Sport for Development (S4D) strengthens the capacities of governmental and non-governmental organisations, as well as regional and national stakeholders, to foster youth development and social cohesion in the Western Balkans.

In Albania, during the 2023/24 school year, 200 coaches and sports teachers were introduced to the S4D approach, promoting more inclusive and skills-oriented sports practices. This initiative is further supported by the School Sports Teams project, led by the Ministry of Education and Sport in collaboration with the Albanian Olympic Committee.

Additionally, the 4th edition of ‘Future Leaders in Football’ took place in Albania, in partnership with the German Football Association (DFB) and Volkswagen. This initiative aims to empower young female professionals to advance their leadership careers in sports.

An impact study, conducted in partnership with the University of Tirana’s Faculty of Social Science involved ten secondary schools in Tiranaover one school term. Results indicate that S4D sessions significantly enhance young people's self-confidence, goal-setting skills, and thus their employability.

Regional capacity development measures, such as Training of Trainers, S4D Instructor Trainings, and the S4D Youth Ambassador Programme, continue to strengthen the local implementation of S4D and foster regional cooperation through sport.

The sport-pedagogical qualification of coaches and teachers is the main component of our advanced education and training programmes in the field of S4D ("Capacity Development on Individual Level"). Below you will find workshop documents from Albania which give you some insight into workshop contents and discussions.

We invite you to have a look at the following teaching and learning material, which was created with our partner organizations in the Western Balkan. You will find a more detailed description about the materials in our collection S4D Tools for your Practice/Teaching and Learning Materials.

The local sport for development nets (L-S4D-Nets) approach in the Western Balkan region is described in an interactive roadmap. The aim of this publication is to present the approach and to capture the main learnings. The roadmap also serves as a practical and hands on working aid that supports other sport for development programmes in shaping their own local networking activities.
>> Interactive Roadmap

If you want to have more detailed and/or further information about S4D in the country, please have a look at the following publications.

The local sport for development nets (L-S4D-Nets) approach in the Western Balkan region is described in an interactive roadmap. The aim of this publication is to present the approach and to capture the main learnings. The roadmap also serves as a practical and hands on working aid that supports other sport for development programmes in shaping their own local networking activities.
Roadmap