On 25 November 1960, Patria, Minerva and Maria Teresa Mirabal, three activists for human rights, were clubbed to death and dumped at the bottom of a cliff by the secret police of Rafael Trujillo, dictator of the Dominican Republic. Since 1981, women’s rights activists have observed 25 November as a day against gender-based violence. On […]

For the Queer Film Festival organized in the framework of Tirana European Youth Capital 2022, Aics Tirana produced the first TV spot promoting LGBTQI+ human rights in Albania. The campaign was planned on RTSH, the national public TV network in Albania. The spot follows the recent visit to Tirana of Fabrizio Petri, Italy’s Special Envoy […]

With a prestigious launch event, in partnership with the Bosnian and Herzegovinian authorities, the Italian Embassy in Sarajevo and the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation in the Western Balkans opened the first phase of the works for the construction of the Ars Aevi Museum, that will be designed on the base of the original project […]

Tirana, 5 September 2022. On the occasion of Mother Teresa’s Day in Albania, the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation in the Western Balkans launches the campaign I’ll be with you, to celebrate women and promote the fight against gender-based violence and for women’s empowerment. The campaign will be planned on RTSH, the Albanian national public network, […]

Tirana, 18 July 2022. The presentation event of the Annual Report 2021 of the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS) in the Western Balkans was held today at the COD – Prime Minister’s Office, in the presence of the Ambassador of Italy to Albania, Fabrizio Bucci, the AICS Representative, Stefania Vizzaccaro, the Albanian Minister for […]

The Italy-Kosovo cooperation becomes stronger. A new initiative, NaturKosovo, for an overall budget of 1.8M euros, has been launched. Funded by the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation, the project will safeguard the beauty of Via Dinarica and promote the socio-economic development of sustainable tourism. The launching event took place in Boge, Val Rugova, at the […]

The National Operations Center for Civil Emergencies in Tirana has been inaugurated. Made with funds donated by the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation, it will improve prevention and help in cases of emergencies for all Albanian citizens. TIRANA – The Albanian Minister of Defense Niko Peleshi, the President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies Roberto […]

The Albanian Minister of Justice Manja, the Ambassador of Italy Bucci and the President of the Italian National Anti-Corruption Authority Busia awarded the anti-corruption end-of-course diplomas to 17 senior officials of the Albanian administration. The fight against corruption and transparency in public spending are strategic priorities in the Western Balkans for the Italian Agency for […]

“Improving the living condition of people with hearing impairment” is financed by AICS (Italian Agency for Development Cooperation) and implemented by Save the Children Italy. Project n. AID 12145/STC/ALB. The project aims to contribute to improve the socio-economic and autonomy of Albanian children and adolescents through early diagnosis and the use of technical and informative […]