Emergency aid for 3000 Kosovar refugees in Tirana
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Project Summary
By the end of April 1999, about 600,000 residents of Kosovo had become refugees; another 400,000 were displaced inside Kosovo, meaning that half of the two million residents of Kosovo were refugees or internally displaced people. About 375,000 Kosovars moved south to neighboring Albania.
AMURT was involved in the distribution of food, medicines, toiletries and clothing to thousands of Kosovar refugees. The association (include Albanians, Kosovar refugees in itself) signed agreements with the UNHCR on the detection of the position of host families and participated in the “child friendly spaces” program of UNICEF. An AMURT team was working in Albania as a partner organization of the UNHCR Tirana. It was concluded labor agreements with the “Norwegian People’s Aid” and the Albanian Ministry of Education.
AMURT launched a barber-training program for women in refugee camps, organized sporting events for the refugees and established adult schools. Many of the refugees housed in Albanian families. GTZ from the German Government for this program has provided extra food.
Project Partners
“Life for All”, UNICEF, UNHCR
Project Duration
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