Country: Albania
Project Code: P10-AL02
Pillar: Victim assistance
Appealing Agency: Handicap International (HI)-South-East Europe
and Human Study
Implementing Partners: Human Study, Albanian Ministry of Health, Nursing Faculty of Tirana University, Haute Ecole Libre de Bruxelles (HELB), Haute Ecole Charleroi Europe
Summary Objectives: The project will promote continuous and sustainable improvements in the quality of physiotherapy training within the Nursery Faculty of Tirana through collaboration with Belgian physiotherapy schools. It will facilitate the professional integration of newly graduated physiotherapists. The quality of prosthetics and orthotics services will improve through a comprehensive and internationally qualified professional education programme for orthopaedic technicians.
Activities:
- Involve newly graduated physiotherapists in teaching bachelor's degree students.
- Develop a training programme, “Certificate of Pedagogic Aptitude,” for new teachers and organize professional seminars for local teachers.
- Adapt and deliver the programme recognized by the International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics (ISPO), and secure accreditation of the ISPO Category II, Prosthetics and Orthotics curriculum.
- Deliver education through the teaching team at the Nursing Faculty in Tirana, and the Human Study educator team under supervision of the Ministry of Health and the ISPO.
- Hold examinations on behalf of the Ministry of Health and the ISPO.
Expected Outcomes:
- The Nursing Faculty in Tirana will implement a sustainable programme to develop physiotherapy capacities.
- Physiotherapy students will have better professional opportunities.
- Seven prosthetics and orthotics technicians currently enrolled in prosthetic education will reach the ISPO's Category II, an internationally recognized qualification.
- Standards for education and service delivery will be developed and promoted among government representatives, users and service providers.
Project Budget: $135,016
Project Duration: January 2010 through December 2012
Budget Shortfall: $135,016
Targeted Beneficiaries: Graduated physiotherapist professionals involved in training at the Nursing Faculty; participating student orthopaedic technicians; all people with disabilities in Albania, including mine survivors
| BUDGET ITEMS In US$ | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office costs and equipment | 11,786 | 9,230 | 9,230 |
| Human resources | 54,306 | 58,306 | 58,306 |
| Travel for project staff and international consultants | 27,927 | 31,427 | 31,427 |
| Activities | 36,997 | 43,276 | 43,276 |
| Administrative costs, assessment and evaluation | 4,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 |
| Total | 135,016 | 146,239 | 146,239 |
Mr Emmanuel Sauvage; Regional Programme Director; Handicap International (HI)-South-East Europe; Hakije Kulenovica 22, Sarajevo; Tel: 387 33 266 880; e-mail: emmanuel@handicap-international.co.ba
last edited: Oct 27, 2009