For the functioning and the proges of this institution have given their contribution many intellectuals and representatives of Albanian art and culture such as:
Dhimiter Anagnosti – screen writer & film producer, Ali Dhrimo- lingusit, Dhimiter Xhuvani - writer, Emin Riza -historian, Gjon Simoni - composer, Zerina Kuke - , Dhori Qiriazi - writer, Gazmend Leka - painter, Kujtim Laro, Seit Mancaku - linguist, Ali Oseku - painter
Foundation Fan Noli It is an institution which does not depend on the state.The foundation for culture and arts FFN was founded in 1994 by the initiative of some well-known Albanian intellectuals. Its residence is in Tirana. The financial resources of the foundation are the donations and sponsorships based on law No. 7892 Date 21/12/1994.
FFN aims to:
help in the strengthening and development of the Albanian art and cultural identity through the financial support presented by natural and legal non-governmental persons.
Encourage, develop and make known the Albanian culture and arts inside and outside the country.
Develop the donating and sponsoring culture for collecting monetary and material means
Administer them in accordance with the legislation in power and its statute.
Set up its branches in other cities of Albania, Kosova and Diaspora.
The foundation achieves its goals by financially supporting in the fields of culture and arts:
Projects on national and international scale
Scholarships for Higher education and post-graduate qualifications abroad
The creativity of young talents
Competitions on national and international scale
Contacts between Albanian culture, arts and artists with the culture, arts and artists who are outside the territory of the Republic of Albania
Activities for the preservation, restoration the studying of the monuments of culture, folklore and craftsmanship and for integration cultural and tourism within the territory of the Republic of Albania
Some of its characteristics:
It is a non-profit foundation, It is led by a Leading decision making Council, whose members should be personalities in the fields of Albanian culture and Arts. Culture and Art only can rise man up to the level of God.
PROJECTS
This is the first step of a series of ambitious activities that Fan Noli Foundation has intended to undertake. We intend to provide with monument those schools that have the names of well known personalities of Art and Culture such as: Fan Noli, Sami Frashëri, Naim Frashëri, Andon Zako Cajupi, Jeronim de Rada and many others). Is initiative is thought to be undertaken with the contribution of governmental and non-governmental institutions, the Albanian community and most of all with the small but very important contribution of the students and teachers of the respective schools.
Until now our foundation has founded more than 140 books, 25 participations of different individuals/ groups in international competitions, 34 trips of Albanian personalities and students for studding abroad, 3 scripts of Albanian movies, 5 national festivals, 13 shows, 4 books’ fairs, 6 exhibitions, restoration of some monuments etc.
Our Staff
Leading Council
Shaban Sinani – linguist
Artan Peqini – artist
Endri Sina - composer
Arian Leka - literary
Chairman
Ilir Butka 2005 - 2009
Councilor to the Chairman
Dhimiter Anagnosti
Executive Director
Ergys Bezhani
Chief of Finance
Zydi Turdiu
Vendosur ne oborrin e Shkolles 9-vjecare Fan Noli ne kryeqytet
Ky monument eshte konkretizimi i rezultatit te pare te nje projekti ambicios te kahershem te Fondacionit Fan Noli, per pajisjen e shkollave të kryeqytetit me memoriale të personaliteteve të shquara, emrin e të cileve ato kane privilegjin te mbajnë, (Fan Noli, Sami Frashëri, Naim Frashëri, Andon Zako Cajupi, Jeronim de Rada e shumë të tjerë). Kjo inisiative eshte menduar te realizohet me kontributin e institucioneve shteterore dhe private, mbarë komunitetit shqiptar, brenda dhe jashte vendit, dhe mbi te gjitha me kontributin e vogel por mjaft te cmuar te vete nxenesve dhe mesuesve te shkollave perkatse.
Ne aktivitetin e tij Fondacioni Fan Noli ka mbështetur 140 botime, 25 pjesëmarrje të personave të ndryshëm në konkurse ndërkombetare, 34 udhëtime personalitetesh të kulturës dhe artit si dhe studentësh e pasuniversitarësh për të studjuar jashtë shtetit në fushat përkatëse, 3 skenarë filmash, 5 festivale kombëtare, 13 shfaqje skenike, 4 panaire libri, 6 ekspozita, mirëmbajtjen e disa monumenteve të kulturës etj., me një vlerë të përgjithshme rreth 40 milionë lekë te reja.