Youth engagement, participation and empowerment for a strong & healthy generation

In order to protect and promote the rights of young people in Albania, as well as to finance youth activities, we have designed and will start implementation of the Youth Law from the beginning of 2020. The Ministry is drafting the new Education Strategy, based on the findings of the assessment of the current strategy for 2014 - 2021, as well as the analysis of the situation of the CDO-4 (Quality Education) in Albania. We commit to extend Comprehensive Sexuality Education to the pre-university education system throughout Albania by end 2021-2022. We commit to improve the quality of youth-friendly services as part of the basic primary health care package, through the dissemination of standards, guidelines and protocols, capacity building of service providers, and reaching young people with information to increase demand for these services.

Modes of engagement:

• Budgetary and financial
  The budget for youth engagement and activities, including National Youth Service and cost sharing for the Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO) with 5 other Western Balkans, as well as for other international programs, has increased annually.
• Change or creation of legislation
  In order to protect and promote the rights of young people in Albania, as well as to finance youth activities, the Ministry with the support of UNFPA/UN And young people have developed and will start implementing the Youth Law by the beginning 2020.
• Policy and guidance
  The Ministry is developing the new Education Strategy, based on the findings of the assessment of the current strategy for 2014 - 2021, and the analysis of the situation of the CDO-4 (Quality Education) in Albania.
• Programmatic action
  We commit to extend CSE to the pre-university education system all over Albania by 2022. We commit to improve the quality of YFS as part of the basic PHC package, through dissemination and reaching young people with info & increase demand for YFS.