The whole conference can be considered a great success. Many influential and politically active Albanian women spoke at the event in parliament on the 16th, the mayor of Tirana was present at the proceedings on Saturday, and delivered a welcoming speech. It was very clear from the start that our European conference was a great attraction in Albania! The conference topics were very varied and included: - womens’ active cooperation in decision making, development and lasting pe

The Sunday program included two sessions. The first one was moderated by Mrs. Renate Amesbauer, President of WFWP Austria, which featured presentations of an educational curriculum for young women that is being created by WFWP Middle East and WFWP Europe under the facilitation of Dr. Zoe Bennet, WFWP President for the Middle East. Mrs. Marilyn Angelucci, President of WFWP Afghanistan, Mrs. Katharina Bauer from WFWP Austria, and Mrs. Carolyn Handschin each presented the sectio

The next morning was composed of two sessions, in which the participants were joined by nearly fifty local guests. The initial portion was moderated by Mrs. Minollari, beginning with greetings from the Vice Mayor of Tirana, Mr. Andi Seferi, who warmly welcomed all guests, and expressed his appreciation for the contribution of women and girls in civil society and local government. As we learned from him, very proudly, the number of women in local governments in Albania is eve

18th WFWP EU Annual Women’s Leadership Conference : Albanian Parliament “Women’s and Nation-building: Active participation in decision making, development and sustainable peace” Your Excellencies, dear colleagues and friends, Each time I come to Albania, already at the airport, I recognize that there is more prosperity. Hon. Vasilika Hysi and esteemed members of Parliament, thank you for the invitation to meet you here in your lovely and historic Parliament of the Republic of

This yearly event is an anticipated opportunity to network, share, reflect and introduce our friends and guests to the ideals and activities of WFWP, as well as make plans together for future projects and advocacy. All photos: This time the conference was preceded by a public event in the offices of Albanian Parliament on the afternoon of November 16 , with the title “Women and Nation-building: Dialogue between Legislators and Civil Society”. It was made possible due to the