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IRCA has been implementing a number of projects in the areas of educational mentoring and career advice to Roma youth, Community Policing, Capacity Building for Roma youth to take part in elections and decision-making processes, Systemic Response to Anti-gypsysm, etc. Transparency, accountability and professionalism of IRCA staff, has gained recognition by a variety of donors.

During July 2011 – September  2015 , IRCA has implemented several initiatives which follow.
With support of UNDP, IRCA has been implementing RomVERITAS ( roma truthfulness) project providing career advice and counseling to over 100 Roma students and graduates  with assistance to apply for universities, scholarship, training, academic tutoring, job search as well as training in English.  Several trainings have also been offered to the members of RYP forum in participation in public life.
With support of (Direct Aid Program), Australian Embassy at Rome/Italy, IRCA has implemented the project “Promoting Roma identity and equal access in education in Albania through Roma online radio and volunteer engagement of Roma role models in Albania.”   We launched the online Radio “ Kanxura” who which allows IRCA to reach our Roma community.
With support Swedish Agency SIPU, IRCA has implemented the campaign Police is the public and the Public is Police, aiming at educating both police and Roma community with community policing services and interactions.
Soros Foundation in Albania has been supporting IRCA with trainings and assistance in organizing various advocacy campaigns is support of Roma students, and communities.
With support from the USA Embassy in 2013, IRCA implemented the campaign I am Roma - I am Albanian citizen raising capacities of Roma youth through trainings in administration of election processes as well as decision-making at local level. The project helped for bringing the Roma voice closer to decision-makers at central and local levels.
With the institutional support of the “Foundation of Open Society Institute (FOSI)” Budapest, Hungary, IRCA has mobilized Romani Corps of Volunteers who are voluntary engaging regularly in advocacy actions. Among the major actions implemented by this forum are the peaceful marching in support of Roma families evicted from their settlements, sending of open letters to national and international institutions calling for actions in support of Roma, requesting national library to use the term Roma in its reaching catalog and instead of the pejorative term “cigan”, collection and distribution of textbooks to high school students, etc. Currently FOSI is supporting IRCA to produce a textbook on interculturalism and Roma studies which will serve Masters students of Education Faculty at University “Aleksander Moisiu” in Durres and hopefully also at Faculty of Social Science at University of Tirana.
During these almost four years of existence IRCA has consolidated its institutional capacities adopting the organization’s strategy for 2015-2020 and has strengthened partnership with several non-Roma organizations, and research centers  and universities such as the Institute of Family and Neighborhood Life at Clemson University in the USA,  Peace Corps Volunteers, European University of Tirana center, Institute for Democracy and Mediation while has expanded its network of Roma and non-Roma volunteers. 

The activity organized by IISI on 29/04/2005 at Tirana International Hotel, gathered into a Round table session representatives from educational Institutes, High Schools, Ministry of Education, editors, students, pupils, researchers and academics that provide valuable contribute for handling many issues that education system is currently facing. Topics discussed during included the following: -The Teachers On-Going Qualification and the relation between wages qualification, contribution and individual values. The Dutch Experience in Teacher’s training, tools, methods, financial initiatives and institutional ways. The Role of Union, Community and Local Government in educational fund-raising. The Europeanization of Educational System, preceded by teacher’s training. -Organization of school curriculum. -Mandatory curriculum and the optional one, - the Dutch experience. The individual gifts, the leveled categories, the respect for individualities and the school democratic character. Curriculum harmonization in different levels within cycles and among cycles of undergraduate education. -Preparation of school-textbooks in a liberalized trademarked. The Dutch experience in school textbooks. Preparation & Harmonization of the levels of knowledge under technological and methodology ways. Textbook and the other ways of transmitting knowledge

Our main projects and activities are focused on: 1) Development of youth leadership by the aim to influence decision-making processes, 2) Education for democratic processes by encouraging dialogue and communication with elected bodies and groups of interest 3) Preservation of nature and promotion of tourism across borders 4) Promotion of art culture and sport as a tool to develop cooperation, promote cultural diversity and understanding among different cultures and peoples. 5) Increasing transparency and accountability of public bodies by the aim to increase public participation, access of marginalized groups into services offering to them legal aid services.

Cofference and seminars, mentoring.

Our Priority NECRU – 2022-2023 The project ‘Our Priority NECRU’! will provide a concrete service in the municipality, such as that of needs assessment and case referral. This project is financed by United Nations Development Programme-UNPD. CHECK IN FEST – 2022 Check in Fest is a great cultural and artistic activity, which is filled with cultural, musical and entertainment activities such as: organization of conferences, organization of various parties (live music and DJ), organization of seminars, Nights of Poetry, balloon parties for children, etc. This project is financed by the Ministry of Culture of Albania. STRENGTHENING RESILIENCE OF ELDERLY AND DISABLED PERSONS DURING COVID-19 AND FUTURE DISASTERS – 2023 This project is implemented in Kamza municipality and has in focus the elderly and people with different abilities have the opportunity to move more freely in the community, to make the appointments they need and want (eg appointments with the doctor, appointments with friends, etc.) This project is financed by Kryqi i Kuq Shqiptar Tirana Rocks – 2022 The purpose of this project is to enliven the cultural and artistic life in the city of Tirana through rock music as a creative way to develop and involve the community and empower new talents. This project is financed by the National Youth Congress in cooperation with the Municipality of Tirana NECRU, a scope for social climbers! – 2022 – 2023 This project is to support the Municipality of Fushe-Arrez improve local public infrastructure and enhance quality of and access to the service of the Needs Evaluation and Case Referral Unit, as well youth and community empowerment and participation. This project is financed by Network of Associations of Local Authorities of South-East Europe (NALAS)

-"Beach cinema" summer 2007 - Cinema in the public space, a collection of 10 films, with current youth thematic was projected in Durres seaside, during 10 evenings.
-"In Front of" (1), summer 2008 -Exhibition of videoarts, works of young artists, Albanian and Italian, was performed in giant screen in the city promenade of Durres.
-"In Front of"(2), the same concept was performed in the city promenade of Vlora, summer 2008
-"All different, all special", winter 2009, a project which involved young people from all the high school of Tirana. Each group was directed by an young artist-student of Academy of Arts in creating a conceptual Christmas tree, using recycled materials. These "Trees" used to decorate the center of Tirana these year.