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The Youth Council of Ohrid was formed on 8th December 1999, and starting operating as a legal entity on 24th February 2000.
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The vision of the Youth Council of Ohrid is to become a Youth Center,
leader in youth policy in the region and partner with a local
government, with recognized image in the country;
Center with stabile
financial structure, permanent employment and build system of promote
and award.
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The Association Mission is transfer of the course of young
population towards activities led by the Non Governmental
Organizations, providing at the same time a lot of entertainment,
companionship and communication. The Youth Council of Ohrid works on
affirmation of young people about promotion of there interest,
developing there creativities, in a way of building and developing of
youth policy and participation on local level.
The other activities are popularization of the Macedonian cultural
heritage, folk opus, traditions, cultural beauties, Macedonian history,
science, as well as all aspects of the Macedonian society in Macedonia,
as well as internationally.
Also the association works on development of solidarity in the
environment of acting, protection of human rights and freedom, throwing
away the violence, communication, collaboration, development of
non-violent methods as unique precondition for protection of the
freedom, realization of justice and achievement of democratic,
economic, social and environmental welfare for everybody equally.
The Youth Council of Ohrid is managed by the Council, as the
highest organ, electing from its representatives an Executing Board,
which is the executing organ of the Council. The Youth Council of
Ohrid elects a President from its representatives, and the Association
is also represented by the General Secretary.
For successful work, the Youth Council of Ohrid prepares Strategic plan
and Annual Working Program. The work itself i.e. the realization of the
foreseen activities is carried out with work in sectors. The Youth
Council of Ohrid carries out its activities through: the sector for
youth policy and participation, environmental sector, sector for
democracy, human rights and gender senzibilization, sector for EU
integration and international cooperation and high school-voluntary
sector.
There is a Manager for each sector, and volunteers get involved for realization of the projects.
In the period since its formation up to date, the Association has
prepared many projects that attracted particularly young people’s
attention.
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Educational campaign named as,, Let’s protect the young people from vices”;
- ,, ... because the children have their own rights”;
- Humanitarian action,, Easter Egg,, upon the Easter holidays;
- Three-days-seminar on the subject: democracy, identity, conflicts and tolerance;
- Three-days- ECO HAPPENING upon 5th June, Ecology Day;
- ,,For Ohrid with love and clear heart ,,
- ,, Circle and you get”-educational campaign upon the Local Elections;
- ,,GIGANT,, - supervision of the Local Elections;
- ,,For Ohrid as young people wish to see it,,
- Centre for children and young people VAVILON;
- Eco happening – Day of the Planet Earth;
- Children said NO to smoking !
- Ecological peace games – Ecology Day;
- ,,No justification for violence,,
- ,,Peace for Macedonia,,
- ,,Tourist-ecological BON-TON,,
- ,,Eco three ,,B,,
- ,,Traffic Culture,,
- ,,Dreams, wishes, distances,,
- ,,MIRamiDA ,,
- ,,Ohrid MIRamiDA ,,
- ,,Macedonia without Schengen,,
- ,,School for Democracy,,
- ,,Mobile Parliament
- ,,Ohrid you don’t know,,
- ,, Volunteers-precious collaborators,,
- ,,Step by step to democracy,,
Within the partnership with ,,Meglen 2002,, the following projects and activities have been realized:
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Humanitarian New Year’s Action (for the Special Children’s Hospital)
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New Year’s fancy dress party
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Casper quiz
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Humanitarian collecting action for the flooded Romes in Veles
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Humanitarian collecting action for the Special Children’s Hospital in Ohrid
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Humanitarian action, This heart wants to beat further on,,
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Humanitarian collecting action for the Romes at Medzitlija.
The Youth Council of Ohrid works as a REGIONAL OFFICE of:
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Citizen association ,,MOST,, - for monitoring the elections in the Republic of Macedonia
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Coalition of youth NGO ,,SEGA,, - for youth policy and youth participation on national level
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Voluntary info point – campaign for building Voluntary Center in Macedonia
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