TIRANA, Nov. 27 – “Orphaned Children’s Week” , an activity organized by President Ilir Meta, in cooperation with the National Institute for the Integration of Albanian Orphans, gathered prominent figures in the fields of culture, art and politics that support and wish to strengthen the future perspective of children without parents in the country, especially in the fields of education and healthcare.
“Investing in the healthy development and scholar education of children without parental care, with the goal of worthily integrating them in society, is a future investment in society,” Meta stressed, while visiting the children of the village SOS in Tirana, as well as the orphanage ‘Ana dhe Rozana’.
During the meeting Meta had with the orphaned children and their caretakers at SOS village, he stressed that solidarity and support among influential figures towards children without parental care will be a priority, and that this week dedicated to them through activities and meetings is just the beginning.
Another initiative in the context of this activity was an art exposition, which opened at the Presidency and gathered children and artists alike.
Names such as Ardit Gjebrea, Soni Malaj, Venera Lumani and Bindi Islami praised Meta’s commitment to organizing this awareness-raising event and his solidarity and support towards children without parental care. In the activity that was attended by the children of the “Zyber Hallulli” orphanage in Tirana and students of the “Sami Frashà«ri” high school, well-known artists expressed their own solidarity towards children without parental care.
Tirana Mayor, Erion Veliaj, also joined Meta’s initiative in encouraging orphaned children to pursue their path despite the lack of support naturally granted to other children.
“Today more than ever in Albania there are many who give you a hand when you fall, certainly there are also those who laugh when someone falls, but in fact most give you a hand. I am glad that this time not only the society but also the institutions have come together to give a hand to anyone who at some point has overturned their life, but that one has to rush forward and move on to success,” Veliaj said.
