Aleanca envisions a free-from-discrimination, open and equal Albanian society that embraces diversity and is inclusive towards people of all sexual orientations and gender identities.

Our mission is to: 

1. support, empower and increase the visibility of the LGBTI communities in Albania;
2. enhance and protect the human rights of LGBTI people;
3. strengthen advocacy tools and capacities;
4. ensure meaningful participation on a policy level;
5. develop and implement programs that address LGBTI issues;
6. document the violation of human rights of LGBTI people;
7. advocate with relevant national, regional and international institutions to create a just and equal society for our community.

Our main activities consist of the following: 

1. Community building and mobilizing;
2. Awareness Raising;
3. Raising capacities of different groups of professionals on LGBTI issues;
4. Advocacy and Lobbying (Aleanca serves as a watchdog for monitoring and pushing the implementation of the National Strategy for LGBTI people in Albania. We lead a group of legal experts currently working on a strategic litigation strategy, aiming for full legal recognition of same-sex couples and transgender/GNC individuals in Albania);
5. Provision of services.

One of the most significant achievements as a result of our advocacy work is the inclusion of the elements “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” in Law no. 10221/2010 “On protection from discrimination”. This result was achieved after our direct engagement with the working group that drafted this law and the three National Action Plans for LGBTI + individuals (which have been largely ineffective). Currently, the NAPs and Law no. 10221/2010, to which we have a direct contribution, are the only instruments that explicitly mention and protect LGBTI + individuals in Albania making it possible for them to submit complaints and lawsuits for discrimination on the grounds of their sexual orientation and gender identity.