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Also, if you want to learn about some of our previous activities, please scroll down for a brief description and some photos.
Also, if you want to learn about some of our previous activities, please scroll down for a brief description and some photos.
Upcoming Activities
Presentation of the Earth Charter to Youth
Meeting with youth, university and high school students, to present the Earth Charter. Goal is to raise awareness of youth's responsibility and the global impact of our daily activities. We will educate them on the Earth Charter principles to achieve local and global sustainability. A group from those participating, will be selected to collaborate in the creation of a presentation on the Earth Charter principles to be presented in all high schools in the City of Durres. This is done in collaboration with the Regional Directorate of Education of Durres.
Fundraising Concert (more information coming soon)
Meeting with youth, university and high school students, to present the Earth Charter. Goal is to raise awareness of youth's responsibility and the global impact of our daily activities. We will educate them on the Earth Charter principles to achieve local and global sustainability. A group from those participating, will be selected to collaborate in the creation of a presentation on the Earth Charter principles to be presented in all high schools in the City of Durres. This is done in collaboration with the Regional Directorate of Education of Durres.
Fundraising Concert (more information coming soon)
Previous Activities
"Të Pastrojmë Bregdetin" (Clean Coast)
(22 May 2015; Durres, Albania) "Kultura dhe Komuniteti" joined the movement "Të Pastrojmë Bregdetin" (Clean Coast), at Currila beach in Durres. This beach was assigned to us by the organizers of this activity. These are some of the pictures from the work of our volunteers, who are a link of thousands of volunteers, from North to South (Velipoja to Saranda) who contributed to give life and beauty to our beloved Albanian coast. |
"Earth, our common home" K&K's Photo Contest
(22 April 2015; Durres, Albania) Our project, "Earth, our common home" completed successfully on April 22, 2015, on Earth Day. Throughout the ceremony, held at "Albanian College, Durres" whom we can't thank enough, we recognized the 12 best photos submitted and also recognized the top3 with a symbolic gift. We thank our collaborators and partners: Sigal Durres, CSDC Durres and the Regional Directorate of Education Durres for all their support. Soon we will reveal the winners!!! |
"Earth Charter" presentation at Model United Nations Conference
(12 April 2015; Durres, Albania) "Kultura dhe Komuniteti" shared the Earth Charter principles to high school student leaders participating in the Peace Corps Albanian Model United Nations Conference. We had the great opportunity to share K&K's work and most importantly the philosophy behind the "Earth Charter" to some of the best high school students in the nation. We had a captive audience of 140 high school students! |
K&K's Volunteer Tour of Durres for Albanian Model United Nations Conference
(12 April 2015; Durres, Albania) Our wonderful volunteers represented Durres by giving a tour to high school representatives from all over Albania who were participating at the Peace Corps Albanian Model United Nations Conference. We visited many wonderful culturally and historical sites of Durres! Thank you for all the great work you do volunteers!!! |
"Earth - Our Common Home" (introduction for photo contest)
10 April 2015; Durres, Albania Kultura dhe Komuniteti is organizing, in collaboration with the Regional Directorate of Education of Durres, a photo contest inspired by the Earth Charter. The topic is "Earth - Our Common Home". Winners of this contest will be announced during a special ceremony on 22 April which is Earth Day. The following pictures were taken at our youth group meeting, which included participants for this photo contest. The objective of the meeting was to share with them about the principles of the Earth Charter and to inspire them. Good luck contestants, we have many expectations of you! Once again, thanks for the continuous support of Sigal Art Club of Durres. |
K&K's youth meeting - Discussion and group activity on Earth Charter's 1st Principle
(27 March 2015; Durres, Albania) K&K's youth group held a discussion group meeting at the "Sigal Art Club". The main topic of discussion was the Earth Charter's first principle "Respect Earth and life in all its diversity". We developed a small workshop where youth were active participants in the discussion and through this increased their awareness related to the unalienable human rights and the interdependence of all living beings which constitute the community of life. We concluded the meeting by assigning some future activities and tasks for K&K. We thank Sigal Art Club for their readiness and extraordinary support! |
Youth meeting with Kultura dhe Komuniteti (Culture and Community)
(27 February 2015; Durres, Albania) A group of youth from “Kultura dhe Komuniteti” met at the Sigal Art and Cultural Club in Durres this past Friday. At the meeting we presented information about our future programming and activities, and as always we talked about The Earth Charter as a means to guide all of organizations and our activities. Very soon, our volunteers will start promoting this inspirational document in our city schools and others. At this meeting we also decided on the topic for our next meeting, which will be a discussion on one of the Earth Charter principles. We thank SIGAL Durres for their collaboration and support, and welcome young people to our next meeting. |
Presentation of the Earth Charter
(12 December 2014: Durres, Albania) In collaboration with the Regional Council of Durres, "Kultura dhe Komuniteti" held a meeting to present the Earth Charter as an ethical framework for sustainable development. Present were representatives of local government, various institutions, organizations and community activists. The presentation and facilitation of the meeting led to an active debate and discussion by the participants. |
"All different, all special"
(December 2010, Tirana, Albania) In collaboration with the Municipality of Tirana, "Kultura dhe Komuniteti" work with 10 schools of the capital, each of which chose a team representative. Each team was led by a student curator of the University of Arts, to build a conceptual tree for the New Year using recycled materials. The works decorated the main square of the capital, for the holidays. |
"In front of ..."
(June - August 2008; Vlore & Durres, Albania) In collaboration with the municipalities Durres and Vlora. A collection of selected video-art works by young Albanian and Italian artists, was presented on a giant screen in public spaces, finding a way to communicate with the public outside of the traditional galleries. At the end we printed a promotional catalog including the work created throughout the project. |
"Summer Cinema"
(July 2007; Durres, Albania)
"Kultura dhe Komuniteti" selected a collection of 8 Italian films, with themes related to youth and screened them outdoors on the main promenade of Durres, during the summer. Open to the general public.
(July 2007; Durres, Albania)
"Kultura dhe Komuniteti" selected a collection of 8 Italian films, with themes related to youth and screened them outdoors on the main promenade of Durres, during the summer. Open to the general public.