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July 2008: Parliament Hill Kosova Club
We took these pictures of students from Parliament Hill and William Ellis Schools during their summer term Wednesday Kosova Club meetings.

!!! VERY IMPORTANT!!! Unresolved asylum cases for Kosovars
We're currently seeking information on unresolved asylum cases involving people who came from Kosova in the 1990s and early in 2000. Please follow this link to find out more.

4 May 2008: Veleçiku football team win the East London Cup
They played passionately and are one of the most successful Albanian teams in London.

17 April 2008: The Great US Election Debate
We visited the US Embassy in London for The Great US Election Debate.

2 March 2008: Independence celebrations in London's Trafalgar Square
Albanian speakers form all over London and beyond gathered in Trafalgar Square to celebrate Kosovan independence.

20 February 2008: Students celebrate independence at LSE
Here're some photos from the night.

18 February 2008: Independence Day flag raising in Prishtina
These photos were taken in the centre of Prishtina outside the Grand Hotel when the new Kosova flag was raised for the first time and joined other nation flags flying there.

17 February 2008: Congratulations to the new state of Kosova! Gezuar Shteti i Ri Kosova!
Kosova declares independence.

17 February 2008: Independence day in Prishtina - New Born
Here're some photos taken of the independence day stand created by Fisnik Ismajli.

17 February 2008: Independence day in Prishtina
Here're some photos taken on the day independence was announced in Prishtina.

16 February 2008: Independence preparations in Prishtina
Here're some photos taken in Prishtina the day before independence was announced.

17 January 2008: Launch of BAKC at the House of Commons - photos taken by Besim Gerguri
These photos of the launch were taken by Besim Gerguri.

17 January 2008: Launch of BAKC at the House of Commons - photos taken by Ekrem Rrahmani, film-maker
These photos were taken at the launch party by Ekrem Rrahmani, film-maker.

17 January 2008: Launch of British Albanian Kosovar Council at the House of Commons
Albanian Youth Action was formerly launched as British Albanian Kosovar Council at the House of Commons on 17th January 2008.

4 January 2008: Ice skating at Somerset House in London
Following our walking trip before Christmas, we had a New Year's day out to London's Somerset House where we had a great time ice skating.

20 December 2007: Visit to the Tate Modern and BFI on London's South Bank
We visited the Tate Modern to see 'The Crack' and the BFI to see the Patrick Keiller exhibition 'The City of the Future'.

28 November 2007: Albanian Flag Day at Haverstock School
Here're some photos we took at our Flag Day celebrations at Haverstock

28 November 2007: Albanian Flag Day at QK School
Here're some pictures taken during our Albanian Flag Day celebrations at QK

November 2007: Football competition at the Score Centre
We play in regular friendly competitions organised at the Score Centre in Leyton. Here're some pictures.

22 October 2007: Kosova Club trip to Trafalgar Square, the Houses of Parliament and Downing Street
We visited interesting areas in London's West End

22 October 2007: Kosova Club day out to the Imperial War Museum
We visited the Imperial War Museum in South London

September 2007: Kosova Club at Quintin Kynaston
Here're some pictures of one of the Kosova Club groups who meet at Quintin Kynaston

September 2007: Football at the Score Complex in Leyton
Here're some pictures of the team playing at the Score Complex near Leyton Orient's ground in East London

September 2007: Our supported housing project
Here're a few recent pictures of the young people in our housing project playing football at The Score Complex in Leyton

September 2007: Kosova Club at Haverstock School
Our club meets every Tuesday at Haverstock School in North London

September 2007: Football at Kennington Park
We play every Thursday from 6.00pm - 8.00pm at Kennington Park, near the Oval in South London

07 07 Visit to see Pirates of the Caribbean
A group of us went to see the latest movie in the 'Pirates of the Caribbean' series (Dead Man's Chest) at Stratford Picture House.

16 April 2007: Visit to Thorpe Park - photos 3
Here're the last of the photos of the day...

16 April 2007: Visit to Thorpe Park - photos 2
Here're some more photos from the day...

16 April 2007: Visit to Thorpe Park - photos 1
Here're some more pics we took on the day...

16 April 2007: Visit to Thorpe Park
Here're some photos of our trip to Thorpe Park over half-term...

10 April 2007: Visit to the Science Museum
A group of us visited the Science Museum over half-term break.

10 April 2007: Visit to the Apple Store
AYA visited the Apple Store on London's Regent Street during half-term break.

5 March 2007: Celebrating Teacher's and Mother's Days at Qunitin Kynaston School
Parents and children took part in the celebrations of Teacher's Day on 7th March and Mother's Day on the 8th.

1 March 2007: Kushtrim's leaving party
Kushtrim had a leaving party on March 1.

28 February 2007: Bloody Foreigners play at Bush House
Ard, Fatos and Fatos played at a party at the BBC's Bush House.

19 February 2007: Visit to the Natural History and Science Museums
We visited the Science and Natural History Museums in London's South Kensington.

February 2007: Eliona's artwork
Eliona is a pupil at Quintin Kynaston School in North London.

24 January 2007: Trip to the Serpentine Gallery
We visited the gallery to see Damien Hirst's exhibition.

15 January 2007: Football at Kennington football ground
Find out about playing football at AYA.

20 December 2006: 'Mix it up' Refugee Youth Christmas party
AYA took a group to participate in Refugee Youth's Christmas party.

28 November 2006: Childrens' Flag Day celebrations at Quintin Kynaston School
The newly formed Kosova Club at QK put on a talent show at very short notice for Albanian National Flag Day.

24 and 25 November 2006: Bloody Foreigners at the Royal Opera House
Bloody Foreigners performed in the Firsts programme of the Royal Opera House as part of the Refugee & the Arts Initiative.

24 September 2006: Family day out to Clacton Sands
At the end of September we visited Clacton Sands in Essex for the day.

20 September 2006: Send Money Home project
The project's aim is to provide accurate information on the best value money transfer from the UK and other countries to Albania.

20 September 2006: Schools equipment sent to Kosova
AYA, Hope and Aid Direct and Bioregional sent schools equipment by van from London to Kosova.

15 September 2006: London Peace Rally
The London Peace Rally was held in Trafalgar Square on the last night of London Peace Week.

11 August 2006: Serpentine Gallery - 'Priceless'
Albanian Youth Action took part in a multimedia exhibition led by the Serpentine Gallery on Exhibition Road in August 2006.

22 July 2006: Last childrens' language class of term
Here're some photos from the last day of term!

Recipe: Albanian Greek salad
Follow our step-by-step recipe for an easy and delicious tomato, red pepper, cucumber and feta cheese salad.

Recipe: Side dish of peppers with feta cheese
A quick and easy dish that's delicious served with the Albanian vegetable omelette or qofte meatballs.

Recipe: Pita bread stuffed with feta cheese salad
A delicious, healthy and easy to make snack.

Recipe: Spinach baked with feta cheese and egg
A delicious, simple to prepare dish.

29 and 30 June 2006: National Refugee Integration Forum's National Conference
Two young people from AYA and two members of staff went to the conference, which was held in Leeds.

May 2006: Football training at Walthamstow
Our football team met to play and train on Monday nights in Walthamstow, North London.

Recipe: Albanian vegetable omelette
A healthy and delicious meal.

Recipe: Fried qofte
These small kebabs are delicious and easy to make.

3 May 2006: 'Priceless' workshop at Serpentine Gallery
We attended a free artist-led workshop at the Serpentine Gallery and took part in an exciting large-scale art project.

May 2006: All Nations Football League
Albanian Youth Action took part in an all-nations football league in the summer of this year.

3 May 2006: 'Priceless' at the Serpentine Gallery - some pictures from the day
Here're some of the pictures we took at the Serpentine Gallery during the 'Priceless' workshop on May 3.

April 2006: Housing Project
Mentor shares his cooking skills with friends.

April 2006: Find out what one of our volunteers is doing now
Laura was a volunteer with us in 2001, and she just made contact again through this website while working in Cairo. Here she describes what she's been doing since then.

8 April 2006: Trip to the Natural History Museum
At the end of term, children with their parents and teachers visited the Natural History Museum in London's South Kensington for the day.

March 2006: Football on Mondays in Brixton
Here're some pictures of AYA football training and matches at Ferndale Sports Centre in Brixton.

March 2006: Children's Albanian classes and parents' English class
We held 5 classes for different age groups on Saturdays at Uplands House, Waltham Forest, East London.

23 February 2006: Visit to the Serpentine Gallery
We made an afternoon visit to an exhibition and attended a workshop at the gallery.

15 December 2005: AYA staff Christmas party and Enka Nolan's leaving party
We held our staff Christmas party at the Bombay Bicycle Club in Clapham, London on Thursday, 15 December. Sadly this was also a leaving party for Enka. We'll miss her, and wish her well for the future.

December 2005: Last day of term
Find out what we did on the last day of term.

December 2005: Ice skating at Somerset House
A group of us went to Somerset House before Christmas for an evening of ice skating as part of a scheme introduced by the Mayor of London for schools and youth groups.

9 December 2005: Film showing of 'I'm a boy just like you'
Today we screened a film we showed in November with Company of Angels at The Medical Foundation.

28 November 2005: Children from AYA celebrate flag day
Flag day marks the anniversary of the day that Albania's independence from the Ottoman empire was announced in 1912.

28 November 2005: Celebration of the 93rd anniversary of the declaration of Albania's Independence
We celebrated the anniversary of Albania's Independence at the Oriental Club in London.

17 November 2005: Serpentine Gallery workshop
A chance to attend a workshop and the exhibition 'Ilya and Emilia Kabakov: The House of Dreams' at the Serpentine Gallery.

6 November 2005: Miss Albanian UK
Miss Albanian UK 2005 was held on 6 December at the Institute of Education in London.

3 November 2005: AYA film showing with Company of Angels
On November 3 AYA shared a film showing with Company of Angels at The Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture.

3 November 2005: 'Building our future' and 'I am a young boy just like you'
Albanian Youth Action and Company of Angels present two films made by and starring Albanian teenage refugees.

25 October 2005: Denys Salt's retirement
Denys Salt, Treasurer of the Anglo Albanian Association, retired on 25 October 2005, after 43 years' service.

September 2005: AYA Prishtina, Kosova Summer School certificates given out
120 children received certificates from AYA for participating in English and Art classes in summer 2005 at Pjetër Bogdani School in Prishtina, Kosova.

project R: Friday Drama Workshops
Performing, singing, story-telling, writing, dance... Aktrim, kendim, tregime, shkrime, vallezim...

2 September 2005: Last football session of the holidays
Our team played against a Leytonstone team, at a ground on the edge of Epping Forest.

26 August 2005: Visit to Chessington World of Adventures
Our visit to Chessington World of Adventures was on a beautiful day.

19 August 2005: Trip to Hampton Court Palace
We visited Hampton Court Palace on the rainiest day in August!

July 2005: Mother tongue classes year end childrens' and parents' story-telling and party
In July the parents and children who'd attended Albanian language classes throughout the year celebrated their achievements with story-telling and a party.

June 2005: Kosova Summer School
This summer AYA took volunteer teachers to Kosova to pilot a summer school project in Kosovar schools.

May 2005: Kreshnik Qato, Albanian World Champion boxer
In May 2005 Kreshnik Qato, Albanian World Champion boxer, visited AYA at Pastures Youth Centre.

April 2005: Neighbourhood Support Fund (NSF) education project
In April 2005 a group of young people received their certificates for successful attendance and completion of project work.

April 2005: AYA at Festival of London Youth Arts
In April 2005, photos taken by young people from AYA were shown in Trafalgar Square at the Festival of London Youth Arts.

30 March 2005: World Cup 2006 qualifier – Albania v Greece | Kualifikimet për Kupën Botërore 2006 Shqipëri – Greqi
Albania played Greece in a World Cup qualifying match on 30th March.

25-27 March 2005: Residential weekend at Avon Tyrrell in the New Forest | Fundjava me aktivitete në Avon Tyrrell në New Forest
A group of young people went to the New Forest for the Easter weekend (25 - 27 March 2005).

4-6 March 2005: Stratford-upon-Avon residential weekend | Fundjava me aktivitete në Stratford-upon-Avon
Over the weekend of 4, 5 and 6 March 2005 a group of young people stayed at a hostel just outside Stratford, taking part in various drama-based activities.

March 2005: Sculpture project at Studio Voltaire in Clapham Common, London
The young people worked on a scuplture project hosted by Studio Voltaire in Clapham Common (1a Nelson's Row, London SW4 7JR). The exhibition was open from 23 - 27 March 2005, and will re-opening in Trafalgar Square on the 16th of April.

12 January 2005: Visit to the Serpentine Gallery
Workshop at the gallery based on an installation by Monika Sosnowska.

17 December 2004: Christmas and New Year's party |
17 Dhjetor 2004: Party për Kërshëndellat dhe Vitin e Ri
Our Christmas and New Year's party was held at Pastures Youth Centre, Davies Lane in Leytonstone from 4.00 'til 8.00pm on 17 December.

Party për Kërshëndellat dhe Vitin e Ri u organizua në Pastures Youth Centre, Davies Lane, Leytonstone prej ores 4.00 – 8.00 të mbrëmjes.

December 2004: AYA's staff and volunteer Christmas dinner
We had our Christmas dinner at Sappho Meze Bar in Clapham on the Saturday before Christmas.

September 2004: The Greek Albanian football match
It was distressing to see the recent violence against immigrant Albanians in Greece following the September football match in Tirana where Albania beat Greece 2-1.

September 2004: Carmella's trip to Albania
I decided to explore South Albania and visit some family friends there. Here are a selection of pictures I took.

June 2004: Trip to Horniman Museum
Group trip to Horniman Museum for Refugee Week June 2004

Spring 2004: Visit to Hindleap Warren
In spring of 2004 a group of young people went with Xhevat to Hindleap Warren in West Sussex for a residential weekend.

20 February 2004: Launch of our health booklet (Shëndeti)
On Friday 20th February our Albanian language booklet on sexual health was launched.

October 2003: Residential week at Woodrow High House in Amersham, Buckinghamshire
In October 2003, twenty people from AYA went to Woodrow High House with the theatre group Company of Angels to make a film about young people.

October 2003: Visit to Rome for the beatification of Mother Theresa
Caroline and Xhevat from AYA visited Rome in October of last year to see the ceremony.

July 2003: Balkan Peace Park trip
Antonia Young (author of 'Albanian Sworn Virgins') organised the Balkan Peace Park walk in July last year.

Albanian language classes
We hold Albanian language classes at Quintin Kynaston School in St John's Wood, London on Mondays from 3.30 to 6.30pm.

Football at Pastures Youth Centre
We met on Fridays at Pastures Youth Centre in Leytonstone, where football was one of the activities.

Bruna and Casey
Last week Bruna and Casey visited us at AYA.

Festival of traditional games and sport
Lenda (aged 7) describes her visit to the Rugova festival. Translated by the author.