Ambassador Withers Honors CAAHT Grantee, Vera Lesko
March 30, 2009
Ambassador Withers Honors CAAHT Grantee, Vera Lesko U.S. Ambassador John L. Withers hosted a ceremony in March to present Vera Lesko with the honor of being selected the first "Woman of Courage" from Albania, and to recognize her for being... Read MoreALBANIA: CAAHT Anti-trafficking Report Reveals Impact in Fight Against Human Trafficking
February 27, 2009
ALBANIA: CAAHT Anti-trafficking Report Reveals Impact in Fight Against Human Trafficking The publication of the fourth edition of “State of Efforts in Albania to Combat Trafficking in Persons, 2007-2008” in Tirana, has drawn accolades from dignitaries including the U.S. Ambassador,... Read MoreALBANIA: Shelter Provides a Lifeline with CAAHT Support
December 9, 2008
ALBANIA: Shelter Provides a Lifeline with CAAHT Support The arrival of the CAAHT project in 2004 provided essential support for Vera Lesko, Director of the Vatra Psychosocial Center. CAAHT is the acronym for The Albania Initiative: Coordinated Action Against Human... Read MoreALBANIA: CAAHT Grantee Helps Youth Gain Skills for Employment
February 29, 2008
ALBANIA: CAAHT Grantee Helps Youth Gain Skills for Employment On his way home from school, Renato Pelo learned to love carpentry while watching his cousin work in his own shop. But after the first year of high school, the pressures... Read MoreALBANIA: Helping Rural Girls and Women Protect Themselves from Traffickers
December 13, 2005
Nearly 300 Albanian girls and women fell victim to illegal trafficking for the purpose of enforced prostitution in 2005. Of these, an overwhelming number were from rural areas and one third were younger than 18....Read More