TIRANA – RYCO Local Program Officer in Albania Ms Flutura Brakaj took part in the conference “U4Politics 4.0_Politic’s never been that cool” that took place in Trana, on 10 November 2021. The event brought together representatives from the Ministries, institutions, national and regional structures, representatives of media, and also young representatives of four Academies on Electoral Reform, Public Administration Reform, Fiscal Reform, and Justice Reform in Albania.
The conference was opened by the Executive Director of the National Youth Congress Ms Dafina Peci who stated that the main advantage of all this cooperation is the light brought to the table of activists, youth workers and students, embracing all of their potential. She added that the conference is a manifestation of intensive work where each of the participants can share the contribution given.
The panel was composed of the Former Deputy of the Ministry of Education and Sports Mr Oltion Rrumbullaku, Executive Director of the National Youth Agency in Albania Ms. Kleina Kasanai, Director of the National Agency for Employment and Skills Ms Elira Demiraj, representative of ASPA – Albanian School of Public Administration Mr Altin Shumeli, Director of Youth Department at the Municipality of Tirana Ms Aspasjana Kongo, RYCO Local Program Officer in Albania Ms Flutura Brakaj, Program and Partnerships Development Director at World Vision in Albania and Kosovo Ms Ariola Kallciu, and representative of Euronews Albania Ms Karolina Risto.
During the conference, an interactive session took place among the panelists, where the challenges posed to the young people and the impact that youth reforms have on the development of our society were discussed.
“I would like to point out that youth, based on the contexts in which they find themselves, have approximately the same demands, aspirations, and needs in the field of education, employment, civic space, by demanding an open and democratic society. What plays a key role is the connectivity between young people at the community, local and regional levels in the Western Balkans, as a mechanism that strengthens the values of their generation and gives them positive strength to provide effective solutions to these common challenges,” Ms Brakaj emphasized in her remarks.
The whole project and final conference of “U4Politics_Politic’s never been that cool” was implemented by the National Youth Congress of Albania (NYC), in close cooperation with the German Foundation, Hanns-Seidel-Stiftung.
