The Need is Great

Albania is one if the poorest countries in Europe still struggling to overcome the legacy of 50 years of Communist oppression and isolation from the rest of the world.

Part of this legacy is the inadequate resource available for the treatment and care of those with any kind of disability –physical or mental – and the social stigma attached to those who are disabled.

Such people are often hidden away at home without opportunities for treatment, education or social development.   Even when taken out, they find that disabled access to buildings and suitable toilets are the exception rather than the rule.

The Valdete Trust is Helping to Meet the Need

The Trust is an independent aid organisation bringing hope to the hopeless in Albania through the provision of a daycare centre near the capital Tirana for those suffering from muscular dystrophy, cerebral palsy and other similar conditions.

We seek to help them achieve some degree of independent living by providing wheelchairs, walking supports and disabled  toilet aids.   We aim to develop their skills and stimulate their minds through suitable education and training.   The Trust also finds local volunteer doctors, nurses and physiotherapists to work at the centre.

A longer-term objective is to promote a greater awareness among the people of Albania of the needs and human rights of the disabled.

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