"Korcars help Korcars"/ Community foundation that aims to bring back the tradition of philanthropy

2024-12-18 21:40:00, Qyteti im CNA

"Korcars help Korcars"/ Community foundation that aims to bring back

For the first time, a community foundation is coming to Albania with a focus on philanthropy and philanthropy.

"Korcars help the Korcars" is the foundation that was presented today in a workshop attended by leaders of local institutions, as well as representatives of foundations and other non-governmental organizations.

Philanthropy and Korça are considered inseparable from each other, due to the glorious history that this city carries. Philanthropy was born in Korça, and the people of Korçë themselves have made it possible to help the city through community aid, thus showing love for the city and its people.

Leonard Olli, the executive director of the Community Foundation "Korçars help the Korçars" told CNA TV details about the creation of this foundation, emphasizing the fact that Korça cannot be separated from philanthropy, as it was the first city to embrace it.

"Korcars help Korcars"/ Community foundation that aims to bring back

"Korça and philanthropy, as we have in the theme of the workshop, is an inseparable binomial. It cannot be separated because philanthropy in the concept of Albania at that time, part of the Ottoman Empire, was born in Korça, and this pioneering concept continues today of this day and Korça continues to be the vanguard. In this particular case we are dealing with the first community foundation in Albania, a foundation or a non-profit organization that in the USA is one of the forms most widespread of Civil Society organization, because these foundations have as their main purpose philanthropy and charity."

This foundation focuses on elements of personal donation, in this case of Dr. Yvonne Naum, who is the daughter of a prostitute, born and raised in America, but never forgot her roots and people who need help. Through this foundation, Yvonne, together with the team selected under her leadership, will bring back the tradition of philanthropy in Korça, a tradition that has been a vanguard in helping society.

"Korcars help Korcars"/ Community foundation that aims to bring back

"They are focused on elements of personal donation, as we have the case of the honorable Dr. Yvonne Naum, a girl from Korça, born and raised in America, but whose own DNA necessarily comes from Korça. Together with Yvonne, we built the first community foundation , which Yvonne insisted on calling 'Korcars helping Korcars' because it's about the action itself, the action, the organization. We've been wonderful communities and we've never looked away from the state or from God, the first thing we trusted was each other. The time has come to bring back this wonderful tradition of Korça, which was also extended to other countries in Albania. Korça belongs to them restore this tradition in respect of the outstanding Kor?a philanthropists, and it is up to Kor?a to be at the forefront of this extraordinary initiative."

For the chairman of the board of directors, Ardit Konomi, this initiative is a big step because a future will be built based on the history of philanthropy, in which Korça holds the first place. Konomi emphasizes to CNA TV that cooperation and coordination with other factors will be the key to continue this initiative to help people in need.

"Today is the first day of the first presentation of the first foundation to be established in Albania. It is a big step, I judge, not simply because there were no other such formats before, but because the whole idea rests on the fact that with our eyes on the future we build on the basis of the history we have. In this case, Korça has the most glorious history of philanthropy in Albania. We will have the opportunity to apply a new format to those in need, to anyone who asks for help BY It is definitely very important, cooperation has never been absent in Korça, it is present and strong, so we aim to raise another level of coordination between all the factors that provide this assistance, also to have the opportunity to introduce it as a kind of market. because it will work as such, but the only beneficiary is the one who receives the service, she the one who provides it."

There are two elements that this foundation is based on. According to Olli, the first element is based on the spirit of the Kor?ar community, while the second element is related to cooperation with the Diaspora, where many Kor?ar people are interested in helping the city. Until today, there has been no bridge between them, but now the foundation "Korcars help Korcars" will serve as a bridge of communication between them in different countries of the world. In this successful cooperation, the Global Foundation Albania has also influenced, with another corcar born and raised in America, Mark Cosmo, who has provided the technical and logistical basis to advance this new foundation.

"Korcars help Korcars"/ Community foundation that aims to bring back

"It is based on the spirit of the community, the element that has the greatest strength is the community of Korça, the citizens of Korçë, as in the past with their income they have built part of the gardens and parks. The second is cooperation with the Diaspora, we have many citizens of Korça who are very willing and interested in helping the city, but the possible channel of communication has not been established, and we hope that this foundation will realize this communication from the US and other countries For this, the very close cooperation with the Global Foundation Albania, directed by Mark Cosmo, another American born and raised corcar, is very important, which is the foundation, which has provided all the technical and logistical basis to advance this foundation that we have today. We have excellent cooperation with Boston, USA, with other associations in Kosovo. I hope that the full operation of this foundation will serve as a bridge connecting Korça with all Korças everywhere. are located."

During today's meeting, the history of philanthropy in Korça was discussed and it became possible to get to know the heads of institutions and other non-governmental organizations, which together with the foundation "Korçars help Korçars" will walk the beautiful path of this tradition. CNA TV has conducted an exclusive interview with Dr. Yvonne Naum, which will soon be broadcast on our screen./ CNA TV