“I encountered drugs in high school. I became addicted to heroin at 17. At 24, I was sentenced to two years in prison for drug possession. Since then, everything in my life has fallen apart,” testifies Mac, a hairdresser, born in 1982. Mac was rejected by his parents and closest…
Five years ago, worried that illnesses affecting several members of her family and friends were caused by contaminated water in Gevgelija, Jovanka Dojranlieva joined forces with a few citizens from Gevgelija to form the civic initiative “Arsena.” They set out to investigate the quality of the water supplied by the…
More than 35,000 Macedonian citizens work in the textile industry, with 7,000 employed just in Štip and the surrounding area. The work is demanding, conditions are poor, and wages are at poverty levels. Nearly 80% of workers are women. They work in the factories because they have no other way…
While the new government is focused on legislative changes in the social sector and is seeking a model to improve social entrepreneurship, civil society organizations are trying, through training programs, to help socially and economically vulnerable groups become competitive in the labor market. Supported by the Civica Mobilitas program, several…
In the past five years in Macedonia, 28 murders have been recorded as domestic violence. The Ministry of Interior’s daily bulletins are filled with incidents in which women—wives, girlfriends—are beaten. In just the first six months of this year, the police filed criminal charges against a total of 388 individuals…
Under the motto “Citizens for Change – Civil Society Organizations Day”, CIVICA Mobilitas organized the third National Forum, which was attended by around one hundred civil society organizations from across the country. In front of numerous citizens and park visitors at the “Shkolka” area in the City Park in Skopje,…
Every year, dozens of doctors continue to leave Macedonia in search of better working conditions and higher salaries abroad. This exodus of doctors and healthcare workers is already being felt in many parts of the country – entire regions are left without doctors, and once-busy clinics now stand empty. The…
In addition to requesting clear conditions for the distribution of funds from the state budget, the civil sector is also calling for a substantial increase in these resources. It is proposed to change the model for allocating funds from the State Lottery. With these two changes, some NGOs indicate that…
A group of 30 volunteers has been fighting for the protection of Lake Ohrid and Galichica National Park for two and a half years, with almost no resources but enormous enthusiasm. They call themselves Ohrid SOS and are the loudest guardians of Ohrid’s natural beauty against the threats posed by…
The civil sector can be funded from the state budget, say representatives of NGOs. However, they also stress that the conditions for obtaining these funds should be clear, transparent, and directed towards organizations that meet the set requirements. They demand that the Code of Good Practices for the allocation of…
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