Raport Per Fushaten Globale Per Arsimimin

Raport Per Fushaten Globale Per Arsimimin

REPORT FOR THE GLOBAL CAMPAIGN

“Educate to end poverty”

ALBANIA 2005

  • THE EVENT: “BRING YOUR FRIEND TO SCHOOL”

More than 13 thousand children and adults participated at the event “Bring Your Friend to School”. The activities were organized in 11 districts of Albania from the Children’s Human Rights Centre of Albania, World Vision and Albanian Children’s Alliance during the Global Week for Education, which took place between 24-31 April.

During the Action Week “Educate to End Poverty” a wide range of activities were carried out in all CRCA Children’s Clubs in four districts of Albania (Tirana, Shkodra, Korça and Kuçova), Children’s Alliance branches in 6 regions (Korçe, Peshkopi, Kukes, Tirane, Durres, Gjirokaster) and in World Vision Children’s Clubs in 3 districts (Lezhe, Elbasan, Vlore).

During the events the organizers distributed to children, teachers and parents the materials of the campaign, including the locally produced poster “Educate to End Poverty”. Children and teachers were divided in groups where representatives of the Campaign Teams talked to children about child dropouts’ phenomena in Albania, importance of education and what could they do to bring their friends to school. After the discussion children were asked to cut out their friend and join their cutout friends hand to hand. All cutout friends were joined together and were put in the walls of classrooms and school hall.

Finally children were asked to write in paper their message to the President of the Prime-minister of Albania. The messages of children were collected and were sent respectively to each state-representative

  • 140 Parliamentarians receive Campaign message: “Educate to end Poverty”

On 21 of April an open letter was sent to all members of the Albanian Parliament asking them to act to make education possible for all the children in Albania. All MP’s were asked to visit a school in their constituency or otherwise a school in Tirana.

  • Poster “Educate to End Poverty”

After discussions with all the partners of the Action Week, was decided that the publication and distribution of a new poster in Albanian was the appropriate tool to sensitise children, teachers, families and Government officials. This was an important step, because as the Global Campaign materials are provided in English, it will be difficult to distribute and make them understandable for children.

The new poster is simple in terms of picture, colours and messages. It does show the picture of a child writing, and the campaign message “Educate to End Poverty” (EDUKO – Per t’i dhene fund Varferise) is in white and stands in front of a red colour background (same red colour as the Albanian Flag).

The poster was produced in 2000 copies and was distributed widely by all organisations participating in the Action Week.

  • Public Statement “EDUCATE TO END POVERTY”

In 22 April a Statement was sent to all the printed and electronic media in Albania. The statement was distributed also electronically in the mailing list of CRCA and those of the partners. The main aim of the statement was to make an open call to the Albania Government and President to increase the budget of education, improve schooling conditions and assist the return to school of all the children who have dropped out of it.

  • Press Conference “Educate to End Poverty”

The pres conference took place 29 April 2005, with the main aim to inform the mass media in Albania about the problems children face in schools, child dropouts, raise the concern on disable children education and to present to the journalists the achievements and results of the Action Week in Albania. The press conference was organized in cooperation with CRCA, CISP and World Vision.

A press statement was handed out to the journalist at the start of the press conference. Almost all Albanian national media was present. From televisions attended the press conference: TV Top Channel, TVA, TV Koha. Meanwhile from the printed media were present: Gazeta Ballkan, Gazeta Metropol, Gazeta Panorama, Gazeta Shekulli, Gazeta Republika, Gazeta Korrieri etj.

The Director of CRCA, Altin Hazizaj, read the press statement. After that the representatives of CRCA, CISP and World Vision took questions from the journalists, which were mainly focused on the number of child dropouts from schools, what NGO’s are doing to sensitise the Government, state budget for education in Albania, situation of disable children and their attendance of formal education etc.

  • Coordination Meeting with institutions and NGO’s for the planning of Action Week in Albania

The Children’s Human Rights Centre of Albania – CRCA in the framework of the Global Campaign “Educate to end poverty” in early March 2005 organized a coordination meeting of public institutions and NGO’s that work for children in Albania. Among the organisations that participated in the meeting were: CRCA, IRCCRA, World Vision, Albanian Children’s Alliance, Comitato Internacionali per Lo Sviluppo dei Popoli - CISP, International Social Services etc.

In this meeting participants discussed the methodology to develop the campaign in Albania. Among many other issues was decided as following:

  • CRCA, IRCCRA, CISP, World Vision and Albanian Children’s Alliance will develop the activities directly related to children in their areas based on materials sent by the Campaign Coordinator.
  • A poster in the local language (Albanian) to be prepared, published and distributed, funded by all organisations.
  • The implementing organisations will become part of the Campaign Statement “Educate to end Poverty”, which was to be sent to media in Albania.
  • The participating organisations shall become part of the Open Letter “Educate to end Poverty” to be sent to all MPs in the Albanian Parliament (140).
  • The participating organisations will try to arrange visits of MP’s in schools where the activities were held, or otherwise invite senior officials of central and local government.
  • All participating organisations will be invited to present their concerns and achievements at a press conference at the last day of the Campaign.
  • Mailing list to schools, teachers and children

CRCA sent to all the schools, teachers and children in its project areas a list of activities to be organized in Albania, aims and objectives of the campaign locally and globally. Campaign materials were also sent.

  • Mailing list to organisations and institutions

CRCA sent to all organisations working for children, human rights and women in Albania a list of the activities and campaign materials, inviting them to become part of the Campaign in Albania.

  • Children’s Meeting with the President of the Republic

Part of the Action Week and Campaign activities was previewed a meeting of children with the Preseident of the Republic. Because of the very busy schedule of the President was agreed to arrange the meeting during the next few months.

MAIN RESULTS OF THE ACTION WEEK IN ALBANIA

  • Public awareness on children, families, and large public opinion on the importance of education for the child.
  • More than 13 thousand children, teachers and parents participated at the event “Bring Your Friend to School”.
  • More than 20 reports we published and broadcasted in the media.
  • More than 2000 copies of the poster were produced and widely distributed.
  • More than 2000 petitions and letters were sent by children to the President of the Republic and Prime-minister of Albania.
  • 140 MP’s, including 20 Ministers, received the materials and the messages and poster of the Action Week “Educate to End Poverty”.
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