2015

The former Minister of Social Welfare and Youth signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the highest representatives of religious communities in Albania (Muslim, Catholic, Orthodox, Bektashi communities) for engaging in joint activities in the fight against domestic violence, titled "Religious Communities Together for the elimination of Violence against Women". Following that, intensive work continued for nearly three years with young people from these communities through various capacity building activities, to prepare them to be agents of change in the efforts to eliminate violence against women and girls in Albania. For this purpose, about 40 young leaders of religious communities were trained and devised a calendar of activities, as well as a TV commercial against domestic violence. Actions for engaging boys and men have continued and are still in place through other activities developed during the reporting period.