ALB-AlD

Needs Assessment Report on the risks posed by the ammunition demolition (UXOs and ERW) in 5 open demolition centers of Albania Before the ‘90s, Albania was listed in the map of countries with considerable amounts of weapons and munitions.

After the end of WWII, according to statistics of the Ministry of Defense, military bases counted a total of about 80,000 weapons of different types: pistols, rifles, etc. Part of them was obtained from battles with the invaders and a small amount was donated by the allied forces. The post-war Albanian army also inherited an amount of artillery armaments and munitions.

Ministry of Defense data stress that from 1944 up to 1950, the Albanian government, based on an ideological policy for the protection of the country, considerably increased the amount of armaments. The former Soviet Union was the basis of supply for the Albanian army with weapons. In the ‘60s, following the termination of diplomatic relations between Albania and the Soviet Union, Albania initiated weapons trade with China. By 1982, Albania’s military map was “invaded” by about more than 300,000 tons of weapons and munitions, placed in storehouses of the army across the country.

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ICBL-CMC Local Campaign Support Project. During the first 2 months media materials and briefing documents in Albanian Language with practical information on: 1. the Convention of PWD survivors; 2. Convention on Mine Ban Treaty; 3. Convention on Cluster Munitions and obligations deriving from them for Victims Assistance. They were presented at ALB-AID headquarters. 

During November 2 Round tables with NGOs and government institutions working with Mine Survivors and Persons with Disabilities in Kukes were conducted The representative of the Technical Secretariat of PWD did not participate because the former one was changed during the project period.

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SERI Gerdec 2010-2012: "Support for Social-Economic Re-integration of Victims of Gerdec Explosion. (SERG)".  The objectives of this project was improve computer and English skills of 124 children of Gerdec and social integration of  110 children /ERW survivors with symptoms of stress and trauma by supporting them to participate in social-cultural and sports activities and providing psycho-social sessions... Through these activities the project aimed to directly help 300 children of Gerdec to forget trauma and get back to their societies normally.

The objectives were successfully  fulfilled: 1) The computer and English skills of 126 children survivors/family members of survivors of Gerdec tragedy were increased; 2) the social integration of 188 children /ERW survivors with symptoms of stress and trauma - improved by supporting them to participate in social-cultural and sports activities and through psycho-social-support.

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VTLEPIK 2011-2012: “Vocational Training & Local Enterprise Initiative for mine victims of Kukes”.  The project started in July 2011 and is continuing as foreseen. The project staff was hired and trained on the project objectives. Detailed plan of action was prepared and duties were assigned to each staff member. The former files and materials of vocational training projects were carefully examined in order to ensure continuity of the project.The mine survivors were informed through formal meetings and through letters about the vocational courses available under the current project. They were asked to express their interest to participate in the project. 35 persons of them responded to the call of ALB-AID.

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UNICEF 2010 - 2011