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

Mission

Our mission is to support trafficking and domestic violence survivors in Albania as they move out of the shelter, reintegrate, and support themselves independently. We have been providing financial, emotional, and educational 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 age 19 or younger.  Traffickers use false promises such as marriage or employment offers to force victims into sex trafficking.

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Education

Find out more about our life skills education, COVID work, and anti-trafficking lesson plans. 

This educational program has been successfully adapted for use in the Philippines, and we encourage others to make similar use of this curriculum.

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Special Holiday Shopping Event

Holiday Sales Event

Fair Trade Products to Support Those in Need

Mon. - Fri. 10:00 - 6:00
December 3 - 13
Sat. 10:00 - 7:00 
Sun. 11:00 - 4:00
Contact
Phone orders and curbside pick-up are available.  
For more information,
 call (703) 684-1435


This Season Spread Joy to the World

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100% of purchases of AAGW hand-made products will go directly to survivors of domestic violence and human trafficking in Albania.. 

Mention “AAGW” at check-out, and 20% of store-wide purchases will go to AAGW as well.

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Shop on AmazonSmile and support us!  Follow this link to register AAGW as your charity of choice on AmazonSmile. Every time you shop on AmazonSmile, AAGW will receive  .5% of your purchases -- at no extra cost to you! For further instructions, click here.

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Giving Tuesday

Support “Giving Tuesday” on Tuesday, Dec. 1.

GivingTuesday is the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, and is a global generosity movement unleashing the power of people and organizations to transform their communities and the world. 

Start this holiday season with charitable giving by shopping for holiday gifts hand-made by survivors of trafficking and domestic violence on our products page!
Products Page
FREE SHIPPING on all orders on Giving Tuesday!

Follow Us

Follow us on Facebook @AssociationofAlbanianGirlsandWomen and Instagram @albaniatraffickingsurvivors to stay up to date on what's going on

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.

Top 5 Facts About Human Trafficking

5.
There are approximately 20 to 30 million slaves in the world today.
4.
There are more human slaves in the world today than ever before in history.
3.
According to the U.S. State Department, 600,000 to 800,000 people are trafficked across international borders every year, of which 80% are female and 50% are under the age of 16.
2.
Trafficking involves exploitation which comes in many forms including: forcing victims into prostitution, subjecting victims to involuntary servitude, and compelling victims to commit sex acts for the purpose of creating pornography.
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Globally, the average cost of a slave is $90.

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 deserve respect.

Our Mission:

To support trafficking and domestic violence survivors in Albania as they move out of the shelter, reintegrate, and support themselves independently.

Our Vision:

A world without sexual violence or human trafficking. 

2020 TIP for Albania

Each Year, the U.S. State Department posts a report on global trafficking, the TIP (Trafficking in Persons Report). Click below for the 2020 TIP for Albania.

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Please Donate Today!

AAGW is a non-profit organization and we can only survive by donations from people like you

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