“Someone is Thinking of You”
 
    During these feast days the Orthodox Church of Albania is assisting a lot of people in need to fulfill some of their needs. This assistance is given through different institutions and departments that have been established by the Church through the years irrespective of their race or religion.
   
     
   Since the year 2002, Diakonia Agapes Office – the social, development and relief office of the Orthodox Church of Albania – has been implemented the project “Someone is thinking of you”.
    The project has been financially supported by the Orthodox Church of America and it consists in preparation and distribution of presents for children in need in Albania.
   
    
    The aim of the project is: “A symbolic present for marginalized children in order to encourage and make them aware that on Christmas time and through all the year someone is thinking for them”.
    Children in need have been identified by Diakonia Agapes who are the beneficiaries of this symbolic present. Each child receives a toy and a package with sweets.  A group of volunteers from the Student city helped in the preparation of the presents for the year 2006.
    

    This was a positive experience for the students as well as a big help for Diakonia Agapes office. Diakonia Agapes staff is present in different distributions.
   The project will be implemented from 1- 30 December, 2006. Diakonia Agapes office was able to reach 1,500 children (200 children more compared with 2005) due to the financial contribution of the organization “Besa – Friends of Albania” and the financial contribution of different individuals within Albania.  
 
 
    Following are some of the institutions and organizations who benefited from the project:
 
Institutions
Beneficiaries
Romani Baxt – Tirana
75
Diocese of  Korça
250
Njomëzakët – Elbasan
130
Delfinët e vegjël – Durrës
100
Burrel
80
Children of the World- Tirana
163
Special School – Durrës
100
Orthodox Women’s Group – Tirana
100
Development Center  “Pëllumbat”
31
Nursery Schools
70
Home of Hope – Durrës
31
Orphanage- Shkozet
21
Soup Kitchen – Tirana
100
Women in protection of children
53
Shoqata e trevës së vakëfëve
50
Municipality of Tirana
60
Center “Thavor” – Tirana
90
 
     The goal of Diakonia Agapes for the year 2007 is to increase the number of the beneficiaries aiming to secure funds within Albania.
 
      All the persons who are interested for further information could contact us in the following address:
 
Diakonia Agapes
P.O. BOX 1545
Tel: ++ 355 4 25 63 65
Fax: ++ 355 4 23 05 64
E-mail: daoffice@diakoniagapes.org
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                                                 
 
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