Project: Improving the Macedonian CSOs active participation in decision-making process through the empowerment of grass-root CSOs

This project is funded by the European Union

Project office: Petar Pop Arsov 45- , e mail: [email protected] │ www.predaplus.eu www.activecsos.mk ______

Newsletter #3

NEWS 31 JANUARY 2018

ACTIVE CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS In the next Јануари,8 to 10 months these2018 civil - SUCCESFUL GRANTEES society organizations will implement

activities in 27 through Macedonia and contribute in the In the framework of the project the European Union and their communities where they are active. "Improving the Macedonian CSO’s instruments for EU pre-accession The topics are various such as youth active participation in decision-making assistance. activism, firefighting services, tourism, process through the empowerment of handcrafting, youth farmers etc. grass-root CSO’s", a total of 20 civil The main purpose of the small grants is

society organizations from Macedonia to strengthen the capacities of civil received support from the European society organizations and to provoke Union through the Small Grants Facility change or solution to some economic Programmme launched by PREDA Plus and social problem in the community. and the German organization ASB. The The action model remains as a matter approved grants and projects will be of choice of the grantees. They will implemented throughout Macedonia. choose what is the most appropriate for them in order to implement the project. The Small Grant Facility Programme, It can be implemented through a with the slogan "Activate", was partnership with local or central launched last year. This programme government, lobbying/advocacy or was promoted by PREDA Plus monitoring of their work. Foundation and ASB with support from

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Project: Improving the Macedonian CSOs active participation in decision-making process through the empowerment of grass- root CSOs

This project is funded by the European Union

LIST OF THE GRANTEES FACTS ABOUT CIVIL SOCIETY

ORGANIZATIONS IN MACEDONIA  Coalition of Youth There are 5490 registered CSOs in Organizations SEGA,  Association Center for Sustainable Community Central Registry of the Republic of Macedonia. In the survey  Association for Culture and Development, conducted in July 2017, 3115 from Development of the Creative these organizations were Industries KULT TRANZEN,  Association Regional Advocacy Center, Delcevo contacted. The representative Strumica sample was questioned and we  Citizen Association for came to the following conclusions:  Association for Voluntary Firefighting ZORA, Kicevo Democratic Development INITIATIVE FOR EUROPEAN Areas of action  Association Multikultura, PERSPECTIVE, Skopje The largest part from the  Association Young Farmers organizations are in the following areas:  Association for Development Network – Meseista,

of Civil Education and Civil Debarca  Education and research – 27% Society GANIMED,  Association CREATIVE  Health, social work and  Humanitarian Association for CENTER – RURBANKULT, humanitarian work – 21% Help and Support of the  Culture/Art – 18% People with Special Needs  Association for Promotion of BRAVURA KOOPERATIVA, Annual income Delcevo Equal Opportunities for All WORLD FOR ALL, Skopje Most of the organization (36%) had  Environmental Association annual income from EUR 2500, on PLANETUM, Strumica  Association of Citizens the other hand 21% from the Center for Research and organization did not have any  Center for Cultural Analysis NOVUS, Strumica annual income. Decontamination, Bitola  Macedonian Association of  Association of Citizens for Metal and Electrical Industry Employment Promotion of Art MAMEI, Skopje 33% from the CSOs don’t have Craftsmanship and regular employees, 18% has Handcrafting MATA, Skopje  Organization of Women between two and five regular VIZIJA, employees.  Association Civil Center for Sustainable Development  Association for Citizen Quotes from EGRI, Movement for Sustainable Baseline Study, July 2017 Socioeconomic Development GLOBAL, Bitola

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