Organisation aims and activities: Catholic Relief Services was founded
in 1943 by the Catholic Bishops of
the United States to assist the poor
and disadvantaged outside of the
country. Now with nearly 56 years of
experience, CRS is operating in 82
countries. CRS operated in Albania in
five Prefectures: Tirana, Durres,
Elbasan, Fier and Kukes.
Further details: CRS has committed itself to maintaining a long term development programme. This programme will include key sectoes such as education (PSP - Parent School Partnership programme), peace and justice (e.g. Information Centres), microfinance, community services and food assistance (Food for Peace Programme).
Operational level: Community-based
Works with age groups : Children 0 - 18
Organisation type: NGO - non governmental organisation
Organisation mandate: Fund other organisations, Lobby governments and the United Nations, Provide training or education on child rights, Work directly with children, Work in partnership with organisations, Work with media and press
Areas of expertise: Armed conflict, Child participation, Children and the media, Children living with HIV/AIDS, Children with disabilities, Children working and living on the street, Economic rights, Education and cultural rights, Health and welfare, Refugee and unaccompanied children
Countries in which this organisation works: Albania
Other organisations based in Albania:
- Albanian Centre for Missing and Exploited Children
- Albanian Children's Rights Network
- Albanian Children’s Alliance
- Association for the Aid of the Albanian Orphans Children
- BKTF All Together against Child Trafficking
- Children Today Centre
- Children's Human Rights Centre of Albania / Defence for Children International - Albania
- Coalition Against the Trafficking of Human Beings - Albania
- Defence for Children International – Albania
- Help the Children Association
- Plan Albania
- Qendra FEMIJET SOT
- Save the Children - Albania Programme
- SOS Children's Villages Albania
- United for Child Care and Protection (BKTF) Albania
Organisations working in similar fields:
- A.C.O.P.O CONCEPTS
- Afghanistan Independent Human Right Commission
- Africa - Wide Movement for Children
- African Commission on Human and People's Rights
- AKSHAYA Rehabilitation Trust
- Alliance for Childhood
- Anita Home
- Arab Council for Childhood and Development
- Arab Institute for Human Rights
- AREN
- Artists United 4 Childrewn and Youth Development (AUCAYD)
- Associação Brasileira de Magistrados, Promotores de Justiça e Defensores Públicos da Infância e Juventude
- Association Communautaire Pour la Promotion et la Protection des Droits de l'Homme
- Association Défis - Jeunes pour le Développement
- Association for the Promotion and Progress of Children in Khenchela
- Autre Vie
- Azerbaijan Women's Association
- Bangladesh Coalition for Child Rights
- Bangladesh Mohila Unnayan Sanghstha
- Canadian International Development Agency
- CARE USA
- Center for Human Rights
- Center for the Human Rights of Children
- Centre For Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC)
- Centre for Human Rights Amos Bitola
- Centre for Women and Children's Rights
- Centre for Women's Studies - University of Nijmegen
- Centro Internazionale Studi Famiglia
- CFG International
- Child Helpline Cameroon
- Child Rights Brigade International
- Child Rights Information and Documentation Centre
- Child Rights International Network
- Child-to-Child Trust
- ChildFund Ireland
- Children and Women Empowerment Society
- Children Center International Liberia
- Children Concern Organisation
- Children First - Pakistan
- Children of the Andes
- Children Today Centre
- Children's association of Armenia
- Children's International Summer Villages Côte d'Ivoire
- Children's Rights Project, Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape
- ChildRight
- Christian Children's Fund - Geneva Office
- Christian Children's Fund - Sri Lanka
- Community Children Organisation (COCO)
- Consortium for Street Children
- Consultative Group on Early Childhood Care and Development
- Defence for Children International
- Defence for Children International - Costa Rica
- Defensores PROCDN
- Development Without Borders Institution DWBI (Iraq)
- Dynamic Action for Rural Education
- Enfants du Monde - Droits de l'Homme
- Espoir pour les Enfants
- Fondation Chretienne des Enfants Campagnards d'Haiti
- Fortress Nigeria
- Fundacion Rafael Pombo
- Fuuvi ou Enfants des parents du monde
- Generosity International Lifecare Development Coalition
- Genuine Empowerment of Mothers in Society
- Ghana NGO Coalition on the Rights of the Child
- Global March South Asian Secretariat/CWIN Nepal
- Good Neighbours Care
- Groupe d'Action de la Réduction de la Pauvreté et des Inégalité Sociales
- Grupo Iniciativa Nacional por los Derechos del Niño, GIN-PERU
- HAQ: Centre for Child Rights
- Hellenic Association Of Poltical Scientists
- Homeland Community Development Agency
- Hope for Children, Sri Lanka
- Human Rights - First the Child
- Integrated Regional Information Networks - IRIN
- International Catholic Child Bureau - Switzerland
- International Centre for Child and Youth Studies
- International Rescue Committee
- International Service - UK
- International Service Volunteers Association
- Iraqi National University for NGOs
- Jammu and Kashmir Child Rights Trust
- Joy for Children - Uganda
- Jubilee Action - UK
- Kindernothilfe
- Kindernothilfe (Africa Representation Office)
- Kinderombudsman
- Lixbey Environmental Foundation
- Maison des Droits de l'Enfant
- Manav Kalyan Sansthan
- Materi Chechni
- Meerut CHILDLINE
- National Centre for Human Rights
- National Centre For Playwork Education - North East
- National Information Centre on Human Rights
- New Life Foundation of Bangladesh
- NGO/UNICEF Regional Network for Children in Central and Eastern Europe, Commonwealth of Independent States and Baltic States
- Nib Women and Children Association
- Nigeria Youth Foundation
- Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People
- Nucleus
- NUR Usaq ve Genclerin Ictimai Birliyi
- Office of the Children's Advocate - Jamaica
- ONG Espoir pour les enfants
- Organisation de Developpement et des Droits de l'Homme au Cameroun
- Padang Lutheran Christian Relief
- Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
- Pan African Organisation for Research and Protection of Violence on Women and Children
- Parlement des Enfants de Cote d'Ivoire
- Parlement des enfants de Côte d'Ivoire section daloa
- People's Action in Development
- Philippine Resource Network on Child Protection
- Plan Tanzania
- Plan West Africa Regional Office
- Red Iberoamericana de Defensa de los Derechos de la Niñez y la Adolescencia
- Regional Working Group on Child Labour
- Relief Society of Tigray
- Right to Education Project
- Save Congo's Child
- Save the Children - Norway
- Save the Children Sweden
- Save the Children Sweden - Office for the Middle East and North Africa
- Save the Children Sweden - South Africa
- Save the Children Sweden - Thailand
- Save the Children Sweden Denmark - Bangladesh
- Save the Children Switzerland
- Save the Children UK
- Save the Children UK - Northern Ireland Office
- Save the Children UK - Sierra Leone Office
- Secretariat for the National Plan of Action for Palestinian Children
- Seyaj for Childhood Protection
- Sierra Leone-Canadian Children's Aid Society
- SIMA Community Based Organisation
- Society for Education and Development/Nepal
- Society for the Protection for the Rights of the Child
- Somali Child Protection and Development
- Somali Children Rights Organization
- SOS Enfants en Detresse
- Southern Africa Child Development Initiative (SA-child)
- Spafford Children's Centre
- Spanish Committee for UNICEF
- St Mary's Orphan Home
- Stiftung Fuer Kinder
- Syrian Women Oservatory
- Terre des Hommes - Germany
- Terre des Hommes - Spain
- Terre des hommes Italia
- The "Future is yours" NGO
- The Consultative Group on Early Childhood Care and Development
- The Ombudsperson for Children Republic of Croatia
- UNICEF
- UNICEF - Belgique
- UNICEF - Belgrade
- UNICEF - Bhutan
- UNICEF - Cambodia
- UNICEF - Cuba country office
- UNICEF - Ethiopia
- UNICEF - Gambia
- UNICEF - Georgia
- UNICEF - India
- UNICEF - Malaysia
- UNICEF - Papua New Guinea
- UNICEF - PNG
- UNICEF Brussels - EU Liaison Office
- UNICEF Pacific
- UNICEF Podgorica
- UNICEF Togo
- War Child Holland
- World Hope Foundation
- World Vision - Colombia
- World Vision - Japan
- World Vision International - International Liaison Office
- Y Care International
- Youth Partnership for Peace and Development
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