Affirming and empowering Albanians with disabilities
VT Albania seeks to serve those with disabilities through:
opening new doors of opportunity and choice.
Access
connecting students with others in meaningful relationships.
Community
cultivating the God-given potential of each individual.
Growth
We seek to remove barriers to access and foster community that leads to growth for those with disabilities in Albania.
Albania is one of the poorest countries in Europe, still struggling to overcome the legacy of fifty years of Communist oppression and isolation from the rest of the world. Part of this legacy is inadequate resources 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.
“There is something special at VT: everyone who works here does so with authentic love, and that is felt.”
- Parent of Student