CGI Allocates Grants to 16 NGOs

22 January 2007

A total of 1,450,000 Denars in grants were allocated to 16 non-governmental organizations from southwest region of Macedonia, at the signing ceremony organized last week by the Centre for Civic Initiatives from Prilep.

From the signing ceremony in Prilep

�This is the first signing of grant agreements in Prilep. We hope to continue this practice of support for NGOs and their activities�, said Goce Todoroski, Executive Director of the Centre for Civic Initiatives.

The agreements were concluded under the �Strengthening Local Community Partnerships� project, implemented by CCI and financed by the Institute for Sustainable Communities. The project aims to assist local development, through promotion of partnerships between civic organizations, public institutions and the private sector.

A total of 57 projects from Prilep, Bitola, Krusevo, Krivogastani and Dolneni municipalities applied in the grant competition. The projects that won support include activities in rural and urban areas, in the fields of education, healthcare, social services, economic development, environmental protection and rural development.

The second competition for support for projects was announced by CCI to take place in February of this year.