Category: Aulona Center
Category: Aulona Center
1 DECEMBER, WORLD AIDS DAY
Supported by UNFPA and IPPF, the Albanian Center for Population and Development joined in raising awareness about and showing support for people living with HIV. Informative sessions for all individuals regarding reproductive sexual health through a series of activities with students of the ‘28 Nentori’ 9-Year School and universities of Tirana, Vlora and Shkodra. Also,
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12 August – International Youth Day
The International Youth Day is observed annually on August 12 of every year. It is meant as an opportunity for governments and others to draw attention to youth issues worldwide. The International Youth Day was first observed on August 12, 2000. This day was designated by the United Nations in 1999 with the adoption of
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11 JULY – WORLD POPULATION DAY
A world of 8 billion: 8 ways countries can manage demographic change successfully This article was obtained from UNFPA Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Later this year, the world’s population is projected to reach 8 billion — another milestone in the rapid growth of the number of people on this planet. But as the world
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ACPD will join UNFPA in Celebrating Father’s Day
Join UNFPA and ACPD in celebrating the Father’s Day on 19 June, starting at 10:00 AM.
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ACPD National Conference: More Work on Youth SRH Policies, Activities and Engagement
On June 7, the Albanian Center for Population and Development (ACPD) held a National Conference to present the findings of the regional study “Young People’s Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health Information, Education and Care in Albania During Covid Time”. This study is part of the project “Youth Voice, Youth Choice” supported by Merck for
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International Menstrual Hygiene Day
Making menstruation a normal fact of life by 2030 Today, millions of women and girls around the world are stigmatized, excluded and discriminated against simply because they menstruate. It’s not acceptable that because of a natural bodily function women and girls continue to be prevented from getting an education, earning an income and fully and
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Prevention of Maternal Death – A Hybrid Event MSD for Mothers at the Parliament of Bulgaria
#TogetherforMothers On 19 May, the MSD for Mothers Project held a hybrid event at the National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria with participation of MSD representatives, global partners, EU experts, NGOS, MPs, MEPs. The event was held on behalf of the 10th anniversary of the MSD for Mothers Project, whose main goal is to
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Civil Society Week 2022 in Albania
The Albanian Center for Population and Development (ACPD), the ‘Aulona’ Center in Vlora and the ‘Trokitja’ Youth Center of Shkodra join “Civil Society Week 2022 in Albania”, by means of the Forum “Youth and Voluntary Engagement”. #CivilSocietyWeek2022 #YouthInAction Partners Albania for Change and Development National Resource Centre for Civil Society in Albania European Union in
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Albania Achieves Another Milestone in Gender Equality
Great news! The Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) database recognized Albania among 19% of countries that were successful in Gender Responsive Budgeting (GRB) institutionalization. Globally, only these countries have a system to track investment in gender equality (within a poll of 69 countries that have reported on GRB application in 2020). Details are available in the
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Evidence of Impact of Comprehensive Sexual Education on Youth Ability to Protect Themselves from Gender-Based and Sexual Violence
The aim of this research is to gather evidences on the impact of the comprehensive sexual education, in particular to evaluate whether the intervention has helped young people to increase their knowledge and skills in protecting themselves from gender-based and sexual violence. The study was conducted with youths of 10th and 11th class and the
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