We believe we were victims but are victims no longer. We are better than before.

Mission

Our mission is to provide financial, emotional, and educational support for survivors of human trafficking and victims of domestic violence in Albania; to prevent human trafficking in the Balkans; and to educate the public about human trafficking.  We have been providing support for Albanian trafficking survivors since 2003.

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The Problem

It is estimated that there are over 10,000 Albanian girls and women who are currently or who formerly have been victims of illegal trafficking for the purpose of enforced prostitution, one third of whom are younger than eighteen.  They are then sold and resold from one organized crime syndicate to another, and the treatment they receive is unspeakable.

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Education

Find out more about lesson plans developed for targeted high schools and middle schools in Albania.

This curriculum has been successfully adapted for use in the Philippines and we encourage others to make similar use of these lesson plans.

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True Stories

Once he beat me so hard that I cannot remember, and I fell on the floor. A friend of mine passing by to meet me found me on the floor, covered in blood.

My name is E.R. and I am from Elbasan. When I was 15, my parents married me, against my will, to a man aged 35, whom I did not love. So started my miseries.

Not too long afterwards, I abandoned him and returned to my family. But my parents did not accept me back because I had dishonored them by leaving my husband...

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We believe in a world without trafficking, exploitation, or discrimination in which everyone's rights are respected and in which men and women are free to pursue opportunities equally.

Where is Albania?

Albania is off the coast of Italy and it shares a border with Greece, Macedonia, Kosovo, and Montenegro.

Albania has a population of 2.8 Million people and has a land area similar to the state of Hawaii.

Trafficking is a total violation of human rights, a form of slavery, and completely unacceptable in the 21st century.

Transforming Women's Future

July 20, 2018 in Washington, DC

AAGW Founder Amy Sebes engaged in a panel discussion on current human trafficking issues with the Albanian Ambassador to the U.S. and the Executive Director of the Kate Spade Foundation.

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We deserve respect.

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