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IMP@CT
February
2002, Issue no 3
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IMP@CT is
a monthly electronic newsletter published by the Euroregional Center for
Democracy (CED), Romania. It contains announcements and information on
funding opportunities and upcoming events addressing NGOs and institutions
in South Eastern Europe. IMP@CT is
part of Democracy Online (http://resource.regionalnet.org), a
CED program that
gathers, updates and distributes information relevant for the democratic
developments in the region and for the cross-border co-operation, in order
to stimulate and improve partnerships. We welcome your comments and
suggestions regarding the newsletter at impact@regionalnet.org.
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Contents
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1. CED Featured Program of the Month
2. Funding Opportunities
3. Announcements and Upcoming
Events
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Euroregional
Center for Democracy announces:
TRAINING SESSIONS FOR
NGOs/INSTITUTIONS – STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT
Application
Deadline: February 25, 2002 (for the first session)
OBJECTIVES:
to extend skills and
abilities in order to ensure appropriate project management and
development of partnership projects.
GOALS:
- Training of leaders of NGOs and public institutions from South
Eastern European countries, in order to increase the quality of their
programs.
- Providing
professional development and assistance for consolidating organizational
structure, so that the NGOs and public institution be able to
elaborate long-term strategies on viability and
self-sustainability.
TRAINERS:
-
Civil Society
Development Foundation Budapest (CSDF)
- Euroregional Center for
Democracy (CED)
APPLICANT’ S
PROFILE
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To be part of
the senior management of a
nongovernmental organization or institution from countries from South
Eastern Europe that runs or would like to develop regional cooperative
programs;
- To have advanced
knowledge of the English language;
GENERAL INFORMATION
-
expenses
regarding accomodation, meals and training support materials are all
covered by CED, except travel costs to and from Timisoara;
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the
sessions will be carried out
in English.
CALENDAR FOR 2002
Strategy Development ( 1-15 March) , deadline: 25 February
Project Planning ( 8-12 April ), deadline: 25 March
Marketing & Fundraising ( 13-17 May), deadline: 29 April
Leadership ( 17- 21 June), deadline: 3 June
More information: www.regionalnet.org/training
cbelei@regionalnet.org,
Cristian Belei
Tel: +40 56 221471
Fax: +40 56 221 469 |
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Barents Group of KPMG Consulting and the IRIS Center announce Regional Think Tank Partnership Program
Barents Group of KPMG Consulting and
the IRIS Center announce the Regional Think Tank Partnership Program. The
objective of the program is to enhance and strengthen capacity of Russian
and East/Central European economic think tanks through professional
collaboration, joint policy studies and outreach activities. Funding for
the program is provided by USAID. The program will support multi-national
partnerships of think tanks implementing applied analytical projects in
various fields of post-communist economic transition, development, and
public policy making. Partnerships will provide for professional
exchanges, comparative analyses, collective outreach and dissemination of
policy conclusions, assessments of reform strategies, and advocacy
efforts. Each partnership will normally include think tanks from Russia,
Central and Eastern Europe, and the West (primarily, but not exclusively,
from the US. Think tank partnerships will be invited to submit grant
proposals to the program (a request for proposal will be circulated
shortly). The Program is
designed for three years and is offering annual grants up to $70 000 per
partnership project.
More
information: Olga Lavrentieva, olga@eerc.ru
Phone/fax: +7 (095) 232 3349,
248 2728
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The
European Commission announces
Call for
proposals for RTD, demonstration, and combined
RTD/demonstration projects in the framework of IST Program
Application
Deadline: February 21, 2002
The program is structured on 4 main Key Actions:
Key Action I - SYSTEMS AND SERVICES FOR THE
CITIZEN
The priority
for KA I is to enable European users (citizens, businesses, public
authorities) to take advantage of the recent advances in ubiquitous
computing, ubiquitous communication and intelligent interfaces to improve
access to and delivery of general interest services
Key Action II - NEW METHODS OF WORK AND
ELECTRONIC COMMERCE
Key Action II
will reinforce European Union policies and priorities as set out in the
Lisbon, Stockholm and Gothenburg summits, by ensuring that Europe plays a
prominent role in shaping and capitalizing on the next wave of work and
business innovations.
Key Action III - MULTIMEDIA CONTENT AND
TOOLS
The aim of this
work is to improve the functionality, usability and acceptability of
future information products and services, to enable linguistic and
cultural diversity and contribute to the valorization and exploitation of
Europe's cultural patrimony, to stimulate creativity, and to enhance
education and training systems for lifelong learning. Work will cover new
models, methods, technologies and systems for creating, processing,
managing, networking, accessing and exploiting digital content, including
audio-visual content.
Key Action IV -
ESSENTIAL TECHNOLOGIES AND INFRASTRUCTURES
Key Action IV
covers the development of the essential component technologies and
integrated systems and networks underpinning today’s converging industries
and infrastructures. The Key Action is designed to build on today's
European strengths in communications and network technologies, digital
broadcasting, consumer electronics, software and embedded systems, and
service concept innovation
More information: European Commission
The IST Information Desk
Directorate-General for the Information Society
Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 2000
B-1049 Brussels
E-mail: ist@cec.eu.int
Fax: (32-2) 296 83 88
Web: www.cordis.lu/ist
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i2Foundation Grants
Application deadline: February 25, 2002
The i2 Foundation
is dedicated to promoting advancements in education, technology, environmental
practices, medicine and economic opportunity through programs that improve
the quality of life and create a healthier society. One of the major priorities
of the i2 Foundation is to contribute to society through the development
and education of children and youth. The foundation, however, recognizes
that issues are complex and interconnected and therefore is open to receiving
proposals related to a wide array of issues including: poverty, hunger,
illiteracy, education, youth violence, violence against women, early child
development, environmental preservation, scientific research and improved
healthcare. Grants will range in size from $5,000 to $50,000 (U.S. dollars).
Grants are for one year. An application form is not required. Applications
should consist of a cover letter, a proposal and other supporting documents.
The cover letter and proposal must be sent via email only. The supporting
documents must be sent by regular mail.
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OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE announces
Employment Re-entry
Initiative For Ex-Offenders
Application
Deadline: March 1, 2002
The purpose of this request for proposals is to
stimulate practical solutions to the problem of re-entry and
re-integration of ex-offenders, for whom getting and maintaining jobs and
securing sustainable income is a major obstacle. The target groups for
this project include ex-prisoners and near prisoners (participants of
alternative sentencing programs). New initiatives, proposed by
organizations and institutions that have first hand experience with the
problem, and who demonstrate willingness and ability to develop employment
and self-employment assistance services are strongly encouraged to
participate. Funding preference will be given to organizations that
integrate employment into a complete process (i.e., acquisition of
clients, life skills, basic / trade skills, living accommodations,
transitional and “long term” employment) of ex-offender reintegration
within the program.
Partnerships between specialized service providers and employment /
self-employment service providers are encouraged. Up to $40,000 for one
year, with an opportunity for continued support for another year if the
project meets its stated goals and objectives. The applicant must be able
to provide co-funding from its own resources of 20% of the value of the
requested support (the matching can be in-kind or cash contributions to
the project).
More information: local OSI Foundation in
the country of application OR
Network Program
on Economic and Business Development
Open Society Institute - New York
400 West 59th Street New York, NY 10019
USA
Phone: (212) 548 0600
Fax: (212) 548 4651
Email: pkorynski@sorosny.org
Program Director: Piotr Korynski
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The Regional Environmental Center announces:
Call for NGO
Cooperative Environmental Project Proposals
Application deadline: March 18,
2002
The NGO
Cooperative Environmental Projects Grants program aims to strengthen civil
society by supporting environmental projects contributing to democratic
public involvement and the development of concrete tools and mechanisms of
sustainable development. Firstly, the grant will be given only to NGOs
working on cooperative
projects. NGOs from at least two different countries will work together on
an environmental issue that affects them both. Secondly, projects should
address transboundary or region-wide environmental
problems. Projects should not exceed 13 months. Maximum funding available
per project is EUR 35,000 from a total grant fund of EUR 375,000.
Registered non-profit, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from Albania,
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, FYR Macedonia, Romania, and
Yugoslavia may apply for the cooperative grant. NGOs currently running a cooperative
project supported by the REC Head Office are not eligible for funding
under this call.
More
information: http://www.rec.org/REC/Programs/NGO_Support/GTZcall.html
epinguli@rec.org, Entela Pinguli
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The Ramsar Convention
on Wetlands announces
Ramsar Small Grants Fund for Wetland Conservation and Wise
Use
Application Deadline: March
31, 2002
The fund was created in 1990 in order to provide
assistance for wetland conservation and wise use initiatives in developing
countries and (since 1996) countries with economies in transition. Its
allocations are not intended to support major projects traditionally
covered by larger funding agencies. The wise use concept has been
defined as "the sustainable utilization of wetlands for the benefit of
humankind and compatible with the maintenance of the natural properties of
the ecosystem"
More information: http://ramsar.org/key_sgf_index.htm
ramsar@ramsar.org
tel. +41 22/999 0170
fax
+41 22/999 0169
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The
Open Society Institute-Budapest announces
Roma
Literary Awards Program
Application Deadline:
April 1, 2002
More
information: www.osi.hu
Veronika
Tomka, E-mail: romaculture@osi.hu
Phone:
+36 1 327 3027
Fax: +36 1 327 3101
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The Council of Europe,
Directorate of Youth and Sport announces:
Youth Programme Pilot Projects on Human Rights
Education
Application
deadline: April 1, 2002 and July 1, 2002
By funding
pilot projects on human rights education through the European Youth
Foundation, the Directorate of Youth and Sport seeks to actively
contribute to the inclusion of human rights education in youth work
practice and to encourage innovative practices and partnerships, both in
formal and in non-formal education contexts. Selected
projects can be funded up to a maximum of 7.600 € and must be realised
between January and December 2002. A maximum of 80% of the grant will be
paid following the confirmation of acceptance of the grant; the remaining
balance will be paid according to the rules of the European Youth
Foundation upon reception and approval of the report and final accounts of
the project.
More
information: http://www.hre.coe.int
http://www.eycb.coe.int
eycb.secretariat@coe.int
Tel:
+ 36 1 212 40 78, Fax. + 36 1 212 40 76
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The
ICT Stories objective is to capture the learning process that accompanies
the introduction and implementation of ICTs in a project in exemplary
stories. These stories describe good practices and lessons learned from
contributors' experiences. To motivate story owners to share their
knowledge, IICD and infoDev launched an annual competition. An
internationally acclaimed ICT Stories jury selects the winning stories
from a growing database. The submitted projects should : involve
important issues in the field of ICT and development; use ICT in a new
way: it may use state-of-the-art technology; basic ICTs in a creative way,
or a combination of ICT and traditional media; have a significant effect
on the sector it is applied to and serve as a model for other
initiatives. Creativity
is encouraged. Stories should not exceed 1500 words. The
annual contest winners participate in an international ICT event to
present their story to the public.
More
information: http://www.iicd.org/stories/
lgast@iicd.org,
Lisette Gast
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European
Commission announces
DAPHNE
Program
Application
Deadline: April 26, 2002
Daphne
Program (2000-2003) is a community program financing prevention measures
against child, youth and women violence by:
-Promoting
collaboration between NGOs and institutions, public authorities working in
the field of preventing and stopping violence
-Informing
the public about preventing violence against children and women (including
trafficking for sexual exploit).
Available
budget is 6 million EURO in 2002. Candidate countries can participate in
the program only as partners, without receiving directly funds from the
European Commission.
Partnerships of at least two organizations from two different
countries are eligible.
More
information: Fax: (+32.2)
299.67.11
isabelle.touwaide@cec.eu.int
ute.marschner@cec.eu.int
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European
Commission announces
PHARE ACE 1998 - Conference participation financial
support
Application
Deadline: May 31, 2002
The program is designed
to promote the exchange of economic knowledge, to advance scientific
understanding and to stimulate the creation of networks through
international conferences. Only participants whose papers have been
refereed and accepted by the conference organizers will be considered for
funding. The maximum grant for participation is EURO 1,200 per person
(including travel and subsistence).
More
information: ACE Programme Management
26, rue de la Loi
B - 1040 Brussels
BELGIUM
Tel: (+32 2) 280 17 40
Fax: (+32 2) 280 14 06
E-mail: ace98@gopa-brussels.com
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Implementation of
existing International Standards of
Human Rights in Macedonia
March 05- 09, 2002, Gostivar,
Macedonia
Application
deadline: February 20 , 2002
An
interactive Seminar organized
by Association for Democratic Initiatives ADI on the role and status of
implementation of the standards of Council of Europe in Macedonia, with
developing a plan of action for campaigning implementation of this
standards in Macedonia. Attendees: Central and Local Government Officials,
NGO representatives, Media representatives. Free admission.
More
information: albert@adi.org.mk
Contact
Person: Albert Musliu
Phone:
+389 42 22 11 00
Fax:
+389 42 22 11 02
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Jena-Prague 2002
Summer School - 'The EU Facing Eastern Enlargement'
July 15 - 27 , 2002,
Jena and Prague, Czech Republic
Application
deadline: March 15, 2002
Applicants
should be enrolled, as a doctoral student in some university, preference,
however, will be given to students from European universities.
Four
thematic courses will be offered: Methodologies and Theory of
International Relations, Governance and Institutions of the Enlarging EU,
Transnational Problems in Unifying Europe and Central and East European
States and EU Membership.
More
information: summerschool.2002@uni-jena.de
Fax:
+49 (0)3641 945412
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Policing in Central and Eastern Europe: Deviance, Violence, and
Victimization
September
12-14, 2002, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Application
deadline: March 20, 2002
The
conference aims at exchange of views, concepts, and research findings
among scientists, researchers, and practitioners from the East and the
West in the area of deviance, violence, and victimization, as they pertain
to policing. Broad coverage of the many topics and disciplines by police
scholars from around the world will create an opportunity for scholars
from Central and Eastern Europe to present their views and research to
their colleagues from other parts of the world, as well as opportunity for
scholars from other parts of the world to share their views and research
with their Central and Eastern European colleagues.
More
information: http://www.vpvs.uni-lj.si/conf2002
E-mail:
milanp@vpvs.uni-lj.si , Dr.
Milan Pagon
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Insitute for Humane Studies – Free Summer Seminars
2002
Dates and locations differ for each seminar
Application
deadline: March 29, 2002
The
Institute for Humane Studies invites applications for their free summer
seminars. Seminars last one week and involve students and graduates from
all over the world. Accepted
applicants are awarded scholarships worth approximately $1,000, covering
the cost of the program, room and board on a college campus, and materials
and books.
Foundations
of Liberty,
June 22-28, 2002 Princeton University
Liberty
and Society, June
22-28, 2002 ,Pitzer College, Claremont,CA,
July
20- 26, 2002, Bryn Mawr College, PA
Liberty,
Art, & Culture, July
13-19, 2002, Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, PA
Liberty
& Crisis, July
5-7, 2002, Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, PA
Social
Change Workshop (for
Graduate Students), June
15-21, 2001, University of Virginia
Liberty
& Current Issues, July
6-12 , 2002, Marymount University
More
information: http://www.theihs.org/tab3/
Email his@gmu.edu
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United World Colleges Youth
Action Summit 2002 - NGO YOUTH FORUM
July 22- August 9, 2002,
Utrecht, The Netherlands
Application
deadline: March 30, 2002
Session
1 (Environmental Issues & Sustainable Development): July 22-26,
2002
Session
2 (Globalization and Global Governance): July 29-August 2,
2002
Session
3 (Migration and Security): August 5-9, 2002
It
is estimated that approximately 30 representatives of the NGO sector from
across the world will be invited to participate in each session. The
organizers are committed to ensuring that all selected participants can
take part in the UWCYAS2002 regardless their financial situation. Full
funding is available if truly needed. Application to the United World
Colleges Youth Action Summit 2002 (NGO YOUTH FORUM) is open to everyone
regardless of race, national origin, ethnicity, religion, disability,
gender, sexual orientation, financial background and beliefs. Proficiency
in English is required. Individuals 17-25 years should apply.
More
information: http://www.uwcyouthsummit.org/ngoforum.htm#ELIGIBILITY
info@uwcyouthsummit.org
Tel.:
+31 (0) 20 422 23 31
Fax: +31 (0) 20 422 38 31
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EFES 2002- International
Festival for Economy and Business
May 3 – 8, 2002, Podgorica,
Montenegro
Application deadline: April 10, 2002
EFES 2002
will gather economics students from all of the ex-Yugoslavia countries. In
addition to lectures in economics, marketing, entrepreneurship, economics
and lectures on the rights and position of women in the Balkans, the
students will participate in a competition in marketing (presentation -
advertising of products) and also a competition in general economics;
substantial prizes will be given to the winners. EFES 2002 will also
organize for its participants a round table entitled “Overcoming Obstacles
Between Students of the Balkans” with proposals for solutions and debate
on the rights and position of women in our Region. For all participants,
all accommodation costs are covered; there is no fee to pay. Also, every
participant should bring traveling tickets; because there is a chance that
organization team cover your traveling costs (bus and train).
More
information: http://www.efes2002.cg.yu/festival.htm
efes@cafemontenegro.com
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European Youth Exchange Seminar “SITUATION AND
PERSPECTIVES OF YOUNG PEOPLE FROM MINORITY BACKGROUND IN MACEDONIA”
May,20 – 26, 2002, Skopje,
Macedonia
Application deadline: April 31, 2002
The main
topics of the project are as follows: minorities and the majority;
tolerance and democratic citizenship and work together towards a common
objective. Beneficiaries will be 8-10 young people from each participating
country (18-25 years old).
More
information: www.eyenetwork.org
Email: eye@eyenetwork.org
Phone:
+43 1 91 43 671
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In Transitum Project
Application deadline:
August 1, 2002
In Transitum
offers literary translators a stay in the country of the language from
which they translate for a period of between two weeks and one month. They
can work on a translation, do research in libraries and institutes, meet
with the author of the work they translate or generally explore the
literary scene in the country. In Transitum offers the translator
accommodation and a daily allowance. Travel costs and the costs of
documentation are also covered. In Transitum supports professional
translators translating literature into and from the languages of the
following countries: Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia,
Greece, Macedonia, Romania, Slovenia, Turkey and Yugoslavia.
More
information: www.intransitum.org
kvandenhul@eurocult.org , In Transitum's
Programme Officer, Kirsten van den Hul
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Peacebuilding, Globalisation and Social Justice – Summer Peace
Training
July 8 - 26, 2002, Cluj-Napoca,
Romania
A three-weeks intensive training programme for committed social
activists, development workers, practitioners and scholars organised by
TRANSCEND in cooperation with the Peace Action, Training and Research
Institute of Romania, the Transnational Institute (TNI), International
South Group Network (ISGN), Centro de Estudios Internacionales, and Focus
on the Global South.
More information: e-mail:
training@transcend.org
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Democracy
and Human Rights in Multiethnic Societies
July 8 – 12,
Konjic, Bosnia and
Herzegovina
The seminar is
organized by the Institute for Strengthening Democracy in BH and will
consist of 3 panels: Legal
System and Civil Society, The matrix vote and
power-sharing and Between democratization and protectorate: towards a
self-sustaining model for good governance in Bosnia-Herzegovina?
A limited number of
grants for travel and accommodation are available to participants from
South Eastern Europe.
More
information: http://www.bosnet.org/democracy_institute/program.shtml
Tel/fax: +
387 88 729 806
E-mail: izjd-ko@bih.net.ba
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Pristina
Summer University 2002 - Apply Now to
Teach
July 15 - August
2 2002, Pristina, Kosovo
The
program will bring together regional & international professors and
lecturers for a period of three weeks and will provide about 30 courses
and workshops in the field of humanities, social sciences and natural
sciences. In addition, public discussions, lectures etc. will be organized
on prominent issues in Kosovar and (South) East European society.
Generally,
all courses should be instructed in English or Albanian. Highly
interactive teaching methods, which stimulate critical thinking and
promote discussion, have priority. Each course will be co-taught by the
visiting professor and a local teaching staff member. The Academic
Training Association will partially or completely
reimburse expenses incurred traveling to the PSU. ATA and the University
of Pristina will provide housing. Visiting professors will teach pro
bono, but will be paid a daily allowance, or per diem of 15 Euro per
teaching day.
More
information: http://www.antenna.nl/ysy/KSU2002/applyteachpsu.html
psu@academictraining.org
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South East Europe Contact Office
The
Slovenian National YOUTH Agency „MOVIT” announces the creation of an electronic database
at its web-pages for youth NGOs in South East Europe. All youth NGOs can
request to have their name, contact information etc. put into the
database, which in turn is used by youth NGOs from all of Europe who are
interested in finding partners in the SEE region.
More information: http://www.movit.si/mladina/database.htm
see.youth@movit.si
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Greifswald International Students
Festival
June 1-9 , 2002, Greifswald,
Germany
The first "Greifswald
International Students Festival" will be a summit of the next generation,
which makes dialogs and exchange of different views possible, and surmount
the limits of prejudice and discrimination. In June 2002, approximately
450 students from all over the world will come together in Greifswald, a
city in the North of Germany. In preparation of the festival, the
participants will be in frequent contact with their international group
leaders and research topics like Sustainable Development, Peace Building
and New and Independent Media.
More
information: groupleader@gristuf.org
www.gristuf.org
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ECMI NGO Network for the Improvement of
Interethnic Relations in the Republic of Macedonia
The
European Centre for Minority Issues (ECMI) based in Flensburg, Germany, is
pleased to announce the official launch of the "ECMI NGO Network for the
Improvement of Interethnic Relations in the Republic of Macedonia" and of
the "ECMI Regional NGO Centres" in Skopje. The overall aim of the ECMI NGO
Network is to enhance the cooperation of local non-governmental
organizations (NGOs) towards the improvement of interethnic tolerance,
respect for differences and dialogue among all those living in the
Republic of Macedonia. The
ECMI NGO Network now consists of about 40 domestic NGOs representing all
major ethnic communities in the country.
More information: http://www.ecmingonet.org.mk
sunver@mol.com.mk
tel: ++389-2 361 379
fax:
++389-2 364 521
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