Fondacioni Komunitar "Korçarët Ndihmojmë Korçarët"

KNK Korce Community Foundation fosters community development in Korçë through environmental projects, like creating green corridors, enhancing urban aesthetics, and promoting tourism, to connect citizens with nature and improve local ecosystems.

🌟 Join the Kor&ccedil;ar&euml;t Ndihmojm&euml; Kor&ccedil;ar&euml;t Community Foundation&nbsp; Creating Change to Empower Albanian Youth in STEM🌟 &ldquo; Take pride in where you are from &ndash; your culture, your education, your heart, and your memories. &nbsp;But, don&rsquo;t look back&hellip;.look forward&hellip;for the Albanian future depends on the next generation...one young mind at a time.&rdquo; Every kid wants to be an all-star some day, and here is your chance to make that dream come true for Albanian youth from Kor&ccedil;a and beyond. &nbsp; We are proud to launch the program &ldquo;Empower Albanian Youth in STEM&rdquo; and hope that you will support Albanian youth who want to make a real difference in this world. &ldquo;Empower Albanian Youth in STEM&rdquo; is the first program for Albanian youth of the newly created Kor&ccedil;a Community Foundation &ldquo;Kor&ccedil;ar&euml;t Ndihmojm&euml; Kor&ccedil;ar&euml;t&rdquo; &ndash; the first and only Albanian Community Foundation. &nbsp;We want to be a model for other cities in Albania, Kosova, and beyond for what Community Foundations can do to empower their youth. What We Want to Do and Why We Are Doing It The goal of our Kor&ccedil;a Youth STEM Program is to: <ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Inspire and empower young people in Kor&ccedil;a to express their creativity, and foster a new generation of creative and skilled youth ready to contribute to the digital transformation of Kor&ccedil;a and all of Albania;</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Build the courage and confidence of Albanian youth to present their ideas and projects across all fields of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics); and </li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Equip young people from Kor&ccedil;a who are passionate about STEM with the skills they need to enter the job market with confidence and to encourage them to apply innovative ideas to shape a brighter future for their city and their country.</li></ul>We are working together to make real change and not just promises with with Partners Albania for Change and Development under their program &ldquo;Giving Circles&rdquo;, the Credins Foundation with their platform Smile.al, and Alphaplan, Code for Albania, Code.X, World Vision Albania, and the Municipality of Kor&ccedil;a to support the Kor&ccedil;a ICT Academy and Innovation Hub. What We&rsquo;re Funding Together, we would like to raise $40,000 to: &nbsp;<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Support more than 50 youth (ages 14-22) in Kor&ccedil;a to present their ideas and prototypes during the first 6 months of 2026 in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics under the &ldquo;Youth Creators Program&rdquo;;</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Provide financial support for the top 5-10 ideas with grants of up to $1,000 each for project materials and prototype development and patent registration in Albania so that their ideas lead to the creation of new business ideas and ventures; and</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Empower new talent and future technology leaders of Kor&ccedil;a by supporting 15 promising youth to continue further specialization and take new degrees in technology through participation in the Kor&ccedil;a ICT Academy and Innovation Hub.</li></ul>So far we have raised about $15,000 as follows with an additional $25,000 to raise to help Albanian youth from Kor&ccedil;a to shine :<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">$10,000 Pledged Corporate Donors in Albania</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">$3,000 Yvonne Naum</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">$2,000 Global Albanians Foundation and Mark Kosmo</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">$2,000 Other Donors</li></ul> Why Your Support Matters This is our opportunity to embark on a new and more ambitious chapter to not only empower more Albanian youth with science and technology skills. These are tomorrow&rsquo;s innovators &ndash; scientists, technologists, engineers, and mathematicians &ndash; and we want to support them as future entrepreneurs and widen their engagement and mentorship with the Albanian diaspora -- particularly Albanian Diaspora Tech Entrepreneurs.&nbsp; We&rsquo;re excited to see this program continue to grow and empower even more groups of young people who go on to create startups, succeed in universities, and will make a real difference in Albania by 2030. &nbsp; This will be accomplished through training and developing hands-on skills in STEM including programming, app creation, gaming, and real-world problem solving based on an advanced methodology and interdisciplinary approach. We would greatly appreciate your support. &nbsp;Together, we can make a lasting impact on Albania&rsquo;s youth and their future!. &nbsp;Kor&ccedil;ar&euml;t have always valued education, hard work, and unity.&nbsp; This is another chance to lead &nbsp;&mdash; to show that when Kor&ccedil;ar&euml;t help Kor&ccedil;ar&euml;t, real change can and does happen. Thank you for supporting Albanian youth and their aspirations in Kor&ccedil;a , your support is invaluable, greatly appreciated, and will build hope, talent, and pride.

🌟 Join the Korçarët Ndihmojmë Korçarët Community Foundation Creating Change to Empower Albanian Youth in STEM🌟“ Take pride in where you are from – your culture, your education, your heart, and your memories. But, don’t look back….look forward…for the Albanian future depends on the next generation...one young mind at a time.”Every kid wants to be an all-star some day, and here is your chance to make that dream come true for Albanian youth from Korça and beyond. We are proud to launch the program “Empower Albanian Youth in STEM” and hope that you will support Albanian youth who want to make a real difference in this world.“Empower Albanian Youth in STEM” is the first program for Albanian youth of the newly created Korça Community Foundation “Korçarët Ndihmojmë Korçarët” – the first and only Albanian Community Foundation. We want to be a model for other cities in Albania, Kosova, and beyond for what Community Foundations can do to empower their youth.What We Want to Do and Why We Are Doing ItThe goal of our Korça Youth STEM Program is to:Inspire and empower young people in Korça to express their creativity, and foster a new generation of creative and skilled youth ready to contribute to the digital transformation of Korça and all of Albania;Build the courage and confidence of Albanian youth to present their ideas and projects across all fields of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics); andEquip young people from Korça who are passionate about STEM with the skills they need to enter the job market with confidence and to encourage them to apply innovative ideas to shape a brighter future for their city and their country.We are working together to make real change and not just promises with with Partners Albania for Change and Development under their program “Giving Circles”, the Credins Foundation with their platform Smile.al, and Alphaplan, Code for Albania, Code.X, World Vision Albania, and the Municipality of Korça to support the Korça ICT Academy and Innovation Hub.What We’re FundingTogether, we would like to raise $40,000 to: Support more than 50 youth (ages 14-22) in Korça to present their ideas and prototypes during the first 6 months of 2026 in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics under the “Youth Creators Program”;Provide financial support for the top 5-10 ideas with grants of up to $1,000 each for project materials and prototype development and patent registration in Albania so that their ideas lead to the creation of new business ideas and ventures; andEmpower new talent and future technology leaders of Korça by supporting 15 promising youth to continue further specialization and take new degrees in technology through participation in the Korça ICT Academy and Innovation Hub.So far we have raised about $15,000 as follows with an additional $25,000 to raise to help Albanian youth from Korça to shine :$10,000 Pledged Corporate Donors in Albania$3,000 Yvonne Naum$2,000 Global Albanians Foundation and Mark Kosmo$2,000 Other DonorsWhy Your Support MattersThis is our opportunity to embark on a new and more ambitious chapter to not only empower more Albanian youth with science and technology skills.These are tomorrow’s innovators – scientists, technologists, engineers, and mathematicians – and we want to support them as future entrepreneurs and widen their engagement and mentorship with the Albanian diaspora -- particularly Albanian Diaspora Tech Entrepreneurs. We’re excited to see this program continue to grow and empower even more groups of young people who go on to create startups, succeed in universities, and will make a real difference in Albania by 2030. This will be accomplished through training and developing hands-on skills in STEM including programming, app creation, gaming, and real-world problem solving based on an advanced methodology and interdisciplinary approach.We would greatly appreciate your support. Together, we can make a lasting impact on Albania’s youth and their future!. Korçarët have always valued education, hard work, and unity. This is another chance to lead — to show that when Korçarët help Korçarët, real change can and does happen.Thank you for supporting Albanian youth and their aspirations in Korça , your support is invaluable, greatly appreciated, and will build hope, talent, and pride.

Empowering Albanian Tech Stars of Tomorrow

N&euml; Shqip -- Scroll down for English Krijimi i Korridorit Pyjor t&euml; Parkut t&euml; Kodrave t&euml; Kor&ccedil;&euml;sMund&euml;sia Juaj p&euml;r t&euml; Mbjell&euml; nj&euml; Pem&euml; (N&euml; Kor&ccedil;&euml;) Fondacioni Komunitar &ldquo;Kor&ccedil;ar&euml;t Ndihmojm&euml; Kor&ccedil;ar&euml;t&rdquo; (KNK) po zbaton nj&euml; projekt p&euml;r lidhjen e zonave t&euml; gjelbra t&euml; Parkut t&euml; kodrave t&euml; Kor&ccedil;&euml;s, rr&euml;z&euml; Morav&euml;s p&euml;rmes nj&euml; korridori pyjor. Ky &euml;sht&euml; i pari n&euml; nj&euml; seri projektesh q&euml; KNK ka planifikuar p&euml;r p&euml;rmir&euml;simin e mjedisit urban n&euml; Kor&ccedil;&euml;. Si Fondacioni i par&euml; dhe i vet&euml;m komunitar shqiptar n&euml; bot&euml;, ne kemi nevoj&euml; p&euml;r mb&euml;shtetjen tuaj nd&euml;rsa p&euml;rpiqemi t&euml; mbledhim s&euml; bashku 10,000 dollar&euml; p&euml;r k&euml;t&euml; p&euml;rpjekje. Fondacioni Global i Shqiptar&euml;ve po kontribuon me 3,000 dollar&euml; fal&euml; mb&euml;shtetjes bujare t&euml; Dr. Yvonne Naum. Projekti synon t&euml; p&euml;rmir&euml;soj&euml; peizazhin duke: - Mbjell&euml; 3000 pem&euml; n&euml; nj&euml; sip&euml;rfaqe prej 53 hektar&euml;, q&euml; lidh qytetin e Kor&ccedil;&euml;s me&nbsp; zonat natyrore p&euml;rreth kodrave t&euml; Morav&euml;s;- Restaurimi i ekosistemeve p&euml;r t&euml; forcuar mbrojtjen natyrore kund&euml;r er&euml;rave&nbsp; sezonale, erozionit dhe g&euml;rryerjeve t&euml; tok&euml;s; dhe- Mb&euml;shtetja e potencialit turistik t&euml; zon&euml;s me praktika t&euml; q&euml;ndrueshme mjedisore. N&euml; k&euml;t&euml; iniciativ&euml; KNK po bashk&euml;punon me &nbsp;Bashkimin Qytetar Rruga, Qendra MEET dhe Dorcas Albania. S&euml; bashku me KNK-n&euml;, k&euml;to organizata deri m&euml; tani kan&euml; mobilizuar 400 vullnetar&euml; p&euml;r t&euml; mbjell&euml; 1750 pem&euml; gjat&euml; dy fundjavave t&euml; para t&euml; pranver&euml;st dhe presim q&euml; numri i vullnetar&euml;ve t&euml; rritet n&euml; t&euml; ardhmen. Faleminderit Shume. Ardit Konomi, Kryetar i KNK-s&euml;Leonard Olli, Drejtor Ekzekutiv i KNK-s&euml;Mark Kosmo, Kryetar i GAF __________________________________________________________________________________ Creating a Forest Corridor in the Hills of Kor&ccedil;aYour Chance to Plant a Tree (In Kor&ccedil;a) The Kor&ccedil;a Community Foundation &ldquo;Kor&ccedil;ar&euml;t Ndihmojm&euml; Kor&ccedil;ar&euml;t&rdquo; (KNK) is implementing a project to connect the green areas of the Kor&ccedil;a Hills Park in Morava &nbsp;through a forest corridor. &nbsp;This is the first in a series of projects that KNK has planned for urban environmental improvement in Kor&ccedil;a. As the first and only Albanian Community Foundation in the world we need your support as we try to raise together $10,000 for this effort. The Global Albanians Foundation is contributing $3,000 thanks to the generous support of Dr. Yvonne Naum. The project aims to enhance the landscape by: - Planting 3000 trees across &nbsp;53 hectares, linking the city of Kor&ccedil;a with the&nbsp; surrounding natural areas of the Hills of Morava;&nbsp;- Restoring ecosystems to strengthen natural protection against seasonal winds,&nbsp; erosion, and desertification; and- Supporting the area&rsquo;s tourism potential with sustainable environmental practices. In this initiative KNK is collaborating with several organizations in Kor&ccedil;a including Bashkimi Qytetar Rruga, Qendra MEET, and Dorcas Albania. Together with KNK, these organizations have so far mobilized 400 volunteers to plant 1750 trees during the first two weekends of the spring, and we expect the number of volunteers to grow in the future. Thank you very much, Ardit Konomi, KNK ChairLeonard Olli, KNK Executive DirectorMark Kosmo, GAF Chair

Në Shqip -- Scroll down for EnglishKrijimi i Korridorit Pyjor të Parkut të Kodrave të KorçësMundësia Juaj për të Mbjellë një Pemë (Në Korçë)Fondacioni Komunitar “Korçarët Ndihmojmë Korçarët” (KNK) po zbaton një projekt për lidhjen e zonave të gjelbra të Parkut të kodrave të Korçës, rrëzë Moravës përmes një korridori pyjor. Ky është i pari në një seri projektesh që KNK ka planifikuar për përmirësimin e mjedisit urban në Korçë.Si Fondacioni i parë dhe i vetëm komunitar shqiptar në botë, ne kemi nevojë për mbështetjen tuaj ndërsa përpiqemi të mbledhim së bashku 10,000 dollarë për këtë përpjekje. Fondacioni Global i Shqiptarëve po kontribuon me 3,000 dollarë falë mbështetjes bujare të Dr. Yvonne Naum.Projekti synon të përmirësojë peizazhin duke:- Mbjellë 3000 pemë në një sipërfaqe prej 53 hektarë, që lidh qytetin e Korçës me zonat natyrore përreth kodrave të Moravës;- Restaurimi i ekosistemeve për të forcuar mbrojtjen natyrore kundër erërave sezonale, erozionit dhe gërryerjeve të tokës; dhe- Mbështetja e potencialit turistik të zonës me praktika të qëndrueshme mjedisore.Në këtë iniciativë KNK po bashkëpunon me Bashkimin Qytetar Rruga, Qendra MEET dhe Dorcas Albania. Së bashku me KNK-në, këto organizata deri më tani kanë mobilizuar 400 vullnetarë për të mbjellë 1750 pemë gjatë dy fundjavave të para të pranverëst dhe presim që numri i vullnetarëve të rritet në të ardhmen.Faleminderit Shume.Ardit Konomi, Kryetar i KNK-sëLeonard Olli, Drejtor Ekzekutiv i KNK-sëMark Kosmo, Kryetar i GAF__________________________________________________________________________________Creating a Forest Corridor in the Hills of KorçaYour Chance to Plant a Tree (In Korça)The Korça Community Foundation “Korçarët Ndihmojmë Korçarët” (KNK) is implementing a project to connect the green areas of the Korça Hills Park in Morava through a forest corridor. This is the first in a series of projects that KNK has planned for urban environmental improvement in Korça.As the first and only Albanian Community Foundation in the world we need your support as we try to raise together $10,000 for this effort. The Global Albanians Foundation is contributing $3,000 thanks to the generous support of Dr. Yvonne Naum.The project aims to enhance the landscape by:- Planting 3000 trees across 53 hectares, linking the city of Korça with the surrounding natural areas of the Hills of Morava; - Restoring ecosystems to strengthen natural protection against seasonal winds, erosion, and desertification; and- Supporting the area’s tourism potential with sustainable environmental practices.In this initiative KNK is collaborating with several organizations in Korça including Bashkimi Qytetar Rruga, Qendra MEET, and Dorcas Albania. Together with KNK, these organizations have so far mobilized 400 volunteers to plant 1750 trees during the first two weekends of the spring, and we expect the number of volunteers to grow in the future.Thank you very much,Ardit Konomi, KNK ChairLeonard Olli, KNK Executive DirectorMark Kosmo, GAF Chair

Krijimi i Korridorit Pyjor të Parkut të Kodrave të Korçës

K&euml;t&euml; fushat&euml; dhe Nisma p&euml;r Trajtimeve Sh&euml;ndet&euml;sore t&euml; Specializuara p&euml;r F&euml;mij&euml;t Shqiptar&euml; synon t&euml; mbledh&euml; 20,000 firma qytetar&euml;sh n&euml; mb&euml;shtetje t&euml; nj&euml;projektligji, i cili detyron shtetin t&euml; financoj&euml; kurimin jasht&euml; vendit p&euml;r &ccedil;dof&euml;mij&euml; nga 0 deri n&euml; 18 vje&ccedil;, sa her&euml; q&euml; ky sh&euml;rbim nuk ofrohet nga spitalet publiken&euml; Shqip&euml;ri.&nbsp; Kjo nism&euml; lindi nga nevoja p&euml;r t&rsquo;i dh&euml;n&euml; fund vuajtjes s&euml; prind&euml;rve q&euml;,p&euml;rball&euml; s&euml;mundjes s&euml; f&euml;mij&euml;s s&euml; tyre, detyrohen t&euml; k&euml;rkojn&euml; ndihm&euml; der&euml; m&euml; der&euml;,t&euml; mb&euml;shteten te fondacionet apo te bamir&euml;sia, nd&euml;rkoh&euml; q&euml; koha shpesh &euml;sht&euml;jetike.&nbsp; Qytetar&euml;t paguajn&euml; taksa p&euml;r t&euml; pasur sh&euml;rbime sh&euml;ndet&euml;sore dinjitoze dhe kur shteti nuk arrin t&rsquo;i garantoj&euml; n&euml; sh&euml;rmbimin sh&euml;ndet&euml;sor vendas, kadetyrimin t&rsquo;u garantoj&euml; f&euml;mij&euml;ve mund&euml;sin&euml; p&euml;r t&rsquo;u kuruar jasht&euml;, me financim publik. Sh&euml;ndeti i f&euml;mij&euml;ve nuk mund t&euml; lihet n&euml; m&euml;shir&euml; t&euml; fatit! Q&euml; ky ligj i ri t&euml; hyj&euml; n&euml; fuqi, duhet t&euml; mbledhim 20,000 n&euml;nshkrime deri m&euml; 15 qershor. &nbsp;Megjithat&euml;, nj&euml; sip&euml;rmarrje e till&euml; k&euml;rkon mb&euml;shtetje financiare p&euml;r t&euml; paguar transportin, furnizimet, mbledhjen e n&euml;nshkrimeve dhe n&euml; fund t&euml; fundit ndryshimin dhe zbatimin e ligjit t&euml; ri. Bashkohuni me Fondacionin Komunitar KNK Kor&ccedil;e n&euml; hapjen e dyerve p&euml;r kujdes t&euml; specializuar mjek&euml;sor p&euml;r f&euml;mij&euml;t shqiptar&euml; n&euml; &ccedil;do cep t&euml; Shqip&euml;ris&euml;. Faqja juaj e kontaktit me koleg&euml;t ndihmon n&euml; mbledhjen e fondeve p&euml;r trajtime thelb&euml;sore q&euml; familjet nuk mund t&#39;i ken&euml; ose t&#39;i p&euml;rballojn&euml; vet&euml;. Kontributi juaj ndihmon n&euml; mbledhjen e fondeve p&euml;r trajtimet thelb&euml;sore q&euml; familjet nuk mund t&#39;i ken&euml; ose t&#39;i p&euml;rballojn&euml; vet&euml;, dhe ju q&euml;ndroni me prind&euml;rit q&euml; p&euml;rballen me diagnoza t&euml; v&euml;shtira dhe udh&euml;time t&euml; gjata p&euml;r t&#39;u kujdesur. S&euml; bashku, ne investojm&euml; n&euml; sh&euml;ndetin, dinjitetin dhe t&euml; ardhmen e f&euml;mij&euml;ve - nj&euml; trajtim, nj&euml; familje n&euml; t&euml; nj&euml;jt&euml;n koh&euml;.

Këtë fushatë dhe Nisma për Trajtimeve Shëndetësore të Specializuara për Fëmijët Shqiptarë synon të mbledhë 20,000 firma qytetarësh në mbështetje të njëprojektligji, i cili detyron shtetin të financojë kurimin jashtë vendit për çdofëmijë nga 0 deri në 18 vjeç, sa herë që ky shërbim nuk ofrohet nga spitalet publikenë Shqipëri. Kjo nismë lindi nga nevoja për t’i dhënë fund vuajtjes së prindërve që,përballë sëmundjes së fëmijës së tyre, detyrohen të kërkojnë ndihmë derë më derë,të mbështeten te fondacionet apo te bamirësia, ndërkohë që koha shpesh ështëjetike. Qytetarët paguajnë taksa për të pasur shërbime shëndetësore dinjitoze dhe kur shteti nuk arrin t’i garantojë në shërmbimin shëndetësor vendas, kadetyrimin t’u garantojë fëmijëve mundësinë për t’u kuruar jashtë, me financim publik. Shëndeti i fëmijëve nuk mund të lihet në mëshirë të fatit!Që ky ligj i ri të hyjë në fuqi, duhet të mbledhim 20,000 nënshkrime deri më 15 qershor. Megjithatë, një sipërmarrje e tillë kërkon mbështetje financiare për të paguar transportin, furnizimet, mbledhjen e nënshkrimeve dhe në fund të fundit ndryshimin dhe zbatimin e ligjit të ri.Bashkohuni me Fondacionin Komunitar KNK Korçe në hapjen e dyerve për kujdes të specializuar mjekësor për fëmijët shqiptarë në çdo cep të Shqipërisë. Faqja juaj e kontaktit me kolegët ndihmon në mbledhjen e fondeve për trajtime thelbësore që familjet nuk mund t'i kenë ose t'i përballojnë vetë.Kontributi juaj ndihmon në mbledhjen e fondeve për trajtimet thelbësore që familjet nuk mund t'i kenë ose t'i përballojnë vetë, dhe ju qëndroni me prindërit që përballen me diagnoza të vështira dhe udhëtime të gjata për t'u kujdesur. Së bashku, ne investojmë në shëndetin, dinjitetin dhe të ardhmen e fëmijëve - një trajtim, një familje në të njëjtën kohë.

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