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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nAnother NGO is Youth Center Borderless<\/strong>. They were engaged in two of the most widely known campaigns for women around the world in the past years. New Vision<\/strong> is an NGO that organizes different projects from the others. One of their most successful projects has been \u201cYouth competition of writing\u201d which consisted of poetry writing and supporting these young writers to express their talent and to be appreciated for it. The winner of this competition got her book published. They are also doing a project called \u201cEvery day with children\u201d which from the name itself consists in spending every day for a couple of hours into volunteering near the disabled children institutes (mental, hearing and visual abilities).<\/p>\n\n\n\n PVN (International Voluntary Projects) <\/strong>is also an active NGO which mainly works in the human rights field. They promote peace and inclusion through intercultural dialogue. They have organized many informing session for young people in Albania, one of which has been The Human Library. But they are also known about their international exchange activities through their international camps and workshops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Different environmental organizations have been involved in many projects over the years, such as: Regarding protests, many years ago, I wouldn\u2019t categorize Albanians as wise protesters, most of the time they protested regarding issues they were not informed properly. However, in the past couple of years, they have started protesting about their rights, about the environment and about art (against demolishing the National Theatre)<\/p>\n\n\n\n One of the biggest and most successful protests some years ago, was the one against the dismantling of the chemical weapons in Albania. There were thousands of people protesting and saying No to chemical weapons. In the end, their voice was heard, so even the prime minister spoke in front of them and decided to say no to chemical weapons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Another very important protest was the one of the university students, which lasted for weeks. The protest started against the unfair fees, but as more young people joined it grew bigger and the students started complaining about more than just fees. Although not all of their requests were taken into consideration, this protest became known as a good example of youth activism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On the other hand, a great example of youth activism and community spirit was demonstrated during the earthquake in the past year. With or without the help of NGOs or other organizations, young people gathered on their own and started helping, giving and paying attentions to those who needed it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n At the end, I hope this youth activism spirit will not go unnoticed or will never fall on deaf ears. I\u2019m almost sure Albania youth activists are on a right track. Maybe some need to work more, but the final result is great and their ideas, energy, hard work and help never ends. We\u2019ve all come from a long road and we\u2019re still learning how to raise awareness, improve ourselves and how to succeed. Youth activism in Albania is more than a green light, its hope for all of us so we won\u2019t give up, or stop doing what we\u2019ve dreamed about: Making our society a bit better day by day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" There were not many NGOs or reliable sources of information 10 years ago in Albania, so only a part of the youth was really active in the society. 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1) \u201cHe for She\u201d- For this campaign YCB was on a tour around Albania to promote gender equality. Since this campaign in itself seeks to involve men and boys to engage in this movement, it was a novelty in Albania where most of the families are still patriarchal. The slogan of this movement was: \u201cChange your perspective, be a he for she\u201d.
2) \u201dOrange the World\u201d is an international campaign, about elimination of the violence against women. The campaign back then lasted for 16 days. All the trees at the main boulevard were \u201cdressed\u201d in orange for this campaign, also the municipality of Tirana helped to raise awareness by turning orange the lights of the main institutional buildings.<\/p>\n\n\n\nENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
1) \u201cLet\u2019s clean Albania in one day\u201d<\/strong>, which used to take on November 20th. In each city of Albania, civil society is voluntarily cleaning the streets, their neighbourhoods, schools, and most public areas. The purpose of this is clearly not only to clean but also to raise awareness about protecting the environment and to take care of the city where they live.
2) \u201cTirana without cars\u201d<\/strong>. A day of the year when the city center gets \u201crid\u201d of all the cars and the bicycles \u201cpopulate\u201d the area from the city center all over the boulevard to the university corpus. The organization ECO Bicycle is always getting people together to protest for more bicycle lines, for a greener city, and to cooperate with other environmental organization too by pedalling.
3)\u201dEarth Hour\u201d<\/strong>. This is one of the most important worldwide campaigns by WWF. The aim of this project is for people to make their stand against climate change. Everyone is supposed to turn their lights off for at least one hour that day. In Albania this is held in Tirana, and with the collaboration of the city hall all the lights at the city center go off by 8:30 pm.
4) \u201cPlant your own tree\u201d <\/strong>is an open activity for everyone to join and it consists of populating the most polluted parts of all the cities in Albania with trees.<\/p>\n\n\n\nPROTESTS AND YOUTH ACTIVISM<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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