Like every year, the last Saturday evening of March is dedicated to our common home, Earth.
Together with over 3 billion people and thousands of other cities in the world, “Tirana the European Youth Capital 2022”, led by the National Youth Congress and the Municipality of Tirana joined the movement for Planet Earth, for our future.
This year, Earth Hour comes at a critical time for people and the free country of Ukraine. That is why, on Saturday at 20:30 many young people gathered in “Skanderbeg Square” in solidarity for peace on planet Earth in this difficult period.
The young people of Tirana created the Ukrainian flag with over 60 candles and with the inscription “Peace for Ukraine” in the city’s square.
But not only that, various activities took place in the square that people enjoyed together with their friends.
During their opening remarks of the event, the Executive Director of the National Youth Congress, Ms. Dafina Peci and General Coordinator for Tirana EYC 2022 Ms. Aspasjana Kongo stressed the importance of caring for our environment, pointing out the importance that this movement has for the program of Tirana EYC 2022 highlighted also through one of its themes called “Youth and Eco-Health”.
The Earth Hour initiative originated in 2007 in Sydney and was proposed by the “World Wild Life Fund”. Dozens of world capitals joined the project by turning off the lights for an hour in government offices or tourist spots.
