Abstract:
This paper focuses on the exploration of strategies and policies on how to develop
community capacity aiming at supporting the Albanian orphans’ education. The key
objective is to propose a framework on how to develop the capacity of a community
on dealing with the low academic performance of the institutionalized children (IC)
and the lack of the provision and implementation of mentoring programs, strategies
and policies based on research on community development. We conclude that
the type of care (institutionalized vs foster) plays an important role in the child’s
developmental and educational outcomes. Then, in the last section of this work,
conclusions and recommendations are included.
