history of albanian youth action

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Albanian Youth Action

History of Albanian Youth Action /

British Albanian Kosovar Council

British Albanian Kosovar Council

February 2007


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Background

Widespread civil unrest in

Albania throughout the period

Armories were emptied in 1997

800 children under the age of

18 died accidentally and manymore were injured

Albania and Kosova in the 1990s


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Education in Kosova in the 1990s

Serbs and Albanians were educatedseparately throughout the system

Secondary schooling took place in

private houses


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Background

Albania and Kosova in the 1990s

From 1981 to 1989 one in three

Kosovan Albanians

had been through Serbian

police hands

War broke out in 1998 with the

massacre of the Jashari family

in Central Kosova

Hundreds of thousands ofrefugees fled to Albania in 1999


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The Albanian community in the UK

Approximately 150,000 Albanian speakers live in the

UK, made up of families and unaccompanied minors

8,000 unaccompanied minors without the support of

their families

There are currently many young Albanians in British

prisons


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Albanian Youth Action projects

Our aim is to support young people and address the

issues they face

Young people often become victims of racist crime

They face conflict in schools

and conflict with the law


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AYA keynote projects

Over the past 8 years we

have provided:

leaving care support andlife skills

health education

help into education

counselling

housing

art, sport and leisure

projects


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7 year school preparation

project for 250 children

preparing them for the British

education system

4 year home work club helping

children improve English and

GCSE results

4 year summer school projectfor 240 young people teaching

English, IT, art, drama and

music

Mother tongue classes for

children since 2000

Education


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Health education

Sexual health education

project delivered by peers

for 450 young people over

2 years

Mental health

Drug and alcohol education

Nutrition and cooking skills

Community health

screening

Contributions to national

research


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Housing

Semi-independent

supported housing for

unaccompanied minors

Housing advice


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Sport

Football training

Playing in community

leagues


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Residential weekends

Outdoor activities

Drama, art, music

Socialising and

leisure activities


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Art Close-up photography project

Workshops at the Serpentine

Gallery

Art therapy


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Drama Projects with Company

of Angels, National

Theatre,

Tam Tam Talesand Connections

Hosting drama

productions


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Albanian culture

Dance, music,

costume, and

folk tales


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Lobbying

Participating in

national conferences

Demonstrations

Holocaust Memorial

Day


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Website For more information, please visit our website at

www.albanianyouthaction.org.uk

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