On September 8th, a group of girl scouts held a biscuit fair in Fier, first of its kind in Albania. The initiative was supported by Epoka e Re Association which will finance a girl camp intended to empower young women and increase their participation in various extracurricular activities.

During the fair, girls sold the biscuits they made themselves, with the help of their parents, and the initiative for bringing the girl scout tradition to Albania came a year and a half ago, from the US Embassy. This type of fundraising events is only a part of their plans, which include outdoor activities, field trips, exploring science and creative workshops. It also comes as a much needed answer to the issue of there not being many activities for girls in the town, but the campaign will also spread to other towns in Albania like Kucova, Rrëshen, Berat, Shkodra, and Puka.

The best part of this event is that the girls will get to decide what to do with the money they collected: currently, there are two ideas - planting a tree in the park of city of Fier, and the other one is buying food supplies for the Home for elderly people in Fier. Whatever they decide, the project is sure to become a good way of teaching them how to work in groups, make new friends and think about philanthropy.