{"id":1819,"date":"2025-07-11T15:29:43","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T15:29:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/springgreen-sardine-861889.hostingersite.com\/?page_id=1819"},"modified":"2026-03-30T10:19:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T10:19:30","slug":"the-project","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/albaniaheritage.com\/en\/the-project\/","title":{"rendered":"The Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1819\" class=\"elementor elementor-1819\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef82d17 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ef82d17\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3f5320 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a3f5320\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"\/en\/the-project\/\">Background<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68d985d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"68d985d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"\/en\/partners\/\">Partners<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-904f390 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"904f390\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"\/en\/team\/\">Project Team<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74f6da4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"74f6da4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"\/en\/donor\/\">Donor<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4780db e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d4780db\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66c822c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"66c822c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">HERITAGE <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;is our brand<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89eafd6 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"89eafd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad9139a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ad9139a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">The project <em>&#8220;Heritage is our Brand&#8221;<\/em> it is conceived as a comprehensive initiative aimed at raising awareness and engaging young generations in the process of preserving and promoting Albania's intangible cultural heritage. Essentially, this project is more than a cultural initiative; it represents a sustainable investment in the Albanian spirit and identity, offering a platform to connect generations with their cultural roots.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94c2e81 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"94c2e81\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf5a3e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"cf5a3e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!DOCTYPE html>\r\n<html lang=\"en\">\r\n<head>\r\n    <meta charset=\"UTF-8\">\r\n    <meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0\">\r\n    <title>Project Information Widget<\/title>\r\n   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<div class=\"detail-value\">24 months (January 14, 2025 \u2013 January 14, 2027)<\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            \r\n            <div class=\"detail-row\">\r\n                <div class=\"detail-label\">Call:<\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"detail-value\">EuropeAid\/180788\/DD\/ACT\/AL, Lot 2: Culture and Art<\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            \r\n            <div class=\"detail-row\">\r\n                <div class=\"detail-label\">Grant Agreement:<\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"detail-value\">IPAIII\/2024\/460-837<\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            \r\n          \r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/body>\r\n<\/html>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98ff880 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"98ff880\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cedc77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4cedc77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Need for Intervention<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cf2c44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4cf2c44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Intangible cultural heritage such as rituals, spiritual practices, folklore, language, craftsmanship, and traditions passed down through generations represents an extraordinary asset for a nation\u2019s identity. In Albania, these assets are facing a serious risk of disappearance due to rapid modernization, lack of sustainable documentation, and the limited involvement of younger generations in recognizing cultural heritage.<br \/>In this context, the project \u201cHeritage is Our Brand\u201d aims to address the main challenges related to the preservation, documentation, and promotion of intangible heritage through a comprehensive intervention focused on education, youth participation, civil society empowerment, the use of new technologies, and the promotion of institutional partnerships.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-871d5e9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"871d5e9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-430d79a elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"430d79a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!DOCTYPE html>\r\n<html lang=\"en\">\r\n<head>\r\n    <meta charset=\"UTF-8\">\r\n    <meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0\">\r\n    <title>Project Objectives Widget<\/title>\r\n    <style>\r\n       \r\n        .objectives-widget {\r\n            background: white;\r\n            border-radius: 12px;\r\n            box-shadow: 0 4px 15px rgba(255, 140, 0, 0.1);\r\n            overflow: hidden;\r\n            max-width: 900px;\r\n            margin: 0 auto;\r\n        }\r\n        \r\n        .widget-header {\r\n            background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ff8c00 0%, #ff6b35 100%);\r\n            color: white;\r\n            text-align: center;\r\n            padding: 40px 30px;\r\n        }\r\n        \r\n        .widget-header h2 {\r\n            font-size: 2.5rem;\r\n            margin-bottom: 20px;\r\n            font-weight: 700;\r\n        }\r\n        \r\n        .main-objective {\r\n            font-size: 1.2rem;\r\n            line-height: 1.6;\r\n            opacity: 0.95;\r\n            max-width: 800px;\r\n            margin: 0 auto;\r\n        }\r\n        \r\n        .specific-objectives {\r\n            padding: 40px 30px;\r\n            display: grid;\r\n            grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;\r\n            gap: 30px;\r\n        }\r\n        \r\n        .objective-card {\r\n            background: #fff8f0;\r\n            border: 3px solid #ff8c00;\r\n            border-radius: 12px;\r\n            padding: 30px;\r\n            transition: all 0.3s ease;\r\n        }\r\n        \r\n        .objective-card:hover {\r\n            transform: translateY(-5px);\r\n            box-shadow: 0 8px 20px rgba(255, 140, 0, 0.15);\r\n        }\r\n        \r\n        .objective-number {\r\n            background: #ff8c00;\r\n            color: white;\r\n            width: 60px;\r\n            height: 60px;\r\n            border-radius: 50%;\r\n            display: flex;\r\n            align-items: center;\r\n            justify-content: center;\r\n            font-size: 1.8rem;\r\n            font-weight: bold;\r\n            margin-bottom: 20px;\r\n        }\r\n        \r\n        .objective-card h3 {\r\n            color: #ff8c00;\r\n            font-size: 1.4rem;\r\n            margin-bottom: 15px;\r\n            font-weight: 600;\r\n        }\r\n        \r\n        .objective-card p {\r\n            color: #555;\r\n            line-height: 1.6;\r\n            font-size: 1rem;\r\n        }\r\n        \r\n        @media (max-width: 768px) {\r\n            .specific-objectives {\r\n                grid-template-columns: 1fr;\r\n                padding: 30px 20px;\r\n            }\r\n            \r\n            .widget-header {\r\n                padding: 30px 20px;\r\n            }\r\n            \r\n            .widget-header h2 {\r\n                font-size: 2rem;\r\n            }\r\n            \r\n            .main-objective {\r\n                font-size: 1.1rem;\r\n            }\r\n        }\r\n    <\/style>\r\n<\/head>\r\n<body>\r\n    <div class=\"objectives-widget\">\r\n        <div class=\"widget-header\">\r\n            <h2>Project Objective<\/h2>\r\n            <p class=\"main-objective\">\r\n               The main objective of this initiative is to actively engage young generations in the process of preserving and promoting Albania\u2019s cultural heritage, with a particular focus on intangible heritage. The project aims for young people to be not merely passive beneficiaries of culture, but direct actors and co-creators in its preservation and re-functionalization in a modern context. Through educational, artistic, and technological activities, young generations will be equipped with knowledge, skills, and concrete opportunities to maintain and recreate their connection with the national cultural identity.\r\n\r\n            <\/p>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        \r\n        <div class=\"specific-objectives\">\r\n            <div class=\"objective-card\">\r\n                <div class=\"objective-number\">1<\/div>\r\n                <h3>OS1. Development of Innovative Models:<\/h3>\r\n                <p>\r\n                   The project aims to develop and pilot contemporary approaches for promoting and preserving intangible heritage. These models will include the use of technology (such as 3D, digital visualizations, animations, audio storytelling), participatory community methods, the inclusion of contemporary art, and new approaches to education. The new models aim to create a more lively, creative, and inclusive interaction with heritage.\r\n                <\/p>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            \r\n            <div class=\"objective-card\">\r\n                <div class=\"objective-number\">2<\/div>\r\n                <h3>OS2. Increasing Public Awareness:<\/h3>\r\n                <p>\r\n                  Through a combination of research on the sub-grant scheme, educational events, and the development of the platform Albania-Heritage.com, the project will contribute to raising public awareness about the value and importance of intangible heritage. Awareness efforts will focus not only on the significance of preservation but also on its potential for sustainable development, cultural tourism, and the strengthening of national identity.\r\n                <\/p>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/body>\r\n<\/html>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ba4973 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4ba4973\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34805e5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"34805e5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dfa7e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0dfa7e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Beneficiaries and Partners\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c3f1d2 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1c3f1d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b0564e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9b0564e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The beneficiary groups include:<br \/>\u2212 Civil Society Organizations: benefit from capacity building, access to<br \/>funding for the preservation of intangible heritage and national networking.<br \/>\u2212 Youth from schools and universities: will be involved in educational activities,<br \/>creative competitions, and interactive platforms to learn and contribute to<br \/>the heritage of their communities.<br \/>\u2212 Artists, historians, researchers, and artisans: will be engaged in projects<br \/>collaborating with young people and will contribute to the documentation and<br \/>artistic interpretation of elements of intangible heritage.<br \/>\u2212 Public institutions (MEKI, MASR, schools, municipalities): will benefit from<br \/>cross-sectoral collaboration for new cultural policies and for the involvement of<br \/>intangible heritage in education and tourism development.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1180860 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1180860\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6bc120 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d6bc120\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Activities<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13a6541 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"13a6541\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The project is organized into 5 work packages that are structured logically:<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-feea195 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"feea195\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>I. Project Management and Coordination<\/strong><br \/>Organization of leadership and technical structures, the initial activity (Launching Event), reporting, and ensuring implementation according to EU standards.<br \/><strong>II. Research and Documentation of Heritage<\/strong><br \/>\u2212 National assessment of young people\u2019s knowledge and attitudes towards intangible heritage<\/p><p>\u2212 Identification and processing of 15 stories\/traditions to be preserved through art and technology.<br \/>\u2212 National roundtable of stakeholders to coordinate sector priorities.<br \/><strong>III. Sub-Grant Scheme for Heritage Visualization<\/strong><br \/>\u2212 Funding of 15 small grants based on the identified stories of our intangible heritage.<\/p><p>Creation of stories in contemporary formats: video, animations, 3D, performances, graphic art, etc.<br \/>\u2212 Technical support, monitoring, and evaluation of the grants.<br \/><strong>IV. Educational Intervention<\/strong><br \/>\u2212 Organization of a national forum with teachers and history experts.<br \/>\u2212 Development of a national inter-school competition for the creative interpretation of heritage.<br \/>\u2212 Organization of the closing event with presentation of project results and award distribution.<br \/><strong>V. 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