Third annual Charity Gala in support of Streha, shelter for LGBT persons in Albania will be organized  Friday, May 19, 2017, at the Palace of Brigades in Tirana  

The Shelter for LGBT Persons, the only of this kind in the Balkans, provides life-saving support to young LGBT people that have suffered from abuse and discrimination and equips them with skills and resources that enable them to build a life of dignity on their own, as equal and productive members of the Albanian society. 

Last year, Streha, organised a Charity Gala that raised enough money to cover nearly 16% of its cost (almost 19.000 USD profit). More than that, a group of LGBT activists, shelter beneficiaries, and community members got to see that despite deep homophobia in Albania, people from business community and not only were willing to publicly attend an event and support them! 

Tickets for the evening are 10.000 ALL, 100 USD or 100 Euro per person, but participants can donate more if they wish and participate in the auction during the evening.