– Description: Through this initiative, the Miresia Foundation was able to provide the Ura e Beshirit Health Center in Tirana with an ultrasonic nebulizer. This means that many young children under 7 years old no longer need to travel 2-3 times a day to the Mother Theresa Hospital to receive treatment for respiratory tract problems. This is especially helpful during the winter season when there is higher demand since children who already have respiratory problems are more likely to suffer from colds which exacerbate their breathing problems.

– Description: The purpose of this fundraiser was to help Tetova families who were victims of the fire on September 8th that destroyed a Covid-19 hospital and killed 14 people. By working together with local partners, the GAF was able to identify and meet with each of the affected families and evaluate their economic needs over a period of several weeks. Nearly 200 donors contributed an average of $150 per person to this effort.

– Description: One in 10 children in Albania suffers from at least one disability and 92% of these children have no access to the basic services they need. Since 2017, World Vision has offered more than 14,000 therapy sessions to 200 children with disabilities in 5 different municipalities of the country. Through this project and with their team of experts composed of a physiotherapist, a speech therapist, a social worker and a psychologist, World Vision offered 3 months of therapy for 40 children with disabilities. Their team offered 1-2 therapy sessions per week for children, according to their diagnosis.

– Description: Around 20% of children need glasses to be able to read a book, participate in a classroom, and perform basic needs, and in low-income communities across Albania, roughly 80% of the children who need eyeglasses do not have them. What chance does each of these children have to succeed in school, let alone break free from poverty? Eyeglasses for Orphans is an initiative from the Miresia Foundation that was launched in 2019 aiming to make sure every orphan in low-income communiti/es has the glasses he or she needs to succeed in school and life. Through this fundraiser, the GAF and Miresia provided 23 orphans with eyeglasses, free of charge.

– Description: One in 10 children in Albania suffers from at least one disability and 92% of these children have no access to the basic services they need. Since 2017, World Vision has offered more than 14,000 therapy sessions to 200 children with disabilities in 5 different municipalities of the country. Through this project and with their team of experts composed of a physiotherapist, a speech therapist, a social worker and a psychologist, World Vision offered 3 months of therapy for 40 children with disabilities. Their team offered 1-2 therapy sessions per week for children, according to their diagnosis.

– Description: Through this initiative, the Rotary Club Macadam was able to purchase and deliver a mobile incubator to the Regional Hospital of Prizren where 5% of all babies are born prematurely. About 150 babies per year can now receive proper care from the mobile incubator during periods of transport to other hospitals for more serious treatment or during movement within the hospital in Prizren. This will reduce infant mortality, which in Kosovo is 3 times higher than the average for the European Union.

– Description: The Besa Foundation in Germany, together with the Kosova Manufacturers’ Club, Germin, and the GAF raised funds to help families in need in Kosova. In addition to providing economic relief to families adversely affected by the pandemic, all of the products in the aid packages were made in Kosova. As a result, we were able to provide a full salary to 220 workers in the manufacturing sector, and delivered 1900 packages of food and hygienic items in 7 municipalities in Kosova.