The environmental EDEN center on 22 April 2013, celebrated in Albania, Kuçovë for the eighths consecutive year "The International Earth Day". The message that was transmitted this year was " The image of green behavior" .This day was organized with the close collaboration of Kuçova Municipality and the Youth Center of Kucova.

The event was organized in an open area where was organized: an open fair with local biological products, a photo exhibition entitled "This is the vision of Kuçova citizens". This photo exhibition showed the real situation in the city and each photo was accompanied with a drawing demonstrating how the citizens want the environment were their live to change. The youth center presented itself with a very meaningful pantomime which transmitted the message of increasing the citizen's awareness for the surrounding environment, the student of Xhemal Cekini School presented their self with drawing where were written quotes for a better environment and of course that the kindergarten children were present with their symbolic drawings.

EDEN center based as well on the campaign " Up-cycling" that is part together with other 6 environmental organization in Europe, leaded by YEE, represented itself with the up-cycling corner. This corner was an inspiration for the citizens and was an innovative activity. The citizens were interested to learn more from this new idea, EDEN staff and the youth center of Kucova which contributed with their own object were ready to give a help to the citizens that showed interest to learn of doing this objects.

This activity was supported financially by the U.S. Embassy in Tirana.

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EDEN photos for Earth Day