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Gender Alliance for Development Center is a non-profit organization, established in 1995. We work towards equality between women and men in Albania. We realize this goal through advocacy, lobbying and training. With advocacy and lobbying we aim to improve the gender balance in decision making and prevent the discrimination against women. Through training we spread our knowledge on gender and empower women.
Gender Alliance for Development Center (GADC) is licensed by the Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities in Albania as a resource center on gender issue. As a resource center we are continuously asked to review and comment on laws and policies relating to the ministry.
We are an experienced organization; we’ve been working for almost 15 years. During this time we’ve successfully implemented more than 70 projects. Every project we do is monitored and evaluated using specific indicators. This ensures that our projects are carried out to the highest professional standards. It also makes the work we do continuously measurable. A lot of activities has been realized through the implementation of many projects during the years some of them are listed below:
• Improving gender balance in decision-making levels.
• Gender Resource Package for Elementary School Teachers.
• Raising awareness on domestic violence.
• Creating economic opportunities for women in Albania: A strategy for prevention trafficking.
• Gender-oriented Documentation and Information Centre.
• Preparing and publishing Engendering strategies in Albania.
• National Strategy and Action Plan against Domestic Violence.
• Representation and Quality of Democracy in Albania.
• Call for papers: analyzing the status of Albanian women in the con
Freja Forum - 11-13 November, 2011
Tirana 2011, Albania
Freja Forum - November 11th -13th 2011, Tirana International Hotel, Tirana, Albania
On November 11- 13, in Tirana was held FREJA Forum (Forum for Regional and European Joint Activities). The event was organized by Gender Alliance for Development Center (as representative of Albanian Women Empowerment Network-AWEN), the Association for Integration of Informal Areas (AIIA) and The Swedish Union of Tenants, with the financial support of OLOF Palme International Center and SIDA.
November 11, 2011
The forum was opened with ceremony held at the Plenary Hall of Parliament. The opening ceremony of the Forum for Regional and European Joint Activities was held under the auspices of Mrs Josefina Topalli, Speaker of Parliament.
The forum was attended and held their opening speeches, Mr. Ettore Sequi, Ambassador of the European Union Delegation in Albania, Mrs. Filloreta Kodra, Deputy / Minister of Labour, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities, Mrs. Kseniya Lvovsky, Office Manager World Bank for Albania, Mr. Detlef Palm, UN Resident Coordinator's AI for Albania, UNICEF Representative in Albania, Mrs. Britta Olofsson, Head of Development Cooperation of the Swedish Embassy in Tirana. In the Forum held their speeches representatives from Albania, Bosnia Herzegovina, Macedonia and Serbia.
- Economic Empowerment of Women – Economic Empowerment of Albania, financed by USAID
- LIGJ Nr.9669, datë 18.12.2006 PËR MASA NDAJ DHUNËS NË MARRËDHËNIET FAMILJARE
- LIGJ Nr. 10 221, datë 4.2.2010 PËR MBROJTJEN NGA DISKRIMINIMI
- LIGJ Nr.10 329, datë 30.9.2010 PËR DISA SHTESA DHE NDRYSHIME NË LIGJIN NR. 9669, DATË 18.12.2006 “PËR MASAT NDAJ DHUNËS NË MARRËDHËNIET FAMILJARE”, TË NDRYSHUAR
- The Shadow Report to the Third Periodic Report of the Albanian Government on the implementation of the CEDAW Convention
