in Guinee and Kenya.
> www.usaid.gov
The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) is Switzerland’s international development cooperation agency within the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA). By providing financial means, it supports more than forty projects of Terre des hommes in several geographical regions. Terre des hommes cooperates directly with the SDC, particularly with the departments Regional Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Cooperation with Eastern Europe.
> www.ddc.admin.ch
Timeline
Latest news
See all...Albania: Protecting the children of Tirana and a whole country
Some 2.3 million children and relatives helped in 2015
Some 2.3 million children and relatives helped in 2015
Tdh's intervention in Eastern Europe in 2014
Tdh's intervention in Eastern Europe in 2014
Albania: knowledge empowers vulnerable populations
Albania: Fun and recreation activities spark learning and resilience for children in adverse life situations
Albania: knowledge empowers vulnerable populations
Albania: Fun and recreation activities spark learning and resilience for children in adverse life situations
Albania: Fun and recreation activities spark learning and resilience for children in adverse life situations
Albania: Protecting the children of Tirana and a whole country
Some 2.3 million children and relatives helped in 2015
Related publications
Making an Impact for Children: Annual Report 2015.
Thematic Policy - Enhancing child protection systems
Tdh Magazine No. 40 – Against Child Trafficking
