News and Events

#MothersLead during #COVID19! Stories of bravery & resilience from our global Women without Borders community. A campaign highlighting the courage & competence of mothers in leading their families through the #newnormal and beyond. MotherSchools in #NorthMacedonia, the first #ParentingForPeace programme to be rolled out in the Western Balkans, has been running in #Skopje since 2016. Building on the momentum and resounding successes of its implementation in Čair…

ZIP Institute is excited to share its annual report for 2019. The document contains a summary of the successes and challenges that marked last year. Furthermore, the report includes highlights of the projects we implemented as well as the activities we planned and attended. We hope for joint implementation of changes in Macedonia and the region,…

Our director had the pleasure to give an online lecture on local government and decentralization in North Macedonia to the students of Charle's University @unikarlova in Prague.

ZIP is promoting social distancing, a measure being used throughout the world to combat the spread of Covid-19.

ZIP Institute is very proud to announce that it has been granted an Organizational Membership with the Resolve Network. The Secretariat is housed at the U.S. Institute of Peace, building upon the Institute’s decades-long legacy of deep engagement in conflict-affected societies. The RESOLVE Network is a global consortium of researchers, research organizations, policymakers and practitioners committed…

EN Following the anti-Covid19 measures announced by the authorities in North Macedonia, we would like to inform everyone that our staff members will be working from home. Our office will henceforth be closed. Our activities scheduled for this period will be rescheduled accordingly. We would like to encourage everyone to stick to the "stay home" rule as…

We present the visual concept of the Saraj Youth Community Center - an initiative of the ZIP Institute together with the German Embassy in Skopje to create alternative spaces for Saraj youth. This center targets the two Saraj High Schools, the high school "Saraj" and Isa Beu Madrasa, as well as "Dituria" Primary School. Ви го…

concluding the trip to Oslo with a visit to the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs @utenriksdept, Department for Western Balkans.