Cross border cooperation for Improvement of VET

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Project Title Cross border cooperation for Improvement of VET
Type of Contract/Category Grant contract
IPA Component

 

 IPA 1 (2007-2013), Cross border Cooperation Programme: Republic of North Macedonia – Republic of Albania

2nd call for proposals
Measure 1.3 Social cohesion
Functional Lead Partner, Lead partner and partners Functional Lead Partner: Educational Centre Elbasan, AL

Lead Partner: Centre for Sustainability & Advance Education, MK
Sector of intervention: Vocational educational.
Action location/s AL – Elbasan, Korca, Pogradec

MK – Ohrid, Bitola
Project aim & Objective: Improvement of VET through cross border cooperation between neighbouring regions of AL and MK. Improve links between schools and business, curricula’s, twinning between schools with cooperation with business and national agencies in the fields of ICT.
Results: Round tables with VET school managers, local institutions, etc; study visits; promotional materials; Studies of actual situation of the VET and labour market and recommendation for the future of VET.
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Project duration: 12 months

Total Project Budget for the grant beneficiary in MK: € 27,534.99
Total Project Budget for the grant beneficiary in AL: € 44,614.50

Dibra Region Environment Promotion Project (DREPP)

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Project Title Dibra Region Environment Promotion Project (DREPP)
Type of Contract/Category Grant contract
IPA Component

 

 IPA 1 (2007-2013), Cross border Cooperation Programme: Republic of North Macedonia – Republic of Albania

2nd call for proposals
Measure 1.2 Sustainable environment development
Functional Lead Partner, Lead partner and partners Functional Lead Partner: Democratic Integration and Development Center, AL

Lead Partner: Centre for Sustainable Community Development, Debar, MK
Sector of intervention: Environmental protection and education. Natural resources
Action location/s AL – Dibra Region; Districts of Dibra, Burrel, Bulqize

MK – Southwest Region, Commune of Dibra
Project aim & Objective: Improve environmental education capacity by raising competence levels on both sides of the border, encourage knowledge transfer by establishing networks among the local government authorities, academics, training institutions and NGO’s. Protected Area Management, Natural resources Management and Tourism Management.
Results: Environmental infrastructure in the CB area improved and better protected from land erosion and beautified as a result of planting trees on each side of the border. Capacities of local stakeholders on environmental issues increased. Needs of local stakeholders assessed through Needs Assessment Survey.
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Project duration: 18 months

Total Project Budget for the grant beneficiary in MK: € 90,311.00
Total Project Budget for the grant beneficiary in AL: € 123,893.70

Cross-border water resource management

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Project Title Cross-border water resource management
Type of Contract/Category Grant contract
IPA Component

 

 IPA 1 (2007-2013), Cross border Cooperation Programme: Republic of North Macedonia – Republic of Albania

2nd call for proposals
Measure 1.2 Sustainable environment development
Functional Lead Partner, Lead partner and partners Functional Lead Partner: REC – Country Office for MK
Sector of intervention: Environmental protection and education. Natural resources
Action location/s AL – Municipality of Peshkopi

MK – Municipality of Dibra
Project aim & Objective: This project recognizes needs expressed by representatives of municipalities and local stakeholders for further development of environmental planning, efficient public participation in decision-making, facilitating environmental investments and improving environmental resource management. Project would open channels of communication and improve cooperation across national borders and among different ethnic groups in MK and AL.
Results: With the procurement of the SCADA equipment water supply systems efficiency was improved, capacities in the Municipalities and Public Communal Enterprises were strengthened and capacity of the stakeholders in the basin for Integrated Water Resource Management Planning was enhanced.
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Project duration: 18 months

Total Project Budget for the grant beneficiary in MK: € 196,556.25

Disability and Prevention

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Project Title Disability and Prevention
Type of Contract/Category Grant contract
IPA Component

 

 IPA 1 (2007-2013), Cross border Cooperation Programme: Republic of North Macedonia – Republic of Albania

1st call for proposals
Functional Lead Partner, Lead partner and partners Functional Lead Partner: Poraka Nova – MK

Lead Partner: Defending the rights of people with disabilities MEDPAC – AL
Measure 1.3 Social cohesion
Sector of intervention: Vulnerable groups, social inclusion
Action location/s Struga, Southwest region in MK

Elbasan, Librazhd in AL
Project aim & Objective: The project aim was to contribute to the prevention of disability, through workshops and materials on relevant issues related to early prevention, detection, treatment and rehabilitation. The specific objective was to improve the quality of life of the disabled people and their families, indirect stimulation of the work of institutions dealing with the disabled, as well as increased level of education of the target group and development of joint strategies between the Republic of Macedonia and Albania. The project contributed to the social inclusion and better understanding of the people with intellectual disability in this region
Results: Better accessibility of information and education for the target group; Better understanding of intellectual disability; Improvement of prevention, detection, treatment and rehabilitation; Services’ quality improvement; Set up a network of relevant institutions; Encouraged cooperation.
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Project duration: 12 months

Total Project Budget for the grant beneficiary in MK: € 55,591.58
Total Project Budget for the grant beneficiary in AL: € 40,064.01

Promoting Business Women Enterprises in the Cross–Border Area

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Project Title Promoting Business Women Enterprises in the Cross–Border Area
Type of Contract/Category Grant contract
IPA Component

 

 IPA 1 (2007-2013), Cross border Cooperation Programme: Republic of North Macedonia – Republic of Albania

1st call for proposals
Measure 1.1 Economic development
Functional Lead Partner, Lead partner and partners Functional Lead Partner: Partners Albania – Centre for change and conflict management (AL)

Lead Partner: Macedonian Enterprise Development Foundation MK
Sector of intervention: Business promotion
Action location/s AL – Pogradeci in the Korça region,

MK – Struga in the Southwest region
Project aim & Objective: To increase cooperation and commercial exchanges between business community, to create a supportive environment for the development of women SME/SMI and to promote business women enterprises at the cross-border area between MK & AL.
Results: Improved business-related knowledge and capacities of business women at the cross-border area in customer care, product promotion and sales; Increased promotion of business women SME/SMI at the cross-border area; Increased cooperation and commercial exchanges among business women and other businesses at the cross border area; Increased cooperation and commercial exchanges among business women and other businesses at the cross border area.
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Project duration: 9 months

Total Project Budget for the grant beneficiary in MK: € 30,166.00

Total Project Budget for the grant beneficiary in AL: € 35,704.95

Women Crossing Borders for Change

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Project Title Women Crossing Borders for Change
Type of Contract/Category Grant contract
IPA Component

 

 IPA 1 (2007-2013), Cross border Cooperation Programme: Republic of North Macedonia – Republic of Albania

1st call for proposals
Measure 1.3 Social cohesion
Functional Lead Partner, Lead partner and partners Functional Lead Partner: Local Development Agency- Struga (MK)

Lead Partner: CSO Une Gruaja (AL)
Sector of intervention: Social integration of long-term unemployed women
Action location/s AL– District of Pogradec

MK – Municipalities of Struga and Vevcani
Project aim & Objective: Enabling social integration of long-term unemployed and young women entering the workforce from urban and rural areas in the cross-border region by increasing women’s capacities for employment through leadership and management, trainings, experience-exchange study trips and cross-border meetings.
Results: Organized promotional campaign posters, postcards, educational manuals; TV announcements; Trained women from both rural and urban parts; Developed training modules; Delivered training sessions in AL and MK; Organized local events by women participants; Organized Study trips.
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Project duration: 12 months

Total Project Budget for the grant beneficiary in MK: € 31,704.00

Total Project Budget for the grant beneficiary in AL: € 32,130.00

Integrated Sustainable Environmental Management with the Implementation of a Decision Support System

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Project Title Integrated Sustainable Environmental Management with the Implementation of a Decision Support System
Type of Contract/Category Grant contract
IPA Component

 

 IPA 1 (2007-2013), Cross border Cooperation Programme: Republic of North Macedonia – Republic of Albania

1st call for proposals
Measure 1.2 Sustainable environment development
Functional Lead Partner, Lead partner and partners Functional Lead Partner: Institute for New Technologies, Innovations and Knowledge Transfer “Carl Friedrich Gauss” – Bitola, MK

Lead Partner: Nehemia Foundation (AL)
Sector of intervention: Environmental protection
Action location/s AL – Pogradec and Korca (Korca region)

MK – Bitola, Resen (South west Pelagonia region)
Project aim & Objective: To improve the sustainable natural resources management in CB region, using Decision Support System based on information and communication technology to increase public awareness of cross-border area on importance of Sustainable Natural Resources Management.
Results: Joint information and promotional structure and services, concern natural resources issues established; Developed and presented local and CB Natural resources Inventory with DSS implementation.
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Project duration: 12 months

Total Project Budget for the grant beneficiary in MK: € 43,040.00 Total Project Budget for the grant beneficiary in AL: € 23,090.00

Cross–Border Shared Integrated Alternative Tourism

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Project Title Cross–Border Shared Integrated Alternative Tourism
Type of Contract/Category Grant contract
IPA Component

 

 IPA 1 (2007-2013), Cross border Cooperation Programme: Republic of North Macedonia – Republic of Albania

1st call for proposals
Measure 1.1 Economic development
Functional Lead Partner, Lead partner and partners Functional Lead Partner: ORT Training for Sustainable Development (MK)

Lead Partner: Local Economic Development Agency AULEDA AL
Sector of intervention: Tourism, Business promotion, people to people actions.
Action location/s AL– Region of Korca

MK – Region of Struga
Project aim & Objective: Implementation of people-to-people actions to foster cross border business cooperation and training, transfer of know-how for the integrated product (lake and mountain) in the tourism sector. The action will assist to determination of ideas and business prospective to attract worldwide businesses.
Results: People from Krushevo, MK participated in internship in companies in Pogradec, AL and vice versa; people educated to develop tourism services; Tourism services catalogue for the region; Promotion of the region for alternative type of tourism; Organized regional touristy services exhibition; Integrated touristy offers of 2 cities related to winter and summer seasons; New partnership between the NGOs, local government and businesses is established.
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Project duration: 12 months

Total Project Budget for the grant beneficiary in MK: € 49,995.00

Total Project Budget for the grant beneficiary in AL: € 49,992.14

Working in the Rural Areas, Investing in the Future

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Project Title Working in the Rural Areas, Investing in the Future
Type of Contract/Category Grant contract
IPA Component

 

 IPA 1 (2007-2013), Cross border Cooperation Programme: Republic of North Macedonia – Republic of Albania

1st call for proposals
Measure 1.1 Economic development
Functional Lead Partner, Lead partner and partners Functional Lead Partner: Tabita Foundation (AL)

Lead Partner: Parumba (MK)
Sector of intervention: Business and Environmental promotion
Action location/s AL– Village of Dardha, Region of Korca

MK – Villages of Gorna Belica, Visni, Vevcani, Region of Struga
Project aim & Objective: To improve the economic standards and well-being of local population in the cross border area, to develop and promote rural tourism offer in the villages of Gorna Belica, Visni, Vevcani and Dardha. Building capacity of small businesses; Promotion of cultural heritage; Raising Environmental awareness.
Results: Capacity within the target groups in operation of small businesses is built; Villages and their cultural heritage are promoted; Environmental awareness in Dardha village is raised; Tourist facilities and villages’ attractions are marked.
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Project duration: 12 months

Total Project Budget for the grant beneficiary in MK: € 46,692.00

Total Project Budget for the grant beneficiary in AL: € 39,732.58

Building a Pathway Together for Employment Opportunities in the Cross–Border Area

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Project Title Building a Pathway Together for Employment Opportunities in the Cross–Border Area
Type of Contract/Category Grant contract
IPA Component

 

 IPA 1 (2007-2013), Cross border Cooperation Programme: Republic of North Macedonia – Republic of Albania

1st call for proposals
Measure 1.3 Social cohesion
Functional Lead Partner, Lead partner and partners Functional Lead Partner: Dorcas Aid International Albania (AL)

Lead Partner: Foundation for Support of Enterprises Ohrid (MK)
Sector of intervention: Cultural-natural heritage. Social cohesion among the youth
Action location/s AL– Korce

MK – Ohrid, Struga
Project aim & Objective: Presentation of the two cities potentials and specifics in front of the general public in the cross-border area. Bringing down all prejudges regarding way of life and culture in the neighbouring country.
Results: Know-how and the experience are provided by existing JBC in Korca to the new established Job and Business Centre (JBC) in Ohrid; One joint Cross Border Advisory (CBA) Committee is set up and trained to advocate and lobby for employment policies for the target; Unemployed people are trained, (Mainly from Gypsy) and motivated to search for a job or get self-employment opportunities.
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Project duration: 12 months

Total Project Budget for the grant beneficiary in MK: € 52,183.50
Total Project Budget for the grant beneficiary in AL: € 49,940.00