29 December 2015- Speaker of Parliament Mr. Ilir Meta visits ALO 116 offices. At this meeting, Mr. Meta was accompanied by the Minister of Youth and Social Welfare Mr. Blendi Klos and the MP Mrs. Vasilika Hysi.
The aim of this visit was to raise awareness and to have a better understanding on one of the main services on child right’s protection in country. The first visit was to the call center of ALO 116. At this center Mr. Meta, Mr. Klosi and Mrs. Hysi were introduced closely with the logistic that ALO 116 use to response and treat the phone calls, the concerns that children refer to ALO 116 and the techniques that counselors use to treat the children cases.
“I appreciate the work of ALO 116 staff as a very important service for children in Albania. The number of calls shows a fantastic and hard work that offers this national service but at the same time puts us before the responsibility to take measures to support this service in order to strengthen mechanisms to prevent violence against children- said Mr. Meta.
“The number of calls shows the credibility that ALO 116 has created during these 6 years of offering services. This shows the important role that has this service in the child protection system in the country. We will look with priority the cooperation with ALO 116 and possibilities to support the continuation of this service, “said Mr. Klosi
Further visits continued with a meeting with ALO 116 Children’s Board. This board was created in 2009, where has been an inseparable part of the consultation to improve the situation of children’s rights in Albania. “Consultation with children are very important to provide friendly services for them, so i see very important the direct involvement of the board not only inside ALO 116 but also in direct participation in consultation that will hold Parliament and Parliamentary Committees to take measures for child protection”- said Mrs. Hysi.
This visit comes in the framework of the initiative taken by the Parliament in cooperation with civil society for the establishment of the parliamentary group “Friends of Children”.