Aktivnosti

OSI-Macedonia Projects with Kosovar Refugees –March to June 21, 1999


Program
Area

Project

Budget

Location

Coordinator

Partners


Status *

CHILDREN & YOUTH,

STEP BY STEP

Inclusion of 300 refugee children into existing kindergartens in Macedonia

(for 3 months)

$18,000

Skopje, Debar

Suzana Kirandziska

skiran@soros.org.mk

Ministry of Social Care and Labor

C

Creation of new Children’s Center

$6,000

Tetovo

Suzana Kirandziska

skiran@soros.org.mk



Tetovo Cultural Center

C

Creation of new Children’s Center

$12,295

Gostivar

Suzana Kirandziska

skiran@soros.org.mk

Save the Children
C

Publishing of Albanian language picturebooks for children 3-7

$71,000

All camps and refugees hosted in families

Suzana Kirandziska

skiran@soros.org.mk

Financial:

UNICEF

C

Purchase of Art materials for refugee children

$547

Gostivar

Suzana Kirandziska

skiran@soros.org.mk

Donation by Children of Guilderland

Elementary School, New York, USA

I

Provision of teacher trainers for refugee camps

Cegrane

Suzana Kirandziska

skiran@soros.org.mk

CRIC

I

Training for psychologists from elementary schools in Macedonia

$1,500

Ohrid

Suzana Kirandziska

skiran@soros.org.mk

OSI Child Abuse Program

C

Summer programs-Psychosocial training, Roma Summer Camp, playground rehabilitation, expansion of Junior Achievement

$60,000

Kicevo, Struga, Gostivar, Kumanovo

Spomenka Lazarevska

slazare@soros.org.mk

Financial:

Swiss Bureau of Cooperation

Implementation:

Children’s Aid

Direct

P

Providing snacks for approx. 17500 refugee children who attend 89 primary schools

(till end of May)

$118,000

Skopje, Kumanovo, Tetovo, Kicevo, Gostivar, Debar, Struga

Spomenka Lazarevska

slazare@soros.org.mk

 

C

WOMEN

3 months hygienic packages for 1,500 refugee women

$30,750

Tetovo Region

Slavica Indzevska

sindzev@soros.org.mk

Financial:

Network Women’s Program, OSI Inc, NY

Implementation:

Macedonian Red Cross,

Branch Tetovo

C

3 months hygienic packages for 350 Roma refugee women

$7,175

Skopje, Kumanovo, Tetovo, Gostivar

Slavica Indzevska

sindzev@soros.org.mk

Financial:

Network Women’s Program, OSI Inc, NY

Implementation:

Roma NGO

Roma Center-Skopje, KAM-Skopje, Daja–Kumanovo, KAM–Tetovo, Mesecina–Gostivar

C

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

AND LAW

Free legal assistance for refugees in Macedonia

$25,000

Skopje, Tetovo

Jordan Apostolski

japost@soros.org.mk

Financial:

COLPI-Budapest

I

Training of the Macedonian police for stress management while working with the refugees

$6,877

Police chiefs working in the refugee regions

Jordan Apostolski

japost@soros.org.mk

Financial:

COLPI-Budapest

Implementation:

COLPI-Budapest,

OSCE, UNHCR, UNHCHR

I

Printing and distribution of 50,000 brochures with information for Humanitarian Assisted Persons

$5,000

Skopje, Tetovo, Gostivar, Struga, Kicevo, Kumanovo

Suad Missini

smissini@soros.org.mk

Financial:

Macedonian Center for International Cooperation

C

Assistance for local government units in meeting needs of the refugees

$35,000

Tetovo, Gostivar, Kicevo, Kumanovo, Mavrovo, Banica, Suto Orizari, Lipkovo, Struga, Debar

Jordan Apostolski

japost@soros.org.mk

Financial:

LGI-Budapest

Implementation:

Association of Local Government in Macedonia

I

Youth in action: Without Bias towards Refugees

$5,000

Tetovo, Skopje, Gostivar

Bardhyl Jashari

bjasari@soros.org.mk

Financial:

COLPI-Budapest

Implementation:

Center for Cooperation and Tolerance-Tetovo

I

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Collecting and Analyzing Refugee Data for Tetovo region

$5,800

Tetovo

Bardhyl Jashari

bjasari@soros.org.mk

 

Financial:

COLPI-Budapest

Implementation:

Macedonian Red Cross Organisation-Tetovo

I

ARTS & CULTURE

Children Theater Center

$23.800

Theater of Nationalities – Skopje, Camps "Neproshteno" and "Bojane

Refet Abazi

rabazi@soros.org.mk

UNICEF

Theater of Nationalities – Skopje,

Intercult – Stockholm

Gustav Stresemann Institute-Bonn

Arena Theatre – Bratislava

French-German Youth Office

Clowns without Borders

I

PUBLISHING

TEXTBOOK AND BOOKS

4 sets of textbooks per grade for

I,II,III and IV grade primary, 5 sets/24 book in one set/ of ilustrated strories, 10 giant picture books and 55 books and 2 plastic cabinets for book

In kind

UNICEF School in the "Neproshteno" camp, Tetovo

Slavica Indzevska

sindzev@soros.org.mk

Library Association of Macedonia with support of PH "Nova Makedonija" editorial of "Flaka" and PH "Detska Radost",

Step by Step program of OSI – Macedonia

C

ROMA

Himanitarian help in food and non-food items

In kind

Skopje, Kumanovo,

Tetovo, Stip,

Elvis Ali
eali@soros.org.mk

Financial

ASB-Germany:

Implementation:

Roma Center of Skopje,Drom-Kumanovo

Kam-Tetovo Kam-Skopje, Mir-Skopje, Avutnipe Skopje

C

Questionary for Roma refugee education needs

$1000

Skopje, Kumanovo,

Tetovo, Gostivar, Kicevo, Debar, Stip, Prilep

Elvis Ali
eali@soros.org.mk

Financial:

OSI-Budapest / RPP-Budapest

Parnter:

Roma Center of Skopje

Implementation:

Skopje,Drom-Kumanovo

Mesecina-Gostivar, Cerenja-Stip Kam-Tetovo

C

ROMA

Humanitarian help in food (500 packages)

$11,500

Skopje, Kumanovo,

Tetovo, Gostivar, Kicevo, Debar, Stip, Prilep.

Elvis Ali
eali@soros.org.mk

Financial:

OSI-Budapest / RPP-Budapest

Implementation:

Roma NGOs:

Daja-Kumanovo,Esma-Skopje,Drom-Kumanovo,Kam-Tetovo,Kam-Skopje, Mesecina-Gostivar, ,

Roma Center of City Skopje, Mir-Skopje

C

Examination, imunisation, health care and kindergarten for 10 Roma children

Skopje

Elvis Ali
eali@soros.org.mk

 

C

Fleece Jackets 240, Swesters 700

Jackets 560, T/S Bottomos 100

T/S Bottomos 100

Footballs 72

T-shirts 240

In kind

Skopje, Kumanovo

Elvis Ali
eali@soros.org.mk

Financial:

Children’s Aid Direct

Implementation:

Roma NGO:

Drom-Kumanovo,

Roma Center of City Skopje, Mir-Skopje

Avutnipe-Skopje

C

Providing operational expenses for 3 Roma NGO for their work: Drom-Kumanovo, Kam-Tetovo, Kam-.

Roma Center of City Skopje,

$15,000

Skopje

Elvis Ali
eali@soros.org.mk

Financial:

OSI-Budapest / RPP-Budapest

C

Providing financial support to two pregnant refugee women from Kosovo

$1,000

Skopje

Elvis Ali
eali@soros.org.mk

Financial:

OSI-Budapest /RPP-Budapest

Implementation:

Roma Center of City Skopje

C

Providing operational expenses for Avutnipe a Roma NGO

$300

Skopje

Elvis Ali
eali@soros.org.mk

Financial:

OSI-Budapest / RPP Budapest

C

350 blankets

In kind

Skopje, Kumanovo, Tetovo, Gostivar, Kicevo, Debar, Stip, Prilep

Elvis Ali
eali@soros.org.mk

Financial:

Mercy Corps

Implementation:

Roma NGOs:

Daja-Kumanovo,Esma-Skopje,Drom-Kumanovo,Kam-Tetovo,Kam-Skopje, Mesecina-Gostivar, Cerenja-Stip,

Roma Center of Skopje, Mir-Skopje

C

ROMA

The present and the future of the Refugee Children- Free and school activities

$1,800

Kumanovo

Elvis Ali

eali@soros.org.mk

Financial:

OSI-Budapest / RPP Budapest

Implementation:

"DAJA", Kumanovo

MEDIA

Full Internet access for local media in Albanian language

$1,800

Skopje, Tetovo, Gostivar, Kumanovo

Violeta Gligoroska vgligoro@soros.org.mk

Financial:

OSI Network Media Program

C

Three times a week 30 min. informative program aimed to refugees

$15,500

Skopje, Tetovo, Gostivar, Kumanovo

Violeta Gligoroska vgligoro@soros.org.mk

Financial:

OSI Network Media Program

Implementation:

Local TV stations in Albanian language

I

5 TV sets+antennas for 5 camps

$4,000

"Neproshteno" and other camps

Violeta Gligoroska vgligoro@soros.org.mk

Financial:

OSI Network Media Program

C

Weekly informative supplement in Albanian daily "Fakti" for refugees and 400 copies to be distributed in the camps

$6,500

Skopje, Tetovo, Gostivar, Kumanovo

Violeta Gligoroska vgligoro@soros.org.mk

Financial:

OSI Network Media Program

Daily "Fakti" and "El Hilal"

I

Emergency grant to four Roma Media for special programs for refugees

$6,000

Skopje

Violeta Gligoroska vgligoro@soros.org.mk

Financial:

OSI Network Media Program

Implementation:

TV BTR, TV Sutel, Radio Atlanta, Radio Cerenja

C

Two months subscription and distribution of 100 copies of the Albanian daily "Flaka", 15 copies of "Vecer" and 15 "Nova Makedonija" (Macedonian dailies)

$7,000

Camps in Neproshteno, Senokos and Chegrane

Violeta Gligoroska vgligoro@soros.org.mk

I

INTERNET

Web Oriented Refugee Bulletin Board

$32,000

Skopje, Tetovo, Gostivar, Kumanovo

Bardhyl Jashari
bjasari@soros.org.mk

Network Internet Program

I

Women, Youth, Medical & Health

Social Club

$60,000

"Neproshteno" Camp

Slavica Indzevska

sindzev@soros.org.mk

Implementation: Worker’s University-Tetovo Financial: Institute for International Cooperation of German Associations of National Universities

I

MEDICAL & HEALTH

Psycho-social assistance and support of children and families in refugee camps in Macedonia

$8,000

Angelina Dachevska

adachev@soros.org.mk

Implementation:

Institute of Social Work and Social Politics, Skopje

I

Psycho-social evaluation and intervention in children and adolescents, refugee from Kosovo

$6,000

Angelina Dachevska

 

Implementation:

Psychiatry Clinic, Clinical Centre, Skopje

I

S.O.S Center

$25,000

Tetovo

Angelina Dachevska

 

I



Kosovo Refugee Program in Macedonia

ARTS & CULTURE

Children Theater Center

$20,820

Theater of Nationalities - Skopje

Theater of Nationalities – Skopje,

UNICEF

Is being implemented in camps and cities.

CHILDREN & YOUTH

Children’s Creative Center

$16,800

Tetovo

 

Tetovo Cultural Center

OSI Macedonia

CCC is equipped and opened for the Tetovar children in May

Youth Center

$18,600

Tetovo

OSI Macedonia

Searching for the space

Mobile Children Song Festival

$4,075

Tetovo, Skopje, Gostivar

Bletezat-Tetovo

3 Concerts are done. Next 3 will be realized in 10 days

Summer Youth Activity "Mini Projects"

Grant Facility

$30,000

Skopje, Tetovo, Gostivar

This program is planned to be implemented in July, during school holiday.

Bridges for Education

$30,000

Poland, Rumania,

Bridges For Education

70 students will be sent in Poland and Romania to attend 3 weeks summer camps. Arrangements are set for July.

Junior Achievement

$32,100

Tetovo, Skopje, Gostivar

OSI Macedonia

Is starting with secondary school students. Waiting for the material kit from USA to proceed with primary students.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE

English Courses for the adults

$9,000

Tetovo

Soros International House

Cca 200 refugees are attending courses. First tournament will finish in 10 days

English Courses-Intensive summer school

$9,000

Skopje

Soros International House

Courses will begin on July, 1. Candidates are approaching tests nowadays

 

Women

Social clubs

$3,000

Tetovo Region

Workers University – Tetovo

Is being implemented in camps

INTERNET

Internet
Centers

$30,800

Tetovo

EuroSoft, Tetovo

In operation from May, 18

Internet Courses for the NGO Leaders

$3,000

Ohrid

OSI-Macedonia

4 groups of NGO leaders (90 persons)attended 4 days Internet courses. Courses are finished on June 19.

HESP

Support for the University of Pristina

$28,000

Tetovo-Pristina

HESP International

U UP is given 14 laptop computers to support their work in preparation of the summer coursesUnPartners

Summer Camp AUBG

Blagoevgrad

HESP International

Selection of the students will finish on June 24. SC is to be held in July 14

 

 

Advertisement for the NGOs working with the Kosovar Refugees

$100,000

Macedonia

Macedonian NGOs

52 projects are submitted

 

* Status of Activities

C

Completed

I

Under implementation

P

Planned or proposed