YMCA Albania
Background
Albania has made progress in its democratic development since first holding multiparty elections in 1991, but deficiencies remain. Although Albania's economy continues to grow, the country is the second poorest in Europe and is hampered by a large informal economy and an inadequate energy and transportation infrastructure. Albania has played a largely helpful role in managing inter-ethnic tensions in southeastern Europe, and is continuing to work toward joining NATO and the EU.
- Legal Status - YMCA Albania is registered nationally with the appropriate ministry as a Non-Government Organization.
- National Movement - represented by YMCA in Shkodra that is registered as an NGO operating in the whole territory of Albania.
- Local Associations - There exists an active local YMCA in Shkoder, Albania, registered as a local YMCA branch affiliated with to YMCA Albania. Since 2008 a sport club from Vlora asked to be branch of Shkodra YMCA. In a year cooperation the situation is questionable. In the same time, a new group of social workers appeared in Vlora which is interesting to include themselves to the YMCA.
What we do?
In 2008-2009, the YMCA in Albania served over 800 children and young people (250 Roma children, about 450 teenagers from 3 high schools and 150 students from the American University and the Shkodra University)
Our main activities :
- education for Roma community
- exchange and camps
- social service
- youth centres
- sport
Partnerships:
- Ministry of Education
- Municipality of Shkodra
- YWCA Albania
- St. Alban`s Church
Field Group Albania
Contact person: Lisa Kalyvatsi ( FG Leader, YMCA Greece )
Members: Carol Baughan, John Baughnan, Julia Klark, Graham Klark (representatives of St. Albans Church, England), Dino Curcurto (YMCA Italy), Havard Gronli (YMCA Norway), Fatmir Lugji (CEO of YMCA Albania), John Murray (YMCA Buffalo-Niagara USA), Nick Nightingale (England), Ene Roos (YMCA Estonia), Antonis Tournas (YMCA Greece)
Albania - Population / Religion
The population of Albania was estimated at 3,581,655 in 2006. 95% of the people are Albanian. 70% of the people are Muslim, 20% are Albanian Orthodox and 10% are Roman Catholic.
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