In post-communist Albania, it was impossible to build a life with dignity. That’s why my parents decided to leave Albania. Following the fall of communism, people were tired and disappointed by the virtues that aspired to communism and returned to the worship of anarchy, corruption, and money – thus losing any sense of identity. The …
Humans of OriginAL: The migration story of Ilaria Kastrati’s family Read More »
In the past week, the Global Albanians Foundation and Germin have recruited 50 OriginAL Fundraising Ambassadors for Giving Tuesday November 29th. Can you help us get to 100? Just reply YES and we’ll do the rest. Are you wondering what you will do? Why should you do this? What impact you will have? You will help: We …
Newsletter: Join our 50 OriginAL Ambassadors and Just Say Yes Read More »
Our OriginAL journey ended on Monday, August 22nd. From August 10 to 22, 40 young people born or raised in the diaspora had the opportunity to visit the most important cultural and historical places in Kosovo and Albania. This program included participants from Kosovo and Albania, with the sole purpose of introducing diaspora youth to …
“Find your roots” – a slogan so simple and at the same time so meaningful. Human is always in search of their roots and the past. No matter how far we are from the country of origin, we always return there – to the ancestor’s land, either physically or spiritually. There comes the idea of …
Given that OriginAL is modelled based on similar programs such as “Birthright Israel” program, GERMIN team is looking to get the best out of these global exemplars. Therefore, the co-director of GERMIN, Lirim Krasniqi, and the Project Manager, Arbnor Mjeku, conducted a study visit to Israel from late May – the beginning of June. They …
In a gala event, on Friday, May 6 in Tirana, the program ‘OriginAL’ was launched by the organization “GERMIN” and the “Global Albanians Foundation” (GAF). The event was attended by over 80 representatives of local and international institutions, the business community and civil society. The successes of GERMIN were presented to the audience, and above …
GERMIN AND GAF LAUNCH THE “ORIGINAL” PROGRAM IN TIRANA Read More »
Albanians in the Diaspora have few media outlets where they can talk about their life stories as Albanians living abroad – they are usually only seen as large numbers! We want to change that though – through our new podcast platform “Albanian Stories”, we want to tell their stories to the world. The Global Albanians …
ALBANIAN STORIES: PODCAST SERIES WITH ALBANIAN DIASPORA Read More »
On December 11, we launched the #OriginAL, a program that aims to provide a volunteer, educational and cultural experience for Diaspora Youth that will strengthen their sense of ethnic identity and create long-lasting connections, especially with their youth peers in our homeland countries. During the launching we facilitated a panel to shed light on existing activities …
GERMIN and the Global Albanians Foundation (GAF) are excited to announce OriginAL. OriginAL is our new joint program patterned on the idea of Birthright Israel, Birthright Armenia, and similar programs in other countries. We aim to provide an educational and cultural experience for Diaspora Youth that will strengthen their sense of ethnic identity, and create long-lasting connections, especially …
SAVE THE DATE – ‘ORIGINAL’ LAUNCHING CONFERENCE, DECEMBER 11, 2021 Read More »
Application will open on May 25th, 2022.
Aplikimi hapet më datë 25 Maj, 2022.