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National consultations
Cooperation between the World Bank and the civil society
Thirty eight representatives from several civil society organizations from Macedonia who have had experience in the cooperation with the World Bank, took part at the one-day workshops called “National consultations for cooperation between the World Bank and the civil society in Macedonia”, which was organized on 29 March this year by the Macedonian Centre for International Cooperation. At the workshop, they exchanged and presented their experiences in the cooperation with the Bank and gave their recommendations for more efficient cooperation in the future. The cooperation is facilitated by the Joint Facilitation Committee of the cooperation between the World Bank and the civil society, a consulting group in charge of facilitating and finding transparent and democratic mechanisms for more efficient cooperation between the CSO’s and the World Bank on global level, which believes that the strengthened cooperation between these two subject can lead to more efficient poverty reduction.
“Although the results accomplished on the level of implemented projects supported by the World Bank are seemingly satisfactory, we cannot speak about some significant results or broader effects of the project itself. This is due to the short duration of the projects (6 months), a period which is hardly sufficient for realizing the impact of the projects implemented on the wider environment, or their multiplying effects. At those places where the projects are to become an obligation of the local authorities, there is neither a form nor a mechanism that would continue the cooperation between the local government and the civil society organizations in order to strengthen the effects of the project or to provide sustainability”…are some of the experiences being pointed out, which, together with the adopted recommendations for more efficient cooperation have been presented by the chosen representatives at the Word Political Forum that took place in Washington from 20 to 22 April.
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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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