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 Albanian-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

Sot festuam Ditën e Verës me femijet e klasave te gjuhës shqipe ne Barking Library dhe ne Frenford Clubs Centre. Folem p...
14/03/2026

Sot festuam Ditën e Verës me femijet e klasave te gjuhës shqipe ne Barking Library dhe ne Frenford Clubs Centre. Folem per kuptimin e kësaj dite dhe ushqimet tradicionale që lidhen me të.
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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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14/03/2026

Edmondi eshte nxenes i klasave te gjuhës shqipe, nje djale shume i zgjuar dhe i talentuar. Te lumte Edmond! ❤️❤️❤️

14/03/2026
Listen • Support • EmpowerBridges of PossibilitiesFor the first time, Shpresa Programme is creating a dedicated space of...
09/03/2026

Listen • Support • Empower
Bridges of Possibilities

For the first time, Shpresa Programme is creating a dedicated space of support for Albanian individuals with special needs and their families in the UK.

With the support of Albanian professionals — including doctors, nurses, and specialised teachers — we are working together to better understand the needs of our community and help families access the right support and services.

Come and join us. Ask for help, learn about available services, and bring someone who may benefit from support.

📅 Sunday, 22 March 2026
⏰ 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
📍 Shpresa Programme
30 Avenons Road
London E13 8HT

☕ Refreshments will be provided

You are not alone — our community is here to listen, understand and support you.

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Ura të Mundësive

Për herë të parë, Shpresa Programme po krijon një hapësirë të dedikuar mbështetjeje për individët shqiptarë me nevoja të veçanta dhe familjet e tyre në Mbretërinë e Bashkuar.

Me ndihmën e profesionistëve shqiptarë — përfshirë mjekë, infermierë dhe mësues të specializuar — po punojmë së bashku për të kuptuar më mirë nevojat e komunitetit tonë dhe për të ndihmuar familjet të kenë akses në shërbimet dhe mbështetjen e duhur.

Ejani dhe bashkohuni me ne. Kërkoni ndihmë, mësoni për shërbimet që ekzistojnë dhe sillni me vete dikë që mund të ketë nevojë për mbështetje.

📅 E diel, 22 Mars 2026
⏰ 11:00 – 14:00
📍 Shpresa Programme
30 Avenons Road
London E13 8HT

☕ Do të ofrohen pije dhe refreshments

Nuk jeni vetëm — Shpresa Programme është këtu për t’ju dëgjuar dhe për t’ju mbështetur.

Happy International Women’s Day from Shpresa Programme! “Strong women. Supporting women. Celebrating women. 🌸Today at th...
08/03/2026

Happy International Women’s Day from Shpresa Programme!
“Strong women. Supporting women. Celebrating women. 🌸
Today at the Shpresa Programme we came together to celebrate International Women’s Day - reminding each other that when women lift each other up, incredible things happen.
We also hold in our hearts our dear Luli. Her kindness, strength, and spirit remain with us, and we continue the beautiful legacy she left behind. 💜”

Gezuar 7-8 Marsin!🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀Klasat e gjuhes shqipe me mësueset: Saime Dushku & Valbona Haxhiu Ademaj 💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐Bashkohu...
07/03/2026

Gezuar 7-8 Marsin!
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Klasat e gjuhes shqipe me mësueset: Saime Dushku & Valbona Haxhiu Ademaj
💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐
Bashkohuni me ne cdo të Shtunë ne:

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

🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱

07/03/2026

Gezuar 7-8 Marsin!
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Gezuar 7-8 Marsin!💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐Klasat e gjuhes shqipe, bashkohuni me ne cdo të Shtunë ne:🕚 10:00 - 13:00 Barking Learning ...
07/03/2026

Gezuar 7-8 Marsin!
💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐
Klasat e gjuhes shqipe, bashkohuni me ne cdo të Shtunë ne:

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

🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱

Sot, në Ditën e Mësuesit, nderojmë ata që me përkushtim dhe dashuri mbajnë gjallë gjuhën, kulturën dhe identitetin tonë,...
07/03/2026

Sot, në Ditën e Mësuesit, nderojmë ata që me përkushtim dhe dashuri mbajnë gjallë gjuhën, kulturën dhe identitetin tonë, edhe larg atdheut.

Gëzuar 7 Marsin – Ditën e Mësuesit! 🌹

Sot, me shumë mirënjohje dhe respekt, dua të uroj dy mësueset tona të dashura
Saime Dushku dhe Evis Suka🌺🌺

Për më shumë se 20 vite, me përkushtim, dashuri dhe durim, ju keni kontribuar në edukimin e brezave të ndryshëm të fëmijëve në diasporë, duke i mësuar dhe duke i lidhur me gjuhën tonë të bukur shqipe.

Ne ju jemi përjetësisht mirënjohës për gjithçka që keni bërë.
Ju jeni heroina të diasporës dhe të kombit tonë.

Është një fat i madh që ju kemi dhe krenohemi me ju çdo ditë.

Faleminderit nga zemra për përkushtimin, dashurinë dhe misionin tuaj të shenjtë si mësuese.

Sepse një mësues nuk mëson vetëm shkronjat e gjuhës ai mban gjallë identitetin, kulturën dhe shpirtin e një kombi.
Shpresa programme

Thank you to all the incredible women at Shpresa Programme for being a beacon of light in the brutal darkness and for yo...
07/03/2026

Thank you to all the incredible women at Shpresa Programme for being a beacon of light in the brutal darkness and for your fierce and brave mothering of the marginalised and vulnerable. It is an honour to stand with you. (And thank you for the glorious flowers!)

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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