Speeches Shim
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USAID's Justice for All Project facilitated the inaugural meeting of the Albanian Women Judges Forum which will act as a vsible platform for women to exercise judicial leadership and effect change in how the courts perform.
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To mark International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, the President of Albania, Mr. Ilir Meta visited the CityTex garment factory - a beneficiary of USAID partner Yunus Social Business Balkans.
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The USAID Diber Trails and Traditions (D2T) project began training its first class of local tour guides on September 20. The four-week course was led by trainers from the National Association of Tourist Guides in Albania (NATGA); the objective is prepare trainees to eventually qualify as licensed professional guides.
Earlier in the summer, Diber became the first municipality to approve a Tourism Action Plan to help it develop tourism in the area.
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The U. S. Embassy-Tirana's Acting Deputy Chief of Mission spoke at the graduation ceremony of USAID’s People First hospitality/tourism vocational training program on October 11 and marked the closing of the USAID activity - a two-year initiative implemented by HeadHunter Group and co-funded with the Embassy of Sweden.
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As part of the Planning and Local Governance Project, USAID partner Tetra-Tech delivered an Action Plan to improve service delivery and monitor customer satisfaction of irrigation and drainage services that the municipality of Patos provides to its citizens.
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