The Grant Selection Committee evaluated the applications submitted to the Call for applications for innovative initiative grants, and selected a total of 25 CSOs who will implement their projects in the next six months. Implementation is facilitated by the Swiss Government’s Support to electoral reforms in North Macedonia project implemented by the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES), while the grants are administered by the Macedonian Center for International Cooperation (MCIC).
This call was open from 5 to 30 September 2022, 39 applications were submitted, and grant recipients are:
- Association for European Social Inclusion ESI NELIS Skopje
- Association for Environmentally Sustainable Development GREEN INSTITUTE Skopje
- Animal Protection Association EQUALITY, DIGNITY, EMPATHY, NATURALISM Skopje
- Association for culture, education, art, sport and publishing activity, INTUITA Tetovo
- Association for culture, art, education, sport, media and publishing activity ALBANICA ET Tetovo
- Association for International Youth Cooperation INTERACTIVE – Bitola
- Association for multicultural integration INCLUZIA [Inclusion] Ohrid
- Association for Legal Education and Transparency Station P.E.T. Prilep
- Association for Rural Development Local Action Group LAG SKARDUS vlg. Jegunovce, Jegunovce
- Association YOUTH COUNCIL Prilep
- Association of citizens for health, social and educational support INITIATIVE FOR DEVELOPMENT AND INCLUSION OF COMMUNITIES Skopje
- Association of citizens INTEGRATION OF ROMA PEOPLE – Gostivar
- Association of Citizens Center for Education and Development, Tearce
- Association of citizens Center for Research and Analysis NOVUS Strumica
- Association of citizens Center for Sustainable Initiatives Skopje
- Association ORGANIZED YOUTH SOCIETY Gostivar
- Association Center for Sustainable Development of Debar Community
- NGO KHAM Delcevo
- Mountain sports club KAB STRUGA 2017
- Roma Association for Women and Youth Luludi Skopje
- Foundation IMPACT NET-leaders in a mission for peace, freedom and prosperity Veles
- Humanitarian Association for help and support of people with special needs BRAVURA COOPERATIVA Veles
- Humanitarian Association MAJKA [MOTHER] Kumanovo
- Center for Youth Activism CMA-Krik Skopje
- Community Development Center SVETLA IDNINA [Bright Future] Kocani
The selected grantees are from all eight regions, and they will operate at the local level and the level of the City of Skopje. The total financial support for these innovative initiatives is 7,500,000 MKD.
The proposed innovative initiatives identified a problem in the community for which solution was promised or, on the other hand, a solution for identified problem for which resolution was promised (in the election program) by the local authorities and/or is included in the ongoing program of local self-government. Grantees will mobilize the community to remind local authorities of their given promises.
