Irena Toçi
Founder & board member of the Women Economic Chamber


Irena Toçi has been managing the Toena Publishing House in Tirana for 10 years, one of the largest publishing houses in the country, with a prominent activity in the field of publishing and cultural promotion.
She has been praised over the years by various institutions for her contribution in this field.
In October last year, Greece's UNESCO (Piraeus and Islands Branch) awarded her a Gold Medal for her work in promoting the region's best cultural values.
Irena was awarded diplomas of appreciation by the Association of Albanian Writers and Artists "Pope Clement XI Albani" in Sweden in 2016; selected and evaluated with "Albanian Excellence" by the association of the same name; from the Municipality of Guca in Montenegro; from the Patriotic Cultural Association Laberia; from the Cultural Foundation "Harpa"; from the National Library of Albania etc.
She has translated many children's books, from Greek, Italian and English.
Irena Toçi has 26 years of experience in the field of publishing.
She is also specialized in the field of management and marketing.
Editor-in-Chief for several years of the cultural and artistic magazine "Albanian Book Universe - Author, Book, Criticism", Irena manages since 2010 the Institute of Books and Promotion - a non-profit organization with an intensive activity in the field of cultural promotion inside and outside country.