Interview adriajana

Duration: 2 minutes and 48 seconds

Country: France

Language: Macedonian

License: CC - Public Domain

Genre: Documentary

Producer: Animateur de basse normandie

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Posted by: momal on Sep 16, 2009

Interview adriajana

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Round table on the role of the public internet access points in the development of local democracy
Foundation Open Society Institute - Macedonia (FOSIM) established these centres, because, generally,
since 2001, the NGO sector and its activities
were only focused in Skopje
Believing that the citizens should be active in the local strategies
outside of the capital, FOSIM decided to establish
these centres in order to strengthen the nongovernmental organizations,
help them cooperate with the local authorities, the media
and the business sector, and to help them become sustainable.
By talking to the first donor - the Swiss Development and Cooperation Agency
they found the development of civil society to be of mutual interest
outside the capital and together used their funds
knowledge and willingness, and established the first four centres
which had significant effects in the local community
contributed to a developed nongovernmental sector, cooperation with the local authority
and influenced the creation of policies even 2 years after the establishment of the first centers
The European Agency for Reconstruction decided to allocate more than a million euros
for the remaining 8 centres in other economically underdeveloped areas of Macedonia
hence the other 8 centers were established, with the participation of
the European Agency for Reconstruction and FOSIM.
All of the 12 NGO centres function as operational centres of the FOSIM
They were not separate legal entities, but a part of FOSIM
The employees of the centres were employees of the Foundation
The equipment and premises belonged to FOSIM.
However, in time, after the capacities of the centres increased
and they became important factors in the local community, FOSIM decided to spin off these centres
Hence, they are now independent NGOs,
partners of the Foundation in the implementation of its activities
And they became not only partners of the Foundation
but partners of other donors too, such as the municipality and the local authorities, in the resolution of the problems of the community
And this is maybe the greatest effect of all the funds and support that FOSIM
and the other donors provided for the development of these centres.

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