17.10.2007
ROTARY CLUB of TIRANË, SHQIPËRI (ALBANIA)
Short History of the Matching Grants Implementation
- MG 4619, "To help provide new equipment for the school of Ibe in Tirana, Albania".
Rotary Club in Donor Country: R.C. of Diekirk-Ettelbruck,
D 1630, Luxembourg and Belgium,
Total 2572 USD,
Primary Contact in Project Country: Shpëtim Leka,
Closed in February 1997.
- MG 5868, "To help provide laundry facilities for the hospital of Shkodra, Albania".
Rotary Club in Donor Country: R.C. of Linz-Alstadt, Austria,
D 1920,
Total 50000 USD.
Primary Contact in Project Country: Ilia Ninka,
Paid in September 1996, Closed in November 1999.
- MG 6941, "To help provide basic renovations to six schools in the Kukës District in Albania",
Rotary Club in Donor Country: RC of Reading Matins,
D 1090, England,
Rotary : 50000 USD, Sorros 51926 USD, Total: 101926 USD.
Primary Contact in Project Country: Spiro Bakëllbashi.
Closed in 1998.
4. MG 10155, "To provide medical equipment to a pediatric hospital in Tirana, Albania",
Donor: District 2090, Italy,
Total: 50000 USD, returned the rest of 2.128.000 ITL to the Rotary Foundation,
Primary Contact in Project Country: Qendro Kora.
Closed in 2000.
5. MG 10633, "To help provide renovation of roof, new windows, and central heating for
an orphanage in Saranda, Albania".
Rotary Club in Donor Country: R.C. of Kerkyra, Greece,
D 2480
Total 49,850 USD
Primary Contact in Project Country: Nikolla Nosi.
Request in November 1998 from the President of RC Tirana Qendro Kora
Approved by The Rotary Foundation in 14 April 1999
Closed in June 2001, Cerimony of closury in July 2001
Approved closury by TRF in 8 november 2003.
6. MG 15562, "To help provide funds to refurbish toilet blocks at the middle school, in Librazhd, Albania".
Rotary Club in Donor Country: RC of Christchurch,
District 1110, England.
Total: 11,102 USD. (4151 $ RC of Christchurch, 1400 $ D 1110 DDF, 5549 $ RF)
Primary Contact in Project Country: Nikolla Nosi.
Closed in 2001, approved closury in 2003.
7. MG 15684, "To help to provide education to blind children in Albania» (Vlora).
Rotary Club in Donor Country: RC of Rimini Riviera,
D 2070, Italy.
Total 24.700 USD.
Primary Contact in Project Country: Petraq Gramo.
Closed in 2001.
8. MG 22273, "To provide 32 whilechairs, spare parts and tools to the disabled individuals in Albania" (Tirana).
Rotary Club in Donor Country: RC of Llanishen
District 1150 (Cardiff)
Total 10.409 USD. (1620 $ from RC of Lanishen, 1354 $ from RC of Cardiff Bay, 1354 $ from District 1150 (Share Funds) and 4461 $ from RF.
Primary Contact in Project Country: Arben Islami.
Approved in 2003, Closed in 2004, Approved the closury in 2004.
9. MG 23012, «To provide Forniture and Equipment to a Boarding School for the mentally handicapped children in Librazhd, Albania»
Rotary Club in Donor Country: R.C. of Christchurch, Dorset, England.
D 1110, Dorset, England.
Total: 7794 $ (3900 $ from D 1110 DDF and 3894 $ from RF)
Primary Contact in Project Country: Nikolla Nosi.
Approved in 2003, Closed in 2004, Approved the closury in January 2005.
10. MG 23821, «Fornimento di compiuter, stampante, scaner e dei programmi software alla Scuola Media Superiore di Kavaja, Albania». (After, the project was changed and realised in Berat)
Rotary Club in Donor Country: RC Manduria
D 2120, Italia
Total: 9500 $ (1000 $ from RC Mandurìa, 4000 $ from D 2120 DDF, 4500 from RI) Primary Contact in Project Country: Nikolla Nosi.
Request in March 2003 from the President of RC Tirana Fisnik Kadiu. Reactivated in 2004 (RC President Spiro Bakallbashi), Signed Agreement Form in 2005 (RC President Hajredin Fratari), financed by RF in June 2005, realized in November 2005.
The Final Report was sent by both RC clubs in December 2005 to the RF and has been approved by the treasurees of the RF in 4 January 2006.
11. MG 51114 «Improvement of the situation of the Roma Youth in Tirana»
Individual Grant 52299
Rotary Club in Donor Country: RC Schwabisch Hall
District 1830, Germany
Total: 17300 $ (200 euro RC Tirana – President Spiro Bakallbashi, 2000 euro Albanian Planning Association, 10.000 euro RC Schwabisch Hall, 5100 euro RF).
Cooperating Organization: Albanian Family Planning Association.
Primary Contact in Project Country: Nikolla Nosi,
Secondary Contact: Edmond Karaxho
Approved in 2004.
First Partial Report approved by the RF in April 2005.
The Second (Final) Report sent to RF in 17 February 2006.
The approval confirmation of the Final Report is sent to us from RF in 11 April 2006.
12. MG 52866: «To improve the quality of health-care in order to reduce the neonatal mortality and neurological damages in children, by supplying equipment to the Hospital of Lushnja, Albania».
Rotary Club in Donor Country: RC Bari Sud.
District 2120, Italy.
Total: 15.000 euro (1000 euro RC Tirana, 5.000 euro RC Bari Sud, 5.000 euro D2120 DDF, 5.000 RF)
Request form the RC Tirana in 2003, president Spiro Bakallbashi.
Primary Contact in Project Country: Nikolla Nosi,
Secondary Contact Petraq Gramo.
The Final Report sent to RF in 04 August 2005.
The approval confirmation of the Report is sent to us from RF in 13 September 2005.
13. MG 57243: «To improve the quality of life of Albanian minors living in uneasiness conditions».
Rotary Club in Donor Country: Not any donor RC.
Donor District: D 2030, D 2090, Italy.
Total: 27.500 USD (1.250 D 2090 - DDF, 12.500 D 2030 - DDF, 13.750 RF).
Cooperating Organization : International Association of Solidarity (SH.I.S.)
Request from the RC Tirana in 2005, President Hajredin Fratari.
Primary Contact in Donor Country: Camillo Piazza Spessa, RC of Pesaro.
Primary Contact in Project Country: Nikolla Nosi,
Secondary Contact in Project Country: Qendro Kora
Approved in 2005 by TRF.
The Final Report hase been sent to the RF in October 2006.
The approval confirmation of the Report is sent to us from RF in 15 December 2006.
14. Matching Grant 62448: “The improvement of the Intensive Therapy in Paediatrics, in the Regional Hospital of Lushnja, Albania”.
Rotary Club in Donor Country: RC Bari Sud.
Donor District : D 2120, Italy.
Total: 17.130 euro (250 euro RC Tirana, 5.880 euro RC Bari Sud, 6.000 euro D2120 DDF, 5.000 RF)
Request form the RC Tirana in February 2007, president Ilir Qerfozi.
Primary Contact in Project Country: Petraq Gramo,
Secondary Contact in Project Country : Qendro Kora,
Third Contact in Project Country : Nikolla Nosi.
Approved in June 2007 by TRF.
The closure of the project is foreseen to be in December 2007.
15. District Semplified Project: ““Fornitura di una incubatrice per neonati all’Ospedale
Universitario Obstetrico-Ginecologico “Koço Gliozheni” di Tirana””.
Rotary Club in Donor Country: RC Roma EUR.
Donor District : D 2080, Italy.
Total: 15.000 euro (200 euro RC Tirana, Other contributions from RC Roma EUR, D2080 DDF, RF)
Request form the RC Tirana in March 2007, president Ilir Qerfozi.
Primary Contact in Project Country: Petraq Gramo,
Secondary Contact in Project Country : Qendro Kora,
Third Contact in Project Country : Nikolla Nosi.
The project is closed in September 2007. The Governor of the District 2090 RI Massimo Massi Benedetti visited the Hospital “Koço Gliozheni” in September 2007 and expressed his appreciation on the project.
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New Matching Grants under consideration:
MG project between the RC of Macerata, Italy and the RC of Tirana, under definition. The object of the project will be “Lo Sviluppo e’ Donna - Promozione della microimprenditorialita’ femminile in Albania”.
The continuation of the MG 23821, «Fornimento di compiuter, stampante, scaner e dei programmi software alla Scuola Media Superiore di Fratar, Albania»