Wednesday, 28 October 2026
SHOQERIA VULLNETARE
Pershkrimi i QVEC, perparesia jeta e njeriut ne dhenien e ndihmes humanitare nepermjet vullnetarizmit.
European Civic Engagement Fair
Multi-day civic engagement fair for networking and collaboration.
Exhibition: Constructed Fragments
Constructed Fragments explores the fragile yet resilient nature of memory, identity, and community. Through painting, installation, and symbolic structure of material, the exhibition presents fragments of personal and collective experience as building blocks for dialogue and coexistence. Each work embodies rupture and repair forming a...
Youth Voices Against Disinformation
This interactive event will bring together journalism students and high school students to explore how disinformation spreads and how young people can respond to it. Through guided discussions and practical group activities, participants will learn how to identify misleading content, verify information, and communicate responsibly....
Opening: Democracy as a Shared Responsibility
Opening session launching the platform and framing democracy as a shared civic responsibility.
Youth Forum – Youth Entrepreneurship and competition of best ideas
A forum connecting youth entrepreneurship, civic participation and youth-led solutions.
Youth, Algorithms and the News: Who Decides What We See?
The regional roundtable “Youth, Algorithms and News: Who Decides What Information We See?” aims to foster a practical discussion on how social media algorithms and digital platforms influence the content young people are exposed to every day. The discussion will focus on the mechanisms that...
Democracy as a Daily Practice – Good models
Good models session on democracy in everyday practice with Norwegian inspiration.
Democracy in the Tech Era
LACONICS aims to launch a number of ideas in relation to how can technology improve the process of democratic governance at local level. We will describe how is technology better serving the local public through AI, how new tools can be added to guarantee a...
Be a School Partner: YPS Training for a Student Government Body
1. A practical 90-minute capacity-building session with members of the Student Government Body of one selected Elbasan high school, aligned with YVNO’s “Be a School Partner” work-plan activity. Through short inputs, group work, case studies and simulation, participants will explore the five pillars of UNSCR...
Erasmus+ makes Europe closer
Erasmus+ is one of the most concrete expressions of European cooperation in everyday life, yet many institutions, training centres and community organisations in Albania face difficulties in accessing it. This information session aims to offer a practical, experience-based overview on building partnerships, designing projects and...
EU Integration: Who Owns the Process?
Panel on responsibilities and contributions to EU integration beyond government.
Discover Erasmus+: Opportunities & Experiences
Discover Erasmus+: Opportunities & Experiences is a 60-minute interactive workshop designed to introduce participants to Erasmus+ and inspire them to explore international learning opportunities. The activity begins with a fun icebreaker and quiz to discover what participants already know about Erasmus+. Through a short interactive...
Social Media: From Connection to Reflection
Social Media: From Connection to Reflection is an interactive workshop inviting young people, youth workers, other professionals to explore their everyday relationship with social media. Through pair discussions and progressive questions, participants will reflect on their digital habits, online experiences, opportunities, challenges, digital well-being, and...
Sports & Well-being: Move, Connect, Thrive!
Sports & Well-being: Move, Connect, Feel Better is an interactive and energetic activity bringing together young people, youth workers, volunteers, and anyone interested in sport and well-being. Through fun and inclusive sports activities, teamwork challenges, and movement-based games, participants will have the opportunity to be...
Inclusive Society: Participation for All / ASSIST
Inclusive participation conference focused on disability inclusion and caregiver support.
Drama “Nen Dore (under the table)” – Theatre for Inclusion and Democracy
Community theatre performance using art to promote dialogue, inclusion, and democracy.
Poetry Reading
The event shall be a black box theater - with author readings of poetry and discussion on topics related to social development, human progress and community empowerment.
Thursday, 29 October 2026
Digital Assistant of Municipality of Elbasan
Through interactions between users, municipal staff and experts this event will provide simple information how the AI tool (Digital Assistant for municipality of Elbasan) works, benefits for citizens, local media, CSOs and private sector. Municipality of Elbasan in this way improves communication with citizens, transparency...
4th Meeting of the EU–Albania Joint Consultative Committee (JCC)
Institutional dialogue connecting local authorities and civil society with Albania's EU accession process.
Regional Peace Education Conference
UNFPA and UNDP Albania in collaboration with other UN agencies in the Western Balkan region, education institutions, CSOs and beneficiaries (teachers and young people) bring the models of the institutionalized peace education in all education systems of the region, including all levels of education
Art for Social and Democratic Inclusion
Public exhibition using creativity to promote solidarity, equality, and democratic values.
From Environmental Awareness to Civic Action: Empowering Young People for a Plastic-Free Shkumbin River
How can a local environmental problem become a shared civic process in which communities, civil society organizations, businesses and local institutions take responsibility and work together for change? This interactive round table will use plastic pollution in the Shkumbin River basin as a concrete local...
Local Democracy: Are Municipalities Close Enough to Citizens?
Discussion on making municipalities more responsive, accessible, and trusted.
Participatory Tools for Municipalities: From Consultation to Co-Creation
This practical workshop will introduce municipalities to three concrete approaches for strengthening citizen participation, transparency and local democratic governance. Drawing on ALDA’s experience working with local authorities and civil society across Europe and the Western Balkans, the session will explore how municipalities can move beyond...
Speak Up, Step Up: Youth Engagement for Change
A youth roundtable focused on voice, civic engagement and practical participation.
AI for Transparent Local Government: A practical case from Elbasan municipality
How can AI make local government more transparent, accessible and responsive to citizens? Smart Processes has developed an AI-powered virtual assistant designed to improve citizens’ access to municipal information and services. Implemented on the official website of the Municipality of Elbasan, the solution enables citizens...
Ambassadors Dialogue: Peace and Stability in Practice
International dialogue on peacebuilding and stability practices.
Youth Forum in the framework of Digital Violence and GBV, and its risks.
The Youth Forum on Digital Violence and Gender-Based Violence (GBV) will be organized with young people in Elbasan to create a safe and inclusive space for discussion, awareness-raising, and peer learning. The activity will bring together youth activists, students, and community representatives to explore how...
Fundraising for Municipalities: Turning Local Priorities into Funded Projects
Municipalities often have ambitious ideas but limited resources to turn them into reality. This practical workshop introduces participants to the fundamentals of municipal fundraising and how to identify, develop and communicate projects that attract external funding. Through concrete examples from European and Western Balkan practice,...
Democracy Starts With Us – Participation, Trust and Your Vote
Session on participation, trust, and voter education with focus on marginalized communities.
FOOD SAFETY FORUM: “Safe Food Choices – From Purchase to Consumption”
Food safety is an important component of public health and is directly linked to the way food is selected, purchased, transported, stored, prepared and consumed. The food safety guidance on which this Forum is based emphasises that food businesses have a responsibility to provide safe...
Workshop “Kush e Thotë të Vërtetën? Media, Akademia dhe Ndërtimi i Besimit Qytetar në Demokracinë Vendore”
Workshopi synon të hapë një hapësirë dialogu mes botës akademike dhe medias rreth mënyrës si prodhohet dhe komunikohet dija e besueshme publike, dhe si ndikon kjo në besimin qytetar te institucionet, në pjesëmarrjen demokratike dhe në narrativën e integrimit evropian. Universiteti “Aleksandër Xhuvani” pozicionohet kështu...
“Open Forum: Civil Society and Local Democracy”
The focus is on how CSOs are heard, coordinate with one another, and build lasting cooperation with local government. Invitees: Prizren's municipality representatives and CSOs, Mayor of Elbasan, representative from the National Council for Civil Society (Albania), representative for CSOs.
Sport Activity
Sport – Students in Motion The sports activity of the University of Elbasan “Aleksandër Xhuvani” will bring together students through a programme of recreational and team-based sporting activities, promoting health, teamwork, inclusion, fair play, and active citizenship. Through their participation, students will demonstrate the importance...
Youth Opportunities & Volunteering in Albania and Europe
Practical session on access to youth mobility and volunteering opportunities.
From Diaspora to Impact
Roundtable on diaspora contribution, networking, and collaboration.
Gjurmët (Footprints): Screening & Youth Dialogue
Public screening of “Gjurmët” (“Footprints”), a film by Xhuliano Brisku previously used by YVNO during the Peace Caravan, followed by a facilitated youth dialogue. The discussion will connect the film with community cohesion and the five pillars of UNSCR 2250. Key questions: What “footprints” do...
“The State of Cement” artistic performance
This youth-led regional artistic project combines modern dance, acting, and background multimedia slideshows to challenge inherited hostilities and rigid national narratives that continue to impact young people across the Western Balkans. Centered on the shared cross-border cultural myth of immurement, the stage performance directly exposes...
Collective Memory and Democracy
Evening session combining memory, storytelling, and documentary screenings.
Poezia si kujtese
Aktivitet artistik me titull "Poezia si kujtese" me poezi te perzgjedhura nga poete te persekutuar nga regjimi komunist Aktiviteti vjen si memoriam i poeteve qe kane humbur jeten ne mbeshtetje te lirise se fjales. Aktiviteti do te zhvillohet ne daten 29. ora 18.00 te Skampini.
Launching Ceremony of the Local Youth Plan of Municipality of Elbasan
Presentation of Elbasan's Local Youth Plan 2026–2030 and the partnerships supporting youth policy at local level.
Friday, 30 October 2026
Civic Space & Volunteering: From Engagement to Impact
Session exploring pathways from volunteering to civic impact.
The Albania We Want 2030
Youth lab gathering priorities and solutions for Albania's future through 2030.
Panel Presentation
Presentation of the European projects that we are implementing at our University
“From Potential to Employment: New Opportunities for Young People”
This event provides an opportunity to share our organization’s journey and the gradual transformation of our approach to delivering social and educational services. From interventions focused primarily on supporting and empowering individuals and families, our organization has evolved towards developing service models that aim to...
Youth Voices for Democracy and Peace
A youth-led fishbowl dialogue. A panel of young activists opens the conversation and any participant can join the inner circle at any moment. The theme: young people's real place in local decision-making — moving from being consulted to actually deciding. Provoking question: "Have you ever...
Employing people with disabilities is not charity, it is their right.
A rights-based discussion on disability inclusion and equal access to employment.
Re-Debate / Youth Debate Arena
Debate arena with student teams discussing major societal issues.
Women’s Political and Civic Activism: Leadership and Political Participation
During the event, participants will have the opportunity to introduce their organizations and briefly share their work and areas of engagement. This will be followed by a short introduction to the topic of “Women’s Political and Civic Activism: Leadership and Political Participation,” highlighting the importance...
Call for Action: Youth Have Their Say
Youth representatives present regional recommendations on reconciliation, cooperation, dialogue and peace.
Exhibition-ROOTED
ROOTED is a journey of creativity, identity, and connection. Through art, storytelling, and self-expression, the exhibition invites you to discover the stories, perspectives, and experiences of young people from across the Western Balkans. Each artwork is a reflection of personal roots, shared memories, cultural diversity,...
Jazz n’ Kala
“Jazz n' Kala” is a live jazz concert in Elbasan designed as an innovative cultural event that brings together young emerging musicians, particularly students of the Jazz Music program at the University of Arts, and professional artists. The event will provide young artists with an...