URAT brings together 12 organisations working across Albania to prevent trafficking and exploitation, protect people at risk, support victims and survivors, and strengthen the systems responsible for keeping people safe.
This year's global theme, "Trapped Behind the Scam," reminds us that human trafficking is constantly evolving. Increasingly, exploitation begins online — through deception, false promises and technology-facilitated recruitment.
How we work
Human trafficking cannot be addressed by one organisation or one service alone. People may need immediate safety, legal advice, shelter, healthcare, psychosocial support, education, employment assistance or long-term reintegration. URAT connects the experience and specialist services of its members so that the response is coordinated around the needs, rights and choices of each person.
Our approach
We work with communities, young people, families, professionals and institutions to reduce vulnerability, improve access to reliable information and address the conditions that allow exploitation to take hold.
Explore preventionURAT members contribute specialist services for identification, referral, safety, legal assistance, rehabilitation and reintegration. Support is designed around the individual and may involve several organisations and institutions working together.
Explore protection and supportWe bring frontline evidence into national dialogue, research, reporting, training and advocacy. Our aim is to strengthen systems so that people are identified earlier, protected consistently and supported for as long as recovery and reintegration require.
Explore advocacy and researchIf you are in immediate danger, call 112. To report a suspected case of human trafficking in Albania, call the free National Anti-Trafficking Hotline on 116 006. You can ask for information or report a concern without having to understand every legal definition first.
Find help and reporting optionsEvidence & resources
URAT publishes reports, research, policy recommendations and practical resources drawn from the collective experience of its members. These materials support better decisions, stronger services and a clearer understanding of trafficking in Albania.
View our eventsOur network
URAT members bring different specialisms, geographic coverage and forms of support. Together, they connect prevention, child protection, legal aid, shelter, rehabilitation, reintegration, economic empowerment, community development, research and advocacy.
Different & EqualVisit websiteNetwork Leader
SHKEJ – National Association Education for LifeVisit website
Nisma për Ndryshim Shoqëror – ARSISVisit website
Vatra Psycho-Social CentreVisit website
Another Vision – Tjetër VizionVisit website
Terre des hommes AlbaniaVisit website
Congregatio JesuVisit website
Mary Ward Loreto FoundationVisit website
World Vision AlbaniaVisit website
Comunità Papa Giovanni XXIIIVisit website
TLAS – Tirana Legal Aid SocietyVisit websiteUpdates
Follow the network's latest events and campaign activities across Albania.
An evening where music, culture and solidarity came together for something far greater than entertainment. Through ticket purchases, bank transfers and direct contributions on the night, approximately €5,000 was raised to support the reintegration of survivors of human trafficking currently supported by Albanian shelters. What made the night meaningful was not only the atmosphere, but the message behind it: dignity, recovery, and the collective responsibility to stand beside those rebuilding their lives after exploitation. A sincere thank you to the members of the URAT Network and to Albanian Night for making this possible — turning a celebration into concrete support for a cause that calls for long-term commitment, not momentary attention. The event was organised within the Sustainable Shelters programme, implemented by Medaille Trust and funded through the Modern Slavery Fund via the British Embassy Tirana.
Kisha e Martirëve, Blinisht (Zadrimë), Lezhë
A special Saint Bakhita Day event marking the International Day of Prayer and Awareness Against Human Trafficking, organised by the URAT Network, starting at 14:00. The programme brings together a liturgy of prayer in solidarity with trafficking survivors, a theatre performance on resilience and hope, and an art exhibition from the House of Rosalba.
Prizren, Kosovo
A cross-border collaboration between Albania and Kosovo to raise awareness and prevent human trafficking through the UN Gift Box campaign. URAT Network, in partnership with Terre des Hommes, launched the campaign in Prizren, Kosovo, on 19 October. The Deputy Ministers of Interior of both Kosovo and Albania, together with the Mayor of Prizren, delivered supportive remarks during the official opening. Organisations working with URAT on this event included IBVM Loreto, Mary Ward Loreto, Different & Equal, Vatra, SHKEJ, ARSIS, and Caritas Albania.
Partnerships
URAT works with public institutions, municipalities, civil society, international organisations, donors, researchers and responsible private-sector partners. We welcome cooperation that strengthens prevention, protection, reintegration and evidence-led reform.
Explore partnership opportunitiesConference photo — coming soon
Conference photo — coming soon