The children’s Human Rights Centre of Albania – CRCA is a non-governmental, non-political, non-religious and non-profit organisation. The mission of CRCA is the protecting and developmnet of children’s rights in Albania based to the standards and principals of the Convention for the Rights of the Child of UN.

CRCA is established in March 1997 and approved by Tirana District Court on June of the same year. Members of CRCA are young and well-known lawyers, physicians, journalists, sociologists specialised on children’s rights and issues. CRCA is organised in two main boards: The Board of Directors and The Board of Advisers. Members of the Board of Advisers are well-known personalities and activists of children’s rights

THE STRATEGY FOR ACTION

The strategy for action of the Children's Human Rights Centre of Albania is based on the improvement and rise of children's rights in Albania through implementing fully in practice the national laws for the protection of children and their rights. Also it is important the implementation of international standards for children's rights.

This strategy it is active because it will be implemented within a short period of time with concrete action and other direct measures. This strategy during its implementation will respect all the objective changes of the Albanian society.

The strategy for action of CRCA will be developed in two main directions: short - mid term, long term.

THE SHORT - MID TERM STRATEGY OF CRCA

a) The assistance and pushing of governmental institutions for the appliance of existing laws, which protect children's rights.

b) The implementation of new standards and laws for the protection and improvement of children's rights in Albania.

c) Open and effective information for the situation of children's rights in Albania to the governmental bodies, NGO's, children, mass media and all interested.

d) The training of parliamentarians, judges of different levels, NGO members, teachers, journalists, police and prisons officers. This will improve their level of awareness and action for the respect and the protection of children's rights.

THE LONG TERM STRATEGY OF CRCA

a) The rise of the volume of the rights that children have in Albania, this depending to the social, political, economical evolution of the country and the changes to the mentality of the society.

b) Protection of children's rights through the professional and qualified legal assistance offered to children in need and without income

c) The involvement of the local communities in the case of the protection of children's rights;

d) The education of children's rights in primary, secondary and high schools, contributing so for the acknowledgement of the rights from children.

e) On going training of parliamentarians, judges, NGO members, journalists, teachers, police and prisons workers on the issues of respect and protection of children's rights.

f) Increasing child participation in public institutions and other places where are decided the policies for children and their rights.

4 - THE PLAN OF ACTION

Knowing the strategy for action of Children's Human Rights Centre of Albania, the plan of action that CRCA will follow after year 1998 for the achievement of our mission follows as:

§ The Child Legal Protection Centre in order to make possible the legal protection of children in conflict with the law or when become victims of crimes.

§ Information Centre for Children's Rights in Albania (ICCRA) in order to exchange the information between NGO's, the Government, International organisations, and donors.

§ Reporting on child rights situation in Albania, through carefully monitoring the situation, carrying out fact-finding missions all over the country.

§ Training of governmental and non-governmental structures on CRC and other international documents of UN related to children's rights.

§ Children's Clubs in order to increase child participation at local and national level and reduce the number of child workers in Albania.

§ Education of Children's Rights in Schools through the publication of different informing materials such as books and leaflets and organisation of training courses for teachers in partnership with the Ministry of Education.

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