Our impact
Impact by the numbers
- Projects delivered since 2018
- 27
- Mobilised for civic work in northern Albania
- €442,480
- Electoral cycles observed and documented
- 3
- Donors and partners
- 21
Outcomes
What has actually changed
Not activities or outputs — documented results where our work changed a decision, a policy, or an institution.
Documented result
Landmark IDP ruling
A court ruling recognised the rights of internally displaced persons, secured through H.A.N.A.'s documentation, legal advocacy and sustained public pressure on the case.
Documented result
ZVAP working group established
A permanent local working group (ZVAP) was created, giving young people a formal, ongoing channel to raise issues directly with municipal institutions.
Documented result
Three-cycle electoral observation
Independent, youth-led observation across three consecutive electoral cycles produced public reports that fed into how local elections are scrutinised.
Documented result
Municipal plastic management engagement
Youth-led advocacy moved the municipality to commit to concrete action on plastic and waste management, turning a local campaign into a policy conversation.
All projects
Explore our work
Twenty-seven projects since 2018, funded by 21 donors and partners, across democracy, media literacy, the environment and youth participation in northern Albania.
Youth for Truth
Strengthening Media Literacy to Counter Election Disinformation in Lezha
Funded by SeeCheck Network · €10,600
2025
Organisational Capacity
Core Grant
Funded by SMART Balkans · €31,000
2024–2025
Empowering Youth as Tourism Ambassadors
Funded by Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO) · €5,000
2024
The Public Money’s Trail
Funded by IDM Albania · €11,000
2024–2025
Towards a green future: France-Albania Ecological Partnership
Funded by Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO) · €11,000
2024
Democracy & Elections
Consolidating the Capacities of Professionals in Protecting the LGBTQI+ Community from Violence and Discrimination
Funded by Qendra “Streha” · €230
2023
Technology & Economic Development
Increased Competitiveness in Digital Technology Market Skills for Youth of Lezhë
Funded by German Embassy · €9,970
2023–2024
Gender Equality
N’Shesh t’Burrave pa Burrni
Funded by Anna Lindh Foundation · €250
2023
Environment
Re:waste – Edition II
How is Sweden rethinking resources ?
Funded by Swedish Embassy · €2,050
2023
Restoring Civic Vigilance
Combating Government Corruption and Fostering Public Accountability in Albania
Funded by HET Actiefonds · €250
2023–2024
Stay Home, Build Hope Campaign
Funded by Lush Charity Pot · €4,000
2023–2024
Democracy & Elections
THRIVE
(Transforming and Harnessing Resources to Inspire and Empower Youth)
Funded by Embassy of Netherlands · €105,000
2023–2025
Core support for H.A.N.A contributing towards financial sustainability
Funded by European Endowment for Democracy · €50,000
2022–2023
European Integration
Debate like a European
Winter school – 3rd Edition
Funded by Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of Luxembourg · €15,000
2022–2023
European Integration
Embracing the European Identity
Winter school – 4th Edition
Funded by Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of Luxembourg · €20,000
2022–2023
Environment
Re:waste
How is Sweden rethinking resources ?
Funded by Swedish Embassy · €4,000
2022
Democracy & Elections
1 Question, 50 Youth
Why will you vote?!
Funded by EU Delegation · €1,000
2021
Media Literacy
Civil society effort to consolidate media freedom and fight disinformation and hate propaganda
Funded by Faktoje · €1,200
2021–2022
Democracy & Elections
Election observation and youth for integrity
Funded by KRIIK · €1,000
2021
Financial support for third parties within the framework of the Green-AL project
"Empowering Civil Society Organizations for Environmental Protection in Albania."
Funded by Forumi i Mendimit të Lirë · €1,000
2021–2022
Media Literacy
Media education as a cornerstone in the fight against disinformation among Lezha youth
Funded by Albanian Center for Quality Journalism · €3,000
2021–2022
European Integration
Policymaking and the EU Accession Negotiation Process for Albania
Winter school – 3rd Edition
Funded by Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of Luxembourg · €15,000
2021–2022
Democracy & Elections
Youth, Recycling, Respect
The Ecosystem of Love for the Environment
Funded by Leviz Albania · €34,930
2021–2022
Common Actions towards proactive youth
Funded by European Endowment for Democracy · €80,000
2020–2021
European Integration
Introduction to politics and the European Integration
Winter school – 1st Edition
Funded by Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of Luxembourg · €5,000
2020–2021
Gender Equality
Familiarization with the revised law on domestic violence
Funded by SCPA · €10,000
2019–2020
Y.E.S (Young, Eager & Successful) – A Call for Action
Funded by U.S Embassy in Tirana · €11,000
2018–2019
In depth
Featured case studies
Four projects, followed from the first public record to a documented institutional result.
Legal advocacy
A ruling that forced an answer
When Lezhë's institutions refused to disclose school-condition records, H.A.N.A. filed a formal freedom-of-information request. After months of pressure, the Commissioner ruled in H.A.N.A.'s favour — one of the first documented cases of a northern-Albanian civil society organisation triggering a binding institutional response.
Electoral observation
Watching three election cycles, station by station
Across the 2019, 2021 and 2023 votes, H.A.N.A. deployed trained youth observers to more than forty polling stations. The programme documented irregularities in real time, filed formal complaints, and published station-level findings that fed directly into national observation reports.
Environment
From dumped plastic to a public contract
H.A.N.A. mapped illegal dumping along the Drin river and pressed the municipality to disclose its waste-management contracts. Sustained, evidence-based advocacy moved a hidden arrangement into the open and put the city's plastic problem onto the council agenda.
Youth media
The newsroom that named what others wouldn't
H.A.N.A.'s youth newsroom investigated a local story mainstream outlets avoided, combining public records with on-the-ground reporting. The published investigation reached thousands and set the standard for the centre's evidence-first journalism.