Kick-off meeting of WinForVET project for Albania, funded by the Austrian Development Cooperation

Dear colleagues and partners,

We are pleased to invite you to participate in another launching event of “Education, Employment, Partnerships and Gender Equality: A Winning Formula for Roma in VET” (abbreviated name: WinForVET) implemented by Roma Education Fund (REF), and Roma Versitas Albania (RVA) and Roma Versitas Kosovo (RVK) and funded by the Austrian Development Cooperation.

The overall objective of the project is to contribute to social inclusion and poverty reduction of Roma in Albania and Kosovo* through support of the vocational education and training, and facilitation to labor market. The project focuses on strengthening professional skills of beneficiaries through provision of wide range of vocational trainings, paid professional internships, professional skills development, and cooperation and partnerships with employers. It includes scholarships, tutoring and mentoring support, as well as development of personalized career development plans, and trainings in soft skills.

The launching event is aimed at presenting the program and talking about the context, challenges of the target group, activities to overcome these challenges, and what we plan to achieve in the months and years to come with our partner organization in Albania.

This event will be a combination of actual and online event: while the event is taking place on November 12th, from 9.30 – 13.30 at International Hotel Tirana, in Albania, some participants will join virtually, and you can follow the event via the following Zoom link:

https://zoom.us/j/94443442691?pwd=eisvVVIvS0FPMmxHbkoyM0RmTm5Idz09

Meeting ID: 944 4344 2691
Passcode: 140654

We look forward to sharing this experience with you and welcoming you to the event!

Facebook event: https://fb.me/e/cJaZUX0DZ

Please view the Agenda.

The project banner is downloadable here in ENGLISH.

The project banner is downloadable here in ALBANIAN

 

The project introductory presentation of Roma Versitas Albania is downloadable here.

The Austrian Development Cooperation supports countries in Africa, Asia, South Eastern and Eastern Europe in their sustainable development.

The Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and International Affairs plans the strategies. The Austrian Development Cooperation implements programs and projects together with public institutions, civil society organizations as well as enterprises.

 

*This designation is without prejudice to positions on status and is in line with UNSCR 1244/1999 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence.

 

Project “Education, Employment, Partnerships and Gender Equality: A Winning Formula for Roma in Vocational Education and Training”, is implemented by Roma Education Fund (REF), Roma Versitas Kosovo (RVK) and Roma Versitas Albania (RVA) and funded by the Austrian Development Cooperation