VIDEO CONFERENCE “EUROPE CALLING”

Prilep, 22 May 2013) INFO SEGA and Youth Council Prilep organized Video Conference “Europe Calling” within the project “Let’s celebrate Europe”, supported by the EU Info Center in Macedonia. This project aims to raise the awareness and to promote European culture and values among youth. The video conference was held in the premises of INFO SEGA and was attended by 20 young people and professors of the Gymnasium Mirce Acev – Prilep.

The event was organized in cooperation with the European House (Maison de l’Europe) of Caen, Lower Normandy, and one high school from Caen. At the video conference youth from both countries presented their schools and home cities, and have discussed on topics such as European values, tolerance, European citizenship etc. Special part of the video conference was dedicated to celebration of 09^th of May – Europe Day in Macedonia and France.

This event enabled young people, from two different parts of Europe, to exchange their experiences and views on European citizenship and nourishing European values among youth.

Within the project “Let’s celebrate Europe” music happening will be organized on the 31^st May 2013 in the city center of Prilep where young artist will present themselves.

Last Updated on Thursday, 23 May 2013 14:50

CONFERENCE OF THE MACEDONIAN MODEL UNITED NATIONS IN PRILEP

The Coalition of youth organizations SEGA in cooperation with the Peace Corps volunteers in Macedonia implements the Macedonia Model United Nations (MMUN) programme supported by the US Embassy in Macedonia. The MMUN Programme aims to strengthen the capacities of young people in Macedonia in advocacy, lobbying, diplomacy, conflict resolution, public speaking and writing.

Several key speakers introduced the participants in the Conference during the official opening ceremonies: Mr. Stephen Kutzy – Country Director of Peace Corps Macedonia, Mr. Gjorgji Manchevski – Dean of the Faculty of Economics in Prilep, Mr. Zoran Ilieski – Executive Director of SEGA, and Ms. Anastasija Stojchevska – Secretary General of the MMUN 2013 Conference.

Delegates simulated the following UN committees and bodies: Economic and Social Council, Security Council, Human Rights Council, United Nations Children’s Fund, United Nations Development Programme, United Nations Women, and General Assembly.

Each committee selected best delegates which were awarded with special certificates.

This conference is the culmination of the Model United Nations program, and an opportunity for students to put all their training and preparation into action in a simulation of the real United Nations.

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Last Updated on Thursday, 23 May 2013 12:02

SEGA CELEBRATED THE BEGINNING OF THE CAMPAIGN “IMPROVING YOUTH PARTICIPATION NOW”

Within the campaign “Improving youth participation NOW” on 21^st of May 2013 in the hall of the City Library “Borka Taleski” – Prilep a public debate was organized on the subject “Youth participation at the local level”. On this public debate the European Chapter on the participation of young people in Local and Regional Life was presented; also the need for youth participation and the mechanisms that function in Prilep municipality were discussed. The main speakers of this public debate were: Anastasija Ilieska – Counselor in the Prilep municipality Counsel, Aleksandar Jovanoski – representative from the Local self-government Prilep and Zoran Ilieski – Executive director of the Coalition of youth organizations SEGA.    

During the month of May, public debates on the subject Youth participation will be organized in Skopje, Bitola and Stip, and during the month of June, events for graphite drawing and open days in the Local self-governments will be organized.

The campaign “Improving youth participation NOW” is implemented within the Annual programme of Coalition SEGA. The aim of the campaign is to inform young people for the model of youth participation and together with young people to encourage decision makers to guarantee their right to participation.

Last Updated on Wednesday, 22 May 2013 14:51

CALL FOR PARTICIPATION OF YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS IN CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAMME

During the period of March 2013 – March 2014, the Coalition of youth organizations SEGA in partnership with the National Center for Community Services (NCCS) from Albania implements the project “Youth without borders”, financed by the European Union through the IPA Cross-border Programme Macedonia Albania. The main aim of this project is to promote effective collaboration between the civil society actors towards fruitful social development in the CBC region. Within this project, SEGA and NCCS will conduct capacity building programme for youth CSOs in the period of June 2013 – February 2014. The programme will focus on strengthening the capacities of the organizations as a whole and will foresee continuous support which will obtain several segments of the organization’s work, through trainings, consultative support and workshops. Besides the capacity building the programme will encourage cooperation, networking and partnership between the selected CSOs from Macedonia and Albania. The aim of the programme is to enhance the effectiveness, influence and the capacity of the CSOs which are similar in their work, as well as to produce joint ideas for future EU projects.    

The capacity building programme will include the following activities:

-          Networking event

-          Training in Organizational Sustainability

-          Training for Lobbying and Advocacy

-          Training in preparation of EU projects

-          4 workshops for preparation of joint projects

-          Ongoing consultative support

With this call we encourage civic organizations from the region of Pelagonia, including Ohrid and Struga to apply for participation in the capacity building programme. The organizations that want to apply must fill and send Application along with copy of official registration document. Through this call we will select 5 CSOs that will further be target of the capacity building process.

The final selection will be based on the following criteria:

-       Minimum existence of 3 years

-       Previous experience in international projects (the project encourages participation of CSOs that have little or no experience in EU projects)

-       Motivation for work in networks and partnerships

-       Membership of young people in the organization

-       Target group (Advantage will be given to CSOs that work with marginalized youth)

Deadline for applying is 24 May 2013, 16:00 at the latest.

The organizations that will apply will be informed on the results by 28 May 2013.

Late and uncompleted applications will not be reviewed.

The necessary documentation should be sent on the following e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ; Subject: Application for call

Download: Application for participation

Last Updated on Thursday, 23 May 2013 13:04