Macedonian Center for International Cooperation (MCIC)
is a non-governmental and non-profitable organisation, which is active
in the field of development, rehabilitation and humanitarian assistance
in Macedonia.
MCIC was founded in 1993. MCIC's objective is development
of human resources in Macedonia.
On long term, MCIC inclines to peace promotion; further
development of civic society; aid to groups in need.
MCIC's sectors of activities
- watersupply and sanitation;
- rural development;
- health and education;
- employment and income generation;
- civic society and democratisation;
- humanitarian assistance.
MCIC's instruments
- support of projects (grants)
- training and consulting;
- information;
- advocacy and lobbying.
MCIC's achievements in the period 1994-1999 In the period
1994-1999, MCIC supported 501 projects, 471 of which were realised in
Macedonia, with an approximate value of one billion and two hundred million
Denars (about 40 million German Marks).
Watersupply and sanitation
MCIC supported 165 projects for watersupply and sanitation
in villages in Macedonia, with a pproximately 126.000 inhabitants.
Health and education
MCIC supported over 70 projects,involving many women's
and Roma NGOs,which started activities for stimulation of education of
youth, especially in rural and suburban areas, as well as among nationalities.
Emergency assistance
MCIC was among the first to assist the refugees at no-men's
land near the Blace border crossing at the beginning of the Kosovo crisis.
MCIC supported two refugee camps (Radusa and Cegrane), distributed food
and hygienic products to 26.000 refugees or app. 16% of the refugees staying
with host families, as well as to 24.000 social cases from the country.
Employment
MCIC is founder and manager of the Macedonian Enterprise
Development Foundation (MEDF), which provided 250 million Denars for loans
for micro and small enterprises, with the support of the Dutch Government.
Civil Society and Democracy
MCIC has supported more then 150 NGOs, about 600 hundred
activists and is the publisher of the NGO-Bulletin and the NGO-Address
Book.
In 1999, MCIC organised the "Whole is when there
is everything" campaign for cultural understanding and tolerance.
International Programmes
MCIC in 1999 started activities out of Macedonia with
the programme "Restoration of Livelihood in Kosovo".
Co-operation
MCIC's achievements would not have been possible without
an excellent co-operation with local NGOs, churches and religious organisations,
Government and public administration and, especially, local self-government.
MCIC provides assets from the country and from several
partners abroad, agencies from the World Council of Churches and other
agencies, as well as from other governmental and international organisations.
Consortium for Macedonia
- ICCO Interchurch Organisation for
Development Co-operation, the Netherlands
- DCA Danchurch Aid, Denmark
- CORDAID, the
Netherlands
- CAID Christian Aid, Great
Britain
- ED(UCN/ICCO) Europe Desk, the
Netherlands
- DIA Dutch Interchurch Aid
- HEKS Swiss Interchurch Aid
Other NGO's
- DW Diakonisches Werk, Germany
- Caritas Germany
- Norwegian Church Aid
Governmental and Intergovernmental Organisation
- Ministry for foreign affairs of the Netherlands
- PHARE LIEN programme
- PHARE Partnership programme
- ECHO European Commission Humanitarian Office
- DANIDA Denmark
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