Beschrijving van de organisatie

Youth Center Perspektiva is an NGO based in Durres, Albania and focusing on the youth empowerment & human rights via artistic and educational activities.

We organize activities with and for young people in Albania and in the Western Balkans to raise awareness about human rights, promote intercultural dialogue, peer-to-peer education and empower youth to be active and responsible members of the community.

Target group: Children and young people until the age of 30 with the specific focus on those coming from vulnerable groups (young people with disabilities, youth from impoverished and rural areas, Roma youth, etc.).

Objectives:

To raise awareness about human rights and ways how to utilize them among young people and other members of the community
To develop youth participation and citizenship online and offline
To assist and support youth and children in challenging life conditions and those coming from vulnerable groups (young people with disabilities, youth from impoverished and rural areas, Roma youth, etc.)
To mobilize, train and network youth activists for human rights in Albania
To organize and conduct research on various aspects of human rights with the specific focus of their connection to young people in Albania