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Panel: Concluding session-Possible strategies for sustainability of the civil society sector in Macedonia–future steps; Organizer: Centre for institutional development (CID)
The draft-resolutions from the first Conference for Sustainability were presented
In organization of the Centre for institutional development (CID) a concluding session titled: “Possible strategies for sustainability of the civil society sector in Macedonia” was held on the third day of the NGO fair. On this session the draft-resolutions were presented, achieved at the Conference for Sustainability of the civil society sector in Macedonia, and coming from materials drawn from the work of the Macedonian and the foreign participants from Czech Republic, Hungary, Bulgaria, Serbia and Montenegro and Kosovo, which was held during the seven sessions from 2-5 of December. The draft-resolutions were only the starting point in the future discussions for their final fulfilment – Zoran Stojkovski from CID stated this. Regarding the proposals for a change in the legal frames, a big attention was drawn to the need for amending the law for civic organizations and foundations, with focus on the economical activities and on the defining of the status of the public interest organizations, initializing a change into the fiscal laws in Macedonia, regulating the Governmental support, tax liberated individuals and companies that would like to donate, beneficiaries to the tax for organizations, etc. The need for a change in the legal regulative, philanthropy support, also the need for a change in the lottery games, and on the field of mobilizing of the civic associations’ resources, the draft-conclusions concern the need for involving of individuals and groups for the betterment of the quality of life in the local community, emphasizing on the citizens’ trust for the changes in the society, which are regarded as a key to the development of the financial sustainability. In this occasion, said Stojkovski, the need for enlarging of the public image, transparency and efficiency of the civil society sector, are strongly emphasized, building proper or financial strategies for sustainability, but also an opportunity for the donors to have clear strategies in the development of the practice for finance raisings for the organizations that support them. The development of corporative philanthropy in the draft-conclusions for a further focusing on the Civic associations’ activities in Macedonia, requires bigger support by the business subjects for the development of programs and projects of the civic organizations, development of skills of society liable entrepreneurs within the business sector, as well as the need of a mutual interest and cooperation on relation business sector-civil society sector, and setting a mutual cooperation interest. The civil society sector should build its own infrastructure for support and offers for cooperation with the business sector, that is, to stir the donations in the business sector legally, and the civil society sector on the other side should have an original manner in terms of promotion and commercials- this was concluded at the end of the draft-resolutions from the first Conference for Sustainability of the civil society sector in Macedonia.
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 “Give pleasure to your boss!!!”These days, a new commercial about a new coffee brand appeared on TV. I presume you’ve already seen it. A secretary slips when bringing coffee to her boss, slides down his desk on her stomach to stop in front of him with the coffee in her hand? I am not sure how you react to it, but after I had seen it for the first time I was left with my mouth open. It was a mixed feeling of bewilderment, sickness, disbelief…how could somebody think of something like that? How could nobody react to this commercial?
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“Mesecina” and “Arka” work on registering adults
People are born for the second time after obtaining personal documentsBari, Alisa, Dzejlan and a list of other names are just some of the examples for successful work of the Roma information centers of the humanitarian organization Mesecina from Gostivar. Despite being adults, they have recently been given their first birth certificate and have practically been born for the second time. | |
Civic resistance for the restarting of the melting plant in Veles
The Green Coalition insists on dislocating the polluterIt was so alive on 16 February in Veles! The event “Veleska pastrmajlija” was taking place at the pizza-bar “Snoopy”. The event has a special purpose – collecting money for the Children Ward at the Town Hospital. The action was organized by the “Focus” Foundation, in cooperation with the municipality of Veles. | |
Expeditio, Kotor, Montenegro
Our vision is a quality space for better lifeWe decided to make an unusual interview with three people, as they themselves are unusual, as well as the association they are members of. Aleksandra Kapetanovic, Biljana Gligorovic and Tatjana Rajic are three young architects, who dedicate their creativity, knowledge and enthusiasm to cultural heritage, architecture, spatial planning and the civic sector in Montenegro, particularly focused on Boka Kotorska and its surroundings. | |
Violeta Tanceva – Zlateva
My attitude towards the language“People who are of the same origin and who speak the same words and who live and make friends of each other, who have the same customs and songs and entertainment are what we call a nation, and the place where that people lives is called the people's country. Thus the Macedonians also are a nation and the place which is theirs is called Macedonia.”
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Armenian community in the Republic of Macedonia
About 110 families cherish both the Armenian and the Macedonian cultureThe genesis of the Armenian communities on the territory of today’s Macedonia goes back to the medieval times as can be proved by the numerous papers, traveling notes by foreign travelers who stayed or passed through the towns where among other nations, lived the Armenians. | |
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