Advancing Youth Work in Albania
Empowering young people. Strengthening youth workers. Building a professional Youth Work ecosystem based on European standards.
We are a non-profit, non-political, and non-religious organization dedicated to advancing Youth Work in Albania as a professional field and as a meaningful social practice.
Building the Future of Youth Work in Albania
Youth Work is a key European approach that supports young people outside formal education — developing skills, confidence, values, participation, wellbeing, and active citizenship.
In Albania, Youth Work has the potential to become a strong instrument for inclusion, democratic participation, social development, youth empowerment, and community transformation. The Albanian Youth Workers Foundation exists to support this transformation.
We connect advocacy with action, European standards with local realities, and young people with the professionals, organizations, and institutions that work with and for them.
A Professional and Recognized Youth Work Sector
We believe that Youth Work should be recognized, valued, supported, and financed as a professional contribution to society.
To advance Youth Work in Albania by strengthening the capacities of youth workers, improving the quality of youth services, and supporting the development of organizations, institutions, and communities that work with and for young people.
A society where every young person has access to safe, inclusive, and empowering spaces for personal, social, civic, and economic development — and Youth Work is recognized, valued, and supported as a professional public contribution.
From policy dialogue to practice on the ground
Advocacy & Policy Dialogue
We advocate for the recognition, professionalization, and sustainable support of Youth Work in Albania.
Capacity Building
Training, mentoring, professional exchanges, and learning opportunities for youth workers, leaders, organizations, and institutions.
Quality & Standards
Ethical practice, safeguarding, supervision, quality standards, and professional development in Youth Work.
Youth Programmes
Programmes supporting participation, inclusion, volunteering, wellbeing, digital skills, employability, entrepreneurship, and civic engagement.
Research & Publications
Studies, manuals, tools, needs assessments, policy recommendations, and practical resources for the sector.
European Cooperation
Partnerships with organizations and networks in Albania, the Western Balkans, and Europe.
Young people need more than information
They need guidance, trust, participation, safe spaces, and opportunities to learn by doing. By investing in Youth Work, we invest in stronger communities, more active citizens, and a more inclusive democratic society.
One ecosystem, four audiences
For Youth Workers
Training, tools, mentoring, standards, and professional development opportunities.
Explore OpportunitiesFor Young People
Programmes, workshops, volunteering, civic engagement, safe spaces, and learning opportunities.
Get InvolvedFor Institutions
Policy dialogue, cooperation, capacity building, quality frameworks, and youth-focused solutions.
Partner With UsFor Organizations
Networking, resources, project cooperation, grantmaking, and communities of practice.
Join the NetworkLet’s Build Youth Work Together
The future of Youth Work in Albania can only be built through cooperation. We welcome youth workers, young people, civil society organizations, municipalities, public institutions, donors, experts, schools, universities, and European partners who share our vision.