The summer school – camp took place between 25 June – 29 July 2011 in Velipoja beach, where 135 Roma & Gypsy children and children from remote areas such as Shkrel, Dedaj and Fierzë (Tropoja area) participated. The children were from families with social and economical problems. The children who participated were divided in three shifts, 45 children/shift, ten days each and 12 Albanian Malteser volunteers per shift conducted activities there.
Every day the children followed actively the education-entertainment program. Also this year our project aimed to integrate the Roma & Gypsy children and those coming from remote areas to our social life and to give them the possibility of active holidays since they miss them because of economic and social reasons. As every year, the camp was build up with tends by Malteser volunteers.
Malteser volunteers together with the Belgian Scouts for 10 days, Sr. Mary Madappallil from Fierzë parish and four German Malteser volunteers for 2 weeks, assisted to meet the program according to schedule of activities; a volunteer from Germany cooked for the participants for two weeks, other volunteers facilitated Camp activity by giving a hand in helping in kitchen, cleaning, systemizing and maintaining the logistics, in providing different services and taking care of security of the children.
During the second shift the Camp was visited by the Order of Malta’s ambassador in Albania, by the president of Malteser Albania H.E Monsignor Luciano Avgustini, by a delegation of Malteser Hilfdienst. On this day, a feast was organized. The Diocesan Head, Prince Albrecht von Croÿ during the speech offered his thanks, on behalf of Malteser Hilfdienst, to those who helped in organizing the Summer-School Camp and especially to those who were working with these children. Except of their visit, they awarded with decorates some of the volunteers and staff member of Malteser Albania.
Every day the children followed actively the education-entertainment program. Also this year our project aimed to integrate the Roma & Gypsy children and those coming from remote areas to our social life and to give them the possibility of active holidays since they miss them because of economic and social reasons. As every year, the camp was build up with tends by Malteser volunteers.
Malteser volunteers together with the Belgian Scouts for 10 days, Sr. Mary Madappallil from Fierzë parish and four German Malteser volunteers for 2 weeks, assisted to meet the program according to schedule of activities; a volunteer from Germany cooked for the participants for two weeks, other volunteers facilitated Camp activity by giving a hand in helping in kitchen, cleaning, systemizing and maintaining the logistics, in providing different services and taking care of security of the children.
During the second shift the Camp was visited by the Order of Malta’s ambassador in Albania, by the president of Malteser Albania H.E Monsignor Luciano Avgustini, by a delegation of Malteser Hilfdienst. On this day, a feast was organized. The Diocesan Head, Prince Albrecht von Croÿ during the speech offered his thanks, on behalf of Malteser Hilfdienst, to those who helped in organizing the Summer-School Camp and especially to those who were working with these children. Except of their visit, they awarded with decorates some of the volunteers and staff member of Malteser Albania.
Malteser Albania is very grateful for their support: to Malteser Hilfdienst, to the parish community “Hilfe fur Albanien” St. Cyriakus-Neuss- Grimlinghausen, who have financially-supported us in building the camp-kitchen and construction of toilets, to Malteser Warendorf who financially supported different camp materials; to Belgian boy scouts who have funded two entertaining activities for children participants, and to all volunteers that helped in the realization of this Camp.
Recognition is a sign of thanksgiving; it may seem little, but expresses a lot.
Recognition is a sign of thanksgiving; it may seem little, but expresses a lot.