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Armela Pengili

Executive Director

PhD. Candidate on International Relations. Has Studied in Social Sciences SOCIOLOGY, and MSC-International Relations. She has been trained on social issues and by the EU commission training programs. She is also a lector to an Albanian University. Mrs. Armela has been a trainer on youth programs especially on youth workers issues, gender equality projects, human rights and democracy etc. Recently, she has been engaged as a research assistant within an Albanian university.

Nertila Meçani

Project Coordinator

Nertila Meçani is currently studying Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences at Tirana University. She is Project Coordinator. Nertila was part of a short-term EVS in Turkey where she worked with children with disabilities. She has been trained in program management, human rights and democracy and has expertise in working with children. Nertila has been involved in the civil society sector since 2016 working primarily as a volunteer and she has been part of training's and conferences. Her devotion and skills have shown her to be a promising young professional.

Xhoi Bare

Program Manager & PR

Xhoi graduated in International Relations at European University of Tirana and is currently doing a Master of Science in European Policies and Governance at Institute of European Studies. He is the Program Manager of Democracy and Anti-Corruption Program, and also a team leader in “Men and Boys as Partners in Promoting Gender Equality and the Prevention of Youth Extremism and Violence in the Balkans" project under the framework of CARE International in Balkans. Xhoi has been trained on leadership programmes for youth leaders, on politics issues, human rights and democracy, project management, and peer education. He is a trainer in youth programmes on human rights, gender equality and violent extremism. Xhoi has been involved in the civil society sector since 2013 and he has been part of more than 50 trainings and conferences. Xhoi continuously works on different socio-cultural projects and programs, which aim at exposing and handling the problems facing young Albanians nowadays.

Sindi Bande

Financier

Cindy graduated in Finance from the Faculty of Economics in Tirana. She is the CARE Program Financier.

Cindy is trained in various leadership and financial management programs. She has previous work experience with Organizations such as UNWomen and UNDP, and has also assisted in EU funded projects.