Social Companies in Macedonia

Multikultura is a leading civil rights organization promoting youth activism and participation in decision making and development of cultural and inter-ethnic tolerance and cooperation, established in August 2000. The main priority for the association’s operations is inter-ethnic relations through educational programs in support of tolerance, peace and understanding. The main objectives of the association are: Free legal aid Assisting in providing better conditions for people with disabilities, as well as providing minimum conditions for protecting the dignity and moral integrity of people with disabilities and their families Organizing different events for readapting school rooms to provide easy access to people with disabilities Active participation of youth in decision-making at local and national level Intercultural dialogue at national and international level Tolerance and peaceful conflict resolution Reducing unemployment and furthering social integration of youth

Cooperation with cultural, educational and civic organisations from the Rebuplic of North Macedonia & the Republic of Greece. Organizing professional language courses for Greek as L2. Examination center for attainment in Greek upon which a valid international certificate of success is being awarded.

Coalition SEGA is a national organization with collective membership - (at the moment) 12 full and 14 associate member organizations. The management structure is composed of the following bodies: • Assembly • Governing Board • Supervisory Board The executive structure is organized in the Central office, which is located in Prilep, and four Regional offices in: Shtip, Ohrid, Tetovo and Skopje. SEGA also operates the Youth Information and Counseling Center INFOSEGA located in Prilep. Vision Youth influence the changes and the development of Macedonia, participate in the decision making at national and local level for issues that concerns them. SEGA as a sustainable and developed youth coalition enables youth to believe in themselves, to accomplish their interests, to create and to build. Mission SEGA works on development and implementation of youth policies at local and national level, connects and strengthens youth organizations aiming to activate youth and improve the conditions for their personal and professional development in the Republic of Macedonia. Values and working principles - Active advocacy for the interest and the needs of young people and youth organizations in Macedonia; - Fostering of bottom-up approach in regular work; - Openness for cooperation with likeminded organizations from Macedonia and abroad; - Active cooperation with all institutions at national and local level that have jurisdictions related to the needs of youth; - Proactivity in informing and addressing youth issues - Advocacy for increase of the outreach of young people in formal youth organizations in Macedonia - Advocacy for increase of the scope of working areas of the youth organizations in Macedonia Field of work The main focus of field of work of SEGA is: - Youth activism; - Youth participation; - Transparency; - Democracy, mutual confidence and cooperation; - Community development; - Information; - Advocacy and lobbying for youth policy.

SFERA International – Founded in Bitola, with a dedicated mission to raise awareness and educate the communities throughout North Macedonia and EU countries, through non-formal education methods about environmental protection, cultural and natural heritage, healthy lifestyle, long-term sustainable youth development, Human Rights, and active participation through volunteerism in North Macedonia and Europe. TEACH ~ EDUCATE ~ ELEVATE ~ ENCOURAGE ~ ENGAGE What We Do! SFERA International participates and partners in projects on local, national, and international level. The NGO works on topics and issues focusing in environment protection and recycling, sport and health, art and creativity, team building, non-formal education methods and youth work, discrimination and democracy, human rights, professional and leadership skills development, and competences development for young people. We look for youth who are eager to get involved in their community. Through the organization workshops and other activities, we encourage youth to development their skills such as leadership, communication, creativity, public speaking and presentation, round-table debates, mediation, facilitation, conflict resolution, project writing and implementation. SFERA’s Values & Competences – Environmental responsibility – Ecology and Recycling – Sustainable Development – Healthy Lifestyle – Human and Youth Rights – Social Justice – Volunteering – Tolerance – Intercultural dialogue – Democracy – Youth Empowerment – Active citizenship

The mission of ACTAC is directed towards installing the European standards into society, as a way of democracy implementing. This refers to the participative manners development, rightful representation (gender, cultural and ethnic principles) sustainable conditions and problems’ resolving. By that the main method of ACTAC work is determined, and that is work in the policy and work through the growth of the cultural communities. ACTAC is financed by doing projects, services, training, and organizational interventions, and by local donors, Local Self-Governments, institution of the system, development of plans, projects and Programs for third parties. ACTAC is formed at the end of year 1999 and its activities started in the year 2000. Sectors 1. Cultural sector: Creating independent cultural structures, cultural politics; 2. Law sector: Support of rule of law; Advocating, legislation, public discussions and planning of law implementation; Principles of subsidiary, decreasing the instrumental potential of laws; Reforms and representation of political questions, reforms of the Judiciary, economy, public administration and Government institutions; 3. Sector for Local Economy Development (LED): Development of sector, building capacity for managing the process of technologies’ transfer; Educating for planning the LED, equipping it, studying, building relations, collecting literature; Inter-regional cooperation, creating programs and projects; Planning of specific segments in the area of LED (cultural tourism,super critical extraction,”Brand Up”); 4. Democracy sector: Methods of citizen’s respond, demystification. Methods for achieving visibility of citizen’s initiations Increasing of citizen and expert participation in the field of reforms processes; Campaigns (corruption, disarming, political orientation, inter-sector cooperation); Development methods and practices for achieving influence on the politics.