Preventing Violence, Strengthening Youth
About the initiativeThe Network Equality in Decision Making with the support of German Federal Foreign Ministry and Schüler Helfen Leben with the collaboration of the Ministry of Education, Sport and Youth is implementing the initiative Strengthening Youth, Preventing Violence focus on healthy teen relations to stop gender based violence, youngsters between 10-18 years old.
Healthy Teen Relationship Programme is an awareness-raising, training and peer education initiative for young people, teachers and parents in formal and non-formal educational focused on education, engagement, ICT & art and policy change. To prevent gender based violence by building healthy relationships between peers with the support of the most important influencers for them, such as: teachers, parents, and phycho-social services in Albania.
The initiative is compounded by 4 key elements:
1. Education :: Focused on understanding and identifying abusive relationships and gender stereotypes, helping friends that are in abusive relationships, and developing communication skills for relationships, including dating violence and related risk behaviours.
2. Engagement :: Educate the people who influence young teens and promote them as champions of healthy relationship development.
3. Social marketing :: Reaching youth online and offline in creative ways through social media and cultural events.
4. Policy and environment change :: To strengthen the curricula in schools with information on gender based violence to create healthy relations for the Albanian youth.
Schüler Helfen Leben (SHL) was founded during the Yugoslavia war in 1992 by high school students who brought relief supplies in the war region. Since 1998 SHL organizes the annual Social Day which brings more than 80,000 high school students to work for one day and donate their salary to youth and educational projects.
At SHL, the students decide themselves which projects they want to support. Currently, SHL funds 15 projects in South Eastern Europe, one project in Syria and one project in Jordan. Additionally, SHL has own projects – with local employees and young people from Germany spending their voluntary service abroad.
Stiftung Schüler Helfen Leben supports projects in South Eastern Europe and Jordan in the areas of education, youth activism, social inclusion of marginalized groups as well as peace and conflict resolution. Target groups of our projects are children and young people between 4 and 30 years of age.
Women’s Network “Equality in Decision-Making” (referred as EDM) is a nonpartisan, non-profit and non-governmental organization. Women’s Network Equality in Decision-Making is a women’s network active in decision making, civil society and media founded in 2008 with the mission to achieve gender equality in decision making, strengthen women’s role in Albania politics and society, improve the lives of women in every field, and use the political process to advocate for women’s needs.
The network is committed to help women and men by building their capacities and providing them with the necessary infrastructure to become effective leaders in their respective fields. As well as this, the network aims at inspiring other women and encouraging them to become an active part of decision making processes. Through different activities the Network aims to strengthen women’s role in Albania and encourage the cooperation between women who are running for political offices, serve in public offices, civil society and media. The Network covers 10 out of 12 regions of Albania and it operates through its regional and local coordinators located all over Albania. The members of the Network are active women in politics and decision making from the entire political spectrum in Albania (50% left 50% right wing parties), and representatives of the media, civil society and business sector, who work together to achieve their common mission for the achievement of gender equality in every field in Albania!
German Federal Foreign Office
This project is supported by the German Federal Foreing Office through the German Cooperation
The German contribution in Albania, since 1998 amount to a total value over 1 billion euros.
As such, Germany is one of the biggest and most important donors for the Albanian Government and the Albanian People.
Schüler Helfen Leben Foundation
Schüler Helfen Leben was founded in 1992 by students from Rhineland-Palatinate during the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The vision: Children and young people take responsibility for themselves and others in society and are committed to peace, equity and democracy.
Values: Participatory, Dynamic, Transparent, Responsibly, Communal, & Solidarity
Ministry of Education, Sport and Youth
Education is considered one of the best economic policies & a crucial sector that guarantees the development of the country.
Public spending on education is half of the average level of the OECD countries.
The goal is to increase the financing of the public education to a level of 5% of the GDP, with the aim to ensure quality education for every child in Albania, no matter of their origin, family background, and/or economic status.
EDM - Equality in Decision Making Women Network
The Women’s Network “Equality in Decision Making” is a nonpartisan, nonprofit, and nongovernmental organization.
It is the largest network of active Albanian women in politics, from all political parties, civil society, and media.
It was established in 2008 on the initiative of a group of women, part of National Democratic Institute’s (NDI) program on ”Developing New Political Leaders – Women in Advocacy.”
German Federal Foreign Office
This project is supported by the German Federal Foreing Office through the German Cooperation
The German contribution in Albania, since 1998 amount to a total value over 1 billion euros.
As such, Germany is one of the biggest and most important donors for the Albanian Government and the Albanian People.
Schüler Helfen Leben Foundation
Schüler Helfen Leben was founded in 1992 by students from Rhineland-Palatinate during the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The vision: Children and young people take responsibility for themselves and others in society and are committed to peace, equity and democracy.
Values: Participatory, Dynamic, Transparent, Responsibly, Communal, & Solidarity
Ministry of Education, Sport and Youth
Education is considered one of the best economic policies & a crucial sector that guarantees the development of the country.
Public spending on education is half of the average level of the OECD countries. The goal is to increase the financing of the public education to a level of %5 of the GDP, with the aim to ensure quality education for every child, no matter of their origin, family background, and/or economic status.
EDM - Equality in Decision Making Women Network
The Women’s Network “Equality in Decision Making” is a nonpartisan, nonprofit, and nongovernmental organization.
It is the largest network of active Albanian women in politics, from all political parties, civil society, and media. It was established in 2008 on the initiative of a group of women, part of National Democratic Institute’s (NDI) program on ”Developing New Political Leaders – Women in Advocacy.”