At Ramstore in Skopje

Donations for the Special Olympics
 

The donating action of the Special Olympics – Macedonia, which has been going on for two months at the Shopping Mall “Ramstore” in Skopje, organized an open humanitarian exhibition within the project “Art Street”. The exhibition included works by famous artists and photographers, like Filip Kondovski, Almir, Keti Ristovska, etc., as well as some books.

The action will be going on by the end of March, with an opportunity to continue by the end of 2007. At the open Humanitarian donating corner, the people with special needs exhibit their handiworks (earrings, necklaces, drawings, bracelets, etc) which they make with the help of numerous volunteers and children from several primary schools.

Mini-performances with some famous artists from the opera, the theatre, the music world, etc are organized every Thursday, offering the people with special needs and the other visitors a chance to have fun and to socialize. The citizens are invited to visit the Humanitarian Donating Corner and to donate some money. There is special phone line open for donations – one donates 100 denars with every call.

The Special Olympics have signed a contract for long-term cooperation wit the publishing house “Kultura” – Skopje, which donated over 1 150 books in November and is to donate the same number of books in December.

 

K.B. 

 

Support to projects

US Embassy Small Grants Programme

 

The Democracy Commission at the US Embassy in Skopje announced its Small Grants Programme through which grants are awarded to non-governmental and non-profitable organizations for specific projects supporting the development of the democratic institutions in the Republic of Macedonia. 

The Commission displays greatest interest in projects related to: civic education, independent media, human rights, ethnic and political harmony, environmental protection, strengthening the independent sector, conflict resolution, institutionalizing open, pluralistic, democratic and political processes on local level and the NGO sector and the local authorities, that is projects promoting the development of the open civil society.

The highest amount of money to be awarded is 24 thousand US dollars and most grants will be between 5 and 10 thousand US dollars. The public issues department is open for grant applications at any time. For more information, visit the web-site http://skopje.usembassy.gov/small_grants_program.html. The small grants programme for other countries can be found on the US Embassy web-site, at the appropriate links for each country http://usembassy.tate.gov/.

 

K.B.