Description
Deployment of volunteer focuses on the social and economic inclusion of vulnerable groups in Albania, with whom the host organization ADRA Albania has been working with for several years. These are mainly socially excluded Roma and the so-called Egyptian communities, returnees and refugees. The Roma and Egyptian communities are the poorest, socially limited by discrimination, they have low education and poor health. In a similar situation are refugees, or so-called returnees, i.e. often families who returned to Albania after a failed migration to western EU countries. These people have practically lost all ties in the country of their origin, they have no economic background, and their children are not able to join the education system due to the language barrier. Activities in the field of social inclusion of these groups consist mainly in counselling and assistance in accessing the system of state social support, in the form of training and workshops, where they learn the so-called soft skills that allow them to integrate into society. These include poverty alleviation interventions, prevention programs, strengthening functional literacy and livelihood skills. As far as the adult population is concerned, the activities are supporting their economic inclusion through activities aimed at facilitating access to the labor market, career guidance and vocational trainings. ADRA Albania also aims to support children's education through awareness-raising activities to prevent minors from leaving the school too early. ADRA Albania is implementing several projects in these areas. The volunteer will not focus exclusively on one area, but will actively participate in various areas of project management as well as field work in communities.