OpenAID - AICS - XM-DAC-6-4-013244-09-1

LOD data

I.N.V.E.S.T.: Inspiring New Ventures, Entrepreneurial Skills and Training

Albania

Status

Implementation

Aid type

Project-type interventions

Albania

Location

€ 1,998,610
Committed

€ 1,399,027
Used

Description

The project “I.N.V.E.S.T.: Inspiring New Ventures, Entrepreneurial Skills and Training” is conceived by the consortium led by Save the Children Italy in partnership with Save the Children Albania, The Albanian National Training and Technical Assistance Resource Center -ANTTARC, Confindustria Albania and the Italian partners Develhope Srl and the Training and employment agency IFOA. The country of intervention is Albania, regions, provinces and municipalities of Lezha, Durres and Shkodra. The Overall Objective of the action is to promote full and productive employment and decent work for young people in Albania, in line with the SDG 8 and with targets Allegato 2_Modello Documento Unico di Progetto_DUP_Bando Promossi 2023 7 8.5 and 8.6. All project activities are designed to help increase employment opportunities with an inclusive approach for young people aged between 15 and 29. The specific objective of the project is "to increase professional and employment opportunities for young people (15-29) from Lezha, Durres and Shkodra" and it directly responds to the need for professional training as a mean to increase employment opportunities, aiming to act on the mismatch between the skills possessed by workers and the real needs of local businesses and the public sector. The specific Objective will be achieved by operating on three interconnected levels 1) promoting an enabling context and strengthening the Vocational Education and Training system - VET, 2) promoting interesting and relevant training courses for the labor market, 3) promoting entrepreneurship opportunities for young people. For this reason, the intervention has 3 expected results, the first: "Improved quality of education and professional training in 2 VET centers and 6 VET schools and enhanced collaborations between relevant public and private actors in Lezha, Durres and Shkodra ”, the second: “Adolescents and young people (15-29 years) have acquired the skills necessary for their personal and professional success and have been exposed to concrete work experiences through internships and on the job professional training”, the third: “Facilitating the start-up of entrepreneurial activities for qualified young people (18-29 years)”. The latter will address the needs of young people in terms of entrepreneurial skills and livelihood opportunities, providing specific skills to encourage entrepreneurship and offering financial support, coaching and mentoring for starting small businesses in the region, in line with target 8.3 of SDG 8. Moreover, it also aligns with SDG 4, with target 4.4: “By 2030, substantially increase the number of youth and adults who have relevant skills, including technical and vocational skills, for employment, decent jobs and entrepreneurship”. The project target regions have different economic profiles, but in all of them, the tourism sector offers potential for significant growth and requires skilled workers, as well as ICT Information and Communication Technologies skills applied to various sectors. For this reason, the intervention will propose to improve the training offer linked to this sector and skills. Furthermore, financial education, training on life skills and green skills are offered across the board both to young people who attend schools and VET centers and to NEET and/or young jobseekers. Green skills will promote greater awareness of the need for a sustainable management of the environment and equipping young people to take advantage of green economy’s opportunities. The intervention promotes the protection of minors and vulnerable groups, gender equality and female empowerment, the inclusion and participation of people with disabilities. read more close

Year	Committed	Used
2025	€ 1,998,610	€ 1,399,027

Agency

Type	Name	Channel code
Government	AICS - Italian Agency for Cooperation and Development	11000

Channel reported

Type	Name	Channel code
National NGO	SAVE THE CHILDREN ITALIA ETS ( EX SAVE THE CHILDREN ITALIA) ONG/	22000

Project data

IATI IdentifierXM-DAC-6-4-013244-09-1
CRS Activity identifier2025040259
AID013244/09/1
Planned start 2025/10/01
Planned End 2028/09/30
Actual start 2025/12/04
Actual end -
Bi/Multilateral Bilateral
Status Implementation
Tied status Tied

Sectors

Policy markers

Gender Equality significant objective
Disaster Risk Reduction(DRR) not targeted
Disability not targeted
Nutrition not targeted
Aid to Environment significant objective
Participatory Development/Good Governance principal objective
Aid Targeting the Objectives of the Convention on Biological Diversity not targeted
Aid Targeting the Objectives of the Framework Convention on Climate Change - Mitigation not targeted
Aid Targeting the Objectives of the Framework Convention on Climate Change - Adaptation not targeted
Aid Targeting the Objectives of the Convention to Combat Desertification not targeted
Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (RMNCH) not targeted

SDGs

8.3 - Promote development-oriented policies that support productive activities, decent job creation, entrepreneurship, creativity and innovation, and encourage the formalization and growth of micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises, including through access to financial services
8.4 - Improve progressively, through 2030, global resource efficiency in consumption and production and endeavour to decouple economic growth from environmental degradation, in accordance with the 10-Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production, with developed countries taking the lead
8.5 - By 2030, achieve full and productive employment and decent work for all women and men, including for young people and persons with disabilities, and equal pay for work of equal value
8.6 - By 2020, substantially reduce the proportion of youth not in employment, education or training