Different and Equal

After surviving a difficult trafficking situation, Ana returned to Albania. She needed time to adapt, to realize that she was already safe and that everything that had passed belonged to the past. Returning to her homeland was not just a relocation. It was a comeback to resume the things she had once interrupted, in the hope of having a better life outside Albania.

The activity which included children aged 10 to 17, was focused on raising awareness of human trafficking through play. The stages of a trafficking victim were described as simply as possible by making use of several tools:

The activity which included children aged 10 to 17, was focused on raising awareness of human trafficking through play. The stages of a trafficking victim were described as simply as possible by making use of several tools:

The alternative after-school care facilities”Grandma’s Home/Other Home” in Shkoza(Tirana) and
Shkodra, run by Different andEqual, care for children of mothers, victims oftrafficking and victims of domestic violenceafter the official opening hours of public carecenters, from Monday to Saturday.

D&E’s work with trafficked girls and women survivors is focused on economic empowerment. D&E assists program participants in their attempts to achieve success in the job market by the provision of advice and assistance through work counselling and career development. Beneficiaries are trained individually and in groups on how to prepare for employment, with support, advice and knowledge.

Employees Of Health Centers Identifying Potential Victims Of Trafficking

M. trafficking survivor, beneficiary of the organization “Different & Equal” had to face job loss as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Faced with this situation, after finishing a professional tailoring course and experience in a studio she thought of opening a tailoring shop,near the place she lived. She proposed this idea to the organisation, which assisted her.

Different & Equal, through its mobile units in Shkoder and Tirana and working in cooperation with
state institutions, focused October’s awareness-raising activities on several target groups,
including the community, police stations, and elementary and high schools.

Rescuing potential victim of trafficking by
Tirana Different & Equal Mobile Unit