The Donors

TACT III is a 3.3M USD project which started in June 2006 to May 2009.
The implementation of this project was made possible by the funds of the donors, USAID, Austrian Development Agency, Hellenic Aid, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Oak Foundation.

USAID is the leading international donor involved in anti-trafficking programs in Albania, it supports the two main anti-trafficking programs TACT and CAAHT. More than a donor USAID is a strategic partner of TACT within Albania and international political arena. More about USAID...

UNICEF is a key stakeholder in child protection issues worldwide. In Albania, it plays an active role in mobilizing Government and civil society efforts to improve the role of both schools and social services in the protection of vulnerable children. TACT III in partnership with UNICEF has supported the development of Child Protection Units at the municipal level. These units will ensure a progressive take over of TACT prevention and protection work.

The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs through TACT III project offers direct support to TACT beneficiaries and local partners. The Norwegian representatives in Albania monitor the management of TACT III as member of the steering committee.

Hellenic Aid has been financially supported ARSIS activities in Greece for years. It gives a significant financial support to TACT III activities implemented in Tirana and Thessalonica. In addition, Hellenic Aid participates and monitors the strategic management of TACT III as a member of the steering committee.

Austrian Development Agency has joined for the first time TACT III (2006-2009). Its contribution consists in providing direct support to TACT III beneficiaries as well as assistance and support to local partners and NGOs.

OAK Foundation is another donor which also finances in direct aid to the beneficiaries and micro initiatives.

USAID

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID): Albania

With headquarters in Washington, D.C., and field missions in Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia and the Near East, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Europe and Eurasia, USAID, as the U.S. government's Agency for International Development, has been implementing America's foreign economic and humanitarian assistance programs since 1961.

USAID is the principal U.S. agency extending assistance to countries implementing economic and democratic reforms to escape poverty and/or recover from disaster. USAID operates in over 100 countries around the world and manages a budget of approximately $9.5 billion. In the East European region, USAID is fully engaged in seven countries and it has graduated six other countries over the last five years.

USAID has been operating in Albania since 1992. During this time USAID/Albania, through the Support for Eastern European Democracy (SEED) Fund, has delivered more than $411 million in assistance to support Albania's transition and long-term development.

USAID is directed by Mr. Edward T. Landau. The USAID assistance program is aimed to help Albania progress toward a place within the community of democratic and market-oriented nations, and to become a force in promoting peace, stability, and prosperity throughout Southeast Europe.

USAID/Albania implements a wide-ranging program aimed to promote economic growth and poverty reduction, strengthen democratic institutions and civil society, improve the legal system and reduce corruption, increase the efficiency of the primary health care system, and target special initiatives including energy, trafficking in persons, religious harmony.

USAID works in close partnership with private U.S.-based non-governmental organizations, indigenous institutions, U.S. businesses, and other national and international agencies.

Our current portfolio consists of 24 USAID-supported activities, some of which are listed below:

For information about the USAID/Albania mission please visit our website at http://albania.usaid.gov or visit our offices at U.S. Embassy, Rr. Elbasanit, No. 103, Tirana, Albania, Tel. +355 4 247 285.