Shpresa Programme

Shpresa Programme Shpresa means ‘hope’ in Albanian.

Shpresa Programme is a user-led charity that promotes the participation and contribution of the Albanian-speaking community in the UK and enables its users to play a positive and active role in society. Shpresa runs many projects to support the Albanian-speaking community in London and the UK.

*Children and Young People project - aims to improve the life, education and the wellbeing of the Albani

an-speaking children from refugee, asylum and migrant backgrounds as well as enabling their voices to get heard.

- Heritage project (Albanian language , heritage and social action)
- Youth champions (Sport, environment leadership, mental health training social action
- Breaking the chains Project
- Jack Petchey Awards

*Women's Heath and Wellbeing project - aims to improve the chances of the Albanian-speaking women to break the isolation, loneliness and other barriers so they can improve their health, integrate within the society and play a full part in the family, community and society.

- Empower Newham Women project
-Empower Barking and Dagenham Women Project
- Walk Talk watch


*Volunteering project - aims to promote volunteering amongst Albanian-speaking community as way to improve their chances of employment as well as their education and health. At the same time, as an organisation we offer work placements and internships, and team challenges for business teams.

- Still changing our future

*Advice and Advocacy project - aims to provide, in partnership with other providers such as MiCLU, Money A+E, Horizon, Manor gardens , New Europeans advice and advocacy on behalf of the Albanian-speaking clients in various fields - such as benefits, immigration , settlement , debts etc.

- Be the change

*Campaigning - aims to engage, up-skill and empower the Albanian-speaking people living in the UK, to work together to solve the problems that matter to them and for the common good. we are an active member of London citizens

- Living wage
- CLT( housing)
- Settle our status
- Mental health


*Training and Education - aiming to create opportunities and support members to identify and access training locally. we are working in partnership with Nals, Alisar Prospects training , Barking Adult college , Total family coaching etc

* Emergency provision - aims to relief of financial hardship, in particular providing financial support, clothes, food and access to data to the most vulnerable group by working in partnership with partners and local authority such as Newham council,

* Resources and research - aims to share our learning, model of working and resources with other user-led groups to maximise our impact and play our active role in society. we also want to get the voices and lived experiences of our members in research, currently working with UEL, York University , UCL, Liverpool university and Southhampton University

- Into the arms of traffickers
- LOHST

Nje dite e zakonshme me femijet e klasave te gjuhës shqipe.Bashkohuni me ne cdo të Shtunë ne:🕚 10:00 - 13:00 Barking Lea...
25/04/2026

Nje dite e zakonshme me femijet e klasave te gjuhës shqipe.
Bashkohuni me ne cdo të Shtunë ne:

🕚 10:00 - 13:00 Barking Learning Centre
🕑 14:00 - 16:00 Frenford Clubs, Ilford

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🌺 FALËNDERIM 🌺Me zemër plot mirënjohje, falënderojme secilin prej jush qe u be pjesë e këtij rrugëtimi të bukur në progr...
25/04/2026

🌺 FALËNDERIM 🌺
Me zemër plot mirënjohje, falënderojme secilin prej jush qe u be pjesë e këtij rrugëtimi të bukur në programin e prindërimit për komunitetin shqiptar në Barking.
Ky nuk ishte thjesht një kurs, por një hapësire ku u ndanë histori, emocione, sfida dhe suksese. Ju sollët sinqeritet, forcë, dashuri dhe mbështetje, duke krijuar një komunitet të vërtetë ku secili u ndje i dëgjuar, i vlerësuar dhe i pranuar.
Përmes hapjes suaj dhe gatishmërisë për të mësuar, keni treguar se ndryshimi fillon nga brenda familjes dhe rritet në komunitet. Çdo hap i vogël që keni bërë eshtë një investim i madh në të ardhmen e fëmijëve tuaj.
Faleminderit per besimin, përkushtimin
dhe zemrën që sollët në këtë program!
Me Respekt Merita Avdlyli dhe Suada Gega.

This residential training for our new Immigration Champions has been nothing short of inspiring a beautiful space where ...
25/04/2026

This residential training for our new Immigration Champions has been nothing short of inspiring a beautiful space where learning meets reflection, and purpose grows stronger with every conversation. Surrounded by nature, we’ve created not just knowledge, but connection: building trust, forming new friendships, and sharing meaningful moments together.
This is more than training it’s the beginning of a powerful new cohort, ready to stand with confidence, to support others, and to train professionals with lived experience, compassion, and strength.
A space to learn, to recharge, and to rise together.Paul Hamlyn Foundation and Esmée Fairbairn Foundation.

Fun, sports, and powerful conversations what a great evening at our Forest Gate group!We run every Monday from 6:00pm–9:...
21/04/2026

Fun, sports, and powerful conversations what a great evening at our Forest Gate group!
We run every Monday from 6:00pm–9:00pm at 1 Woodford Road,
E7 0DH.

Thank you all for making this group such a safe and special space 🙏
Contact us if you’d like to be part of it: 07494 974957 & 02075111586

18/04/2026

Nikita eshte nje nxenese e klasave te gjuhës shqipe, nje vajze shume e zgjuar dhe e talentuar. Te lumte Nikita! ❤️❤️❤️

Kursi i prinderimit, rrugetimi jone vazhdon...Bashkohuni me ne cdo të Shtunë ne: 🕚 10:00 - 13:00 Barking Learning Centre
18/04/2026

Kursi i prinderimit, rrugetimi jone vazhdon...
Bashkohuni me ne cdo të Shtunë ne:

🕚 10:00 - 13:00 Barking Learning Centre

Last night was powerful.All about our Right to Work campaign.We are proud that all three mayoral candidates agreed to su...
17/04/2026

Last night was powerful.
All about our Right to Work campaign.
We are proud that all three mayoral candidates agreed to support the campaign and committed to meet with us after the election.

So proud of our young people leading with courage, voice and purpose.
A powerful presentation from Arlinda.
And proud of you Jess for chairing the meeting so well.

Power. Hope. Pride.
Citizens UK
Paul Hamlyn Foundation

Tonight, our Right to Work campaign is on the agenda at the Newham Citizens Accountability Assembly and we are showing u...
16/04/2026

Tonight, our Right to Work campaign is on the agenda at the Newham Citizens Accountability Assembly and we are showing up strong.

We are incredibly proud of our young people who have refused to stay silent. Despite the barriers, despite the waiting, despite the system, they continue to stand up, speak out and lead. This is what real courage looks like. This is what system change looks like.
For us at Shpresa, this is not just a campaign it’s about dignity, fairness, and the right for every young person to build a future with hope.

Grateful for the support of Hamlyn Foundation in standing alongside young people and communities driving change.

Come and join us tonight. Be part of the change.

Educate Not Hate ✊We are building a movement led by young people through organising, leadership, and lived experience to...
14/04/2026

Educate Not Hate ✊

We are building a movement led by young people through organising, leadership, and lived experience to challenge hate speech and stand up for dignity and respect. Together with Protection Approaches, we turn voices into action and communities into changemakers.


11/04/2026

Sot kaluam nje dite te mrekullueshme, grupi i nenave dhe femijet, te gjithe se bashku vizituam Hainault Forest Country Park.

Bashkohuni me ne cdo të Shtunë ne:

🕚 10:00 - 13:00 Barking Learning Centre
🕑 14:00 - 16:00 Frenford Clubs, Ilford

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Pylli Hainault është i çmuar dhe i lashtë. Është një fragment i Pyllit të Madh të Essex-it, një motër e Pyllit Epping. K...
11/04/2026

Pylli Hainault është i çmuar dhe i lashtë. Është një fragment i Pyllit të Madh të Essex-it, një motër e Pyllit Epping. Ky pyll u dha londinezëve lëndë drusore për karburant, ushqim për bankete mbretërore dhe strehim për kafshë të panumërta.

Në vitin 1851, pylli pothuajse u pastrua për t'i hapur rrugën tre fermave. Nëntëdhjetë e pesë përqind e pemëve u prenë vetëm në gjashtë javë. Shkatërrimi nxiti një fushatë të madhe për të shpëtuar atë që mbeti dhe për të blerë fermat, të udhëhequr nga deputeti Edward North Buxton. Ai ia doli mbanë dhe në vitin 1903 pylli u mbrojt me ligj. Pylli Hainault u bë një gur themeli i ruajtjes britanike dhe një nga shembujt e hershëm të restaurimit të pyllëzimit të një habitati të lashtë

Natyra ka filluar të rimëkëmbet, dhe lëndinat dhe pyjet e pyllit tani janë shtëpia e një shumëllojshmërie lakuriqësh nate, gjarpërinjsh bari, laureshash, bretkosash dhe vjedullash. Do të duhen 400 vjet për të shëruar plagët, por sot mjafton të hyni, të merrni frymë dhe të ndjeni energjinë e këtij vendi të rrallë.

Pylli Hainault kujdeset nga Vision Redbridge Culture and Leisure, Woodland Trust dhe London Borough of Redbridge

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Shpresa Programme is a registered charity number 1110688 and a company limited by guarantee number 4692860. Shpresa works with over 2,000 Albanian speaking refugees and migrants each year to foster integration and to support men, women and children, enabling them to contribute to the communities in which they now live and work.

Shpresa received the Queen’s Award for Volunteering in 2004. We hold the London Youth Quality Mark, Gold Award for excellence in our Youth Work provision. We also hold the Special Distinction Award from the National Resource Centre for Supplementary Education for exceptional all round high quality supplementary school provision. We were awarded the Forum for Health and Well Being’s Communities of Health Award for the third year running in 2016. In October 2016, we were delighted to receive the Marsh Award for our contribution to the fight against modern slavery for our work with trafficked women and children. In July 2018 we fully achieved the PQASSO level 2 ( 4th addition) and we are proud to have achieved the Trustees Charity .

At Shpresa we have come into contact and supported many hundreds of Albanian speaking people , children who learn Albanian language dancing, perform get involve in sports, parents who learn English and parenting skills, volunteers who get training and support and later on jobs, women that suffer domestic violence and get protected, people who need information and guidance , food or clothes , Shpresa has become the family for the young people who are here without their parents and has become the organisation where we all can knock for help and they will try their best to help.

Our CEO received an Honorary Award as Migrant and Refugee Woman of the year in 2012, the David Crystal Award from the Chartered Institute of Linguists in 2014 in recognition of her work with Shpresa Programme fostering the study of community languages, the Ambassador For Peace from Universal Peace federation December 2016 and recently May 2017 the UK Foreign Social Entrepreneur Award from Money Gram Currently Shpresa is running several projects