Map of Albania

Reprinted from WeatherHub Website

 

The Republic of Albania is a small Balkan country with a population that is 70% Muslim, 20% Orthodox and 10% Catholic . Many of its citizens fled to Italy and Greece during the recent collapse of communism. Although Albania is undergoing economic reform, the residents are vulnerable, and a weak, unstable economy creates financial hardships.

 

(Reprinted from The U.S. Department of State Website.)

 

 

 

 

 

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  • A Journey Across The Miles: Three Boys Reunited with Their Families
    Launched innovative "Video Visit" program in 2000 that enabled children who had been undergoing cancer treatment in Italy to see and hear their families in Tirana, Albania. . . Full Story

  • Video Visit: Bringing Families Together Across the Miles
    Dr. Gary Selnow, who had just completed a week-long, Internet training session in Pristina, had an idea. Why not hook a video cam to the web-connected computers and arrange for two-way sight and sound communication with the Western hospitals? That way, the kids sent away for treatment, could see their parents and receive words of comfort and reassurance during their often-long and difficult treatments. . . Full Story