Форуми во заедницата

The Programme aims to support the participatory development of communities on a local level through the organizing of eight forum sessions – Community Forums followed by implementation of the forum sessions’ projects through an appropriate fund. The forum represents a development platform aimed at: (1) the citizens improving their own lives through their own ideas and participation, and (2) the administration developing participatory, responsible and reliable local governance.

Objectives of the Community Forums Programme include:

• Involve citizens in local governance;
• Establish partnerships between local stakeholders; 
• Improve the local community’s project development capacity; 
• Improve the local administration’s capacity related to decentralization; 
• Specific improvement of the local social and economic environment.

Eligible to participate are all municipalities in the Republic of Macedonia that meet the conditions of this open call.

The full application, along with instructions for application and terms/criteria, can be downloaded from the ZELS website (www.zels.org.mk) or the Community Forums Programme website. Mail the completed applications and additional documents to the following address:

Community Forums Programme
Forum Coordination Unit
Mitropolit Teodosij Gologanov 39-2/1
1000 Skopje

Deadline for applications is 15 July 2008. For any additional information, please call 071 367 357 (Cvetanka Girova, programme assistant).