MRR PROJECT
Networking and Advocacy for Green Economy
Project background
This regional three-year EU funded project, launched in April 2018, is implemented by 7 partner organizations from the Balkan and one EU country: Rural Development Network of RM, Network for Rural Development in BiH, Network of Organizations for Rural Development of Kosovo, Network for Rural Development of Montenegro, Network for Rural Development of Serbia and Albanian Network for Rural Development.
The overall objective of the project is to provide support to enhance the policy and decision-making impact of Balkan Rural Development Network (BRDN) and its constituents, through involvement in the agricultural and rural program and policy reform processes for introduction of the green economy concept.
The project has three specific objectives:
- Strengthening of the grassroots’ CSOs capacities in generic work, advocacy and networking, to be able to sustain their role of agricultural and rural reform advocates, in transparent and accountable way;
- Introduction of the concept of green economy as unique cross-cutting entrepreneurial model for rural diversification and sustainability;
- BRDN and its constituents use evidence-based policy development and rights-based advocacy to foster the national EU CAP approximation processes and promote green economy.
As result of the proposed action BRDN’s networking and advocacy capacities, increased recognition, broadened impact and strengthened participation in policy decision-making processes will be strengthened.
Target group of the project are 900 grassroots’ CSOs representatives, minimum 7,000 various stakeholders, 200 grassroots CSOs, members of the partners, and minimum 70 local and national media’s representatives. Direct beneficiaries of the project are CSOs, primarily, grassroot, active in rural development and diversification, as well as in environmental protection and nature preservation. Direct end beneficiaries are rural population, farmers and agrobusinesses, as well as entrepreneurs, who want to invest in green economy businesses.
Donor: European Commission through Civil Society Facility and Media Programme 2016-2017
Total budget of the Project is 1,071,269.13 EUR, out of which 964,069.13 (89.99%) are EU Contribution.
ToT on green economy and entrepreneurship
On March 13th and 14th, in Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia, the project “Networking and Advocacy for Green Economy”, within the program-specific training module, organized training of trainers
read more...ToT on advocacy, lobbying and networking
NAGE project started with implementation of the program-specific capacity development training in order to enhance the capacities of the grassroots CSOs in advocacy, lobbying and networking, and in green entrepreneurship.
read more...ToT in financial management, procurement and funding diversification
From November 28th to November 30th, in Skopje, the third of the series of Trainings of Trainers for representatives of the Balkan Rural Development Network’s member organizations, was organized.
read more...First national training on Transparent and accountable governance of CSOs
The first national training for developing generic management skills organized within the project “Networking and Advocacy for Green Economy” was held in Strumica on 22 and 23 November, 2018.
read more...Planning and reporting for CSOs
From October 24th to October 26th, in Skopje, the second of the series of Trainings of Trainers for representatives of the Balkan Rural Development Network’s member organizations, was organized.
read more...Green Economy and Entrepreneurship Training
The EU funded project “Networking and Advocacy for Green Economy – NAGE” organized a training on “Green Economy and Entrepreneurship” for representatives of CSOs from the western part of N. Macedonia, which took place from 5 to 7 February 2020, at Hotel Drim in Struga.
read more...PLANNING AND REPORTING TO CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS
The second national training in Macedonia, organized within the project “Networking and Advocacy for Green Economy” was held in Ohrid, from January 30th to February 1st, 2019.
read more...FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND FUNDING DIVERSIFICATION
The third national training for developing generic management skills organized within the project “Networking and Advocacy for Green Economy” was held in Demir Kapija, from July 2nd to July 4th,2019.
read more...Planning and reporting for CSOs
From October 24th to October 26th, in Skopje, the second of the series of Trainings of Trainers for representatives of the Balkan Rural Development Network’s member organizations, was organized.
read more...EU Supports Promotion of Green Economy
On September 24th and 25th, 21 representatives of the rural development networks of the Republic of Macedonia, Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania, Montenegro and Kosovo, gathered in Skopje to raise their management capacities, knowhow and skills to obtain the necessary resources for organizational functioning and consequently to increase their local power and influence.
read more...Second Training on Green Economy and Entrepreneurship Held in N. Macedonia
The EU funded project “Networking and Advocacy for Green Economy”, organized another training on green economy and entrepreneurship in North Macedonia, this time for representatives of the CSOs in the eastern part of the country.
read more...Green Entrepreneurship Caravan organized in the Republic of North Macedonia
On April 3rd, in Skopje region, Green Entrepreneurship Caravan was organized by the regional project NAGE – Networking and Advocacy for Green Economy, financed by EU.
read more...Rural Development Network of NM announces a Call for support of small civil society organizations for project initiatives in the field of green economy
Financial support for this Call for small grants is provided by the EU project “Networking and Advocacy for Green Economy” implemented by Rural Development Network of NM in cooperation with the Rural Development Networks of Serbia, Kosovo, Montenegro, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina. and Croatia.
read more...Results from the evaluation of applications in the frame of the NAGE Project sub-granting program to support grassroots CSOs in implementing small green entrepreneurship project initiatives
The Rural Development Network of N. Macedonia is pleased to announce the completion of evaluation and grant awarding process for the sub-granting program on green entrepreneurship of EU-funded project “Networking and Advocacy for the Green Economy” (NAGE).
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