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
03/04/2026
Together we grow, together we thrive, together we create opportunities for every child.
4 days of fun and learning at HAF and so far so good!
We are proud to be running this scheme for the first time in Newham, fully supported by Newham Council.
From creative activities to healthy meals, new friendships and lots of smiles Shpresa is becoming a true hub for our community.
Don’t miss out!
Join us on the last two days 7th & 8th of April for more fun and learning.
Open to all children and young people living in Newham who receive free school meals.
01/04/2026
Fun, learning, and making new friends that’s what our Half Term Activities at Shpresa Programme are all about! 💐
This is the first time we are delivering full-day activities with the full support of Newham Council, creating a safe and welcoming space for children and young people in our community.
Shpresa has grown into a true community hub, supporting Albanian families and many other communities living in the area. 💛
Through creative activities, healthy eating, and positive experiences, we are helping young people build confidence, connect, and thrive.
Together, we are building stronger communities every day.
30/03/2026
An educational and inspirational visit to Oxford !
This Saturday, our Edmonton group enjoyed a truly special day visiting the beautiful city of Oxford.
It was a meaningful experience for our children and families spending quality time together, building new friendships, and learning about the rich history and culture of the city.
And most importantly… we had fun! 😊😀🙏
Moments like these remind us how powerful it is to learn together, grow together, and create memories that will stay with our children for life.
30/03/2026
If you live in Newham - Join us during this half term , to take part in our Half Term Programme and Activities at Shpresa Programme.
Contact us to register.
28/03/2026
Women's Support Group in Barking Library and Frenford Club Centre.
Kursi i prinderimit, rrugetimi jone vazhdon...
Bashkohuni me ne cdo të Shtunë ne:
🕚 10:00 - 13:00 Barking Learning Centre
28/03/2026
Forca Kosova! 🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇽🇰🇽🇰🇽🇰🇽🇰🇽🇰
23/03/2026
Last week, we stood together outside Parliament with UK and London to send a clear message:
Don’t move the goalposts.
At Shpresa, we see every day the impact of unfair, retrospective immigration laws. People followed the rules, built their lives here and now the rules are changing.
This is not just policy. This is about people, families, and futures.
Please speak to your MP. Raise your voice. Stand for fairness.
Together, we can make change happen.Flutra Bara
Supported by Fairbairn Foundation
21/03/2026
Klasat e gjuhes shqipe, bashkohuni me ne cdo të Shtunë ne:
What a beautiful and inspiring event organised by ‘Successful Mothers’ Successful Mothers dedicated to hardworking women - empowering, inspiring, and supporting them.💐
Thank you for the award given in honour of our dear late Luli, recognising her work with the Shpresa Programme, the community, and the legacy she left for the rest of the team to continue.✨
It was a beautiful event, wonderfully organised by Merita Merita Isufi
Well done, and keep going!✨💐 Thank you for having us and for the ongoing collaboration.
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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
Empower Women - Women’s Project, Make it happen - Albanian school, Working together to develop resilience – Youth Project ,Still changing our futures - volunteering,Resources - offer resources and support
Currently we are operating in these boroughs: Newham – 4 venue Including main office,Barking and Dagenham – 1 venue,Redbridge – 1 venue,Enfield – 1 venue, Haringey – 1 venue, Croydon – 3 venues,
Shpresa runs many projects to support the Albanian community in London
*Children and Young People project - aims to improve the life , the education and the wellbeing of the Albanian speaking children from refugee, asylum and migrant backgrounds as well as enabling their voices to get heard.
*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 could improve their health, integrate within the society and play a full part in the family, community and society
*Volunteering project - aims to promote volunteering amongst Albanian speaking community as way forward in improving their chances of employment as well as their Education and health. In the same time as an organization we offer work placement and internship and team challenges for business teams
*Advice and Advocacy project - aims to provide in partnership with other providers such as RAMP, Praxis, RAMFEL and Community links advice and advocacy on behalf of the Albanian speaking clients in different fields such as benefits, immigration etc
*Campaigning aims to engage, up skill and build power of the Albanian speaking people leaving in UK and other communities to work together to solve the problems that matter to them and for the Common Good
* Resources aims to share our learning, model of working and resources with other user led groups to maximise our impact in the society and play our active role in the Big society
