ZIP institute was selected to conduct a cost-benefit analysis on the financial supplements for the “third child” policy, within the project “FISCAST: Building capacity and tools for fiscal accountability, sustainability and transparency in Macedonia.” The project is aimed to improve the capacity of civil society and media to contribute to evidence-based economic dialogue in the…
ZIP institute was a guest at the Embassy of Sweden in Skopje and held a meeting with the Deputy Ambassador, H.E. Ms. Azadeh Alian. We discussed about our work in the recent period, our activities and plans for the upcoming year and a possible cooperation in the future.
ZIP Institute is happy to pronounce 2015 as very successful year with the final conference of the project “Enhancing the capacities of the Commission for Inter-ethnic Relations in the Municipality of Saraj”. The event took place on 22nd December in Skopje. The honored guests, the Deputy Minister of Local Self-Governance, Mr. Ljupcho Prendzov, the Mayor…
ZIP Institute is happy to announce the completion of the project ”Democratic Development – Civil De-De” with the closing conference which took place on 17th December in Skopje. The project was funded by the International Visegrad Fund and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea. The event brought together representatives of embassies…
We are happy to complete the first training cycle within the project “Greater participation – better policies and regulative” which is aimed to strengthen the capacities of civic organizations in order to have effect as supervisory bodies and regulatory indicators in the process of preparation of policies and law proposals through mechanisms, methods and ex…
Проектот „Креирање на зајакнувачки блокови за здравствено и инклузивно општество на младите Роми во Република Македонија” е наменет за адолесценти од ромска националност, но без да се исклучат и други маргинализирани млади луѓе кои се заинтересирани за активностите во овој проект, како и млади луѓе кои припаѓаат на други етнички групи во Република Македонија. Преку…
The purpose of the project “Greater participation – better policies and regulatives” is to promote the principles of good governance (accountability, transparency, participation, efficiency and coherence) through enhanced influence of civil society organizations (CSOs) in the processes of evaluation of public policies and decision making. It targets three main groups: CSOs directly and citizens who…
Looking back at his decision to study public policy at CEU, Agim Selami (MAPP ‘12) said his motivation to go to graduate school was the recognition that he needed to upgrade his knowledge and skills on public policy analysis. “CEU was always my top choice,” he says, “mainly because it offered a high-ranking MA program…
Програма за градење капацитети на граѓански организации (го) за нивно засилено влијание во процесот на оценка (евалуација) на јавните политики и донесување одлуки (октомври 2015 – јуни 2016).
ZIP is proud to have monitored 9 municipalities in the region of Skopje in the last 12 months; and to have provided a clearer picture as far as budget transparency in these municipalities are concerned. All detailed findings are contained in the publication.