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USAID Launches Online Database of Albanian Judicial Decisions
May 8, 2013

 Finding judicial decisions in Albania is now much easier. The Magistrates’ Schools, with USAID support, has built an online portal which allows judges, prosecutors, lawyers, students and the general public to search a database of judicial decisions from 1999 to the present. 

A high school student dressed in a judge's robe participates in a ‘mock trial on domestic violence’
May 8, 2013

POGRADEC, MAY 8, 2013     USAID joined in the celebrations on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Albanian Justice Day by supporting the Pogradeci District Court to organize an Open Day at the court. This was the first such activity in the newly-refurbished courthouse inaugurated on December 3, 2012. The activities included a mock trial on a domestic violence case, and a court knowledge competition with the participation of local high school students, as well as a roundtable between members of the public and the court leadership and staff.

USAID Supports Job Training Program for People with Disabilities in Albania
April 15, 2013

VORA, APRIL 15, 2013    U.S. Ambassador to Albania, Alexander Arvizu went  to the “Mirësia” Wheelchair Factory in Vora to participate in a ceremony recognizing the Albanian Disability Rights Foundation’s (ADRF) and USAID’s work to support employment of people with disabilities, particularly Albanian youth. At the ceremony the Ambassador distributed certificates to young disabled persons who completed training in job coaching and counseling.

Ambassador Arvizu delivers remarks at a podium
March 28, 2013

TIRANA, MARCH 28, 2013     The U.S. Embassy introduced today the U.S. Government programs that will support Albania's 2013 Parliamentary Elections.  U.S. Ambassador to Tirana, Alexander Arvizu, Chairwoman of the Central Elections Commission, Lefteri Lleshi, Deputy Chair of the  Central Elections Commission, Denar Biba, and representatives from civil society participated in the launch.

Winners of the Microsoft Imagine Cup in Albania
March 15, 2013

TIRANA, MARCH 15, 2013     With the support from the USAD’s Competitive Enterprise Development project (Rritje Albania), Microsoft Albania, and Albania’s Ministries of Education and Science and Innovation and ICT,  Albania held its second  Imagine Cup Competition to support technology and innovation to advance economic and social developments in Albania. 

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