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Forum Syd Balkans has awarded 20 new grants
The Forum Syd Balkans Programme has awarded 20 new grants (up to 1,000 Euros). The grants will be realized by civil society organizations and informal groups from different towns in Macedonia. This is the second phase of the Small Grants Programme, realized in cooperation with the British Council in Macedonia, the Agency for Young and Sports, Karpos Municipality and Tetovo Municipality. This programme was designed to help the implementation of the National Strategy for Young People in Macedonia whereas the projects promote the informal education, the volunteering and the local youth work.
“Advantage was given to projects proposed by informal groups, thus avoiding the mediation, and the power is given directly to the beneficiaries”, they say at Forum Syd. Special support is also given to partnerships between two organizations, that is, between civil society organizations and local government units, that is, between informal groups and local government units, thus confirming the importance of the cooperation between the government and the civil sector.
G.J.
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