The work of Teen Challenge in Albania is in it's early stages. The need for Teen Challenge in Albania - Southeastern Europe - is great. According to official numbers around 60,000 people deal with addiction in Albania. But the chances are the number of people struggling with addiction and substance abuse is much larger.
Statistics* about Albania:
Ethnic groups: Albanian 82.6%, Greek 0.9%, other 1%, unspecified 15.5%.
Languages: Albanian 98.8%, Greek 0.5%, other 0.6%, unspecified 0.1%.
Religions: Muslim 56.7%, Roman Catholic 10%, Orthodox 6.8%, atheist 2.5%, Bektashi 2.1%, other 5.7%, unspecified 16.2%. note: all mosques and churches were closed in 1967 and religious observances prohibited; in November 1990, Albania began allowing private religious practice.
Population: 3,029,278.
Age structure: 0-14 years: 18.78%, 15-24 years: 18.67%, 25-54 years: 40.39%, 55-64 years: 10.85%, 65 years and over: 11.3%.
Beneficiary: TEEN CHALLENGE ALBANIA IBAN no: AL65214111060111417685020126 Beneficiary Bank ( Swift Code ) : UNALALTR Adress: Union Bank sh.a, Tirana, Albania
TC Outreach Training Seminar
In April, TC Albania hosted a TC outreach training seminar.