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A NETWORK OF LEADING CSOS SETS AN EXAMPLE FOR CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
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A HELPING HAND FOR THE DISADVANTAGED DURING THE PANDEMIC
Elvira Spasoli is a 44-year-old Roma woman, a wife, and a mother of four children. She and her family live in Shuto Orizari, a low-income neighborhood in Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia. It is the world’s only Roma-majority municipality with Roma accounting for over 60 percent of the population.
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Amphenol, one of the largest manufacturers of electronic and fiber optic connectors in the world -- headquartered in Wallingford, Connecticut, was looking for talent in its production plant located in Kochani, North Macedonia. Amphenol chose North Macedonia as a base for reaching the European market. North Macedonia’s favorable legislative framework for foreign direct investment was a key attraction – a result of a decade-long effort to promote an enterprise-driven economy.
Read about USAID North Macedonia Country Development Cooperation Strategy (CDCS)
SKOPJE – The U.S. Government has committed $1.1 million to mitigate the spread of the COVID-19 outbreak in North Macedonia. Through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the United States is providing these funds to the World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Children's Fund – UNICEF to implement activities to support the country’s efforts to respond to the COVID-19.
USAID is closely coordinating with the Government of North Macedonia, international humanitarian partners, and other stakeholders to identify priority areas for investment.
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