CHwB Albania Annual Report FiscalYear 2016 Organization number: L51915451S Table of contents List of Acronyms 3 Executive Summary 4 2016 at a Glance 6 RBM Table 2016 7 Narrative: Key Objective 1 9 Narrative: Key Objective 2 13 Narrative: Key Objective 3 24 Other Initiatives 33 Risk Analysis 35 Management and Organization 37 Financial Overview 40 Deviations in Planning 42 All images © CHwB-Albania, unless otherwise noted Report published on: 31 March 2017 Front cover photo: Participants at the RRC in Gjirokastra (Sept 2016) share a view and a chat during a break from their work. Back cover photo: Consolidating painted wall plaster at the Regional Restoration Camp in Gjirokastra, September 2016. List of acronyms AADF Albanian-American Development Foundation B+CARE Balkan Cultural Aid Response for Emergencies BMN Balkan Museum Network CHwB Cultural Heritage without Borders–Albania CSO Civil Society Organization EKKEK ‘E KA KUSH E KA’ children’s activity series FASC Fulbright Alumni Service Corps HWB Heritage Without Borders (UK) ICCROM Int'l Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property ICOMOS-ICORP Int'l Council on Monuments and Sites – Int'l Committee on Risk Preparedness ICSC International Coalition of Sitse of Conscience MC Albanian Ministry of Culture MSWY Albanian Ministry of Social Welfare and Youth NAVETAQ National Agency for Vocational Education, Training and Qualifications OSCE Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe RBM Results Based Management RDNC Regional Directorate of National Culture RRC Regional Restoration Camps SME Small and Medium Enterprises USEYC United States Embassy Youth Council VET Vocational Education and Training CHwB Albania Annual Report / Fiscal Year 2016 3 Executive summary In 2016, Cultural Heritage without Borders Albania has interpretation and personal development. The taken over the activities and the legacy of its Swedish Memorandum of Understanding signed with the Ministry mother foundation. The transition process was of Culture, University of Tirana and AADF is creating, for concluded last year, following the local registration of the first time, employment opportunities for young CHwB Albania back in 2015. During the period from professionals who have successfully completed a January-July 2016, CHwB Albania signed eight financial minimum of four Camps as a part of their Masters level agreements with a total value of 2.1million EUR, securing education in cultural heritage management. funding for the strategic period of 2016 to 2020. The current donors include the Swedish Government, Gjirokastra is looking into 5 pilot projects designed to German Government, Albanian-American Development further boost its cultural heritage potential, through a Foundation (AADF), Prince Claus Fund, Stavros Niarchos holistic development approach. Foundation, Headley Trust and American Embassy in Tirana. With support from the Prince Claus Fund, the first Balkan Cultural Aid Response for Emergencies (B+CARE) During 2016, CHwB Albania focused its work around training was held in Gjirokastra, in cooperation with the three key objectives: Urban Development Centre from Serbia. Following this successful experience, a regional 3-week training in ● The cooperation between the State and the civil disaster risk management for cultural heritage has society is strengthened followed later in the year. This training was organized ● Cultural heritage is valued and utilized as a social, back to back in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo and economic, cultural and environmental resource for Albania and, for the first time, hosted participants from local communities the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) and Eastern ● Regional cooperation serves as the platform for Europe regions. This valuable initiative aims to integrate building peaceful relations for responsible cultural heritage into national emergency response preservation and interpretation of cultural heritage frameworks in disaster situations. As a part of this in the Western Balkans, with effects felt beyond the program, CHwB Albania is developing an innovative region method of using the renewable water resources available in Gjirokastra’s historical cisterns to fight fires within the 2016 was a strong year for CHwB Albania, with the historical city. organization taking an ever more prominent role in promoting a rights-based approach to working with In late 2016, the vocational education and training cultural heritage. Highlights from the year include: program on “Traditional Repair Techniques,” supported by the Ministry of Economics, Energy, Transport and A record 7 Regional Restoration Camps were organized Regional Development of the Federal Province of in 6 locations. The new partnership with the Swedish Hessen (Germany) through GIZ, started off strong with Government and AADF allowed for extending the 65 master craftspeople and apprentices in attendance. teaching topics to include entrepreneurship and growth This is the first such training in Albania since the mindset, as well as a more robust focus on heritage communist period. The training program would lead to 4 CHwB Albania Annual Report / Fiscal Year 2016 the certification of craftspeople in Albania, improving architectural consolidation works on the site. The their employment conditions and increasing employment consolidation efforts would be twinned with organized opportunities. educational visits to the site, which would develop a safe itinerary for visitors while documenting the testimonies Dozen of children’s Heritage Ateliers were conducted of former political prisoners and integrating them into across the country, using activities developed for the E the interpretation of the site. KA KUSH E KA series. New items were added to the collection, one featuring the traditional male dress The team of CHwB Albania now numbers 16 members, fustanella, explained in a way that challenges traditional working from two base offices: Tirana and Gjirokastra. gender roles. The team is fully supported by the active Board of the organization, which met twice in 2016 and gives valuable Artisans of Kruja were boosted in their everyday efforts insights and paths for development. as a part of the continuous upgrade of the Bazaar of Kruja, supported by AADF. Through this cooperation, In 2016, CHwB Albania’s work gathered around 650 188 new products and 32 product lines were developed young professionals, apprentices, children, students, and together with the artisans. This helps the artisans improve artisans from about 15 countries. Around 70 consultants their sales and keep up with market challenges by have supported the many efforts of the organization in integrating traditional methods and motifs with 2016, and they are continuing to help. contemporary product demands. Without the tremendous support of our donors, our Dealing with Albania’s communist past was the subject of partners, our consultants and all our participants, the many national and local conversations in 2016. One of work would not move forward. the sites representing that past and designated as a protected monument is the former prison of Spaç, In saying this, we would like to extend our profound where CHwB Albania will soon conduct the first ever gratitude. CHwB Albania 31 March 2017 CHwB Albania Annual Report / Fiscal Year 2016 5 2016 at a glance Regional Restoration Camps 2016 Holistic Approach for Gjirokastra 7 Camps in 6 locations in 3 countries 1 business concept/plan for tourism development 10 local craftspeople approved by monument owners 13 volunteers 3 pilot projects begun implementation 29 Craftspeople/Artisans/Conservators/Group Leaders 4 intervention plans completed (one for each of the 54 Lecturers from 14 countries monuments identified) 158 participants from 11 countries 5 pilot projects designed 5 interpretation ideas developed 10 monuments surveyed and 4 identified as suitable for 5 business plans developed businesses 16 restoration interventions 25 museum objects conserved E KA KUSH E KA 6,948 hours of hands-on work 1 new item added to the children’s collection 5 different cities located in Albania and Kosovo B+CARE 8 educational institutions partnering for the ateliers 1 network launched + website created 13 Heritage Ateliers held 2 volunteer trainings (one 5-day + one 3-week) 273 children and 72 adults (teachers, educators and 29 local and international trainers from 9 countries parents) involved 45 participants from 11 countries Dialogues for Spaç Crafting Access 1 proposal for the enlargement of the protected area 3 models for accessible museum exhibitions developed submitted to the authorities 12 participants from the Gjirokastra – Ioannina regions 1 set of emergency on-site stabilization interventions (5 from Albania, 7 from Greece) submitted to the authorities 1 workshop held with experts from 2 int'l partners VET 3 coordination meetings with an extended group of 1 national curricula developed and approved stakeholders 1 module of 6 months started simultaneously in 3 cities 7 partnering institutions Media Outreach 64 trainees 6 new social media accounts opened (Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn, ISSU, Pinterest) Artizanët e Krujës (Artisans of Kruja) ~50 reports on local, national & regional TV 9 artisans involved ~250 web and print articles mentioning CHwB-Albania 32 new product lines launched 8,320 followers on Facebook (tripled from 2015) 188 new products developed 39,726 unique visitors to chwb.org/albania for a total of 256,733 visits 6 CHwB Albania Annual Report / Fiscal Year