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Tirana, Albania -- Women from the Kosovo and Albania Cultural Friendship Association visited orphanages in Vlora, Tirana, and Elbasan bringing gifts and cheer to the children and staff. The March 18-23 visits were sponsored by the Women's Federation for World Peace of Japan and Albania and by the Universal Peace Federation.
Mrs. Tomiko Duggan, Director of UPF's Washington, DC, office. presented a gift from the women of Japan to Dr. Liri Berisha, the founder and president of the Mother Teresa Foundation and President of the Albania Children Foundation. Dr. Berisha, wife of Albania's Prime Minister Dr. Sali Berisha, was deeply moved to receive a donation from Japanese women during this difficult time in their own nation.