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Main Projects / Activities

1. Economic Empowerment and Social Rights

The programme aims to empower youth to enter the labor market through skill development, employability policies, and labor rights. It integrates unemployed youth into the market, stabilizes their career entry, and promotes vocational training. Activities include sharing employment information, building capacity through training, promoting labor rights, providing networking opportunities, and contributing to global thought leadership on youth and labor conditions.

2. Civic Engagement and Advocacy for Democracy

The programme aims to foster a democratic society by promoting active citizenship, rule of law, and local democracy. It supports advocacy with local bodies to strengthen laws and conventions, involving youth in campaigns for transparency and accountability, lobbying for legal improvements, and promoting fair policies. The program also encourages youth participation in decision-making processes and enacts tangible change within communities. It works with youth from rural areas and marginalized groups to create opportunities for civic leadership and participation, focusing on both formal and informal ways to exercise civic leadership and collective power.

3. Peace and Security

This programme aims to empower youth as peace agents, preventing conflict, reducing inequalities, and fostering sustainable peace. It emphasizes youth-inclusive considerations in peace and political processes, advocating for gender-sensitive initiatives to uphold women's rights and end violence. YPN promotes an inclusive network for youth actors, fostering a culture of peace, tolerance, and inter-community exchange through early employment, education, vocational training, and political engagement.

Current projects and collaborations are:

Opportunities for Decent Work: Young professionals benefiting from the labour code. YPN after a doing several research, meetings with students and national questionnaires to understand the perceptions and knowledge of young people in Albania regarding their rights and obligations in their workplace has launched for the first time a national need assessment study “Young Professionals and Labour Rights”. The purpose of the report is to address the lack of information that youth have about their rights and obligations in the workplace and to get input regarding the layout and main components of the platform. The report further aims to stimulate more research into young opportunities and labour rights in order to provide inventive approaches. InfoPuna, a platform that provides information and offers guidance on work rights, discrimination, abuses, advocacy, and resolution techniques. It was created utilizing the idea of design thinking. With two primary parts dedicated to referral mechanisms and crucial information regarding youth employment rights and duties, it seeks to sustain the process of educating young people about their labour rights. Feedback is available in real time from visitors.

Symposium of Young Professionals on Transatlantic Alliance in Western Balkans – Annual Forum of Young Professionals 2023

The Annual Forum of Young Professionals 2023, held in Tirana, Albania, with this year’s theme “Cooperation, Security, Values: NATO in a changing world” and focused on the evolving security architecture of NATO in the Western Balkans. The forum, supported by NATO Public Diplomacy and the U.S. Embassy Tirana, brought together 25 young professionals from various backgrounds, including government, regional organizations, think tanks, academia, and civil society. The forum aimed to analyze NATO's current standing in the region and discuss its future outlooks. The forum featured distinguished speakers and panelists, who contributed unique viewpoints.

The Young Professionals Network is currently drafting a manifesto document to address the challenges discussed, promoting democratic stability, countering disinformation, enhancing cyber-security measures, and fostering youth engagement. Boosting social cohesion in the Yzberisht zone by empowering youth professionally and personally This project aims to break the marginalization cycle in the zone of Yzberisht by empowering young people with professional skills that can enable them to participate in the market work and to undertake actions/initiatives in local community. This intervention with the focus of training young people and giving them the opportunity to conduct internships in different institutions in Tirana will boost firstly their inclusion in society and strengthening their engagement as active citizens in local community. By empowering the role of youth in local communities they will be connected and socialized with their peers by social activities, other development opportunities and above all ensuring their participation in market work.

Western Balkan Youth Lab on Mental Health Western Balkans Youth Lab (WBYL) project is a three-year project aimed to create a long-term, structured regional dialogue between youth organizations and public authorities, focused on the joint development of policies that increase the participation of young people in decision-making, in order to improve the overall socio-economic environment and the flexibility of youth in the Western Balkans. Project is successfully coordinating Thematic Youth Policy Lab on Mental Health where youth on equal basis with policymakers are engage in policy development or policy evaluation revisions based on the principles of co-management and co-production. Within the process in Albania, informative and awareness Toolkit on Mental Health of young people (15-29 years old) was published for the first time. The conception and drafting of this document come as the result of the Action Plan drafted by the Working Group from Albania consisting of the Ministry of Health and Social Protection, Institute of Public Health, National Youth Agency, Young Professionals Network, National Youth Congress, and the National Network for Young people in Albania. This group is co-chaired by the Ministry of Health and Social Protection and Young Professionals Network.

Youth Kult Zone

Youth KULT is a project full of series which are focused and curated online talks to bring a community of changemakers together through food, music, dance, art, and other cultural aspects of society. In essence, Youth KULT encourages and enables youth to plan and implement activities promoting collaboration and sharing. The goal is to create common visions, through understanding different youth from diverse communities, and stepping out of hard‐wired mindsets into global mindsets for sustainable peace in the region. The project aims to foster intercultural dialogue, using digital media as a platform for social change and connection.

Projects:
1. Extension of the online Instrument of civic participation buxhetim.al in all municipalities of the country- 04/05/2020-30/09/2020 in cooperation with Agenda Institute
2. Civic Education for Youth in Albania and the Western Balkans- 05/07/2020 –28/02/2021 with the support of Robert Bosch Stiftung
3. Creative youth - Activism - Environment - Creativity - 05/08/2020 - 28/02/2021 with the support of the Ministry of Education, Sports and Youth of Albania.
4. Political trolls: how to spot and fight them- 07/10/2020 – 28/02/2021 with the support of USA Embassy in Albania.
5. Community – led Local Development of Cultural Tourism in Greece and Albania05/09/2020 – 31/10/2020 within the IPA Greece Albania 2017 – 2020 project.
6. Tirana Conference Hub in Tirana, Albania part of the 18th International Youth Conference “European Values for the Future of the SEE Countries- 30/10/2020 – 15/11/2020 in partnership with Youth Alliance – Krusevo.
7. “Active Youth in the Electoral Process”- 10.03.2021- 12.03.2021 in partnership with 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻-𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵.𝗲𝘂
8. Webinar “𝗔 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲”in cooperation with Civil Rights Defenders , within the Framework of European Action Week against Racism 2021 by United for Intercultural Action

Our activities are:

Formal and non-formal educational activities on various aspects of human rights of human rights and youth policies
Artistic activities promoting the values of human rights and youth culture via street art, music, visual arts, etc.
Cooperation with governmental bodies, international organizations and civil society actors in order to promote and improve the effectiveness of activities tackling youth in Albania
Research activities in the field of human rights and youth policies in Albania
Activities, promoting peer-to-peer initiatives among young people in Albania and in the region.

Current ongoing projects are: We make Democracy, Be My Voice: Say NO to Discrimination, Be My Voice: Equal Rights, Youth Media Literacy LAB 2020

Title of the project: Strengthening democracy and insuring officials’ accountability actively involving local actors and community groups. (Financed by Olof Palme International Center, Sweden, 2012 - 2014)
Title of the project: "Promote Youth activism in northern Albania. Financed by National Endowment for Democracy, 2010 - 2013
Title of the project: Promoting respect of Human Rights in Kukes Region,
through networking and capacity building. (Financed by European Commission 2009-2010)

Workshop "Project writing and project management for youth"
Training “Unlocking Brilliance: Empowering Youth Through Creative Thinking & Educational Games"
Yoga Days
Social Media Campaign on Women Empowerment "She Inspires"
Online business course "From Idea 2 Income"

Projects developed by Youth Rise:

Name of the Project Better Together!
Donor AMSHC
Main Activities 1. Meeting with the interest group to present the project along with its details.
2. Meeting with young people from Gjirokaster municipality about covid-19 and the news about it.
Duration of the project 8 months
Budget 1 000 000 Leke
Coofinancing : 100 000 Leke

Name of the project Summer Concert
Donor Cultural Center-Municipality of Vlora
Main activities Realization of a classical concert with the congregants Kastriot Tusha, Renisa Lacka, Fjorela Xhaferaj with the accompaniment of the Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Conductor Oleg Arapi.
Duration of the project 2 months
Budget 300 000 Leke
Coofinancing: 100 000 Leke

Name of the project “With youth for Youth”
Donor Kongresi Rinor Kombetar + Bashkia Tirane
Main Activities 1. Development of 3 training sessions for young people "Youth as the main lobbying and advocacy force"
2. Development of 5 practical workshops with the participation of other youth organizations and 50 (10 in each workshop) of selected young people.
Duration of the project 5 months
Budget 1 000 000 Leke
Coofinancing : 110 000 Leke

Name of the project “Tirana me ngjyrat e muzikes”
Donor Bashkia Tirane
Main activities Realization of a classical concert with the singers Gjyle Pelingu, Renisa Lacka, Adelina Paloja with the accompaniment of the Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Conductor Oleg Arapi.
Duration of the project 2 months
Budget 1 033 000 Leke
Coofinancing: 100 000 Leke

Name of the project “Safety and health at work in a virtual work environment”
Donor Macedonian Occupational Safety and Health Association - MOSHA
Main actitivies 1. Conduct a national survey to gather data on the challenges and opportunities of SS in the virtual work environment;
2. Carrying out an awareness campaign for safety and health at work in the virtual work environment;
Duration of the project 10 months
Budget 25.694,00 EURO

Name of the project “Young people, the main advocacy force in Korce”
Donor AMSHC
Main activities 1. Realization of an information-presentation meeting on the project data and the activities that will be realized in its function.
2. Realization of a meeting on strengthening the capacities of young people in the municipality of Korce on monitoring and evaluation tools and techniques;
3. Realization of a meeting on strengthening the capacities of young people in the Municipality of Korce on advocacy and lobbying at the local level;
4. Development of a meeting with young people from the area on active citizen participation in local decision-making, specifically in setting priorities and drawing up the budget for young people;
Duration of the project 6 months
Budget 1 100 000 Leke

Name of the project “Youth and Voluntarism in Permet Municipality”
Donor AMSHC
Main activities 1. Realization of an information-presentation meeting on the project data and the activities that will be realized in its function.
2. Realization of a meeting on strengthening the capacities of young people in the municipality of Permet on the integration process of the country in the EU;
3. Realization of a meeting on strengthening the capacities of young people in the Municipality of Permet on advocacy and lobbying at the local level;
4. Development of a meeting with young people from the area on the importance of being a volunteer and their engagement in the activities of the organization and not only;
Duration of the project 6 months
Budget 1 200 000 Leke

Name of the project “Unlock your Technological Skills”
Donor National Youth Agency
Main activities Activity 0 – Start-up of the project –
Activity 1 – Preparation and opening of the registration phase. This activity contains 2 sub-activities:
Activity 1.1 – Design and preparation of registration opening
Activity 1.2 – Preparation of curricula
Activity 2 – Development of a series of trainings for the development of young people's digital skills – This activity is divided into 2 sub-activities:
Activity 2.1 – Designing the training module
Activity 2.2 – Development of trainings with young people
Activity 3: - Development of 3 motivational meetings with digital entrepreneurs "Digital Entrepreneur for a day".
Activity 4 ¬– Visibility – this activity is divided into 2 sub-activities:
Activity 4.1 – Preparing content to be posted on digital media.
Activity 4.2 – Posting on social networks –
Horizontal Activity – Operational and financial management of the project
Duration of the project 8 months
Budget 2 850 000 Leke

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