Child Rights Centre Albania (CRCA /ECPAT Albania) is a major child and youth rights organisation, working since 26 years to protect and advance the rights of children and youth in Albania and Western Balkans. We have established ourselves as one of the major partners of the Albanian government (at national and local level) in terms of influencing policy and legislation, strengthening the capacities of the Governmental staff to work with children and youth. CRCA Albania is the only organisation in the country that enjoys the NGO Special Consultative Status with the ECOSOC of United Nations. CRCA / ECPAT Albania works to promote the respect of the rights of children and youth, protection from violence, abuse and exploitation, advancement of children and youth rights in Albania, and to increase child and youth participation at national and local level, through lobby and advocacy, policy and legislation improvement; capacity building, information and research, and establishment of good models of services of child care and protection. CRCA /ECPAT Albania promotes the implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and other national and international child-rights standards.