Description of organisation

EDEN (Environmental center for Development Education and Networking) center is one of the most active organizations in Albania.
Mission: EDEN center is a nongovernmental, not politically oriented, not for profit organization aiming to contribute in a sustainable development and healthy environment through informing, educating and offering services in partnership with the interested actors.
Vision: EDEN believes that a sustainable development and a healthy environment is possible.
The organization is established in March 2004 drawing on the expert assistance received from Milieukontakt Oost Europa and has within its structure:
A well-established group of trainers who commit themselves in offering assistance and capacity building to its target groups;
A group of Nature Guides which consist of young people prepared to offer guides and environmental education in nature
A youth groups
Environmental Education center- an information center within the Tirana Zoo where nature guides provides EE activities like open classes, experiments in nature, laboratory classes, nature guides etc.
To complete its strategic mission and objectives, EDEN is focusing its work in four thematic pillars:
Capacity Building
Environmental Education
Environmental Management Practices
Public Information and Participation
In frame of these 4 sectors EDEN implement various projects, initiatives, campaigns in various environmental topics (such are, climate change, waste management, renewable energy, environmental education, Eco tourism, etc), also EDEN celebrates Environmental Days, and is part of different national campaigns such are protection of Albanian rivers, forests.

In EDEN are engaged 4 persons full time and 4 part time payed and around 60 volunteers not paid.
The target groups are: Central and local government; Community; Schools and kindergartens; Businesses; CSOs and community groups. EDEN is also partner of around 15 national and international organizations and its member of 4 international networks and 1 national.

Inclusion topics

This organisation is willing to involve volunteers who face situations which make their participation in activities more difficult, from the following categories for different types of project:

• Cultural differences
• Geographical obstacles
• Social obstacles