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Strengthening child protection mechanisms at the national and local level
Child Protection Response in emergencies
Prevention of violence in emergencies
Provision of safe accommodation and shelter for survivors of violence and abuse
Provision of shelter and immediate services to unaccompanied and separated children
Capacities building of the statutory child protection and social protection workforce

Provision of child-friendly justice services in Lezha and Kurbin
Contribution to the new National Justice for Children Plan
Provision of psychosocial services to children in contact or conflict with the law in Police Stations

Provision of support to family reunification of children with their families’ process and enhancement of care alternatives to residential care for children
Provision of technical support to state institutions (MHSP, SSS and SARPC) in the de-institutionalization process
Development and implementation of the Family Strengthening service models and Professional Foster Care
Development of protocols for the de-institutionalization process
Provision of direct supporting services for children without parental care
Provision of capacity building to statutory workers within the alternative childcare services

Increasing awareness of the risks and consequences of human trafficking
Provision of preventive services to populations at risk of human trafficking
Provision of rehabilitation and resocialisation services to people at risk and those who have been affected by human trafficking

Provision of programs for community participation and enhancement of social capital
Empowering youth through sportive mental health programs in Tirana
Participation of youth in youth clubs at the House of Colors for community and citizen engagement

Multidisciplinary services in the community centre “House of Colors” – since 2010
Multidisciplinary services for the Albanian returnees “Rrashbull” – established in 2020 and handed over to Durres Municipality in June 2023
Multidisciplinary services for returnees’ children aged 0-8 in Selita – since 2019
Integrated specialized mental health and psychosocial services for children, youth and their families’ victims or in need for protection

Children (boys and girls) facing various forms abuse, violence, exploitation trafficking, without parental care and complex vulnerabilities.
Youth (15-29 years of age), especially those with fewer opportunities for education, employment, or training.
Mothers/women subject to domestic violence, as well as girls and women facing gender inequalities.
Families facing difficult socio-economic situations, including those at risk of separation from their children.
Roma and Egyptian communities and families at risk of social exclusion, including Roma girls at risk of early marriage.
The child protection workforce and social care professionals, including social workers from the Need Assessment and Referral Units (NARU).
Psychosocial service providers, teachers, and the law enforcement professionals.
Individuals (especially children, young people and women) at risk of radicalisation and violent extremism: the returnees from the conflict zones.
Foreign (non-Albanian) families and children in the territory of Albania that experience situations of social vulnerabilities and risks.

The Emergency Shelter (in the House of Colors in Tirana) serves all children and mothers nationally who are at risk or have survived violence and abuse.
The mobile emergency response team, which is deployed for urgent child protection cases in principle, covers the entire country; however, the situation is accessed case-by-case, considering the availability of staff and transportation logistics.
Organization, through its multiple and diverse programs, is currently present in the municipalities of Tirana, Kruje, Elbasan, Durres, Shkodra, Vlora, Korca, Kurbin and Lezha** in the form of an established office/service or locally based staff.
The organisation’s support for the capacity building of various professionals happens country-wide.

* The emergency shelter, based in Tirana, accommodates all children and mothers as long as they reach the shelter

** The organisation defines the “presence” anywhere they employ a resident staff member.

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