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PARTNERS - ALBANIA PROGRAMS
initiatives and process facilitation. On this purpose, P-A developed and presented two new
training curricula: “Social Change in Local Community” and “Cooperative Planning”.
Participants in the Youth in Action Program were 120 youngsters holding high
management and leadership positions in the youth NPOs sector, local government, media
and universities structures. Out of this group of 120 participants, at the end of the first
training phase, 10 young trainers were selected who assisted
by P-A staff replicated the above training programs for other
youngsters, increasing the number of beneficiaries to 200.
In addition to youngsters being trained in the above mentioned
topics, another significant outcome of the program was the creation
of a youth network with program beneficiaries and beyond that,
On a Training Course from the
Youth in Action Program
who promote and exchange information and experiences between
them. Some of the most active participants in the program were
promoted by P-A to other activities and various public events.
Open Society Foundation in Albania (OSFA) funded Youth in Action Program.
III. B. National Youth Strategy and Plan of Action
P-A in cooperation with Ministry of Tourism, Culture, Youths and Sports and supported
of UN agencies in Albania (UNDP, UNICEF, UNFPA, ILO IPEC) facilitated during May
–September 2006 the process of drafting the National Youth Strategy and Plan of Action
2006-2011.
Aiming at organizing a large participatory process of youth, their representative
organizations, and other institutions and organizations that implement youth programs
in Albania, P-A involved in this process a large number of interest groups in youth
issues throughout the country such as youth organizations, political youth forums, other
organizations that offer services to youth, representatives of local government, chamber of
commerce and industry, regional development agencies, etc.
P-A coordinated and facilitated the work of the group of expert in youth issues for drafting
the strategy, and organized four regional workshops in Tirana, Shkodra, Korca and
Vlora for designing the National Youth Action Plan. About 300 youngsters countrywide
were involved in these regional workshops and had the
opportunity to make comments about the drafted strategy as
well as recommendations on youth programs and projects,
necessary to be implemented in all country, aiming at
further social-economic and cultural development of youth
and their involvement in the decision-making processes.
P-A processed and forwarded all recommendations made by
interest groups in the Ministry of Tourism, Culture, Youth
and Sports and through it, to Albanian Government.
During working group discussion
Vlora Regional Workshop
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