North Macedonia Program Updates

Speeches Shim

USAID Civil Engagement Project
November 18, 2016

On November 18, 2016, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) launched the Civic Engagement Project (CEP), a five-yearinitiative to support Macedonian civil society and youth organizations to engage with citizens, the private sector and government stakeholders and institutions on issues of public interest.

Agricultural Development Credit Authority (DCA) Agreement
October 13, 2016

Today’s announcement of the Agricultural Development Credit Authority (DCA) Agreement is an outstanding example of a triangular partnership between the United States, the Republic of Macedonia and the private sector.

Women's forum
November 30, 2009

The Microfinance Development Credit Authority (DCA) is a 15-year loan portfolio guaranty that supports microenterprises or individuals in sectors that need access to working capital and investment loans to start or expand their operations.

Anisa Plakaj, left, and Sofija Matovska paint graffiti

October 2018 — Most schools in Macedonia are not ethnically integrated. If a school is in an ethnically diverse community, often the school will operate in shifts, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Each shift delivers instruction in a different language.

Children of the same age who attend the same school but are from from different ethnicities might never have the opportunity to interact with one another. With limited exposure to children from other ethnicities, students end up having prejudices about their peers from different ethnic backgrounds.

 Reading and writing Braille enabled Barbara Vasilevska to learn at a much faster pace

Hailing from Bitola, a small town in southwestern Macedonia, Barbara Vasilevska was diagnosed with eye nerve atrophy at the tender age of 7. Her parents were very concerned about her education prospects and wondered if there was a special school she could go to in her town, if she would be able to cope without additional support, and if she would be one of the only children in Bitola with this problem.

Pages