Summer Camp “Rebels for Peace” in Trogen, Switzerland 2024 Summer Camp “Rebels for Peace” in Trogen, Switzerland 2024 Since 2010, the “Rebels for Peace” summer camp has been a highlight for young people from around the world. This year, from July 7 to July 20, twenty young people from North Macedonia participated in the 2024…
Category: Current Projects
Promoting Inclusion through Extracurricular Activities
Promoting Inclusion through Extracurricular Activities April 2024 – Trstenik, Serbia A new project called “Promoting Inclusion through Extracurricular Activities” is beginning to take root in schools across several European countries and the Western Balkans. This project, a collaboration between Şcoala Gimnazială “Valeriu D. Cotea” Vidra, the Center for Education and Development (CED), and Municipal Primary…
Opening youth Center in Tearce Municipality
The Center for Education and Development (CED) from March 2024 establishes the Youth Center in the region of Tearce Municipality, which will be a real and special space for the local youth, but even more. This initiative is a more than adequate activity, providing a place where young people can come together to learn, grow…
Youth Participation in Rural Areas
In the period May 2023 to February 2024, the Center for Education and Development (CED) has successfully implemented the “Youth Participation in Rural Areas” project, financed by SMART Balkan. This project aimed to empower young people in rural areas, engaging them in an active way in the development and formation of their local communities. The…
Empowering communities in the Shar Mt
The transboundary project is implemented by the Center for Education and Development in partnership with the Macedonian Ecological Society and Local Action Group Sharri – Kosovo from November 2023 to February 2025. The project in the Shar Mountain region addresses habitat destruction and resource overexploitation due to urbanization and other human activities. It focuses on educating local communities and promoting sustainable…
From Remembrance to Reconciliation
“From Remembrance to Reconciliation” is a project that is being implemented by the Center for Education and Development, funded by Peace Action. The project aims to further develop the theme of conflict resolution and peace building. The project focuses on the Polog Region, while the target groups are high school youth and social science professors. For…
‘Inter-religious Cooperation for a Sustainable Community’ NDI
“Inter-religious Cooperation for a Sustainable Community” is a project being carried out by the Center for Education and Development-CED with full support from NDI – North Macedonia. The project aims to promote inter-religious communication and cooperation in the Polog Region to reach a sustainable development of the community. The project comes as a result of the…
FACE OFF – the show that shows the face of reality in the country
Center for Education and Development has also brought innovations in terms of media. Using social media to identify problems, publish them and raise social and institutional awareness, CED has made it possible through the satirical show ‘FACE OFF’, with the support of the US Embassy in North Macedonia. The show ‘FACE OFF’ through episodes broadcast…
Training on Youth Advocacy
On 4th September 15 young people successfully completed the one-day advanced training dedicated to youth on Youth Advocacy, implemented by the Center for Education and Development-CED with the support of the National Youth Council of Macedonia and USAID. Main goal of the program is to train youth how to design an advocacy campaign and advocate…
Networking and advocacy of local and urban communion
Local and urban communions are the main cell in the immediate concretization, creating of the needs of citizens and their achievement. However, the constitutional framework and the law on local self-government have no mandatory provision for the establishment of local and urban communions and thus they are marginalized in the decentralization process. As the imperative…