MRR PROJECT

USAID Community Development Program

                                

 

Duration: June 2021 – June 2026

Implementer: Rural Development Network of North Macedonia

Partners: Local Action Group (LAG) Plackovica, LAG Malesh-Pijanec, LAG Belasica-Ograzden, LAG Bojmija, LAG Aber-2015, and SEG Holding

Objectives: To develop rural areas in targeted regions of North Macedonia, and engage local actors in identifying and prioritizing real community needs, relying on their own resources to undertake socio-economic and environmental-friendly investments, with increased commitment from the (local) public and private sectors

Target Group: municipalities, private sector operators, civil society organizations, local civic initiatives, national authorities, and media outlets

Direct Beneficiaries: the population of the target areas in three planning regions of the country (East, North-East, and South-East), encompassing 18 municipalities

 

 

Component 1: Networking and Empowerment

Local support and commitment is garnered through liaising with local (and national) stakeholders to develop and realize local investments as local stakeholders are equipped with skills to take over and lead the process of future community development.

Component 2: Mobilization of Local Resources for Achieving Sustainable Locally-Led Development Models

Local actors engage in identifying and prioritizing community issues to design and implement local solutions that address these issues, and they mobilize the needed resources.

Component 3: Outreach and Transfer of Knowledge

The Program supports effective replication of sustainable locally-led development models in other communities and regions, shares best practices, and promotes local development initiatives and ideas through innovative technological solutions.

 

 

This web page was prepared by the team of the USAID Community Development Program, implemented by the Rural Development Network of North Macedonia. The content does not necessarily reflect the views of the United States Agency for International Development or the United States Government.

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Marked Rural Women's Day

To mark the International Day of Rural Women, which is celebrated every year on October 15, an event was held today at the Sopot winery in Veles, to highlight the key role of women in rural development.

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LAG Expo 2022 – first fair for local development in the country

LAG Expo 2022 – a fair for local development was held on September 23, in the Cultural Center “Aco Karamanov” in Radovish. This fair is the first of its kind in the country where, through presentations and panel discussions, representatives of Local Action Groups (LAGs) from North Macedonia, Albania, Serbia, Kosovo, and Croatia presented their activities and discussed topics related to local development that affect all rural communities.

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Study visit within LAG Expo 2022

More than 30 representatives from the Macedonian Local Action Groups (LAGs) Aber 2015, Belasica-Ograzden, Bojmija, Malesh-Pijanec and Plachkovica as well as guests from LAGs from Albania, Serbia, Kosovo and Croatia were part of a study visit to the municipalities Konche, Demir Kapija and Dojran within LAG Expo 2022.

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Visit to village Uma

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Meetings with local actors with LAG Aber-2015

This activity is part of the Community Development Program, supported by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

This gallery is made possible by the generous support of the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The contents are the responsibility of the Rural Development Network of North Macedonia and do not necessarily reflect the views of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) or the United States Government.

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Visit to Progressive Academy foundation

This activity is part of the Community Development Program, supported by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

This gallery is made possible by the generous support of the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The contents are the responsibility of the Rural Development Network of North Macedonia and do not necessarily reflect the views of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) or the United States Government.

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Meetings with local actors with LAG Plackovica

This activity is part of the Community Development Program, supported by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

This gallery is made possible by the generous support of the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The contents are the responsibility of the Rural Development Network of North Macedonia and do not necessarily reflect the views of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) or the United States Government.

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Meetings with local actors with LAG Bojmija

This activity is part of the Community Development Program, supported by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

This gallery is made possible by the generous support of the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The contents are the responsibility of the Rural Development Network of North Macedonia and do not necessarily reflect the views of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) or the United States Government.

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Meetings with local actors with LAG Belasica Ograzden

This activity is part of the Community Development Program, supported by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

This gallery is made possible by the generous support of the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The contents are the responsibility of the Rural Development Network of North Macedonia and do not necessarily reflect the views of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) or the United States Government.

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Meetings with local actors with LAG Malesh-Pijanec

This activity is part of the Community Development Program, supported by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

This gallery is made possible by the generous support of the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The contents are the responsibility of the Rural Development Network of North Macedonia and do not necessarily reflect the views of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) or the United States Government.

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Participation in Agricultural Policy Forum 2021

This activity is part of the Community Development Program, supported by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

This gallery is made possible by the generous support of the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The contents are the responsibility of the Rural Development Network of North Macedonia and do not necessarily reflect the views of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) or the United States Government.

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(VIDEO) LAG Expo 2022 - first local development fair in the country

During the LAG Expo, visitors attended presentations and panel discussions with representatives of Local Action Groups (LAGs) from the country as well as from the region - Albania, Serbia, Kosovo and Croatia, as well as a fair with stands from local businesses and civil society organizations from the territory covered by LAGs Aber 2015, Belasica-Ograzden, Bojmija, Malesh-Pijanec and Plachkovica.

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LAG Expo 2022 – first fair for local development in the country

LAG Expo 2022 – a fair for local development was held on September 23, in the Cultural Center “Aco Karamanov” in Radovish. This fair is the first of its kind in the country where, through presentations and panel discussions, representatives of Local Action Groups (LAGs) from North Macedonia, Albania, Serbia, Kosovo, and Croatia presented their activities and discussed topics related to local development that affect all rural communities.

read more...

Study visit within LAG Expo 2022

More than 30 representatives from the Macedonian Local Action Groups (LAGs) Aber 2015, Belasica-Ograzden, Bojmija, Malesh-Pijanec and Plachkovica as well as guests from LAGs from Albania, Serbia, Kosovo and Croatia were part of a study visit to the municipalities Konche, Demir Kapija and Dojran within LAG Expo 2022.

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Construction work is underway in Uma

Construction works are underway to place a cobbled path in Uma village that leads from the entrance of the village to the center of the village. This community action envisages the construction of part of the main street by laying cobblestones in keeping with the local tradition in the length of 185 meters as well as the installation of new garbage containers where the population can separate plastic waste for recycling pickup and cleaning the public space at the entrance to Uma which used to be an illegal landfill.

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USAID’s Community Development Program presented to representatives of municipalities on LAG Belasica Ograzden’s territory

One of the objectives of USAID’s Community Development Program is to demonstrate that equitable and sustainable rural development is possible through the cooperation of all local stakeholders who will participate in identifying and prioritizing the real problems of the community and together will design and implement sustainable solutions in response to these problems.

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Initiative "Construction of a fecal sewer branch in an industrial zone Barta" in Municipality of Bogdanci

Objective of the inititative: Improved waste water management in the Barta industrial zone through the cooperation of the local community, ensuring conditions for environmental sustainability and reducing risks to the health of the population are met, as well as improving the attractiveness of the industrial zone for further investments and increased (local) economic development.

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Initiative "Eco-square" in the municipality of Staro Nagoricane

Objective of the initiative: Complete revitalization, i.e. arrangement and refinement of the square of the Municipality of Staro Nagoricane, through the installation of new urban equipment, a system for saving electricity needed for lighting the square, and bus stops with informational maps for the needs of the population and other visitors, made from environmentally-friendly and reused materials.

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