National Youth Strategy 2007-2013.

This National Youth Strategy, consisting of seven Sections, regulates the employment opportunities in general and youth employment in particular because it comprises a strategic priority of any government. However there exists an important difference between good political will and what happens in reality. While young people in Albania have a higher chance of finding a job than older ages, there exists a stark inequality among younger generations employed in leading positions and those in lower ranking jobs. Also as a result of the regime change in the country, younger generations are better equipped and able to adapt and integrate in the emergent labor markets; however, employment opportunities available do not match expectations among young people. As environmental education and action, the strategy aims at the promotion and support of programs that create opportunities for young people to contribute to the regeneration of forests and green urban areas through the planting of trees.
It is part of the vision of the Strategy to promote and secure the reproductive health for the youth, containing the spread of HIV/AIDS and other STI infections, unwanted pregnancy and insecure abortions. In this framework a priority is constituted by the increase of awareness and knowledge and the fight against stances, myths and misunderstandings that exist among the young about different cases that deal with sexuality, and reproductive health. Moreover, another priority is the increase of preventive capacities through the reduction of risky behaviour among the young, the possibility to access and use modern contraceptive methods. Special importance retains the creation of a supportive environment for the young, and their direct involvement in the planning and implementation of youth politics on reproductive health. The achievement of these strategic goals will require for a multilateral engagement from state institutions, the private medical market, and from NGOs concerned with the young and that operate in the sector to expand, improve and intensify friendly services for the young. Priority will be given to the improvement of health control clinics, especially in the rural areas, guaranteeing free or with reduced prices the basic services especially during adolescence, and the guarantee of sexual equality, as far as the access to medical services is concerned.