Initiatives that are being implemented
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Goal of this 2I is to inform the community about the responsibility of municipalities to open youth centers in the first 5 years of implementation of the law for youth participation and youth policies, and to inform about the opportunities that these centers will bring for youth.
As this measure is targeting mainly young people, the initiative will conduct a social media campaign on Tik Tok and Instagram with youth aged 14 to 18, and will also organize a panel discussion with municipality representatives, parents and young people. This will provide an opportunity for young people to share what kind of program they want to see in the youth centers. Their ideas and vision will be recorder in short animation video and shared with relevant officials, as well as with the general public via social media.
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Open lists – my vote for my representative in parliament
This 2I will raise awareness and spark a discussion amongst the citizens about open lists and propose changes to the Electoral Code in that regard.
Through survey the initiative will examine the knowledge of citizens regarding the open list and their opinion of introduction of open lists for the following local elections. Additional discussions will be organized with MPs, political party youths, NGO’s, members of the working group within the Ministry of Justice, State Election Commission and they will be also invited to share more information about the concept of open lists on a public discussion. All activities within the initiative, including consolidated report from the survey and realized discussions/meetings will be promoted on social media.
Open lists – my vote for my representative in parliament
Realize everything.Don't stay humble!
The purpose of this 2I is inform the local community about the necessity reconstruction of the Crisis Management Center in Kumanovo and for creating a Training Center within.
Initial activity of this 2I will be production of videos and photos of the building so to record the current condition of the building. With the support of the society and various organizations, the initiative will also organize panel discussion and meetings with citizens to present and discuss about the topic.
By conducting street action, e.g. make signs and spread them around the city pointing to the direction of the building, the initiative will help citizens to be aware about the location of the Crisis Management Center.
Realize everything.Don't stay humble!
Establishment of a National Registry for People with Disabilities
This initiative targets the government promises to introduce a novel tool in the form of Central Registry that will help all Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) to address barriers and improve access and reasonable accommodation of PWDs to health care services and government employment programs. The creation of such registry will acknowledge the importance of a comprehensive and centralized data collection on PwDs, to inform meaningful planning and policy formulation. The register will ensure that the resources of the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy are allocated for programs targeting PwD in a more targetted and tailored way. The Initiative will mobilize affected communities and other target groups to demand information from the relevant institutions on the achieved progress, demand accountability and in doing so explain the benefits and positive impact of such Register.
Establishment of a National Registry for People with Disabilities
Who hinders what?- implementation of the law against violence against women and domestic violence in Kumanovo
This 2I is aiming towards raising the awareness as well as successful implementation of the existing law on prevention and protection from violence against women in the municipality of Kumanovo. This initiative will include: desk research and analysis on ongoing laws regarding prevention from violence to women, analysis on public information from the Center for Social Work at the local level, comparative methods on existing successful postulates form other countries regarding violence towards women as well as focus groups with representatives from the civil society. The final result will be promotion of this idea trough marketing campaign as well as conference for the public presenting the solutions.
Who hinders what?- implementation of the law against violence against women and domestic violence in Kumanovo
Skate Land Kumanovo
This 2I is created to address the limited opportunities for young people for recreation and entertainment in the municipality of Kumanovo. It aims to improve the communication and volunteerism of the youth uniting them around a common cause –teamwork for upgrading the activities, identifying a location and creating a new space for everyday recreation and entertainment. The initiative will be implemented through quantitative and qualitative research methods, desk and comparative analysis as well as Interviews and focus groups, which will yield a result in the form of Policy brief, which will be given to the municipality as a ready-made solution, together with 3D visualization and videos. The 2I will seek wider public support through volunteer action for cleaning of the selected location and promotional activities and campaign in the media.
Skate Land Kumanovo
Inclusion of people with disabilities in politics
The initiative aims to open the topic of continuous cooperation of persons with disabilities with political parties. The 2I will help establish a website accessible for people with disabilities and it will contain targeted information about: education, access to accurate data, communication, cooperation with persons with disabilities, etc. The website will be public and accessible for all but it will be also a part of the election campaign of the party for local elections 2021. The party will maintain the site after 2I and In this way it is hoped to inspire other political parties to be more open to persons with disabilities .
Inclusion of people with disabilities in politics
Inadequate road infrastructure on the quarry Berovich-Patishka Reka in the municipality of Sopiste
This 2I will is focused on an ongoing infrastructure issue that locals from the municipality of Sopiste are experiencing in their everyday life. In order to address this vital issue for the residents of two villages from Sopiste, this initiative will include: technical assessment, research and analysis, mapping of financial instruments and solutions stemming from focus group discussions with the residents of the two villages and individual interviews with representatives from the municipality/government agencies concerned. The initiative is expected to yield a ready-made solution and policy brief with recommendation which will be shared with the stakeholders, but also the party in order to be reflected in the election program for the local elections.
Inadequate road infrastructure on the quarry Berovich-Patishka Reka in the municipality of Sopiste
Clean river for better health in Lipkovo
This 2I aims towards pointing the need to sustain and preserve the river bed in order to address the problem with environmental pollution and health hazards for the citizens of municipality of Lipkovo. For the purpose of this initiative a methodological approach for data collection will be implemented through pollution situation analysis, identification of critical points, cooperating with experts in the specified fields and conducting interviews and meetings with the local administration. The identified challenges and solutions will be shared with local administration and other stakeholders but also used for preparation of the local election program of the party. Presentation of the research and initiative results before stakeholders is envisaged, as well as a wider public support for the initiative trough campaign, videos and volunteer action for cleaning the river bed in selected points.