A project, within the framework of Civica Mobilitas financed by the government of Switzerland and conducted by the Macedonian Center for International Cooperation (MCIC), NIRAS from Denmark and FCG from Sweden.
Main purpose of the project
Improved health system for people with disabilities in all three categories of health equity.
Specific purpose
-Educated medical staff for acceptance and treatment of people with disabilities
-Established priority for people with disabilities in health institutions in all three categories of health equity
-Financial support for people with disabilities, regarding health equity
“Message Negotino” – Town Negotino is managing the whole project, together with partnering organizations “Association of Persons with Cerebral Palsy and Other Disabilities” – Veles and “Eco Life” – Kavadarci.
The Association of Persons with Cerebral Palsy and Other Disabilities conducts the project “Together We Are Stronger”, financially supported by Kvinna Till Kvinna and Sweden.
From 01.2023 to 03.2025 we’ve conducted a great part of activities that are of crucial importance for our association, focusing on emphasizing the capabilities of women and girls with disabilities as well as women from rural areas around the Vardar region.
During this period, we directed our focus towards the priorities of our association by creating:
– A strategic plan for 2023-2026 for our association
– Strategies for financial stability
– Increasing the capacities of human resources
– Manual for financial and administrative management
– Strategies for online communications and social media
We emphasized the need to provide social services, social involvement, and employment of people with disabilities through social entrepreneurship, economic empowerment of women and girls with disabilities towards effective participation and gender equality, improved well- being, easier access to any health service, etc.
At the beginning of this year, we have finalized a part of the activities by revising the association’s statute and operative manuals, as well as implementing the National Conference “Stronger Together”, supported by our guests:
– Mrs. Gordana Siljanovska – Davkova, President of North Macedonia
– Fatmir Limani, Minister of Social Policy, Demographics, and Youth
– Michalis Rokas, EU Ambassador in North Macedonia
– Ami Larsson Jain, Ambassador of Sweden in North Macedonia
– Other ambassadors, ministers, institutions, contributors, etc.
1. Registration of APCPOD – Veles on 12.09.1997
2. Project “Identification of persons with disabilities and distribution of orthopaedic aids” (2000, in collaboration with Handicap International).
3. Project “Construction of the first accessible paths and marking of parking spaces in Veles” (from 2002 till today).
4. Project “Campaign for social involvement of persons with disabilities” (2002, in collaboration with MIA and other NPOs from the country, supported by the Embassies of Canada and Switzerland).
5. Project “Improving the talents of persons with disabilities” (2003, financed by ITZ – CIRа – The USA Embassy).
6. Project “Accessibility for me, my human right” – Campaign for removing architectural barriers (2004, supported by “Open Society” Foundation).
7. Initiative for inclusion of children with handicap in full-time education (2005, till today).
8. Project “Adapting a children’s room for semi-intensive care at the paediatrics department in the public hospital in Veles” – 2009, in collaboration with the German Embassy.
9. Preparation project for “Local Action Plan about handicap in Municipality of Veles” (LAP) – the first LAP in R. Macedonia and Southeast Europe (2007, in collaboration with Handicap International).
10. Project “Daycare Center for people with disabilities and their integration into societal lifestyle” (2012, financed by the Institute for Human Right “Ludwig Boltzmann” – BIM Skopje).
11. Project “Home assistance services for people with disabilities” in municipalities Veles and Caska form April to September 2013; financed by Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation through the Center for Institutional Development – CIRa, and ELEM Macedonia, municipality of Veles.
12. Organizing summer vacation for people with disabilities form R. Macedonia between June and September, and visiting Dobre Vode – Bar, Montenegro, in collaboration with “Humanitarian Family”. This project is going on for 10 years and so far, there have been 800 people included, with different disabilities and different ages from our country.
13. Project “Personal service assistance for persons with physical disability” – 2017.
14. Project “Strategies for persons with Disabilities – LAPLI” for municipalities of Kavadarci, Gradsko and Caska, assisted by ALDA- Skopje with financial support by EU.
15. Project “Campaign for gender equality and gender inclusion of girls and women with disabilities” – Vardar and East region, financed by Kvinna Till Kvinna, EU.
16. Project “Centre for social inclusion of persons with disabilities” – assisted by the business sector and citizens from Veles and around the country.
17. Inclusive tourism around Lake “Mladost” – an ongoing project, financially supported by the Swiss Development Agency. Our organisation has gained delegated jurisdiction for one year, granted by the municipality of Veles, for “Park of Hearts”, accessible beach, and swimming equipment.
18. “Social inclusion and labour engagement of persons with disabilities and other marginalized groups by cultivating remedy herbs” – an ongoing project, supported by the Global Ecological Fund – a programme for small grants in N. Macedonia by the UN; the project’s value is 27.706 denars.
19. “Home assistance and care”- an ongoing project for providing aid and care services in the home of persons with disabilities, employing six full-time carers. The project is supported through an operating plan by UNDP, the Employment Agency, Ministry of Labor and Social Policy, and with financial support from the Swiss Development Agency. The project’s estimated period is one year, and its value is more than 3.000.000.00 denars.
20. “Assisted living for persons with disabilities”- an ongoing project for deinstitutionalisation of persons with disabilities from “Demir Kapija” Social Welfare Centre, supported by CeProSARD – Skopje, as well as the project “Together for more opportunities and support – TIMOR” – financed by the EU. This project enabled the opening of 4 facilities, housing 20 people with disabilities per house, two of which are in the municipality of Veles and two in the municipality of Gradsko, a team of 20 specialised carers, a social worker, a defectologist, a psychiatrist, and a physical therapist.
21. “Facing challenges and stigmatization” – in the scope of the project by Civica Mobilitas which is financed by the government of Switzerland and conducted by the Macedonian Centre for International Collaboration (MCIC), NIRAS from Denmark, and FCG Sweden.
