Help support Outdoor Ambassadors Leadership Training..

I'm a committee member of the volunteer run committee, Outdoor Ambassadors that promotes environmental learning for high school students in Albania. This year has been a full one with a dynamic array of projects and programs. Our summer camp in Erseke and Earth Day grant program both were a great success, and OA clubs have completed numerous environmental projects and excursions at the local level. With the help of student veterans of these programs, existing clubs are growing in size and new clubs are starting in several cities around Albania.

The Outdoor Ambassadors Committee is currently organizing and seeking support for its third annual youth Leadership Training, to be held in February 2012. The training will bring together 30 students from across the country to participate in a 3-day conference to network with environmental experts and community leaders and participate in a project design and management workshop. By the end of the training, participants will have identified their community needs and designed a small project which they can implement upon their return home.

To fund the Leadership Training, Outdoor Ambassadors has been selected to take part in the Peace Corps Partnership grant program. Currently, support for the Leadership Training can be given online via the Peace Corps Partnership Program's website. All donations are tax deductible. We are asking for $3,793 in donations, but the remaining 25% of the total project budget will be funded by community cash and in-kind donations. Though the total grant amount may be large, our individual costs per participant are minimal: 

• $25 will fund round-trip transportation for one student;  
• $50 will cover all food and lodging costs for one student; 
• $100 will fully sponsor one participant.

To support this project, we hope you'll consider donating a small amount via Peace Corps Partnership. We strongly believe in providing this training free of cost so that any and all youth who have demonstrated their interest and commitment can participate in this unique opportunity. For more information about our current programs, please visit the OA website. We appreciate your ongoing support and hope that you will help us make this project a reality, helping build the environmental awareness and leadership capacity of Albanian youth!


Thank you from the Outdoor Ambassadors Committee of Albania.
Brenna Mickey, Outdoor Ambassadors Materials/Website Coordinator

Email me if you have any further questions! Please email me your mailing address if you do choose to donate so I can send you a thank you from Albania! BrennaisinAlbania@gmail.com

Please email me with a mailing address if you do choose to donate so I can send you a thank you from Albania!