The AGREE! – Action for Girls’ Rights to Equality and Empowerment project is a regionalinitiative funded by the European Union under the IPA III mechanism. It is implemented acrosssix Western Balkan countries and Turkey, with the aim of promoting gender equality,preventing peer gender-based violence (GBV), and empowering girls and young
Project Title: Socio-Economic Support for Women Victims of Violence in ShkodraDuration: December 2023 – November 2024Lead Organization: Gruaja tek Gruaja (GtG)In partnership with: CIESSupported by: Otto per Mille – Chiesa ValdeseLocation: Shkodra Region, Northern AlbaniaFocus Area: Women’s Empowerment and Gender Equality (aligned with SDG 5) About the Project This project
THANKS… The staff of the organization warmly thanks Enio Marku for his ideas and dedicated work, Rona Nurja for her creativity in the sketches, photographer Ergys Vela for his artistic eye in capturing the photos, and activist Eleonora Lumçi for giving an identity and emotion to each outfit for this
Title: Trainer for the Women’s Group for the Provision of Long-Term Care ServicesProject: GRACE – Growth, Resilience, and Care EmpowermentProject Duration: December 2024 – November 2025Location: Shkoder, Malesi e Madhe, Vau DejesLead Applicant: Woman to Woman Under the UN program “Empowerment and Protection Throughout Life in Albania” (LEAP), this project aims to
The GRACE – Growth, Resilience, and Care Empowerment project is seeking an expert to contribute to the development of integrated and sustainable long-term care models for the elderly in Shkodër, Malësi e Madhe, and Vau Dejës.
Background and contextAlbanian society grappled with a deep-rooted history of male dominance, echoing entrenched patriarchal norms where women were conditioned to embrace submissive roles. Despite theoretical strides in gender equality, the reality of everyday life in Albania revealed a stark dissonance, marked by persistent social, political, and economic disparities, particularly
