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    <description><![CDATA[🇦🇱Albanians in the Diaspora have few media outlets where they can talk about their life stories as Albanians living abroad – they are usually only seen as large numbers! We want to change that though – through our new podcast platform “Albanian Stories”, we want to tell their stories to the world.📝

👉The Global Albanians Foundation, Germin, and Creatives Incognito are happy to announce the first podcast/vodcast series that will be focusing on the “Albanian Stories” of our diaspora members.

Our main objectives are:

👉Inspiring Albanians around the world with our collective success stories;

👉Connecting Albanians around the world through our different and unique personal stories;

👉Encouraging Young Albanians to Participate in our New Program “OriginAL”

🫂OriginAL is a joint program of GERMIN and GAF, that aims to provide a volunteer, educational and cultural experience for Diaspora Youth that will strengthen their sense of ethnic identity and create long-lasting connections, especially with their youth peers in our homeland countries.

🎙We believe that the podcast/vodcast series “Albanian Stories” will be an excellent way to reach thousands of Albanians around the world and in our homeland countries and that OriginAL will attract hundreds and later thousands of Albanian Diaspora Youth to be more engaged with their homeland in the years to come.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Albanian Stories</strong></p><p>We are happy to launch “Albanian Stories”, where you will be able to meet Albanians from all over the world and hear their unique and uplifting stories as members of our Albanian Diaspora.</p><p>As a partnership between the Global Albanians Foundation, Germin, and Creatives Incognito, the mission of this podcast series is to bring forward a global connection with our Albanian roots. We want to inspire you with our stories…</p><p>~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~</p><p><strong>OriginAL</strong></p><p>....and especially to inspire Albanian youth to join "<a href="https://original.org.al/">OriginAL</a>" this summer - a program that will bring 50-100 youth from the Albanian Diaspora to Kosova and Albania for a two-week cultural, learning, and volunteer experience this summer.</p><p>~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~</p><p><strong>Episode 3</strong></p><p>In this episode, we feature the story of Olsa Alikaj-Çano, an immigration attorney leading "Çano Immigration" (<a href>www.canoimmigration.com</a>), her own Immigration firm in Houston, Texas. She was interviewed by the biggest media outlets in Albania, but still in genuine curiosity asked us: who would be interested in interviewing me? She loves what she does, she is one of the top attorneys in the US and also contributes greatly to the Albanian community. Check her interview to discover the amazing person she is.</p><p>~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~</p><p><strong>Important Links</strong></p><ol><li><p><a href="https://original.org.al/">Click here</a> to learn more about the OriginAL program.</p></li><li><p>If you’re an entity, business, or individual who’d like to donate to the OriginAL program, <a href="https://secure.everyaction.com/niMKROwk2UqcDt_7fOQdVQ2">click here</a>.</p></li><li><p>If you’re a parent, guardian, or young Albanian Diaspora member, and want to participate in the program, <a href="https://application.original.org.al/register?_ga=2.46958119.1828345179.1654972587-789603017.1654972587&amp;_gl=1*t9cf2i*_ga*Nzg5NjAzMDE3LjE2NTQ5NzI1ODc.*_ga_EP2CSEQ21S*MTY1NDk3MjU4Ni4xLjAuMTY1NDk3MjYxMy4w">click here to apply</a>.</p></li><li><p><a href="https://forms.gle/jwbXTkHkw18ENFzF6">Click here</a> if you want to share your story through the Albanian Stories podcast.</p></li></ol>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Albanian Stories</strong></p><p>We are happy to launch “Albanian Stories”, where you will be able to meet Albanians from all over the world and hear their unique and uplifting stories as members of our Albanian Diaspora.</p><p>As a partnership between the Global Albanians Foundation, Germin, and Creatives Incognito, the mission of this podcast series is to bring forward a global connection with our Albanian roots. We want to inspire you with our stories…</p><p>~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~</p><p><strong>OriginAL</strong></p><p>....and especially to inspire Albanian youth to join "<a href="https://original.org.al/">OriginAL</a>" this summer - a program that will bring 50-100 youth from the Albanian Diaspora to Kosova and Albania for a two-week cultural, learning, and volunteer experience this summer.</p><p>~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~</p><p><strong>Episode 3</strong></p><p>In this episode, we had a great talk with Gëzim Qadraku. Born in Kosovo, grew up and lived in Italy for twenty years, and now lives in Germany. Gëzim holds a Master's Degree in International Economics and Public Policy from the University of Trier. Speaks four languages and makes use of them working in the Finance sector and writing about Albanian cultural themes.</p><p>~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~</p><p><strong>Important Links</strong></p><ol><li><p><a href="https://original.org.al/">Click here</a> to learn more about the OriginAL program.</p></li><li><p>If you’re an entity, business, or individual who’d like to donate to the OriginAL program, <a href="https://secure.everyaction.com/niMKROwk2UqcDt_7fOQdVQ2">click here</a>.</p></li><li><p>If you’re a parent, guardian, or young Albanian Diaspora member, and want to participate in the program, <a href="https://application.original.org.al/register?_ga=2.46958119.1828345179.1654972587-789603017.1654972587&amp;_gl=1*t9cf2i*_ga*Nzg5NjAzMDE3LjE2NTQ5NzI1ODc.*_ga_EP2CSEQ21S*MTY1NDk3MjU4Ni4xLjAuMTY1NDk3MjYxMy4w">click here to apply</a>.</p></li><li><p><a href="https://forms.gle/jwbXTkHkw18ENFzF6">Click here</a> if you want to share your story through the Albanian Stories podcast.</p></li></ol>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Albanian Stories</strong></p><p>We are happy to launch “Albanian Stories”, where you will be able to meet Albanians from all over the world and hear their unique and uplifting stories as members of our Albanian Diaspora.</p><p>As a partnership between the Global Albanians Foundation, Germin, and Creatives Incognito, the mission of this podcast series is to bring forward a global connection with our Albanian roots. We want to inspire you with our stories…</p><p>~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~</p><p><strong>OriginAL</strong></p><p>....and especially to inspire Albanian youth to join "<a href="https://original.org.al/">OriginAL</a>" this summer - a program that will bring 50-100 youth from the Albanian Diaspora to Kosova and Albania for a two-week cultural, learning, and volunteer experience this summer.</p><p>~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~</p><p><strong>Episode 1</strong></p><p>In this episode, we feature the story of <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/denida-grow-15959a14/">Denida Zinxhiria Grow</a>, super-hero founder of <a href="https://www.athenaworldwide.com/">Athena Worldwide</a>, and <a href="https://www.nannyguards.com/">Nannyguards</a>, two businesses in the Security Industry, breaking misconceptions around being a professional female bodyguard.</p><p>~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~</p><p><strong>Important Links</strong></p><ol><li><p><a href="https://original.org.al/">Click here</a> to learn more about the OriginAL program.</p></li><li><p>If you’re an entity, business, or individual who’d like to donate to the OriginAL program, <a href="https://secure.everyaction.com/niMKROwk2UqcDt_7fOQdVQ2">click here</a>.</p></li><li><p>If you’re a parent, guardian, or young Albanian Diaspora member, and want to participate in the program, <a href="https://application.original.org.al/register?_ga=2.46958119.1828345179.1654972587-789603017.1654972587&amp;_gl=1*t9cf2i*_ga*Nzg5NjAzMDE3LjE2NTQ5NzI1ODc.*_ga_EP2CSEQ21S*MTY1NDk3MjU4Ni4xLjAuMTY1NDk3MjYxMy4w">click here to apply</a>.</p></li><li><p><a href="https://forms.gle/jwbXTkHkw18ENFzF6">Click here</a> if you want to share your story through the Albanian Stories podcast.</p></li></ol>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Albanian Stories</strong></p><p>We are happy to launch “Albanian Stories”, where you will be able to meet Albanians from all over the world and hear their unique and uplifting stories as members of our Albanian Diaspora.</p><p>As a partnership between the Global Albanians Foundation, Germin, and Creatives Incognito, the mission of this podcast series is to bring forward a global connection with our Albanian roots. We want to inspire you with our stories…</p><p>~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~</p><p><strong>OriginAL</strong></p><p>....and especially to inspire Albanian youth to join "<a href="https://original.org.al/">OriginAL</a>" this summer - a program that will bring 50-100 youth from the Albanian Diaspora to Kosova and Albania for a two-week cultural and learning and volunteer experience this summer.</p><p>~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~</p><p><strong>Episode 0</strong></p><p>We begin today with Episode 0 and Mark Kosmo who is the Chair of the Global Albanians Foundation in Boston. We call it Episode Zero since this was our pilot interview that included many test runs, Mark has been involved in the design and launch of the podcast series unlike our upcoming interview subjects, and also because Mark claims he never wants to be Number One,</p><p>~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~</p><p><strong>Important Links</strong></p><ol><li><p><a href="https://original.org.al/">Click here</a> to learn more about the OriginAL program.</p></li><li><p>If you’re an entity, business, or individual who’d like to donate to the OriginAL program, <a href="https://secure.everyaction.com/niMKROwk2UqcDt_7fOQdVQ2">click here</a>.</p></li><li><p>If you’re a parent, guardian, or young Albanian Diaspora member, and want to participate in the program, <a href="https://application.original.org.al/register?_ga=2.46958119.1828345179.1654972587-789603017.1654972587&amp;_gl=1*t9cf2i*_ga*Nzg5NjAzMDE3LjE2NTQ5NzI1ODc.*_ga_EP2CSEQ21S*MTY1NDk3MjU4Ni4xLjAuMTY1NDk3MjYxMy4w">click here to apply</a>.</p></li><li><p><a href="https://forms.gle/jwbXTkHkw18ENFzF6">Click here</a> if you want to share your story through the Albanian Stories podcast.</p></li></ol>]]></description>
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