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OriginAL 2026 Applications Are Now Open
We invite young Albanians from worldwide, ages 18 to 24, to apply for this transformative educational and cultural program to our homelands. OriginAL’s mission is
Finding Home: My OriginAL Journey
Belonging to a Culture I Learned to Call My Own Written by Christine Swanson, 7th Cohort (August 2025) I went to Albania to find my
OriginAL Cohort 8, a journey shaped by experience
OriginAL Cohort 8 marked the third and final cohort of 2025. It brought together 28 participants from the diaspora for an immersive journey across Kosova,
A Message from Kosovë: My OriginAL Story
Where Roots Speak Louder Than Words Written by Flaka Krivanjeva, a proud OriginAL alumna residing in Kosovë. A Journey Begins: The Call of OriginAL OriginAL
From Paris and Kërçova to OriginAL
Written by Aurela Selimi, 7th cohort August 2025 As an Albanian, third-generation from Paris, and I’m so excited to share my experience as part of the
3rd generation born and raised in Türkiye, originally from Kosova.
Written by Mert GÜN ZHINIPOTOKU. Being part of the Albanian diaspora in Türkiye came with certain challenges. Even though we weren’t physically far from the
OriginAL 2025 – The 7th Cohort Story
Thirty-nine participants from eighteen states, including youth from North Macedonia and Kosova, came together in August 2025 for the 7th cohort of OriginAL. Their journey
“Roots that Unite Us” – OriginAL Networking Night
GERMIN invites you to a unique evening of connection, culture, and purpose — for the first time in Zurich! This special gathering supports our flagship
Vlera’s OriginAL Journey
Written by Vlera Beqiri, OriginAL alumni, June 2025 In June 2025, I had the great privilege of participating in the program OriginAL for diaspora youth
