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Tirana
Albania
- Youth and education
The staff of the organization is: Executive Director, Board of director (3 representatives). CPD has 2 employee’s full time and 1 employee Part-Time and 10 volunteers; our center has immensely invested in human resources development. The budget of the organization is mainly based in the projects applied by the staff of the organization and in the volunteer work. The donors of the organization have been GIZ Albania, Beyond Barriers Association. Some interventions of CPD are: Smile Albania project: aim of the project was to strengthen the abilities skills of unemployed students’ youngsters which who take part in the Campaign to promote Albania and to increase their employability in the National Market; Capacity Building Program for youth dedicated CSO`s training in Policy Development and Policy Advocacy in the field of Youth Employment; “Life skills for young people program” for young people in high school about life skills including. Main partners involved in the organization's projects/activities are: Youth organizations, Governmental structure.
The center’s mission is to guide the efforts of equitable and sustainable development by offering holistic programs and applying interdisciplinary research and community services to improve the lives of young people and other groups. The center serves as a connecting bridge between the energy, networks and the expertise that brings its founders and the young people willing to engage and gain new competences. The philosophy of the CPD is to raise awareness, acquire skills, and gain appropriate experience to empower youths in Albania to be engaged, active and responsible citizens. The overall goal of the center is to achieve sustainable development for all groups in society, especially for excluded and marginalized youths. The Center will promote and support policies and practices that lead to the growth of social, economic and environmental justice as a basis for development and prosperity.
Smile Albania project: aim of the project was to strengthen the abilities skills of unemployed students’ youngsters which who take part in the Campaign to promote Albania and to increase their employability in the National Market. The focus of the project were to enable young people to develop the knowledge, skills and competencies in the topics of tourism, empowerment, job searching strategies and entrepreneurship. Capacity Building Program for youth dedicated CSO`s training in Policy Development and Policy Advocacy in the field of Youth Employment Policy was organized for small scale CSOs dedicated to working with youth, and particularly targeting the problem of youth unemployment in Albania. “Life skills for young people program” Developing seminars and other school activities with young people in high school about life skills including (carrier preparation, education, health and nutrition, risk prevention, communication, etc) Carrier exploration and skill development for young people in high school. In collaboration with the Reginal Education Directory the CPD have provided trainigs for young people, and social services school expressionist in school to increase their capacities about problem solving and critical thinking skills needed for the future education and career of young people CPD organization has been awarded with the Quality Label as Supporting Organisation within the European Soli darity Corps
By being an active member of the network Promoting and sharing ALF values, human rights and intercultural awareness. By organizing activities for youths, applying on your calls. Empowering young people by giving the possibilities of networking with youth of other countries. To promote intercultural dialog and diversity
To extend our network of partners in the Mediterranean, to be able to cooperate with partners To increase our capacities by your long experiences and expertise To strengthen our NGO and national network To send youths on Youth Mediterranean Voices