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How young people aged between 14 – 19 years

perceive the youth provision and opportunity in

the city of Kumanovo, Republic of Macedonia.

Daniel John Carter

ST09003304

May 2014

Dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment for the degree of

Bachelor of Arts in Youth and Community Education

Department of Education

Cardiff Metropolitan University

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Abstract

In the last three years Daniel Carter has been residing and working in the city of

Kumanovo, Macedonia Developed a passion and appreciation for the city. Many

hours have been spent researching the culture of the people. Specifically, the

area of youth provision has been of personal and vocational interest in view of

earlier experience as a Youth Worker in Wales.

This dissertation sets out to conduct and analyse research to achieve an under-

standing of youth perception of youth provision in Kumanovo; to define the needs

of the young people.

The research methodology has been designed primarily to allow collation and

evaluation of data derived from youth dialogue, based on analysis of school-

based workshop surveys, interviews and questionnaires. The underpinning lit-

erature review considers the views and evidence from recognised writers and

researchers in the field.

The research has been successful in defining the direct perceptions, needs of the

young people for youth provision and opportunities in Kumanovo. Besides identi-

fying different cultural influences based on school, religion, family background

and nationality, it also highlights where policy, strategy and application of future

youth provision in Kumanovo can be improved.

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Attestation

I understand the nature of plagiarism, and I am aware of the University’s policy

on this.

I certify that this dissertation reports original work by me during my University

project.

Signature Date

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Acknowledgements

Huge thank you must be given too many people and organisations within Kuma-

novo for the help, advice and support they gave to create this dissertation. These

include:

Organisations:

- The Center for Intercultural Dialogue

In particular:

Stefan Manevski

Milos Ristovski

Aleksandra Tsvetovska

Dragana Jovanovska

Aleksandra Tasic

Magdalena Manevska

Marta Kuzmanovska

- The Youth Council For Kumanovo

In Particular:

Matej Manevska

- The National Youth Council for Macedonia

In Particular:

Ivana Davidovska

- Streets Festival Kumanovo:

In Particular:

Aleksandra Davidovska

- JEF Macedonia

In Particular:

Ivana Jordanovska

- Roma Youth Centre

- KIRK (Skopje)

- Kreactiv (Skopje & Kavardartsi)

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Translators

- Milena Stankovska

- Gjurgica Ilieva

- Viktorija Manevska

- Florim Rexhepi

Schools:

- Bajram Shabani Elementary School

In Particular:

Fadil Alimi

- Economics High School:

In Particular:

Bojana Ivanovska

- Agricultural High School:

In Particular:

Sam Cireno

- Technical High School.

- Goce Delcev Gymnasia High School.

Technical Support

- Dina Weiler

- Vivienne Griffiths

Other

- Milan

- Bobi

- Bar Cube

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Table of Contents

Abstract ........................................................................................................... 1

Attestation ....................................................................................................... 2

Acknowledgements ......................................................................................... 3

1 Introduction ............................................................................................... 7

1.1 Background and Context .................................................................. 7

1.2 Scope and Objectives ....................................................................... 8

1.3 Achievements ................................................................................... 8

1.4 Overview of Dissertation ................................................................... 9

2 Literature Review .................................................................................... 10

2.1 Macedonian Government ............................................................... 10

2.2 National Youth Council of Macedonia ............................................. 12

2.3 Association of Youth Workers Macedonia ....................................... 13

2.4 Kumanovo Municipality ................................................................... 14

2.5 Center for Intercultural Dialogue ..................................................... 16

2.6 Kumanovo Youth Council................................................................ 21

2.7 Kumani ........................................................................................... 21

2.8 Other .............................................................................................. 22

3 Methodology ........................................................................................... 23

3.1 Quantitative & Qualitative ............................................................... 24

3.1.1 Quantitative .......................................................................... 24

3.1.2 Qualitative ............................................................................ 25

3.2 Applied/Basic Research ................................................................. 25

3.3 Deductive/Inductive Research ........................................................ 26

4 Presentation of Data & Analysis .............................................................. 27

4.1 Interviews ....................................................................................... 27

4.1.1 Stefan Manevski .................................................................. 27

4.1.2 Aleksandra Cvetkovska ........................................................ 28

4.1.3 Magdalena Manevska .......................................................... 29

4.2 Results from Workshops in School ................................................. 30

4.2.1 Representing Kumanovo ...................................................... 31

4.2.2 Youth Feeling ....................................................................... 33

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4.2.3 Activities ............................................................................... 35

4.2.4 Rating of Young People’s opportunities in Kumanovo .......... 37

4.3 Questionnaire Results .................................................................... 38

4.3.1 Background Information ....................................................... 39

4.3.2 Participation Information ...................................................... 43

4.3.3 Comparative SPSS Crosstabs ............................................. 47

5 Summary & Conclusions ......................................................................... 50

5.1 Summary ........................................................................................ 50

5.2 Evaluation ....................................................................................... 51

5.3 Future Work .................................................................................... 51

References .................................................................................................... 54

Appendix A National Youth Council Macedonia (NYCM) Portfolio 2013 ........ 59

Appendix B CID Annual Report Initiative for Acknowledgement and

Professionalization of Youth Work (AYWM) ................................................... 60

Appendix C CID Annual Report 2013 ........................................................... 61

Appendix D List of other youth organisations in Kumanovo .......................... 62

Appendix E Participation Questionnaire ........................................................ 68

Appendix F Interview Transcriptions .............................................................. 73

Appendix G Workshop Results ...................................................................... 98

Appendix H Results of the Questionnaires .................................................... 99

Appendix I Additional Project Information .................................................... 100

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Fig.1. Map of the Republic of Macedonia (Index Web

Solutions Ltd., 2013).

1 Introduction

Kumanovo is a small city lo-

cated in the north eastern part

of the Republic of Macedonia.

According to the 2002 census

the population of Kumanovo

was 105,484, this consisted of

63,746 Macedonians, 27,290

Albanians, 292 Turks, 4,256

Roma, 147 Vlach, 9,062

Serbs, 20 Bosiaks and 671

Other (Republic of Macedonia

State Statistical Office, 2005).

This document also states

that the population aged 10 –

14 counted 8,523, those aged

15 – 19 counted 8,605 and those aged 20 – 24 counted 8,757 (Republic of

Macedonia State Statistical Office, 2005).

Background and Context

This piece of research has engaged the young people of Kumanovo to document

their view and perception of the provision for young people within the city. There

are many youth organisations within Kumanovo such as the Center for Intercul-

tural Dialogue (CID, 2014), DROM (Tocak, 2009) and Kumani (Kumani Zapad,

2012). They engage in many activities with young people following their specific

agendas or policies. The leading party in the municipality, SDSM (SDSM, 2014)

has an agenda for youth within its manifesto and the Kumanovo Youth Council

(CID, 2013) is also currently developing a youth strategy and pushing for imple-

mentation within the municipality. Enquiries to these organisations suggest that

their agenda for youth did not involve any consultative process with young peo-

ple. The Kumanovo Youth Council only works with an older age bracket of young

people (18 – 25 years) and is made of youth involved in organisations; it is not a

single organisation itself. Research needed to be conducted to try and under-

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stand what the needs of the young people within the city were, especially within

the 13 years plus age group. This dissertation set out to achieve such research,

mainly within the aged group 14 – 19 years.

Scope and Objectives

The scope of the project was to access a large sample of young people 14 – 19

years from various economic, ethnic, religious and educational back grounds

within the city to gain an insight into their perceptions and needs.

The objectives were:

- Obtain various young people’s perceptions of youth provision and opportu-

nities within the city.

- Obtain various young people’s needs in youth provision within the city.

- Use results to create conclusions on the future path youth provision should

take within the city.

Achievements

Six different schools within the city have been accessed, including two Albanian

speaking schools and four Macedonian speaking schools. One of these was a

primary (8 – 15 years) school and the remaining five were high schools (15 – 19

years). Two of the high schools were Economic schools and the others were

Gymnasia (Academic), Technical and Agricultural schools. Primary schools have

no specification in subjects.

In each of these schools small workshops were performed during their English

classes to engage in dialogue with the young people and gain an understanding

about how they felt about the city, being young people and youth opportunities.

Surveys were also conducted in each school as well as online, almost two hun-

dred surveys have been collected.

This provided a significant sample for analysis and is the first of its kind within

Kumanovo. This dissertation has untaken an act never yet performed to achieve

a goal never truly sought. It is the first type of research to collect such information

through direct dialogue with the younger bracket of young people.

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Overview of Dissertation

The dissertation first investigates previous research within the field of youth work

in Kumanovo, what it achieved and what is said about young people and their

perceptions and needs. Through this literature review, the dissertation also looks

over the agendas of the political parties, the strategy developed by the youth

council and the agendas of the youth organisations within the city. The literature

review also takes a broader look at Macedonia as a whole, investigating the new-

ly formed National Youth Council (NMS, 2013), the governments agenda for

youth and major youth organisations and youth councils in Kumanovo.

The dissertation then moves on to collation and analysis of the primary research

data obtained from interviews to analysis of the results and findings from school

workshops and completed surveys.

The Conclusion summarises the results, analysis and evaluation and formu-

lates recommendations on effective practice for the future. The dissertation is

available for the municipality, youth council, schools and youth organisations to

read and use for future design and development of youth provision in Kumanovo.

All sources within the dissertation are referenced and full details are contained

within the bibliography at the end. All appendices referred to can be found at the

end of the document.

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2 Literature Review

The main objective of this literature review is to answer three main questions:

- What policies / manifestos / actions are there in place for / about young

people?

- What provisions are in place for young people in Kumanovo?

- What previous research has been conducted with young people in Kuma-

novo?

Macedonian Government

The Macedonian government has a number of policies, strategies and actions in

place regarding young people, these include:

- Action Plan for Youth Employment 2015 (Youth Employment Advisory

Group, 2012)

- Republic of Macedonia National Youth Strategy (Government of the

Republic of Macedonia, 2005)

- Action Plan for the Implementation of the National Youth Strategy of the

Republic of Macedonia (Agency for Youth and Sport, 2009)

The United Nations: former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (2010, p.15) states

the unemployment rate in the country as ‘32.2%’ for 2009. The [American]

Central Intelligence Agency (2014) rates Macedonia 113 out of 229 countries for

wealth-based on gross domestic product (GDP). These both suggest that

employment, productivity and finance are significant issues for the Republic of

Macedonia. The situation is obviously of significant importance to the government

as the Youth Employment Advisory Group (2012, p.5) states that ‘high percent-

ages of unemployed youth mean that investments in education and training are

wasted, that there is a reduced taxation base and higher welfare costs’.

The descriptive jargon seems to focus more on areas for action like ‘foreign ex-

change liberalization, the restructuring of the banking system, the privatization of

state and socially-owned enterprises, and improvements in the business regula-

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tory framework’ (Youth Employment Advisory Group, 2012), rather than on areas

of broad personal development for the young people.

It is interesting that the National Youth Strategy for the Republic of Macedonia

(Government of the Republic of Macedonia, 2005) was put on hold until 2009.

Kirkovski (2011) states that expectations were ‘that the Law for youth will be

adopted by the end of the 2012’ as part of the adoption of EU regulations.

The law for youth will cover the general interests and programs in the youth

field, establishing and registration of youth organisations, their activity and

scope of work, property and obligations, right and obligations, expert work, in-

ternational youth work, information and bodies for development of youth policy.

(Kirkovski, 2011)

However at the end of 2011 the government ‘withdrew its “Communist-style” con-

troversial draft Law on Youth after strong opposition from 45 local youth groups’

(Marusic, 2011).

Therefore the main document in place regarding youth policy and strategy is still

the ‘Action Plan for the Implementation of the National Youth Strategy of the

Republic of Macedonia’ (Agency for Youth and Sport, 2009).

This action plan has five major priorities; education, youth self-employment,

quality of life, health and prevention and of particular interest ‘local youth work’.

This priority has three objectives (Agency for Youth and Sport, 2009):

1. The associate life of young people is improved.

2. Increased active participation of youth by developing local youth strate-

gies.

3. Improved financial and material conditions of the national and local youth

associations.

The document is ambiguous and there is no mention of research or dialogue with

young people for themselves to determine what they require, and it contains little

guidance on what they want the local youth associations to do or how to deter-

mine local need. Indeed it is hard to find any evidence of local plans for

implementation on the level the action plan suggests.

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National Youth Council of Macedonia

The National Youth Council for Macedonia is one of the first national youth councils to be

established for many years. ‘The National Youth Council of Macedonia [NYCM] is a

youth umbrella organisation - association of associations and foundations in the Repub-

lic of Macedonia’ (NYCM, 2013). The NYCM goes on to state that it ‘gathers 55

organisations: 22 youth organisations, 17 organisations for youth, 2 national youth union

organisations, 9 youth wings of political parties and 5 associate member organisations

united to promote and advocate for youth rights in Macedonia’ (NYCM, 2013). The port-

folio of the NYCM states seven distinct goals of the council, these goals can be found

within the portfolio which is contained in Appendix A.

The NYCM appears to be the only association working towards the development

of youth representation and policy development, an important development in a

nation where the position of youth is unclear. Its growth and impact on the gov-

ernment over the last few years is impressive.

However, its role as an association of associations does not cater for all young

people, many of whom are not involved with youth organisations, or other linked

associations.

The type of work and the methodologies NYCM is engaged in caters only for the

older age bracket of youth (16/18 – 29 years) and does not produce any evi-

dence of the perceptions and needs of the younger age group or include them in

its development of policies and strategies that will affect them.

Using Rodger Hart’s ladder of participation (1992), it can be said that the youth

council is between levels five (consulted and informed) and six (adult-initiated,

shared decision with children) as well as level four (assigned but informed) for

certain age/social groups. The president of the organisation is 25 years old at the

time of this writing with other members of the board being older. Adult represen-

tation for youth thus permeates the council and this is replicated across the wider

umbrella organisation as can be seen in the list of member organisations (NYCM,

2013, p. 2). Additionally, political and other groups are also represented in the

councils. Therefore, it is debatable how well the youth is truly represented. Using

the age definition of youth by the European Commission (15 – 29 years) and

Macedonian (15 – 25 years) definition the council is near the top of Hart’s (1992)

ladder. However, when considering representation and youth provision for the

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lower age bracket of 14 to 19 years the NYCM focus is negligible. The NYCM is

still young and can, over time, address these issues, provide more support to lo-

cal youth councils, and develop a system that truly represents all young people.

However, its current modus operandi needs to be addressed if it is to succeed in

this.

Association of Youth Workers Macedonia

The Association of Youth Workers Macedonia (AYWM) does not work with young

people directly, but works towards recognition of youth work in Macedonia. ‘The

idea for the project and the cooperation is based on the fact that the youth worker

has not been formally recognized as a profession’ (CID & NED, 2013). Their cre-

ation and father development will shape and define the future of youth work in the

country as they aim to define youth works legal process, network, develop pro-

fessional standards and regulate a legal system. (CID & NED, 2013). The exact

aims and objectives of the AYWM can be found in Appendix B.

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Kumanovo Municipality

Kumanovo municipality has provided some

sports facilities for the city that are used by

young people such as basketball courts, tennis

courts, football fields and a quay that can be

used for running. It is also supports the cultural centre which the local youth thea-

tre group and photography club regularly use for shows and exhibitions.

The municipality currently under the political party SDSM and they have stated

clear intentions towards young people in their manifesto.

The manifesto also suggests a keen interest in the development of young peo-

ple’s information technology competencies. They ‘systematically encourage

young people to use the information – communications technology’ (СДСМ,

2013, p. 79). Such statements can support a view that the political view of young

people is for the benefit of the state and not the young people themselves. This is

then supported by statements like ‘generations of young people represent the

backbone of the development of the Macedonian economy, the relationship with

the world of new knowledge’ (СДСМ, 2013, pp. 80-81).

One of the final statements about youth in the Manifesto is about creating future

leaders by creating ‘a program focused for making direct contact between young-

sters from Macedonia and youngster from diaspora’ (СДСМ, 2013, p. 193). This

suggests that SDSM’s work with youth is not at the top, but more near the bottom

level of manipulation on the ladder of participation (Hart, 1992).

Nevertheless, it must be mentioned that SDSM within the Kumanovo Municipality

has a Youth Strategy for 2014 – 2019 (Општина Куманово, 2014). The strategy

Fig.8. Cultural Centre & Basketball

Courts

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states that ‘Young will become full partners in the development community that

can participate in the creation of programs and the areas of interest: culture,

sports, youth information, opening youth centres and clubs, and programs for in-

ternational cooperation, youth exchanges , international training which will enable

greater mobility and expanding experiences’ (Општина Куманово, 2014, p. 7).

As encouraging as this is, as with previous youth strategies, only time will tell if

this is implemented or an action for its implementation needs to be developed.

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Center for Intercultural Dialogue

The largest youth organisation in Kumanovo is CID; the organisation is 8 years

old and is the umbrella organisation for two official and a third unofficial youth or-

ganisations (Streets Festival,

Center for Rural Development

and Multi Kulti). The organisa-

tion has one main office, two

youth centres (which have been

given to them by the municipali-

ty) and an international volun-

teer house. In its statute, CID

(2006) states that ‘the citizens

association Center for Intercul-

tural Dialogue from Kumanovo

is an association of citizens cre-

ated upon the liberal gathering

of citizens, for accomplishment,

protection and development of

their interests and beliefs, which

are performing actions and ac-

tivities aiming to improve the

non-formal education, youth

participation and youth exchanges.’ Notice that within this statement the only time

youth are mentioned is within participation and youth exchanges straight after

emphasis on non-formal education. This suggests a focus on a very educative-

based form of youth work. By 2012, CID is most definitely an organisation heavily

focused on the ideas of youth participation, active citizenship, youth strategy and

youth policy development as can be seen in the development plan for 2013, their

Annual Report 2012 (CID, 2012). This can be seen in the stated plans under

‘Promoting and supporting sustainable community development through active

youth and citizen’s participation’ (CID, 2012, p.3). However, CID has always been

involved in an international (specifically European) exchange movement and has

sent and received a variety of young people and volunteers over the years. In

Fig.2. CID Mobility Report 2013 (CID, 2014).

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2013, CID published this ‘Mobility Report 2013’ infographic showing the number

of learners involved in educational activities with CID at local and international

levels, and also the number of residents of the Republic of Macedonia or abroad.

This supports CID’s statement in their 2012 Annual Report that one of their

Objectives was ‘Ensuring and supporting intercultural learning processes in and

with international activities’ (CID, 2012, p.3).

Taking a look at CID’s annual reports from 2010, 2011 and 2012 a comparison

between implemented activities can be made:

(CID, 2010), (CID, 2011), (CID, 2012).

In these three years, CID worked on workshops within the Multi Kulti Youth Cen-

ter, on active citizenship projects, international trainings, European voluntary

Implemented Activities 2010 2011 2012

Multi Kulti Youth Center √ √ √

Active Citizenship √ √ √

International Trainings √ √ √

Non-Formal Education Training √ √

Youth Exchanges & Summer Camps √ √

European Voluntary Service (EVS) √ √ √

Networking √ √ √

Street Festival √

Animal Care √

Extra-Curricular Activities in Schools √ √

Inter-Municipality Cooperation √

Local Volunteering / Youth Work De-

velopment

√ √

Flash Mobs √

Street Based Youth Work √

Youth Information / Media √

Online Campaigns √

Youth Councils √

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service (EVS) and networking. This shows that CID has kept its general focus of

youth work in these areas. At the end of 2010 CID states in its annual report on of

its implemented activities as ‘Enhancing Inter-Ethnic Community Dialogue and

Collaboration- Youth Centre Multi-Култи’ (CID, 2010). Under this title, CID (2010)

states ‘Centre for Intercultural Dialogue is a implementing partner for the period

2010-2012 in cooperation with UNICEF within Joint UN program for "Enhancing

Inter-Ethnic Community Dialogue and Collaboration" financed by MGD Fund’.

Following this in their next annual report CID states that ‘starting as project in

2010, the youth centre Multi Култи has become a noteworthy place, a neutral

platform where young people from different ethnic backgrounds follow joint activi-

ties’ (CID, 2011). CID has taken other, different directions in the past few years.

This can been seen in CID’s 2012 annual report which states ‘the president of

CID Matej Manevski is the current chair of the Local Youth Council Kumanovo’

(CID, 2012). This supports their claim to ‘promoting and supporting sustainable

community development through active youth and citizens participation’, ‘Youth

work development’ and ‘promoting the networking of the organisation within the

existing international networks and initiate like-minded networks within the

country’ (CID, 2012).

CID’s closest to direct dialogue with young people at a completely free and confi-

dential level is the street-based youth work conducted between June and August

2012. ‘During the sessions the teams engaged in dialogue with 170 young people

within the main squares of Kumanovo’ (Carter, 2012).

Fig.3. A breakdown of young people spoken to in street based youth work

sessions in ethnicity and gender (Carter, 2012)

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Another area that is based along dialogue to ascertain the perceptions and needs

of young people was the Open Youth Centre project. As stated by Carter (2014),

the aim of this Open Youth Centre was:

‘for the youth centre to be open on a regular basis a few times a week for young

people to come in, hang out and choose activities that they wanted to

participate in, if they wanted to participate. The sessions had no political,

funding, or other agenda. It was solely a provision for young people who wanted

to attend to develop for themselves if they so wished.’

More information on this project is provided in Appendix I.

Taking a look at CID’s 2013 Annual Report, a conclusion can be reached in de-

termining the direction of youth work the organisation is currently taking.

Under its ‘target group’ section CID states that:

‘CID works with young people and citizens from diverse religious, ethnic,

national and other beliefs who are at the same time creators and beneficiaries

of our activities’ (CID, 2013).

It should be noted that the focus is still on people from different backgrounds,

based on beliefs and national or ethnic standing. There is no reference to differ-

ent educational or financial backgrounds or different physical or mental abilities.

The absence of a definition of ‘young people’ begs the question of how inclusive

these activities are for all age ranges.

CID goes on to state under its ‘focus area’ that it is ‘committed to contribute to the

[…] establishment of a local youth support system consisted of youth centres with

professional staff and young volunteers, as well as financial and administrate

support from the local government to maintain the level of quality of the work

done’ (CID, 2013). This suggests an inclusive and open youth centre policy with

the strategic intention and capacity to cater for all young people. Whether this

materialises, will be subject to assessment and evaluation once (when and if) the

programme is rolled out.

The main areas for implemented activities in 2013 as stated by CID were:

- Youth Policy

- Community Development

- Youth Unemployment

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- Regional Cooperation

- Human Rights Education

- Inclusion

(CID, 2013)

Activities for these areas were implemented through different methods. For youth

policy, the main methods were meetings and seminars with different youth organ-

isations for the development of youth councils and recognition of youth work.

Other areas such as community development and human rights education in-

cluded ongoing workshops and national trainings.

The new ‘learn with CID’ website (CID, 2014) is soley about training

opportunities with CID for adults and mainly through the adult learning

programmes frunded by the European Commission; Erasmus+ (European

Commission, 2014). These training opportunities are focused on adult education,

linguistics and formal education which suggests CID is taking steps towards a

more academia-based direction away from the informality of youth work.

From CID’s last annual report (Appendix C) and current projects featured on their

website (CID, 2014) as well as their ‘learn with CID’ website (CID, 2014), a

picture can be drawn on the general direction the organisation is going in.

CID is definitely moving into an area based more around citizenship and

professional development.The age of youth CID is working with is also changing.

The ‘new’ workshops in Multi Kulti ‘aim to contribute to the development of

awareness and skills among young people in critical thinking, economic, political

and legal literacy helping to increase their competitiveness in the labour market’

(CID, 2014). It is safe to say that CID will continue to be active within youth coun-

cils considering two of its board members are president and chairman of the

National Youth Council and Kumanovo youth council respectively. The organisa-

tion is becoming more of a professional development provider rather than the

grassroots youth work provider.

For the young people they do engage with the activities they offer have value and

are ‘engaging in conversation and fostering learning’ (Jeffs & Smith, 1996, p.38).

It would not be wrong however, to fear that because of the reliance of the

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organisation on foreign grants that they focus too much on the visualisation and

the outcomes, rather than the conversation itself.

‘Conversation is an activity to be valued in itself – not just for where it may lead’

(Jeffs & Smith, 1996, p.39).

Kumanovo Youth Council

Kumanovo Youth Council is the local version of the National Youth Council of

Macedonia. CID stated on their website that ‘the aim of the Youth Council of Ku-

manovo will be, beyond all, to be involved in the creation, monitor the

implementation and evaluation of all local policies that affect young people’ (CID,

2013). The local council is also similar to the national one, it is not entirely made

up of youth but of different organisations within Kumanovo. It ‘brings together

representatives from youth NGOs, Kumanovo municipality and different institu-

tions aims to enhance the advocacy capacity of the Local Youth Council’ (OCSE,

2014). One defining feature of the local youth council is that it does contain some

young people and it aims to ‘discuss and raise awareness of the Local Youth

Strategy, which was developed by the Youth Council and Kumanovo municipality’

(OCSE, 2014). This places it high up towards shared decision-making on the

ladder of participation (Hart, 1992). It also explains why the Strategy for Youth

(Општина Куманово, 2014) is very different in its statements than that of the

municipalities ruling parties manifesto.

Kumani

Kumani is Kumanovo’s local ‘Ultra’s’ or ‘Firm’ for the basketball and football team.

Containing a massive youth division the group have taken over the city with their

murals dedicated to the team, Kumano-

vo and the ultras themselves. Other

than legitimate graffiti Kumani also en-

gage the ethnic Macedonian youth of

the city in organisation of celebration

events and transport to away games.

Another aspect of youth provision they

offer is the establishment of smaller clubs to help young players from Kumanovo

develop and get known. (Kumani Zapad, 2012).

Fig. 7. Kumani Mural

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Other

A list of the other youth organisations can be found in Appendix D.

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3 Methodology

In this chapter, the methodology and the results of the research will be described,

firstly the methodology behind obtaining the research, followed by the results and

an analysis.

‘A methodology shows how research questions are articulated with questions

asked in the field. Its effect is a claim about significance’ (Clough & Nutbrown,

2002, p. 25). This research has been attempted through radical looking; where

the curiosity has been ‘systematically informed by perspectives outside the re-

searchers’ vision (Clough & Nutbrown, 2002, p. 26). Following this, radical

listening was also adopted into the methodology; where ‘careful attention was

given to all the voices which may be heard around a given topic’ (Clough &

Nutbrown, 2002, p. 27).

The research has aimed to be critical and therefore undertake the notion of radi-

cal reading; ‘This process is inseparable from radical looking and radical

listening, but what distinguishes radical reading is the notion of criticality’ (Clough

& Nutbrown, 2002, p. 28). This is followed by intent to reveal the gaps in

knowledge about the young people of Kumanovo as well as why and how that

information occurs. Through this radical questioning has be used to understand

why certain questions and ‘answers might be morally and politically necessitated’

(Clough & Nutbrown, 2002, p. 28).

The research was conducted in three sections:

1. Interviews with local people working with youth or involved in youth work.

2. Workshops held in classrooms of each stated school. The workshops

were as follows:

- The young people were give three pieces of sticky paper and asked to

wright down on the first one ‘one word to describe Kumanovo’. On the

second, a sentence about ‘how they feel as a young person in Kumanovo’

and on the third any activities they engage in outside of school time.

- The final part of the workshop was where there was a target drawn on

piece of paper with circles ranging from 1 to 5. The young people had to

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put an ‘X’ in the target for how good they thought opportunities for young

people in Kumanovo were. 1 being the best and 5 being the worst.

3. Questionnaires were conducted and collect from young people from differ-

ent schools, a youth organisation and online via social media.

Once all the information was collected, it was documented and analysed using a

mixture of Microsoft Excel and IBM’s SPSS program; Microsoft Excel for the re-

sults of the workshops and SPSS for analysing the 188 questionnaires. The

interviews were typed up on Microsoft Word and can be found in Appendix F.

This analysed information was then combined with the information obtained from

the literature review to develop the conclusion to the question at hand and well as

the suggestions for future youth work/provision development in Kumanovo.

Quantitative & Qualitative

The research adopted both quantitative and qualitative methods, this section co-

vers how and why they were used.

3.1.1 Quantitative

‘The emphasis of Quantitative research is on collecting and analysing numerical

data; it concentrates on measuring the scale, range, frequency etc. of phenome-

na’ (Neville, 2007, p. 3) A large amount of quantitative data was collected during

the research period from the level given to youth opportunity in the city by each

school, to the multiple choices answers of the questionnaire (Appendix E). Quan-

titative data was needed for basic, yet essential information about the young

people such as their background information, perception and basic needs. The

research was aimed at getting information from young people who speak a dif-

ferent language from the researcher the questionnaire was designed to obtain as

much accurate information as possible while including all the young people.

Quantitative data can be obtained through published statistics, observation and

closed questions. ‘The benefits of a mainly closed questionnaire were that they

made it fairly easy and quick for the young people to complete, they were simple

to score and did not favour those school pupils who were more articulate’

(Clough & Nutbrown, 2002, p. 124). Therefore the questionnaire with other quan-

titative methods was able to collect accurate information on the young people’s

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backgrounds, feelings, sources of information and participation. Taking this into

consideration ‘closed questions do not enable participant’s to add explanations

for their choices and there was a risk that the response’s given would not be suf-

ficiently thorough enough’ or could reflect bias (Oppenheim, 1992). Therefore

other methods of research have to be included.

3.1.2 Qualitative

‘Qualitative research is more subjective in nature than Quantitative research and

involves examining and reflecting on the less tangible aspects of a research sub-

ject, e.g. values, attitudes, perceptions’ (Neville, 2007, p. 3). The interviews

conducted contain a mainly qualitative form of research alongside the young

people’s views and feelings from the workshops. The questionnaire itself also

contained open questions for qualitative information about the young people. This

has produced a broad spectrum of results that is somewhat disorganised and

lacking in major structure, but due to the unpredictable nature of the research this

was the required case. ‘New views of research also see the process as ‘messy’,

and thus less systematic, research is also becoming accepted – particularly that

which adopts more boundary pushing approaches’ (Clough & Nutbrown, 2002, p.

14). This also helps the youth interaction of the research help climb the ladder of

participation (Hart, 1992) as well as climbing the pyramid that represents

Maslow’s (1943) hierarchy of needs. As it allowed the young people to share de-

cision one what would be presented in a piece of research about them, an adult

initiated idea that shares decisions with young people. It also shows the young

people’s respect for their opinions climbing the pyramid by providing respect by

others.

Applied/Basic Research

A significant amount of basic research was carried out to gain a better under-

standing of the city, region and nation, not only in the youth work field, but also in

all areas which may have an effect upon young people. The basic research con-

sisted of enquiring into the history of the city and region. As Neville (2007, p. 3)

states, ‘the primary aim of Basic Research is to improve knowledge generally,

without any particular applied purpose in mind at the outset’.

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Applied research was also conducted; this included mapping the city, dialogue

with local people about local politics and government and conversation with vari-

ous teaching staff about the situation for young people in Kumanovo at that

moment. It is also enquiring into how the schooling system worked in Macedonia

including the Albanian and Macedonian language school divisions as well as the

high school divisions based on area of study. This was important information to

obtain before obtaining the main information needed for study. This supports the

statement that ‘applied research is designed from the start to apply its findings to

a particular situation’ (Neville, 2007, p. 3). A significant amount of valuable re-

search, both basic and applied, was obtained from the interviews conducted.

Deductive/Inductive Research

The majority of the research conducted was deductive, taking a broad range of

ideas, opinions and theories and using them to establish a particular perception

that young people hold within Kumanovo. ‘Deductive research moves from gen-

eral ideas/theories to specific particular and situations’ (Neville, 2007, p. 3). As

the methodology was to take the ideas, statements, thoughts, beliefs, opinions,

theories and facts from young people and those who work with; using this re-

search to create a conclusion to the question at hand. How do the young people,

aged 14 – 19 years, perceive youth provision and opportunities in the city of Ku-

manovo?

However, the research turns full circle and becomes inductive as the conclusion

obtained is then used to create a broad range of ideas and suggestions for future

youth work within Kumanovo. ‘Inductive research moves from particular situa-

tions to make or infer broad general ideas/theories’ (Neville, 2007, p. 3). Young

people as human like adults, have a broad range of needs and perceptions and

therefore a single path for youth work/provision development cannot be suggest-

ed. A broad spectrum of future provisions, paths, activities and directions must be

created for the city’s future youth work. In this sense the research was a circular

motion taking something from youth workers, teachers and young people and

condensing it into something specific, but then taking that specific something and

making it into a new bigger spectrum for the same people.

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4 Presentation of Data & Analysis

The data collected from the research is presented in three manners; the inter-

views (Appendix F), the results from the workshops (Appendix G) and the results

of the questionnaires (Appendix H).

Interviews

The interviews brought up a broad range of information useful to the research

providing youth workers and young people’s opinions on the question at hand,

and insight into the history of youth work in the city and explanations to where

there was no literature.

4.1.1 Stefan Manevski – President of Center for Intercultural Dialogue

Stefan Manevski touches on the concept that youth work in Macedonia, in partic-

ular Kumanovo, is simply seen as promotion of “volunteering among young

people”. One of the most interesting statements Manevski makes in relation to

this vision, is that it is not actually youth work; he states that youth work “is the

thing that actually happens on the field in Kumanovo but not necessarily con-

nected with the policies”.

Manevski also makes known the fact that youth work in Kumanovo was provided

in the past by “social workers and teachers”. This has led to a lack of understand-

ing and a belief in civil society that youth work is “something we do for fun”. One

would wonder if this perception passes on to young people and effects their own

perceptions of youth provision and opportunity.

Manevski also confirms his belief that youth work in Kumanovo is not used for

empowerment and support for young people with fewer opportunities, stating “no

it was not something that focused on bringing excluded people back to society

and making them part of the system”. He suggests that this is because of ‘pres-

sure’ from not only international donors, but also local government for quantity

over quality in youth work projects.

Manevski highlights the fact that youth work is not considered a profession in

Macedonia and that no specifically trained youth workers in Kumanovo. He also

highlights the fact that “there is also the informal pressure which has been put on

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young people in formal education by their teachers, so if they are doing well in

certain subjects, they should follow certain out-of-school programmes”. If this is

how teachers perceive youth provision, what impact does this have on young

people’s provision?

Another notable item raised is that “the objectives of youth work in Kumanovo in

the last years […] were to strengthen the intercommunity dialogue between the

Macedonians and Albanians and also Roma, Serbians […] and not necessarily to

strengthen young people’s roles in society”. One must consider what impacts

these objectives have upon the young people’s perceptions and views of youth

work in the city.

Manevski states that “the youth movements in Kumanovo, although they are

small and not really powerful, tend to stay outside of the youth work system be-

cause of reasons mentioned before: that it looks like a school, that it is run

because of an objective […] it is more about something that international donors

want”.

Stefan Manevski goes further in-depth about the state of youth provision and

makes a statement that supports the purpose of this research by concluding that

“the problem there is that we are presuming the key aspects of what young peo-

ple need and not asking them what they need”. However he suggests that this

may be about to change with the establishment of Kumanovo Youth Council.

When it comes to an actual statement about the realities of youth work within

Kumanovo, Manevski clearly announces “Youth work is not in Kumanovo, what is

in Kumanovo is a measurable, non-formal education process”. A bold and honest

statement which raises the question that if this is how a youth worker perceives

the system, what about young people? Manevski believes there is no perception

of youth provision as a system in Kumanovo. If this is true it will have a significant

impact upon the young people’s perception of youth provision and opportunities.

4.1.2 Aleksandra Cvetkovska – Volunteer at Center for Intercultural Dia-

logue

Aleksandra reinforces the fact that the backbone of modern youth work in Kuma-

novo comes from NGO’s previous trained by international NGO’s. Cvetkovska

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believes that less-educated “have a fear to express themselves and they have a

fear to come to such an organisation and to do something and to learn something

about themselves”. She also believes that young people’s participation can be

very much peer-based as “well-educated, they are also afraid to come but they

are inspired by their friends who have come to this kind of organisation”.

Cvetkovska also provides a great insight into the perception of youth provision in

the city. “In the past, nobody knew what is youth work, what you do in youth

work, what is a youth organisation, they do not know nothing about youths. So

now it is fashionable to be in youth work because it is under the government and

the agency for sport have started to cover some work”. Furthermore she states:

“youth work [in Kumanovo] is based on making projects and training courses and

to be involved. It includes schools, they tried to put informal education in formal

ways, but for me it was not really successful”. Which raises the question that if

this is a volunteer’s perception, is it similar for young people?

Cvetkovska also firmly states that youth work “in Kumanovo it is not ruled by poli-

tics. I think it is more based on not getting involved with politics but based on the

real youth policy”. She continues to express the benefits of youth work in the city

by defending youth works non-formal technique “Me, I have learned more from

non-formal education than from formal and it is a very big difference”. Neverthe-

less she confirms that some people in the cities perceptions of this technique are

not positive. She states “you always have someone who tells you that it is non-

formal and that you are not right.” In conclusion one will wonder if these percep-

tions are held by young people.

4.1.3 Magdalena Manevska – Coordinator of Multi Kulti Youth Radio

As a young person involved in youth work, Magdalena Manevska provides a fan-

tastic insight into how a young people perceives youth provision within the city.

She touches on the notion of some teachers now trying to use youth work tech-

niques within the schools and that youth work itself in the city is more of an

education method. She reinforces that active provision outside of youth work cir-

cles is uncommon as she states: “We use our methods there on the spot but not

necessarily to go and talk to young people outside the youth centre.”

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Manevska goes into inspiring depth about the divide in youth work by social class

acknowledging that youth work in the city has generally only catered for the more

advantaged youth. However, she also actively talks about how as a young volun-

teer she is trying to adapt and change this, stating: “now we realise that the group

we want to access are kind of excluded from the society and the people with

whom we really need to work.”

Manevska strongly shows her perception of youth work in the professional con-

text that in defiantly different to responses from other interviews. She declares

“this concept of professional youth workers I was first introduced when I first

came to CID because there were people declaring themselves as youth workers

but I don’t know what makes them more professional than other people that work

with youths”. Which can bring one to the question, does the concept of profes-

sional youth work affect young people’s views on youth provision?

Magdalena Manevska mentions an array of different organisations within the city

from informal youth groups to registered clubs, bringing life to a garden of groups

less heard of. They may be less heard of because when it comes to her organi-

sation she mentions “there were stories being made up what we were doing in

the city and we did not stop it, so afterwards it became a problem and there were

people who did not want to come to the youth centre”. Is youth provision verbally

attacked in the city and does this bring a negative vision to the young people?

Manevska recognises the situation that within Kumanovo, people see youth work

as only workshops and non-formal education. She mentions that new methods

are growing and that she works with the radio club who “are not doing workshops

at all but it is a totally different concept but it is still measurable”.

Results from Workshops in School

The results from the workshops show the young people’s views, opinions, wants,

perceptions and participation about and within the city of Kumanovo. The schools

that participated had their names abbreviated for better understanding of the type

of school and the language of the school; ALB = Albanian language school and

MK = Macedonian language school. All the high schools have been labelled by

their type also; Gymnasia (Academic), Economics, Technical and Agricultural,

whereas the elementary (primary) schools have been named ‘elementary’ fol-

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lowed by the initials of the name of the school. For example ‘Goce Delcev High

School’ equals ‘MK Gymnasia’ and ‘Bajram Shabani Elementary School’ equals

‘ALB Elementary BS’.

The results from the workshops are split into four parts:

- Young people’s word to describe/represent Kumanovo ‘representing Ku-

manovo’.

- Young people’s feelings on being a young person in Kumanovo ‘Youth feel-

ing’.

- Activities young people partake or want to partake in ‘activities’.

- Rating of Young People’s opportunities in Kumanovo.

The full results of the workshops included the text from each paper can be found

in Appendix F.

4.2.1 Representing Kumanovo

This section provides the results gained from when the young people in each

school workshop wrote on a piece of paper one or two words that for themselves

describes or represents Kumanovo. This provided a varied and wide range of re-

sults which were then grouped into several categories which can be seen in the

graphs below (Fig.9.), these range from ‘recreational areas’ to ‘education’. The

results varied from school to school and this could be due many different factors

such as different ethnicities, languages, religions, age groups and gender bal-

ances of the schools and classes that participated. The results are as follows:

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Fig.9. Pie charts depicting results from ‘representing Kumanovo’ part of the school workshops in each school fol-lowed by a total set of results in pie chart form.

The results are consistent in variety with the ALB economics choosing majority

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humour to represent Kumanovo and the ALB Elementary BS choosing both hu-

mour and recreational areas in equal measure. The MK Agricultural, MK

Economics, MK Gymnasia, and MK Technical chose majority Kumani and sport,

positive emotions or descriptions, negative emotions or descriptions and again

positive emotion or description respectively. With only two schools having the

highest percentage in the same area there is an obvious conclusion that young

people from different schools have very different visions of Kumanovo. The total

shows that over one fifth (22%) of young people chose positive emotions or de-

scriptions to represent Kumanovo. However, this is followed closely by 15%

choosing negative emotions or descriptions to represent the city. A notable ob-

servation is that 10% of young people chose to use humour to represent the city

and another 10% use food; this can provide an insight into the culture and nature

of young people in Kumanovo. With 8% choosing sport and 7% choosing recrea-

tional areas to represent Kumanovo it can be suggested that there is significant

active population of young people in the city.

4.2.2 Youth Feeling

This section provides the results gained from when the young people in each

school workshop wrote on a piece of ‘sticky’ paper (post-it note) some words or a

sentence that describes how they feel as a young person in Kumanovo. This pro-

vided varied results which were then grouped into several categories which can

be seen in the graphs below (Fig.10.), these were positive, neutral, sport related

and negative. The results varied from school to school and this could be due to a

number of varied factors such as different ethnicities, languages, religions, age

groups and gender balances of the schools and classes that participated. The

results are as follows:

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Fig.10. Pie charts depicting results from ‘Youth Feeling’ part of the school workshops in each school followed by a total set of results in pie chart form.

The results vary with the ALB economics and ALB Elementary BS choosing both

mostly positive statements about being young people in Kumanovo. The MK

Technical made an overwhelming (71%) of positive statements followed by 52%

and 50% making positive statements in MK Gymnasia and MK Economics re-

spectively. MK Economics was the only one to have more negative (44%)

statements that positive (39%), which draws the question why only the Macedo-

nian language Economics school? With only two schools having the highest

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percentage in the same area there is an obvious conclusion that young people

from different schools have very different visions of Kumanovo.

In total, the young people expressed mostly (61%) positive feelings for being

young people in Kumanovo. However this does not exclude the fact that over one

quarter (28%) of the young people expressed negative feelings followed by 10%

of indifference expressed. 1% of young people used sport to express how they

felt and even though this is not a large amount it does show that sport has signifi-

cant value within the city.

4.2.3 Activities

This section provides the results gained from when the young people in each

school workshop wrote on a piece of ‘sticky’ paper (post-it note) activities that

partake or want to partake in within Kumanovo. This provided a varied and wide

range of results which were then grouped into several categories which can be

seen in the graphs below (Fig.11.). These range from ‘sports’ to ‘travel’ and ‘lan-

guage’ to ‘motorcycle’. Another category ‘organisations’ for when young people

mentioned organisations that they did activities within Kumanovo. It must be not-

ed that the number of young people who partook in the workshop is outweighed

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Fig.11. Pie charts depicting results from ‘activities’ part of the school workshops in each school fol-lowed by a total set of results in pie chart form

by the number of activities combined with organisations because a lot of young

people partook or wanted to partake in more than one activity. The results were

varied from school to school and this could be due to a number of varied factors

such as different ethnicities, languages, religions, age groups and gender bal-

ances of the schools and classes that participated. The results are as follows:

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The most interesting result here is that the most stated activities is each school

were sport related, except the agricultural school which were activities based

around social life (38%). In the other schools sports activities were stated by 30%

or more of the young people and by 58% and 59% in MK Economics and MK

Technical respectively. Other notable factors are that MK Technical were the only

young people to state motorcycle activities (18%) and alongside ALB Economics

were the only ones not to state any organisations. Organisations were mentioned

rarely, which shows there is little participation as well as suggested little

knowledge of them.

In total, the young people expressed mostly (41%) affinity for sport activities fol-

lowed far behind by 12% affinity for activities based around social life. This

suggests that sport is of significant value in Kumanovo and is vital in considera-

tion for future youth provision. Social life however, should not be discredited as it

is still of significant value to the young people within the city with travel (7%), re-

laxation (5%) and movies/TV (5%) following behind. In must be noted that 8% of

young people mentioned different organisations such as sports clubs, youth or-

ganisations and religious organisations; although the majority of young people

are not affected, it must be remembered that these organisations are having an

impact on a significant portion of the youth population.

4.2.4 Rating of Young People’s opportunities in Kumanovo

This section displays the results of the part of the school workshops where young

people were asked to rate on a ‘target’ from one to five the level of opportunity for

young people in Kumanovo. One was the highest

level and five was the lowest; an example is pro-

vided in Fig.12. The graph below (Fig.13.) dis-

plays the results. The full set of results can be

found in Appendix G.

Fig.12.

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The results show that the majority of schools did not demonstrate a negative view

of youth opportunities in Kumanovo. However, some schools such as the ALB

Economics (2.8) and ALB Elementary BS (2.7) showed a more indifferent view

than MK Agricultural (3.92) and MK Gymnasia (3.95).

In total, the young people demonstrated a slightly positive view of youth oppor-

tunity in Kumanovo with scores of 3.23, suggesting that whatever negative issues

exist in the city young people still feel a there is a possibility for development.

Questionnaire Results

188 young people completed the questionnaires from the same schools that took

part in the workshops, an extra Albanian language elementary school labelled

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‘ALB Elementary T’, volunteers from CID and online participants. This distribution

of who filled in these questionnaires is represented in the following pie chart:

Fig.14. Distribution of who completed the questionnaires.

The results of the questions have been divided into three sections:

- Background Information.

- Participation Information.

- Comparative SPSS Crosstabs.

The full results can be found in Appendix H.

4.3.1 Background Information

This section presents the background information of the participants who took

part in the questionnaires including age, religion, social class, feelings on own

ethnicity, educational attendance and cohabitants. The results are as follows:

Age of participants

As can be seen the majority of participants were between the ages of 14 and 19

with largest groups being 18, 14, 16 and 17 years respectively. This is in coher-

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ence with the question at hand with some younger and older participants for the

research to provide a wider scope.

Religion

The pie chart shows that the largest group of young people were Christian Or-

thodox (49%) followed by Muslim (38%) with a minority of Christian other, Atheist,

other and no answer. The results are what were to be expected as they are not in

line with, but generally follow the ratio of religious demographics in the nation.

‘Macedonian Orthodox 64.7%, Muslim 33.3%, other Christian 0.37%, other and

unspecified 1.63%’ (Index Mundi, 2013).

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Social Class

The majority of participants felt that their social status was ‘middle class’ which

suggests either an economic situation within the city or how young people per-

ceive themselves or wish to be received. 12% of the participants considered

themselves rich with only 2% poor with the remainder preferring not to say. For a

city with high unemployment levels it can be suggest that these results show

young people’s wishes on how to be perceived rather than the actual facts. As

Dimova (2011, p. 19) states ‘Kumanovo […] are regions with higher than average

umemployment rates, both for young and adults workers’.

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Ethnic Pride

The pie chart shows that the majority of participants (53%) are very proud to be

of their ethnicity or nationality. However, almost a quarter (24%) of young people

are not really or not at all proud to be of their ethnicity or nationality. With 85 of

the young people being indifferent over half the youth population are still very

proud, one must question what effect this can have on the perception of youth

provision, especially that of an intercultural nature.

Other

Other statistics to be noted are that only 3% of the young people who partook in

the questionnaire did not attend school or university and only 5% of young people

did not live with my mother or father.

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4.3.2 Participation Information

This section will present the data on youth participation and request from the

questionnaire. This includes if young people have participated in actions with

youth organisations, if no why not, if yes are they still involved, if yes how did

they hear about it, if they want to take part in future activities and are they happy

they took part. The results are as follows:

Participation

In contrast to the workshops results within the questionnaire almost half (47%) of

the participants had taken part in some action arranged by a youth organisation.

Still the majority of young people have not, however it shows that youth organisa-

tions are having an extremely large impact on the city.

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Why Not

Most young people stated that if they did not participate it was because of a lack

of time or they did not know they could (both 29%). However 28% stated it was

because they had no interest in the provision followed 11% showing a peer influ-

ence as they did not take part because neither were their friends. Only 3%

expressed non-participated due to fear. These results suggest that youth organi-

sations need to improve advertising and the range of provisions.

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Continued Participation

One of the most interesting results from the questionnaire is that even

though47% of young people have participated in an action from youth organisa-

tions, only 24% of them have continued to participate. Questions arise on why

this is the case? This also helps legitimise the results from the workshops where

only 8% of young people mentioned organisations in activities.

Method of Discovery

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Out of those 47% who have participated in a youth organisation 44% found out

about the activity through their peers, followed by 29% who were informed

through school. 10% stated their families as sources of information, but what is

notable is that only small percentages of young people stated internet (9%),

youth workers (6%) and street events (3%) as sources of information. These re-

sults support the suggestion generated by the results why young people do not

participate; that youth organisations should improve their advertising.

Future Participation

It may be the case that on 47% of young people have participated in youth organ-

isations and that only 24% of them continue to do so, but this does not mean that

young people in Kumanovo are not interested in participating. A massive 84% of

the young people who answered the questionnaire stated that they want to partic-

ipate in activities in future. This supports the notion developed earlier that youth

organisations are not provision the correct or a broad enough provision.

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Feelings on Participation

It is interesting to see that of those 47% who have participated 85% are happy to

extremely happy that they participated. 7% of the young people did not know and

only 8% were not happy with none young people stating they were not at all hap-

py. These results lead to a somewhat confusing notion that the provisions were

good enough to make young people happy, but not good enough for continued

activity.

4.3.3 Comparative SPSS Crosstabs

These results help to understand why different answers come from different are-

as such as different schools/areas having different levels of young people

participating, etc.

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School / Area / Online vs. Participation:

Participation Youth Or-

ganisations Kumanovo

Total

Yes No

School

/ Area /

Online

Online 17 2 19

MK Economics 10 13 23

MK Technical 18 4 22

MK Agricultural 4 8 12

MK Gymnasium 9 25 34

ALB Elementary

BS 16 9 25

ALB Economics 9 11 20

ALB Elementary T 1 28 29

CID Volunteers 4 0 4

Total 88 100 188

This crosstab shows from which area the respondents who have participated in

youth organisations are from. It is clear to see that those from online, MK Tech-

nical and ALB Elementary BS have higher participation levels in comparison to

MK Gymnasia and ALB Elementary T. What is the reason for this? Is it a geo-

graphical, cultural or social difference? Do youth organisations have less or more

access to these areas?

Religion vs Participation

Significant numbers of all religions both participated in youth organisations and

did not in comparison the sample size. However, what is noticeable is only those

who answered ‘atheist’ or no answer were the only group who had more people

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participate that not. Are those of no religious ties more likely to participate in such

organisations and does your religion affect you participation in youth provision?

Age vs Participation

The interesting results from this section are that equal numbers of both 14 and 19

years olds have and have not participated in youth organisations. Is there some-

thing special about these ages, are they major turning points in young people’s

lives and does this affect their needs and perceptions? The numbers of those 15

years and over 20 years are too low to make comment. It is worth noting that of

those with significant numbers, the 17year olds have significantly more young

people who have participated than not.

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5 Summary & Conclusions

Summary

How do the young people 14 – 19 perceive youth provision / opportunity in the

city of Kumanovo, republic of Macedonia? The results have shown that even

though the majority of young people are not involved in youth organisations, the

majority of young people do not have a negative perception of youth provision

and opportunity in the city either. In fact young people have shown an eagerness

to engage in future activities. It seems that there is more of a problem in what is

provided and how it is portrayed by the organisations. How the youth provision

itself is perceived is still difficult to tell as young people all different, like adults,

and it is hard to develop an idea for one perception for such a large group. What

can be said is that young people know that at least something is there and there

is a keen interest to be involved. It can be seen that political agendas, ethnic ten-

sion, and outside interests play apart in not only the direction of youth provision,

but the dissuasion of young people. Young people, like adults, work all day and in

their free time are solely interested in educational development, whatever the

method. What the results show is that the young people of Kumanovo are gener-

ally proud of who they are and their city and that they want to partake in activities

that are fun, accessible and relatively expense-less. In fact its seems that young

people in Kumanovo want to engage in sport, music, art, street, social and travel

activities without having to declare their dedication to Europe’s (European Com-

mission, 2014) or and outside funders agenda. Also the areas they have

mentioned are perfect platforms for youth organisations to engage in Kolb’s ex-

periential learning cycle (1974).

The results show that adults conducted youth provision must constantly engage

in dialogue with young people about what they want and need because ‘the

young person of today must make decisions in areas where his parents’ stand-

ards may be obsolete’ (Hilgard, et al., 1971, p. 92). The young people of

Kumanovo have demonstrated knowledge of youth provisions, a want to partake

and that what is available does not fully suit their needs. Youth organisations

must now ‘take in the perceptions and experiences of the other person [young

people]’ (Harrison & Wise, 2005, p. 97).

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Through this research the young people have spoken; the activities are there, but

to provision is not what is require otherwise more young people would continue to

participate. Youth organisations now have to develop a level of respect for young

people that allows them to use this research to provide for the youth. ‘Developing

this level of respect requires workers to become increasingly self-aware, open to

change, willing to question and challenge themselves’ (Harrison & Wise, 2005, p.

97).

Evaluation

The research has been vast and provided all that is require to reach a conclu-

sion, with more time would come more workshops, questionnaires and interviews

allowing a more detailed and accurate result. However a large sample size was

used and three different areas of research conducted. The achievement of a

conclusion was reached and greater understanding of the young people aged 14-

19 years old in the city of Kumanovo achieved.

The biggest achievement however is the research itself as it can be used not only

for this paper, but for future development of youth provision in Kumanovo. The

hope is that this is the foundation for more truly direct dialogue with young people

within the stated aged range and more provision adapted and created upon their

opinions. Kumanovo is a truly unique and interesting city with a population of fan-

tastic young people who will engage in conversation and participation. It just

needs to be conducted in the correct manner. This city has a growing community

of youth activists, workers and organisations and is a great place for anyone

working in the field to watch and observe.

Future Work

When thinking about the concept of future work in Kumanovo it can easily be

noted that CID has the best capacity and the volunteers with the enthusiasm to

facilitate a coordinated development throughout the city. A suggestion for CID is

engage with all the high schools in Kumanovo city on a monthly basis; either

through similar workshops as contained in this reassert or forming youth councils

in each school that can not only influence youth policy, but also influence CID’s

own youth provision. Fadil a teacher from the Albanian Elementary school Bajram

Shabani has stated that schools have worked with youth organisations before

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and that “more projects should be done with Macedonians including sports, mu-

sic anything that includes good stuff, not listening like politics”.

It is highly recommended that CID and the Municipality reopen old youth centres

with resource centres/areas within them containing all the information young

people need on the available youth provision in the city. This can be from all the

information on sports and arts clubs to help, advice and support. These centres

should also be an open provision where young people can come to relax or take

part in activates and even have the opportunity develop their own activities. The

use of these youth centres would require heavy advertising as one does not

simply open the doors and young people attend. As seen from the research

young people need to be informed and have friends attending.

Looking into other areas of the research it is fairly notable that sport is of signifi-

cant importance for young people in the city, with a huge population of the

respondents stating that they want to take part in future activities to do with sport.

Also through the workshops a lot of young people expressed an affinity for the

Kumani Ultras and it is highly obvious that these ultras have a large impact on

young people. It is advisable that CID and the municipality set a link with this

group as well as the Albanian football group and the Serbian Red Star Ultras for

development of sporting opportunities for young people. These groups are also

heavily involved in graffiti art across the city and a link could be used for street art

events that fit the statements made by the questionnaire respondents that they

are interested in street and activities (Appendix H).

In recent times there have been a number of humanitarian football and other

sporting games in the city which have proved popular it is suggested that youth

organisations in the city look into this. Alongside a youth provision of what young

people want, the arrangement of such games can be used for financing such or-

ganisations and developing their capacity.

Running is growing in popularity within the city and the quay is the main place for

it and has been published online (MapMyFitness Inc., 2014). The quay is one of

few maintained areas within the city with a set area for running. It is highly rec-

ommended that youth organisations look into the development and support of a

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running club that can in turn apply for projects to develop more dedicated running

areas in the city.

Cycling is also extremely popular in summer and last year the NGO BUJRUM

was involved in a cycle path development cross-border program with a Bulgarian

NGO called ‘Savouring Unique Nature’ (EIA, 2013). However, these cycle path

maps (EIA, 2013) are not easily accessible and have not been promoted to their

full potential. The project was an excellent one, developing a sport many young

people have claimed to take part in and enjoy, but its needs a continuation.

Street activities were very popular on the questionnaires for future activities.

Streets Festival Kumanovo (Streets Festival Kumanovo, 2010) is an NGO that

specializes in such events having run major street festivals in the past. In recent

years it has not done so much, but at the time of this writing, the president of

Streets Festival Kumanovo Aleksandra Davidovska reported that they “have 8

volunteers working from the European Voluntary Service working towards a

street animation festival on the 1st May 2014”. It is highly recommend that Streets

Festival Kumanovo is fully revived and starts to run some major street festivals

again.

On a final note to most important thing for the development of the youth service

in Kumanovo is continued dialogue with young people through liaising with

schools, street based youth work and open youth centres. As Jeffs & Smith

(1996, p. 27) state ‘conversation is central to our work as informal educators, yet

we often undervalue it’. It is such conversation that will allow the youth provision

to climb Hart’s (1992) ladder of participation to ‘youth initiated activities, shared

decisions with adults’. This way the organisations can provide young people with

what they ask for rather than just assuming what is needed, because as the Bel-

son (1974) stated ‘you should never assume, because when you assume you

make an ass out of you and me’.

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Appendix D

List of other youth organisations in Kumanovo

Адресар на засегнати страни / Address of Stakeholders

Општина Куманово / Kumanovo Muncipality 11-ти Октомври бб, 1300 Куманово Tel - (031) 475-800 / (031)438-633 Е-маил: kontakt@kumanovo.gov.mk

Е-маил: kumanovoyouthcouncil@gmail.com

Страна: https://www.facebook.com/KumanovoYouthCouncil

Членови на Локален Младински Совет Куманово:

Центар за меѓукултурен дијалог Вера Которка 39, 1300 Куманово Tel/Fax: ++389 31 421 330 E-mail: contact@cid.mk

Општинска организација на Црвен крст Куманово / Red Cross Kumanovo

11 Октомври бр.1 Куманово,

Tel: +389 31 424-179

E-mail:kumanovo@redcross.org.mk

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Фото Кино Клуб Козјак 50 / Photo Cinema Club Kozjak

Ул. Тане Георгиевски бр 25 / Народна Техника, Куманово

Tel: +389 78 240 006

E-mail: fkk_kozjak@yahoo.com

Центар за рурален развој Бујрум / Center for Rural Development Bujrum

Meсна Заедница Проевце, улица 605 б.б., Проевце, Куманово

Тел: +389 78 350598

Е-mail: bujrumcenter@gmail.com

Здружение Стритс Фестивал / Streets festival Kumanovo

Улица 605 бр 15, Проевце 1300 Куманово

Тел: +389 71 234 369

Е-маил: info@streetsfestival.com

Младински Исламски Форум – Куманово / Young Islamic Forum Kumanovo

Карл Маркс 16, Локалитет Феникс

Тел: + 389 75 362 851

Е-маил: kumanova@fri.org.mk

Roma Youth Centre

Тел: +38971376260

Е-маил: info_romayouthcentre@yahoo.com

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Млади Европски Федералисти на Македонија – клуб Куманово / Young Euro-

pean Fedralists

Доне Божинов, 1300 Куманово

Е-маил: Macedonia@jef.eu

Српска Заједница у Македонији / Serbian Group in Macedonia

ул: Доне Божинов 24, 1300 Куманово

телефон: 075 283 145

Е-маил: szm_rokumanovo@yahoo.com

СОС Куманово / SOS Kumanovo

Тел: +389 77 938 928

Е-маил: ngo.soskumanovo@gmail.com

Либерално-Демократска Младина Куманово / Liberal Democratic Youth Ku-

manovo

E-маил: liberaldemocraticparty@gmail.com

Млади на Демократската Партија на Албанците – Куманово / Youth for the

Democratic Party of Albanians Kumanovo

Е-маил: info@gurra-pdsh.org

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Младинска организација на Демократската партија на Србите во Македонија

/ Youth Organisation for the Democratic Party for Serbians in Macedonia.

E-маил: omladinadpsm@yahoo.com

Унија на млади сили на ВМРО-ДПМНЕ – Куманово / Youth Wing of VMRO

E-маил: ok-kumanovo@vmro-dpmne.org.mk

Социјал Демократска Младина на Македонија СДММ – Куманово /

Democratic Youth of Macedonia SDSM

Е-маил: kumanovo@sdsm.org.mk

Млади на Демократската Унија за Интеграција (ДУИ) – Куманово / Youth for

Democratic Union for Intergration

Е-маил: cabinet@bdi.mk

Останати граѓански организации во Куманово кои работат со млади:

Other NGO’s in Kumanovo working with Youth

Извиднички Одред Скаут / Scouts

телефон: +389 78 25 83 69

e-mail: skaut_ku@yahoo.com

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ЦРЗ-ДРОМ / DROM Roma Centre

Адреса: Бајрам Шабани ББ 1300 Куманово, Р. Македонија

Телефон: ++ 389 (0) 31 / 411 406

E-mail: info@drom.org.mk

Национален Ромски Центар / National Roma Centre

ул. „Доне Божинов“ 11/5, Куманово

тел: 031 427 558

Е-маил: info@nationalromacentrum.org

Хуманитарно здружение Мајка / Humanitarian Mothers

ул. Ѓорче Петров бр.33 Куманово

тел.031 421 341

Е-маил: vavku@fremail.com.mk

Здружение на жени “СИРМА” / Association of Women " SIRMA "

Боро Прцан 26, Kуманово

ТелЧ +389 31 520 650

Е-маил: tatjanakrstevska@yahoo.com

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Здружение Арка / Association ARKA

Караорман 6, Куманово

Телефон: +389 31 421 362

Е-маил: arka@arka.org.mk

Граѓанска асоцијација Доверба – Куманово / Civic Trust Association - Kuma-

novo

„Тоде Думба“ 100/2-14, Куманово

Тел: 031/425-862

Е-маил: doverbaku@hotmail.com

Здружение Даја / Association Daja

Иво Лола Робар, бр.46, Куманово

Телефон: +389(0)31 413662

Е-маил: daja@daja.org.mk

Здружение Флоренс Најтингел / Association Florence Nightingale

тел. +389 70 582 029

e-mail: advijelatifi@yahoo.co.uk

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Appendix E

Participation Questionnaire

Kumanovo - Youth Activity Question

1. Have you ever participated in an activity with a youth organisation in Kumanovo?

Дали имаш учествувано на некаква активност преку младинска организација

во Куманово?

A ke marr pjesë ndonjëher në aktivetet me ndonjë organizatë rinore në

Kumanovë?

Yes / No

Да / Не

Po / Jo

2. If no, why not?

Доколку одговори со Не, зошто?

Nëse JO, pse Jo?

No interest / Did not know I could / No time / Friends were not involved / Fear

Не си заинтересиран/ Не знаев дека можам / Немам време/ Моите пријатели

не се вклучени/ Од страв

Nuk kam interes / Nuk e dija që mundem / nuk kam kohë / Shokët nuk ishin të

përfshirë / Frika

3. If yes, how did you find out about the Youth Organisation?

Доколку одговори со Да, како дозна за младинската организација?

Nëse Po, si jeni informuar rreth Organizatës Rinore?

Internet / Friends / Family / Advertising / School / Open day / Street Event / Youth

Worker

Интернет/Пријатели/Фамилија/Реклама/училиште/Отворен ден/ Уличен

настан/ Младински работник

Internet / Shokët / Familja / Reklamim / Shkollë / Ditë të Hapura / Evente në

Rrrug / Puntorët Rinor

4. If yes, What inspired / motivated you to take part?

Доколку одговори со Да, што те мотивираше/ поттикна да земеш учество?

Nëse Po, Çka të frtymëzoi / motivoi të merrni pjesë?

5. If yes, are you more involved in the Youth Organisations such as regularly

volunteering / member of organisation?

Доколку одговори со Да, дали си вклучен во некоја организација како

волонтер или член на организација?

Nëse Po, a jeni më shumë të përfshirë në Organizatat Rinore si vullnetarë/antarë të

rregullt të organizatës?

Yes / No

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Да / Не

Po / Jo

If Yes, what activities does that Youth Organisation make or do you get involved

in?

Доколку одговори со Да, какви активности организира младинската

организиција или дали си вклучен во некоја од активностите?

Nëse Po, Çfar aktivitete bën Organizata Rinore që ti je i përfshirë?

6. What type of youth activities do / would you like to take part in? (For example:

sports activities / art activities / street activities / etc..)

Какви активности би сакал ти да се вклучиш? (На пример спортски

активности, улични активности, цртање и сл.)

Çfarë lloji të aktiviteteve rinore bën/ do të dëshiroje të mirrësh pjesë? ( psh:

aktivitete sportive/ arti/rrugore/etj.)

7. Do you want to take part in some / more Youth Activities in future:

Дали би сакал/а да се вклучиш повеќе во младински активности во иднина

A doni të merrni pjesë në disa/ më shumë Aktivitete Rinore në të ardhmen:

Yes / No

Да / Не

Po / Jo

8. Did you know the other people attending the youth organisation before you came:

Дали ги знаеше луѓето кои волонтираат во организацијата пред да се

приклучиш

A doni të merrni pjesë në disa/ më shumë Aktivitete Rinore në të ardhmen:

Yes / No / Some

Да / Не / Неколку

Po /Jo/ Disa

9. Are you happy you took part in the Youth Activities:

Дали сте задоволни што сте се вклучиле во младинска активност?

A je i kënaqur që more pjesë në Aktivitete Rinore:

Extremely / Very / Yes / Don't Know / No / Very Much No / Not At All

Премногу/ Многу/Да/ Не знам / Не / Не многу/ Воопшто

Pa masë / Shumë / Po / Nuk e di / Jo / Jo shumë / Jo aspak

Background Information

10. Do you live with you mother and father:

Дали живеете со вашите родители:

A jeton me nënën dhe babanë:

Yes / No

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Да / Не

Po / Jo

If No who do you live with:

Доколку одговоривте со Не, со кого живеете

Nëse Jo me kë jetoni:

11. What is your age (Please circle correct one):

Колку години имате? (Заокружетего бројот на вашите години)

Cila është mosha juaj(Ju lutemi rrethoni moshen e sakt):

13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

24 25

12. Do you attend school:

Дали одиш на училиште?

A shkon në shkollë:

Yes / No

Да / He

Po / Jo

13. Are you very proud to be from your country / of your ethnicity or nationality:

Дали си горд на твојата држава/ на твојата етничка група или националност

A je shumë krenar të jeni nga vendi juaj / nga etniciteti apo nacionaliteti juaj:

Very Much / A Little / Not Sure / No Really / Not At All

Многу/ Малку /Не знам/ Не многу/ Воопшто

Shum/Pak / Sjam i sigurt / jo bash/ jo aspak

14. Are you very proud to be from Europe

Дали би бил горд да бидеш дел од Европа

A je krenar të jesh prej Europe

Yes / No

Да / Не

Po / Jo

15. Do your parents / guardians all have jobs:

дали твоите родители/старатели се во постојан работен однос

A janë të punsuar prindërit/kujdestarët e juaj:

Yes / No / Only Father / Only Mother

Да / Не / Само татко ми / Само мајка ми

Po / Jo / vetëm Babai / Vetëm Nëna

16. Do you consider your family to be:

Како ја гледаш твојата фамилија

A e konsideron familjen tënde të jetë e:

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Rich / In The Middle / Poor / Prefer Not To Say

Богати / Средна класа / Сиромашни / Не би сакал да кажам

Pasur / në mes / varfër / preferoj mos ta them

17. What is your Religion?

Која е твојата религија?

Çfar religjioni keni?

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Appendix F

Interview Transcriptions

Interview 1

Stefan Manevski – President of Centre for Intercultural Dialogue

Interviewer

When do you think the concept of youth work was first used in

Kumanovo and from what day can we speak of the government

speaking of youth work?

Respondent

It depends, there are two ways of seeing this. If we see Kumanovo

in the times of Yugoslavia, then it started with the establishment of

the so-called “Pioneer Houses” which were basically intended to

be some sort of youth centres. I am sure that the programmes in

the pioneer houses did not have references to youth work as we

have today as they were seen as extracurricular activities. But as a

form of youth organising and out of school activities, they were still

intended for some sort of development for young people, we call

them an initial form of youth work.

Then the mentioning of youth work in modern Macedonian Kuma-

novo is with the first youth strategy of the city. It was developed

around 2004/2005 were again the concept of youth work was

completely misinterpreted in a form of making young people work.

So it was not working in terms of employment, but in some sorts of

activities. When you look at the current strategy youth service Ku-

manovo, you will see that the idea of youth work there is

promotional volunteering among young people which is not youth

work by itself but basically there are these two concepts colliding.

When we actually talk about youth work, it is the thing that actually

happens on the field in Kumanovo but not necessarily connected

with the policies, so for some this could fit in the field of non-formal

education and this is how they promoted it, for others it could fit in

the form of youth activism and is how they would use it on the poli-

cy level but these terms, when you read the background

information on what they want to achieve, it is much more con-

nected to what we understand as youth work today rather than

what is mentioned as youth work in the policy.

Interviewer

In general, youth work is considered to be a third section interven-

tion, a voluntary intervention. Has this always been the case in

Kumanovo or was it previously based formally or was it based in

schools before it became volunteer outside the curriculum and

when did it change?

Respondent There are several points. Within Yugoslavia, within the PNR cen-

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tres, the people there were paid and a lot of them were either so-

cial workers or teachers. They were not people that had any youth

work curricular. What they were doing was that they were teaching

but not in a school but in a youth centre. I would not say that they

were youth workers as such but they paid people to do some kind

of activities outside the school.

Then secondly, there was a set of youth work promotion activities

and programs that were externally funded which had a lot of peo-

ple working there that got certain training about youth work but not

necessarily public funded. Basically it is just foreign donors or

foundations, different international organisations funding projects.

All of these projects had as an idea to establish a system which

would afterwards be taken on by the local authorities which until

the moment did not happen. Maybe it is because of a lack of un-

derstanding what this is because it is still seen as an international

intervention in the city but on the other hand there is also a lack of

understanding on why it is needed because for many of the policy

makers it is still something we do for fun and for leisure activities

for young people and also the whole civil society is seen as some-

thing that is profitable or as something that people just do to get a

job rather than to have some sort of a social change. There are

these two gaps on how stuff is understood and that is why so far in

Kumanovo, there was never anyone being paid from the public au-

thorities to work as a youth worker. In the whole of Macedonia,

there might be some differences but then we can also discuss if

these are only the pictures that are being painted.

Interviewer

What was the influential theory that underpinned youth work in

Kumanovo? Has there been an evolution in these concepts or

have they stayed the same?

Respondent

Well the big promotion of youth work in Kumanovo, I cannot say it

happened methodological with the first Babylon centre, there was

more a mixture of non-formal education with leisure time activities.

The Babylon centre was actually the youth work that is maybe the

closest to what you have in Wales. It is like an open centre where

young people go whenever they want, where there is a person that

works with them, gives them support and they can do different

sorts of activities and within that there is informal or spontaneous

learning happening and support.

Then there was another process running from 2004/2005 until

2007/2008 that was run by Triagolnik which was focused a lot on

youth work as a non-formal education process. That was the point

when we re-introduced the programmes in youth work and re-

introduced the concept of school within a youth centre. So the

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thing of having specifically developed programmes that have to fol-

low certain curricular and then have to follow the non-formal

education principles meaning it is a learner centre, it is experi-

mental learning based but there is always a facilitator who should

run the programmes.

The thing about these programmes is that they introduced timing

so young people became participants and they had to arrive at cer-

tain specific times, leave at certain specific times and if something

happens in between this is awkward because this is taught in for-

mal education, like staying in school after it finished is not cool. So

staying in a youth centre is also not considered to be cool if we op-

erate on the same system. So basically the biggest influence

comes from there.

Interviewer

For some people, youth work can be seen as an emancipation of

young people or control of young people. Unfortunately, youth

work seems a lot of the time to empower only powerful young peo-

ple and to become a control mechanism for vulnerable young

people. Is this the case in Kumanovo? Has youth work empowered

young people from vulnerable backgrounds or has it only been

well-off educated young people that take part? Has it always been

like that or is the situation changing?

Respondent

I would say no because it is part of extracurricular activities. Youth

work is still seen as a learning process and for a lot of people, the

first basic and only learning process is formal education. The

standard is that if you are good in formal education, then you are

allowed to take extra learning activities where youth work fits. This

is the thing of exclusion because a lot of times people expect only

the ones that are very good in formal education to come to the

youth centre afterwards which should not be the theoretical ap-

proach but on the other side there are also other factors. For

example the youth work has always been externally funded and

this creates pressure of having high numbers of people which is

more important than actual effects. So for a lot of international do-

nors, but also local municipalities, the biggest effect is to have 500

people, regardless how you involve them working with 5 people

that are facing serious exclusion and get them to feel a bit more

comfortable about themselves. It is a constant problem and I would

say that in the long term, certain Roma projects could be seen as

youth work and that they had certain effects but strategically as

youth work, no it was not something that focused on bringing ex-

cluded people back to society and making them part of the system.

Interviewer Some youth workers and policy makers say that real youth work is

voluntary work. Ideally there are no professionals involved. Are

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there people considered professional youth workers in Kumanovo

and if so, when did they enter the youth work scene and why did

they enter the scene?

Respondent

I do not agree with the statement that youth work is not a profes-

sion, especially because we have noticed it in the youth centre in

Kumanovo that once you have people, not necessarily with a uni-

versity degree, but who have a certain understanding of what it

means to work with young people and how to set it up. Once you

have these people working with young people, then they are more

motivated to stay, to run things and to do stuff. When it moves into

completely voluntarily, then the motivation also drops at a certain

point. It also depends on who volunteers and how but that is an-

other question because in this context it is mainly young people

who volunteer as peer educators to other young people.

In Kumanovo, the notion is that there is still no understanding of

what youth work is. In a way that is that putting young people to do

something which is strange because this is not what youth work is.

Then, when we see it as someone who puts someone to do some-

thing, then this can be anyone. But then actual youth workers as

professionals, we can say that there are people who finished the

university course on it or they follow different sorts of trainings and

then other activities afterwards, but then seeing that these are non-

formal education programmes rather than youth work programmes,

then I would say that there are not widely trained professionals for

youth work.

There are people that could run programmes themselves, so there

are professionals available in the field but they are not employed

as youth workers, they work on other issues as well and it can be

said that there is no framework that defines what a youth worker is

so you cannot employ a professional youth worker in this sense.

Interviewer

The voluntary participation of young people is a key dimension of

youth work. Are there examples of compulsory youth work? Are

there examples of young people being forced to take part in youth

work?

Respondent

It depends on what compulsory is, because you have formal com-

pulsory, which does not exist in Kumanovo. There are no such

examples of where people are obliged to do something. There is

also the informal pressure which has been put on young people in

formal education by their teachers, so if they are doing well in cer-

tain subjects, they should follow certain out of school programmes.

This happens a lot but it is not absolutely not related to what the

objective of the programme is because they only go there because

their teacher said so and because they are being rewarded with a

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better grade in school or some nice recommendation from the

teacher. Basically the role of youth workers there is minimum and

the influence of the youth worker can do is also minimum because

whatever happens in this process is always re-evaluated by the

teacher back in the school and more doomed back to whatever

behaviour the teacher wants the young person to have.

So we can say this is a non-formal way of compulsory youth work

that happens and it happens because youth work here is led by

civil society which often involves teachers. So the teachers teach

in schools, but they also work in NGOs that have projects as a

youth work component and they are the ones who bring young

people to these projects to show participation rates.

The effects of this are really small, I would not say that the effects

of voluntary youth work are amazing because it is a long lasting

process, but considering that somebody came on their own will to

one programme versus someone who was there for the completely

wrong reasons, I would go much more with the first action.

Interviewer

What is youth work in Kumanovo now? Youth work usually follows

social change such as an ethnic conflict, reconciliation or other is-

sues, though sometimes youth work can be ahead a situation.

Youth movements can either be ahead or separate from these

movements, so what is youth work in Kumanovo and has it

evolved for the right reasons?

Respondent

It started as a leisure activity and then it gathered more of the kids

with good grades. Then it moved into a conflict intervention activity

because as a former conflict region, everybody was funding pro-

grammes like that and with everybody I mean international funding

bodies because local bodies are still not aware that they have to

fund citizens’ initiatives and it does not exist as such. But this cre-

ates problems because it gives limits with what your work can

achieve just because there are other objectives set to it which are

not necessarily objectives of youth work.

The objectives of youth work in Kumanovo in the last years, not

just the Multi Kulti process but also previous processes in youth

centres, were to strengthen the intercommunity dialogue between

the Macedonians and Albanians and also Roma, Serbians, de-

pends on how the project is defined, and not necessarily to

strengthen young people’s roles in society.

They often fail in the way that there is no responsibility to the

young person’s role in society within the programmes. But you

reach a point of saying, ok you have met each other, you can leave

together more or less or you can ignore each other. Basically the

second one is happening more often, but they do not fight with

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each other and that is where the programme ends. And there is

nothing of “you are responsible now” to make sure that the society

works. This idea of being active in your community, supporting the

idea of youth participation was lacking for youth work. In this con-

text it is a bit tricky to speak about the relations between youth

policy, youth work and youth research because often there is no

such relations. I mean youth work is run by projects, the youth pol-

icy is a formality and the youth research is run in order to confirm if

somebody is good or bad.

Interviewer

It can be stated that youth work is, although youth work was never

a mass activity in any country, is pretend to represent all young

people. So even though youth work is only working with a small

amount of young people in most countries, they pretend to repre-

sent all young people. Does youth work in Kumanovo reinforce a

division between well-organised, well-educated, well-behaved par-

ticipative young people and those who are unorganised, margined

minorities or under-privileged or young people in poverty? Does

the youth work in Kumanovo help to break that line or reinforce

that line?

Respondent

Going back to the previous question, the youth movements in Ku-

manovo, although they are small and not really powerful, tend to

stay outside of the youth work system because of reasons men-

tioned before: that it looks like a school, that it is run because of an

objective that is not necessarily the objective of the youth move-

ments, but it is more about something that international donors

want, they are more about the fact that there are not many youth-

led systems. How the systems are set up are in a way that young

people would never lead or participate in that. It is a different way

of how decisions are made and then this might be factors of non-

participation.

So having this in mind, it does enforce a divide especially because

you have a set of young people who take the power to speak on

behalf of young people in need who do not necessarily have the

chance to voice out their needs because they do not see their own

needs, they are not able to recognize their own needs.

And then you have young people who are alternative to this and

who believe they have found a way by themselves which often

happens. For example we have participants that come to the youth

centre and after a while they are pushed by their parents or by the

community to become members of political parties and get a job.

That is how it works. So when you figure out a way of how to man-

age the society, you do not necessarily need youth work.

Interviewer What was the first youth work research in Kumanovo? How did

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they come up with the idea of what they first did and has it

changed?

Respondent

I do not know much about the pre-2001 period how it happened

but I am sure that it happened in some way.

There are mainly 2 forms of research, one is through schools

which is for the local understanding of things and schools are the

main focus point where you find young people. Once they leave

school they are not young anymore. And this is why there is the

systematic missing because you do not recognize them as young

people at certain points.

So the first one is through schools, using questionnaires and a

very limited set of questions about certain issues. So the research

is either done just to check how the interethnic relations are or to

check how young people participate demographically or not and

you can guess that these are the projects from the NGOs.

With regards to the local municipality they do not have any data on

young people, because there is nowhere defined a group within

the community that is called youth. So basically, young people are

either children under 18 or are adults over 18. There is no specific

group and when you look at all the policies in the municipalities

due to this, because there is no specific research to youth, there

are no youth-related policies for employment, urban standards like

where to meet and what young people do in free time, leisure ac-

tivities, including youth work as well.

Interviewer

What has been the role of this research in Kumanovo? Has it let to

youth work policy today and the youth work strategy in Kumanovo

or is policy based more on what politics wants or something else?

Respondent

In the process of establishing the current youth policy of the city

there was a research. The problem is that the youth policy was

made with the same ideas as the national youth policy. So the re-

search was used just to show within the areas identified in the

national youth policy, what are the local needs of the young people

in Kumanovo. For me, the problem there is that we are presuming

the key aspects of what young people need and not asking them

what they need so we could feed it with data. So I think it is a bit of

both and a compromise between the two things. It does not neces-

sarily bring an evidence based policy because it is not an open

process as we already presume the needs of the young people

within the key areas. It is also not a completely manipulated pro-

cess as you still use this data to feed in the strategy. I would say

one of the reasons why this strategy failed in Kumanovo because it

was brought but never implemented, was the fact that it used these

limitations instead of focusing on 2-3 key issues of young people in

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Kumanovo and developing a system of support, we used the 9 na-

tional priorities, we copied them and we forced ourselves to find

issues to work on them on local level instead of seeing if this is ac-

tually important here.

Now there is a new process of establishing a new local youth work

policy, hopefully with the council and with bigger participation that

hopefully will not repeat this kind of mistakes.

Interviewer

A lot of the times, youth work research tells us about the young

people rather than give us information on how we practice youth

work. It gives us a profile of young people but does not tell us how

we work with them. Is this the case in Kumanovo? Because of this,

do you think youth work in Kumanovo has counterproductive ef-

fects? Do you think youth work can have bad effects?

Respondent

With the research, yes the profile of young people which is often

used in a way in which the organiser of youth work wants to pre-

sent it so that it justifies the idea of a project that they have.

Basically, you have a bunch of descriptions and data and manipu-

latively they only use the data that they need to justify why a

certain thing is needed. But this is also happening on a national

level. There is a very funny thing happening now, if you look at

Macedonia Baby, it will say that Macedonia is in a very dark stage

with new-born babies for example and that we are dying out as a

nation. If you look at the statistics, that is not true. Every year there

are more and more babies born. The problem is not in having more

babies, the problem is that people are migrating afterwards with

the babies. So in 2006 for example, there were 22004 babies were

born but only 20000 of them signed up for primary school. This

means that 2000 of them moved out of the country with their fami-

lies. This is only an example on national level, but this is the same

system that is also being used on local level to justify why a certain

project is needed and why a certain programme is needed for

young people in order to have a certain grant afterwards. It is not

necessarily seen as a long term process of development or moni-

toring the situation.

Going back to the profile of young and seeing if it actually makes a

difference or not. Is youth work having counter effects having this

in mind, yes. Just because there is no system of checking what

was done and how this can be advanced and what were the short

comings of what was done and how this can be addressed. So you

would have processes were you would have the same issues with

the same participants which get bored and then stop believing that

this is a way of participation or empowerment and then just com-

pletely leave and become demotivated.

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And constantly missing out a group of people, especially those

who nobody wants to work with and then things like this come up

again but nobody is actually addressing them because there is no

feedback system.

Interviewer

In Kumanovo, is youth work seen as non-formal education and is it

seen as measurable? Can you measure the impact of youth work

in Kumanovo?

Respondent

Youth work is not in Kumanovo. What is in Kumanovo is a meas-

urable, non-formal education process. The measurements are

completely wrong. It is the number of people coming and the num-

ber of different ethnic groups coming and boys and girls. These are

the measurements that tell us if we are successful or not. There

are no other measurements that provoke interest from anyone in

the system because what makes them happy is the amount of par-

ticipation, whether it is gender balanced or if it is ethnically

balanced and of course the number of people. So in this way it is

measurable but it is not even measurable in terms of non-formal

education because non-formal education is about something else.

So even if youth work is a combination of non-formal and informal

learning, there is no recognition of the informal learning aspect of

it, just the non-formal one. But I would say there is not enough

recognition of non-formal aspects because nobody would say there

is anything being learned but it is just about meeting and involving

young people to do something so they do not have free time which

they can use for being deviant in the society. So it starts in that

part. That is the first pre-condition for youth work. You do it so you

can prevent young people from doing bad things to other people in

the society.

Based on this there is still the perception that young people are a

problem and that once they get older, they get married, they start a

family, they start having a job, and then they stop being a problem.

So that is basic way of seeing how the situation is. So you have

these preconditions, and once you grow up you are not any ones

problem anymore.

Interviewer

Has the history of youth work in Kumanovo thought the youth

workers in Kumanovo anything? Have they learned from history?

For example the question of ethnic tension?

Respondent

What history teaches us on reoccurring questions is that they tend

to reoccur. The thing is if we speak about social change, especially

in a town like this of 100,000 people, it is not really possible to say

in 20 years you will have managed to do something with a pro-

gramme that only runs for 4 years.

It is about the effects of youth work but also about the setting up of

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the system of youth work. You need to have a system that runs all

the time so that you can evaluate and change it. The problem is

that the reoccurring issue in Kumanovo is that there is no percep-

tion that this is a system. It is only seen as a project that somebody

does because they are paid internationally to do it. So it is evaluate

anything and see if we are doing anything, should we change

something because the people that work here this year are not the

people that worked here five years ago, so we cannot see that they

are developed professionally as youth workers or whether the

methods of work change or not. In this way it is very sad because

on one side you have what is generally seen as formal education

like schools which we evaluate constantly, which we check con-

stantly, which we are tracking the progress. On the other side,

youth work is also expected to work with young people but there is

not even a basic way of evaluating that we are actually doing

something good or bad in the society. Basically what people just

need in the end is numbers and saying ok we managed to keep

these people out of doing bad stuff to the city.

Interviewer Ok, that is it. Thank you for the interview.

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Interview 2

Aleksandra Cvetkovska - Volunteer for the Centre for Intercultural Dialogue and

Intern for Globallove Youth Trust 04.12.2013

Interviewer

When do you think the concept of youth work was first used in

Kumanovo and from what day can we speak of the government

speaking of youth work?

Respondent

In my personal opinion about the youth work in Macedonia, it start-

ed in the time of Yugoslavia. In this time the people have mastered

to do youth work and it was covered by the government. Typically

in Macedonia probably from their independence it started in late

1999/2000.

Interviewer

In general, youth work is considered to be a third section interven-

tion, a voluntary intervention. Is youth work generally voluntary in

Kumanovo or is there a form of youth work in formal education like

school?

Respondent

When I first think about the youth work, generally the first type it

was not in schools. It was NGOs from abroad that came to Mace-

donia that started to introduce first of all NGOs and then these

NGOs developed the youth work.

Interviewer

What was the influential theory that underpinned youth work in

Kumanovo and has it changed from when it started? So what was

the reason for youth work beginning in Kumanovo and has it

changed from what it was?

Respondent

Generally in Kumanovo the youth work started to be developed in

2000. It was only one humanitarian NGO that gave roots to the

making the youth working. It does not mean that you make the

youth work, you get them together in a youth centre. So the mean-

ing of youth work is different all the time. Everybody has a different

opinion of what youth work is. And afterwards in Kumanovo when

this youth centre closed, there was a big break, there was no youth

work. And in Kumanovo the first young people who started working

in this field was the Centre for Intercultural Dialogue which has

spared the youth work in my town.

Interviewer

For some people, youth work can be seen as an emancipation of

young people or control of young people. Unfortunately, youth

work seems a lot of the time to empower only powerful young peo-

ple and to become a control mechanism for vulnerable young

people. Is this the case in Kumanovo? Has youth work empowered

young people from vulnerable backgrounds or has it only been

well-off educated young people that take part?

Respondent You cannot say that only the well-educated youngsters come and

participate in youth work because it is really different in my town.

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Because the people who are not well-educated they have a fear to

express themselves and they have a fear to come to such an or-

ganisation and to do something and to learn something about

themselves. And the other well-educated, they are also afraid to

come but they are inspired by their friends who have come to this

kind of organisation, so they start to participate but it is a really low

number of youngsters who are participating in youth work. Or they

come for a small period and then leave.

Interviewer Did youth work ever exist with young people from more vulnerable

backgrounds?

Respondent Yes it exists but not in a long term.

Interviewer Ok and is it done on an individual basis or by group basis?

Respondent All the time by group

Interviewer

Some youth workers and policy makers say that real youth work is

voluntary work. Ideally there are no professionals involved. Are

there people considered professional youth workers in Kumanovo

and if so, when did they enter the youth work scene and why did

they enter the scene?

Respondent

It depends on which period you are asking me for. If you are ask-

ing me now, everybody wants to be in a professional level but in

the past it was not on a professional level. In the past, nobody

knew what is youth work, what you do in youth work, what is a

youth organisation, they do not know nothing about youths. So

now it is fashionable to be in youth work because it is under the

government and the agency for sport have started to cover some

work. So now it is in a professional.

NOTE: The agency for youth and sport is an independent agency

in the Macedonian government, responsible for youth services in

Macedonia.

Interviewer

The voluntary participation of young people is a key dimension of

youth work. Are there examples of compulsory youth work? Are

there examples of young people being forced to take part in youth

work?

Respondent

As much as I know, the answer is no. Because everybody decides

on their own if they want to do something or not. I have said before

there is a very small number of people who are working here. It is

the same circle of young people who work here.

Interviewer

What is youth work in Kumanovo now? Youth work usually follows

social change such as an ethnic conflict, reconciliation or other is-

sues, though sometimes youth work can be ahead a situation.

Youth movements can either be ahead or separate from these

movements, so what is youth work in Kumanovo and is it relevant

to the situation of the youth in Kumanovo now?

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Respondent

I don’t really understand the question, but I will try to answer it.

There are a lot of types of youth work in Kumanovo. Youth work is

based on making projects and training courses and to be involved.

It includes schools, they tried to put informal education in formal

ways but for me it was not really successful. They would also col-

lect as many people as possible to participate in youth work.

Kumanovo is very politically oriented and they tried to get these

youngsters involved. They tried to gather all these youth workings

in one organisation

Interviewer So the movement of youth work is more politically orientated?

Respondent Yes

Interviewer

It can be stated that youth work is, although youth work was never

a mass activity in any country, is pretend to represent all young

people. So even though youth work is only working with a small

amount of young people in most countries, they pretend to repre-

sent all young people. Does youth work in Kumanovo reinforce a

division between well-organised, well-educated, well-behaved par-

ticipative young people and those who are unorganised, margined

minorities or under-privileged or young people in poverty? Does

the youth work in Kumanovo help to break that line or reinforce

that line?

Respondent

I think in Kumanovo it is to break that line because in Kumanovo I

have never, never experienced a limit with young people that are

less educated or disabled.

Interviewer What was the first youth work research in Kumanovo? What ques-

tions did they first ask to introduce youth work in Kumanovo?

Respondent

When the first youth centre started, this was where they carried out

the research. It was the Babylon Youth Centre.

NOTE: Babylon was funded by the World Bank

Interviewer

What has been the role of this research in Kumanovo? Has it let to

youth work policy today and the youth work strategy in Kumanovo

or is policy based more on what politics wants or something else?

Respondent

No, in Kumanovo it is not ruled by politics. I think it is more based

on not getting involved with politics but based on the real youth

policy.

Interviewer

A lot of the times, youth work research tells us about the character-

istics of unorganised, under-privileged young people how youth

work practice itself actually happens. So when we do youth work

research it seems to just tell us more about vulnerable young peo-

ple or about the situation of young people than the actual methods

of youth work in place. In most countries this seems to be the

case. Is this the case in Kumanovo? Has youth work research just

influenced how youth work practice is done or the methods of

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youth work? Has youth work research influenced the methods of

youth work practice? So when they researched young people, has

it influenced the methods that are used in youth work in Kumano-

vo?

Respondent Yes, probably.

Interviewer

Do you think youth work in Kumanovo has either all the time or

sometimes counterproductive effects? Do you think youth work can

have bad effects?

Respondent

Yes, there are always contra effects in what you work. In Kumano-

vo there are cases that the youth work just puts you a step back in

what you want to do.

Interviewer

In Kumanovo, is youth work seen as non-formal education and is it

seen as measurable? Can you measure the impact of youth work

in Kumanovo?

Respondent

Yes, in Kumanovo you can say that youth work is non-formal edu-

cation because the people who are working in this are really based

on volunteers. It is really non-formal because there are no bounda-

ries.

For me personally, you can measure it because you can see more

effects from non-formal education than from formal education. Me,

I have learned more from non-formal education than from formal

and it is a very big difference

Interviewer

Has the history of youth work in Kumanovo thought the youth

workers in Kumanovo anything? Have they learned from history?

For example the question of ethnic tension?

Respondent

This question is continuing to repeat but they are never answered.

It is hard to explain these things in Kumanovo. Especially in youth

work, when you start something, you always have someone who

tells you that it is non-formal and that you are not right. It is kind of

a circle. You learn how you should not do something, but you still

continue anyway.

Interviewer Ok, that is it. Thank you for the interview.

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Interview 3

Magdalena Manevska (Age 19) – Coordinator of Multi Kulti Youth Radio

09.09.2013

Interviewer

When do you think the concept of youth work was first used in

Kumanovo and from what day can we speak of the government

speaking of youth work?

Respondent

I am very young in youth work too so I was first included in the

concept of youth work 7 years ago and that’s when I first heard

about youth work, but then I think that in Macedonia, starting from

the independency there were people included in the youth work

field and who started to develop it and introduced it to people in the

country because it was not a thing that people were talking about

and people did not know what it was.

Interviewer

In general, youth work is considered to be a third section interven-

tion, a voluntary intervention. Is youth work generally voluntary in

Kumanovo or is there a form of youth work in formal education like

school? Was the government ever involved?

Respondent

When I was in high school there were tries to introduce youth work

in formal schools, to use non-formal education in the formal clas-

ses. I know that there are teachers who are trying to use non-

formal methods in schools but there is no law that puts these two

things together. There are teachers but they are doing it on their

own because they think it is a nice way to present their topic to

students.

Interviewer What was the influential theory that underpinned youth work in

Kumanovo? What methods are being used?

Respondent

We use non-formal education in order to present a topic. It is like

you have a topic that you need to educate people on and then you

use non-formal education and you put these people together on a

neutral place and you discuss that topic, but then there is not that

much street based youth work used. We try to put people together

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in a place and then discuss something with them there. We use our

methods there on the spot but not necessarily to go and talk to

young people outside the youth centre.

Interviewer

For some people, youth work can be seen as an emancipation of

young people or control of young people. Unfortunately, youth work

seems a lot of the time to empower only powerful young people

and to become a control mechanism for vulnerable young people.

Is this the case in Kumanovo? Has youth work empowered young

people from vulnerable backgrounds or has it only been well-off

educated young people that take part? Has it always been like that

or is the situation changing?

Respondent

Of course there are tries to change the situation and I think when

we firstly started on local level to do this youth work with high

school students mostly, the first round of people who actually took

part in the whole concept of youth work and who were exposed to

us working with them and implementing youth work on them were

exactly that privileged youth which already had access to every-

thing and they could apply online for the projects and then

everybody could apply online. Now we realise that the group we

want to access are kind of excluded from the society and the peo-

ple with whom we really need to work. The first group was already

familiar with the topic, but the excluded ones are the ones who we

need to talk to about the topics.

So what I personally have done for my workshops, was that I never

used online applications, but I went to the schools that are out of

town. We also made open days out of town, we have this youth

centre in a village next to Kumanovo where we make open days

and present the concept of youth work to these people out of town

too.

We have also made 2 open days in villages out of Kumanovo

where we presented what an NGO is and how they are part of a

workshop or what youth work is and how they can have some ad-

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vantages from it, how to get included in these activities. Not only

for my organisation but we also invited other organisations that we

had contact from Kumanovo. We went there, put some stands up

and young people were coming and asking what we were doing,

so we had a change to explain to them. But these are only tries. I

still think that most of the people who are part of what we are doing

here are the group that lives in town and everybody has access to

everything.

Interviewer

Some youth workers and policy makers say that real youth work is

voluntary work. Ideally there are no professionals involved. Are

there people considered professional youth workers in Kumanovo

and if so, when did they enter the youth work scene and why did

they enter the scene?

Respondent

I do not really understand what professional youth worker means

because we do not really have a school for youth workers. That is

the title that someone should have that is a youth worker and if it

was about professional youth workers then I don’t know that any of

the youth workers that I know are professional youth workers.

What you need to do in order to become a professional one? Be-

cause if you implement youth work and you develop yourself skills

to work with young people, you like that and you know what you

want to do with them then that makes you a youth worker. But this

concept of professional youth workers I was first introduced when I

first came to CID because there were people declaring themselves

as youth workers but I don’t know what makes them more profes-

sional than other people that work with youths.

Interviewer

The voluntary participation of young people is a key dimension of

youth work. Are there examples of compulsory youth work? Are

there examples of young people being forced to take part in youth

work?

Respondent I do not think so. The non-formal education concept at some point

was forcefully implemented to schools, like two years ago there

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was a class at school were every teacher had to implement non-

formal education but that is not youth work. But trying to introduce

new stuff to schools was a government project I think, but still not

everyone was implementing it.

Interviewer

What is youth work in Kumanovo now? Youth work usually follows

social change such as an ethnic conflict, reconciliation or other is-

sues, though sometimes youth work can be ahead a situation.

Youth movements can either be ahead or separate from these

movements, so what is youth work in Kumanovo and has it

evolved for the right reasons?

Respondent

Where I am at the moment it has started because of ethnic issues

and we are about working with young people who have the will to

work together, no matter what. This concept started to be imple-

mented by people from CID who wanted to start implementing

youth work here and that is how I think it firstly started.

But then on the other hand it is not only CID that is doing youth

work in Kumanovo. There is this other organisation that is from first

or second year university students and they are playing video pro-

jections each Thursday in different cafes on social issues. So they

play a movie and then they start a discussion afterwards. They are

playing the movie to anyone that is there at the moment. So if you

want to take part, you can and it is for everyone. So for me that is

also a type of youth work that is being implemented here.

Also, there are climbing clubs or cycling clubs, there are people

who also discuss things there. For example there is a sports club

but they have sessions every Friday where they go out together or

just discuss things for young people. They do not discuss anything

related to social stuff but they discuss youth health issues. I was

invited a couple of times to their sessions like workshops connect-

ing to issues such as healthy food and stuff like this. It is the official

volleyball club in Kumanovo. The last time I heard about this was a

couple of months ago, but I think they are still there.

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Interviewer

It can be stated that youth work is, although youth work was never

a mass activity in any country, is pretend to represent all young

people. So even though youth work is only working with a small

amount of young people in most countries, they pretend to repre-

sent all young people. Does youth work in Kumanovo reinforce a

division between well-organised, well-educated, well-behaved par-

ticipative young people and those who are unorganised, margined

minorities or under-privileged or young people in poverty? Does

the youth work in Kumanovo help to break that line or reinforce

that line?

Respondent

Every time I try to make a group and implement any kind of youth

work on any issue with them, I try to make it as much representa-

tive as I can. So I try to put different ethnicities in, people from

different living places, studying in different schools, but it can be

difficult to find people from all those different classes. I am not

making excuses, but sometimes you cannot do it in another way. It

can divide these two groups and I think at some points it was made

but then when we see people from different backgrounds than the

usual ones, we are trying to give them more opportunities and to

work more with them because you can see that it is not an experi-

enced person in that field and you are trying to give him or her

more chances so they can be more included in the stuff afterwards.

So it is right that we come to the first group more easily but then if

manage to have people from the excluded groups in the group, we

work more with them and encourage them more.

Interviewer

What was the first youth work research in Kumanovo? How did

they come up with the idea of what they first did and has it

changed?

Respondent Sorry, I do not know.

Interviewer What has been the role of this research in Kumanovo? Has it let to

youth work policy today and the youth work strategy in Kumanovo

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or is policy based more on what politics wants or something else?

Respondent

We have a youth policy in Kumanovo that is still not implemented

and I know that there were people from the youth centre who were

included in the making of the policy, so they had already research

and examples from current work that they put in the local youth

strategy which was the base for the policy afterwards. But I was

not included in the whole process at all, so I am not that much into

it.

Interviewer

A lot of the times, youth work research tells us about the young

people rather than give us information on how we practice youth

work. It gives us a profile of young people but does not tell us how

we work with them. Because of this, do you think youth work in

Kumanovo has counterproductive effects? Do you think youth work

can have bad effects?

Respondent

There were cases were youth work has had negative effects be-

cause people did not understand what youth work was. We were

implementing activities but we did not explain to people why we

are doing that or we left too much space for people to wonder and

to give their opinions on what we are trying to do. They were pop-

ping up with different ideas which were not exactly matching with

the ideas that we had but we did not do anything to stop them.

There were stories being made up what we were doing in the city

and we did not stop it, so afterwards it became a problem and

there were people who did not want to come to the youth centre.

There was a need to solve the issue and we worked again with

most people because they were misunderstanding first.

Interviewer

In Kumanovo, is youth work seen as non-formal education and is it

seen as measurable? Can you measure the impact of youth work

in Kumanovo?

Respondent For me not. People still do not know what youth work is because

they come to workshops, they think that non-formal education is

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the thing that puts them together which is something different, so

youth work is something different which tells them to think of things

but only in this environment. But then there are still not enough

people who do youth work in the city so people cannot get familiar

with that idea. I do youth work with the youth club, the radio club,

so we are not doing workshops at all but it is a totally different con-

cept but it is still measurable. You talk to people and work on ideas

and projects together, they go to other people and talk by them-

selves.

We also work in the intercultural concept and how people interact

with their friends from other ethnicities and things like that but in a

totally different way than the workshops. That’s why I like it more.

Interviewer

Has the history of youth work in Kumanovo thought the youth

workers in Kumanovo anything? Have they learned from history?

For example the question of ethnic tension?

Respondent

I think people before didn’t know what to do with themselves. They

were just waiting to finish school and then go and find work. Youth

work helped a lot in that field, it encouraged young people to de-

velop their skills and to work on themselves more, to improve their

own education, to grab every opportunity where to learn from and

to ask for their education, not to wait for someone to give it to

them. That is what youth work changed the most. Now there are

people calling us and asking for trainings and opportunities but that

was not the case before.

Interviewer Ok, that is it. Thank you for the interview.

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Interview 4

Dragana Jovanovska - Volunteer for the Centre for Intercultural Dialogue

04.12.2013

Interviewer

When do you think the concept of youth work was first used in

Kumanovo and from what day can we speak of the government

speaking of youth work?

Respondent

I am not quite sure, I know when I first started working in the youth

centre which was 10 or 12 years ago. The centre was called Tri-

agolnik.

Interviewer

In general, youth work is considered to be a third section interven-

tion, a voluntary intervention. Is youth work generally voluntary in

Kumanovo or is there a form of youth work in formal education like

school? Was the government ever involved?

Respondent As far as I know, no.

Interviewer

What was the influential theory that underpinned youth work in

Kumanovo? Is it based on reconciliation or is it just fun stuff for

young people?

Respondent

As far as I am concerned, it is both because some people are driv-

en by the fact that they want to make something like look for

exchange in cultural dialogue and making peace between different

nationalities, but then there are different people like people that like

more fun stuff and basically we are trying to get them in with the

fun stuff and then make them think about the bigger picture.

Interviewer

Youth work in some countries works well with well-educated, or-

ganised, non-vulnerable people with money and the family

together, but it does not really seem to work with the vulnerable

and the under-privileged and it never seems to really do anything

great for them. It emancipates those from well-organised back-

grounds like from the gymnasia but for those from the agricultural

school it does not seem to do much for them. Has youth work in

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Kumanovo ever helped those from the very bottom?

Respondent

As far as I know, people and organisations are always trying to

reach these people. It is only that always when you associate with

an organisation like ours, you associate with travel and that is usu-

ally common for people with more money and a higher position in

the society. When you do things like this for many years, you reach

people to make them think they have opportunities and tries, and

there are people willing to join even from vulnerable backgrounds.

Interviewer

Some youth workers and policy makers say that real youth work is

voluntary work. Ideally there are no professionals involved. Are

there people considered professional youth workers in Kumanovo

and if so, when did they enter the youth work scene and why did

they enter the scene?

Respondent I have no idea, sorry.

Interviewer

The voluntary participation of young people is a key dimension of

youth work. Are there examples of compulsory youth work? Are

there examples of young people being forced to take part in youth

work?

Respondent

No. According to me, when a teacher advises you to do something,

it is compulsory, so unofficially it is compulsory. If a teacher tells

you to do this to get this, people feel obliged.

Interviewer What is youth work in Kumanovo now? Are there any projects in

Kumanovo?

Respondent

I know that schools are interested in doing something and they are

interested in the Multi Kulti Youth Centre. But I have not heard of

any other organisation here that does the type of youth work that

CID and Multi Kulti do.

Interviewer

It can be stated that youth work is, although youth work was never

a mass activity in any country, is pretend to represent all young

people. So even though youth work is only working with a small

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amount of young people in most countries, they pretend to repre-

sent all young people. Does youth work in Kumanovo reinforce a

division between well-organised, well-educated, well-behaved par-

ticipative young people and those who are unorganised, margined

minorities or under-privileged or young people in poverty? Does

the youth work in Kumanovo help to break that line or reinforce

that line?

Respondent

I do not think so because organisations in youth work give the

chance for everyone to join. It is harder to reach these under-

privileged people, but once you reach them they have the same

opportunities as people from higher backgrounds.

Interviewer

What was the first youth work research in Kumanovo? How did

they come up with the idea of what they first did and has it

changed?

Respondent

I presume it was something involving schools and young children

but I have not done the research on what they did. I don’t think it

changed because mostly the idea is to reach children and kids

from high schools. It is still about young people and people that

want to join. So I think that the basic idea has not changed.

Interviewer

What has been the role of this research in Kumanovo? Has it let to

youth work policy today and the youth work strategy in Kumanovo

or is policy based more on what politics wants or something else?

Respondent

At the moment they (the government) are doing some research in

order to change policies in different places in order to reach people

living in those areas. One policy has been made and they are

working on it to fix it and make it better.

Interviewer

A lot of the times, youth work research tells us about the young

people rather than give us information on how we practice youth

work. It gives us a profile of young people but does not tell us how

we work with them. Because of this, do you think youth work in

Kumanovo has counterproductive effects? Do you think youth work

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can have bad effects?

Respondent

I am sure it has. In any youth work organisation, there are people

who think they know how to work with young people or people in

general but not everyone can do that job. So yes as soon as peo-

ple like that arise, I think it is more counterproductive.

Interviewer

In Kumanovo, is youth work seen as non-formal education and is it

seen as measurable? Can you measure the impact of youth work

in Kumanovo?

Respondent I have no idea, sorry.

Interviewer

Has the history of youth work in Kumanovo thought the youth

workers in Kumanovo anything? Have they learned from history?

For example the question of ethnic tension?

Respondent

It has answered some questions from history but I think once they

get to the crucial questions and there are tensions, they try to es-

cape it and avoid it. There may have arisen some questions that

are trying to be forgotten.

Interviewer Ok, that is it. Thank you for the interview.

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Appendix G

Workshop Results – See end of document.

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Appendix H

Results of the Questionnaires – See end of document.

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Fig.4. Age distribution

of the young people

engaged during street

based youth work ses-

sions (Carter, 2012).

Appendix I

Additional Project Information

Street Based Youth Work Report

The majority of young people engaged were from the largest ethnic minority and

a significant number of more male young people were engaged than female.

The results show interaction with a varied group of young people which is also

supported in the results for the age distribution of those engaged:

From this pie chart, Carter (2012) states ‘the main hypothesis that can be taken

away from these results is that the majority of young people within the main

squares on Thursdays around 19:00 to 21:00 are aged between 15 - 18. This

shows the main age range of the young people encountered.

The results therefore are still interesting and worth review as they show a direct

insight into the needs of a significant sample group of young people. The review

at the end of the report highlights a number of these needs stating:

- Many of the male Roma population also expressed a want for more friends

from different ethnicities.

- Road safety of young people is a notable problem in Kumanovo.

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- Many young people proposed to have more inter-ethnical events where

people hang out and have fun.

- Huge interest expressed in international youth exchanges, here and

abroad.

- Young people have shown a need for support in education and sport.

- Many young people also expressed a desire for someone to share their

problems and issues with privately within the city.

(Carter, 2012)

These are just a few of the highlighted needs and statements by young people

during those streetbased youth work sessions.

Open Youth Centre Report

The data from the report is purely statistical and does not provide clear percep-

tions of individual or group needs. However, the statistics do present interesting

facts such as the age range of those that attended which was from five to fifteen

years with the average age being 10.73 years (Carter, 2014). The vast majority

(95%) of those young people who attended were ethnically Albanian (Carter,

2014), this is most likely due to a majority Albanian population living in the local

area of the youth centre. More female young people (55%) attended than male,

and the only ethnic Roma young people to attend were male (Carter, 2014). The

open youth centre seemed popular with the group sizes attending being from as

small as four young people in the beginnning to 76 at the end of the period, with

the average group size being 20.77 (Carter, 2014). The following graph shows

the group sizes attending the open youth centre.

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Fig.5. Timeline graph showing attendance size for Tode Mendol open youth cen-

tre during the open months of 2012 (Carter, 2014).

What happened during the open hours of the open youth centre is documented

through pictures and videos on social media. The international volunteer in

charge of the open youth centre released photos from the project

and it can be seen from these that a lot of the activities were artisitic and there

was a youth led ‘free hugs’ day/project. For example Fig.6. Pictures released

from international volunteer’s files: from left to right art session making flowers

from paper, free hugs project and ‘life size self-portrait’ session. Copyright CID

2012.

As stated in the research chapter, the international volunteer also reported that a

choice of informal sports, film-related, social and relaxation activities were made

available during this time, but participation was not officially recorded due to

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their unplanned and ad hoc nature. The choice was always with the young peo-

ple who attended, to take account of their needs and wishes.

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LIST OF MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS OF NATIONAL YOUTH COUNCIL - MACEDONIA:

Unions: Union of Scouts in Macedonia | Red Cross of Macedonia Youth organisations: AEGEE Macedonia | Bujrum – Center for Rural Development – Kumanovo | Go Green – Skopje | European Law Students Association in RM – ELSA RM | EMSA Macedonia | IAESTE MACEDONIA | Islam Youth Forum | Club of Orators – Skopje | Creactive – Skopje | Youth Can – Skopje | Youth Educational Forum | JEF Macedonia | Youth Alliance – Tetovo | Youth Council – Strumica | Regional Roma Education Youth Association – RROMA | European Center SN7 – Tetovo | Cr8ive8 – Skopje | Association of citizens for democracy “Together Macedonia” – Bitola | Forum of Youth – Bitola | Center for Intercultural Dialogue – Kumanovo | Community Development Center – Kicevo | Council for Prevention of Minor’s Delinquency – SPPMD

Organisations for youth: AKVA – Struga | Association for development of the Roma community Sumnal | Youth Cultural Center – Bitola | Multikultura – Tetovo | Regional Center for Sustainable Development – Gevgelija | Organization of women – Sveti Nikole | CIVIL – Center for freedom | Association of Youth AURORA – Tetovo | Center for Sustainable Community Development – Debar | H.E.R.A. | Foundation Focus – Veles | PSM Foundation | Economic education for young managers – Junior achievment | Foundation for Local Community Development (FRLZ) – Stip | REACTOR – Research in action | Center for development and promotion of public life – Tetovo | Metamorphosis Foundation –

Skopje

Political party youth wings: MODOM | Democratic Union for Integration LIDEM – Liberal-Democratic Youth | Youth organization of the Democratic Party of Serbians in Macedonia | NSDM – New social-democratic Youth | Youth Force Union of VMRO-People’s party | Young Socialists of Macedonia | Democratic Union of Youth | SDMM – Social-democratic youth of

Macedonia

Associate members: Association for protection of the cultural identity of Egyptians IZIDA 41/21 Resen | Youth Council – Krusevo | STAR-STAR Skopje | Community Development Institute – Tetovo | SIRMA - Kumanovo

Annual Report

Initiative for Acknowledgement and Professionalization of Youth Work September 2012 - July 2013

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Здруж

Outline

The Center for Intercultural Dialogue (CID) in cooperation with the National Democratic Institute (NDI) during the period between September 2012 and June 2013 was working on the legislative initiative for acknowledgement and professionalization of youth work. The goals of this initiative are:

• Defining the legal process for establishing youth work systems in Macedonia

• Discovering opportunities for synergies in youth work through networking of existing practices

in the field of professional groups and associations

• Developing professional standards and guidelines that are intended to define youth work at a state level and formulate a support system for the youth

• Raising the awareness for the need of regulated legal system that will support the young people through youth work

What is youth work?

Youth work is a planned program of educational character, formed to provide support to the young people in the process of gaining independence, during which the youth worker helps the personal and social development of the young people so that they can become active participants in the decision-making process. The idea of youth work is to create safe environment and opportunities for active participation of the youth on a voluntary basis in the acquisition of skills, abilities and knowledge. It is important to note that the initiative believes that the support system for the youth denotes a process of permanent dialogue about creating sustainable programs for the youth with adequate financial, administrative and other structural support to the youth and their organizations.

The youth support system operates through:

- Local youth centers with professional support in the area of youth work - Structured dialogue between the institutions and the youth through local youth councils and

other systems for support of youth participation - Financial support of the youth organizations and their innovative projects

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The context in which the youth work takes place

The idea for the project and the cooperation is based on the fact that the youth worker has not been formally recognized as a proffesion. This is not the case in some European countries, where the youth worker has been acclaimed as a profession for many years. The new emerged social changes made apparent the need for devoting more attention to the formal recognition of the profession of youth worker. The acknowledgement would be one of the indicators of systematic and adequate care for the youth, and it would also introduce quality in the youth work through informal education. Many activists in the field of youth work and the related fields that have experience from working with young people recommend recognition of youth work as a profession, as a complementary one to other professions that deal with youth issues, because the youth work has its own formal academic education (through various types of undergraduate studies), its own methodology, its own philosophy, purpose, quality and professional ethics. But this task is quite complex because it is faced with several problems, mainly because for years there was no systematic approach to working with youth. The issue of recognition of youth work can be seen from the following aspects: 1. The need and the role of youth work in a professional network of care for the youth 2. Professionalisation of youth work and quality assurance 3. Available education for youth workers 4. Affiliation / Association of the activists of youth work

The first step towards establishing the profession of youth worker emphasizes the need to clearly define the role of the youth work through a multi-sectoral approach to the institutions dealing/working with young people. This exact approach was established last year.

ACTION PLAN

PREPARATION and TRAININGS September---January Inside preparation in the Association (CID), formation of working

team. September---January Attending trainings organized by the National Democratic Institute.

MAPPING (of organizations and institutions working in the field of the youth work) January Creation of electronic database February Visiting organizations and institutions and organizing bilateral

meetings (Skopje, Tetovo, Strumica, Bitola, Ohrid, Veles, Kavadarci)

ANALYSIS (Collecting information and preparation of summary analysis of the effects of youth work)

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February – March Hiring an external consultant for developing a summary analysis

March Preparation of documents by the CID team April Publication of the summary analysis NETWORKING (Networking meetings) March---April Organizing meetings in Kumanovo, Skopje, Tetovo,

Strumica, Bitola, Ohrid, Veles, Kavadarci March---April Publication of findings and reports after each meeting NATIONAL ASSOCIATION May Two-day meeting for establishing a national association of youth

workers YOUTH WORK FAIR June Presentation of the youth organizations and their work with young

people in front of institutions and in front of each other Working groups with representatives from the institutions

DOCUMENTATION June Creating a framework for the definition of youth work,

accreditation of youth workers and youth work programs, code of ethics

PROMOTION Prior to the meetings Posters for networking meetings,

promotional flyers and stickers April Facebook campaign, interactive website March, April, May Guest appearance in informative and contact TV shows

on the national televisions

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PREPARATION and TRAININGS

Inside preparation in the Association (CID), forming a working team Before implementing the activities for this initiative, CID conducted a series of inside preparations (verification of the organizations capacities, knowledge and skills of the human resources, forming a team) to successfully implement the initiative. At the beginning of the process everyone in the association was introduced with the process and activities that were planned to occur in the future. The team consisted of:

--- Ivana Davidovska --- Stefan Manevski --- Milosh Ristovski

After its formation, the final team in charge of the whole initiative developed a detailed action plan according to which the activities will be realized and the started the implementation. Attending trainings organized by the National Democratic Institute The team that worked and still works on the initiative regularly attended the trainings that were conducted by NDI , which helped in capacity building. Besides the trainings from NDI, the team also took part in international trainings that built their knowledge, skills and attitudes and helped in the implementation of the initiative. MAPPING (of organizations and institutions working in the field of youth work)

Creation of electronic database Prior to the meeting with the other organizations involved in youth work, CID made a short research in order to create a list of organizations that should be contacted and consulted in the process. Apart from that list, CID had in mind some institutions that would have a major role in the process and also some previous processes that could help them gain useful information. After completing the short research, CID began contacting the organizations with which they had previously cooperated in order to get opinions and ideas to improve this process.

Visiting organizations and institutions and organizing bilateral meetings The Center for Intercultural Dialogue conducted meetings in 8 cities across the country (Skopje, Tetovo, Strumica, Bitola, Ohrid, Veles, Kavadarci) with partner associations with which they previously collaborated to present the idea for this initiative and get their opinion on further improvements. The associations shared their contact lists of the regions in which they work, which has increased the number of organizations that will be informed in the future. The idea was for these organizations visited during the first meetings to serve as contact points in their regions and to communicate information to other organizations that work with young people until the Youth Work Union is established. After the primary meetings, these organizations worked with the CID in organization of regional networking meetings.

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ANALYSIS (Gathering information and preparation of summary analysis of the effects of youth work)

Hiring an external consultant for developing a summary analysis In order to perform an in-depth analysis which will be to the benefit of the initiative and the future work of the Association, CID invited Nick Paddison - expert on youth work with a lot of experience as a trainer and researcher. Due to his previous experience Nick was familiar with the situation in Macedonia and the region. His research and experience have helped a lot in the implementation of this initiative. The final handbook is still in the process of translation and it should be published in near future. Preparation of documents by CID team Тhe team of trainers and facilitators in CID started preparing handbooks, documents, published research that in their opinion were adequate for the initiative and for the work of the Youth Workers Union. Their library contains hard-copy materials and electronic documents as well. Publication of the summary analysis As we metioned before, due to the translation and the final proof-reading of the handbook (the summary analysis) it is due to be published in the following period. NETWORKING (Networking meetings)

Organizing meetings in Kumanovo, Skopje, Tetovo, Strumica, Bitola, Ohrid, Veles, Kumanovo After the primary meetings, CID in collaboration with partner organizations organized 8 meetings in eight cities in Macedonia, that were used to present the idea for the initiative and its implementation plan in front of a number of associations and institutions that are involved in youth work. These meetings were open to everyone interested and they were very important for the whole process. All interested organizations were invited to apply in order to participate in the meeting for establishment of the Youth Work Union, and the Youth Work Fair. In addition to this paper please find attached the minutes of all the held meetings. Publication of findings and reports after each meeting After each meeting, minutes and information of the meeting were sent to each participant, the National Democratic Institute, as well as to the media. The networking meetings were covered by the local media.

ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

The meeting for establishment of the National Association of Youth Workers was held from 26th - 28th April at Hotel “Srna” in Mavrovo. This event brought together 23 youth workers and encouraged them to discuss the purposes and reasons for forming a platform to work on the definition, professionalization and acknowledgement of youth work.

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The aim of the two-day meeting was to enable the creation of an association that would strive towards improvement of the quality of youth work, the capacity of individuals and organizations that carry out the youth work and advocacy for systematic solutions for the youth. The program consisted of a total of 8 sessions (each of 90-120 min), which primarily included discussion

and sharing among participants. Since the event was primarily envisaged as a meeting of youth workers, rather than a training or a seminar, theoretical introduction was limited mostly to sharing personal experiences of the participants. The formation of a National Association of Youth Workers needs to flow gradually in order to finalize the process inclusively and transparently (this would increase legitimacy). However it is important to note that this association must unite youth work providers (as the most concerned parties for its recognition and quality management) and the adoption of standards should be accessed individually through selection of the most experienced individuals. --- Quality management, definition and realization of youth work activities must become professional and clearly directed toward quality management and transparency of work. All organizations are concordant that enormous work capacity for youth work has been built in the Republic of Macedonia and it needs to be acknowledged by the system. --- Principally, there is a huge interest for joint definition and implementation of activities for acknowledgement of youth work by every organization. It is primarily based on the need of safety (administrative, financial and technical) required for innovation and development of the proffesion.

YOUTH WORK FAIR

The Youth Work Fair was held on 14th and 15th of June, at the EU Info Center and the Agency of Youth and Sport. The fair aimed to raise the awareness of the need for professionalism and acknowledgement of youth work and make a link between the youth work providers and the institutions.

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The fair was attended by arround 50 youth workers, representatives of institutions and foundations that primarily discussed the guidelines for professionalization and standardization of youth work.

This report contains the results and products of the Youth Work Fair, as well as the events associated with it.

The program consisted of panel discussions, fair and working groups. The first part was set up as an interactive panel discussion, in order to present the advances of the sector and the initiative, and also the formation of a Union for youth work. During the fair the present organizations were able to promote their youth work, while within the working groups they developed recommendations on standards and criteria in youth work. The implementation of this fair started a significant process of networking between the providers of youth work and the institutions that should acknowledge and regulate the youth work in order to achieve improvement of the quality and efficiency of the youth programs.

An important aspect is the establishment of the Youth Work Union, whose primary goal will be to focus on uniting the youth work providers (as most concerned parties for its recognition and quality management) and adoption of standards. It will have an individualistic approach, through selection of the most experienced individuals. The activity of the established working groups in the next period is crucial in order to create the content for the future work of the Union. The involvement of the institutions and the foundations in these working groups is also important in order to establish dialogue and to motivate active sharing of information. Through dialogue with the institutions further steps towards the recognition of youth work and improvement of its quality will be taken.

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These events started an adequate process of acknowledgment of the youth work following good practices observed at European level. First of all, the youth work must be acknowledged on 4 different but equally important levels:

--- Level of legislation: dialogue with the institutions for the legislative framework has been started

and an open process for defining legislative solutions and their promotion into legislative initiative has been established

--- Level of self-acknowledgment: the process of acknowledgement among the youth workers,

networking and sharing of experiences have begun, in order to establish professional standards for the profession of youth worker and their proper implementation

--- Level of quality recognition: m a k i n g room for dialogue aimed at developing a framework for

minimum competences required for a young person to become a youth worker, as well as the minimum conditions for a provider of youth work to have recognized excellence in operations

--- Level of social acknowledgment: the process for broader social visibility of the activities and

impact of the youth work and dialogue with various institutional and civil partners have begun

DOCUMENTATION

Creation of a framework for the definition of the youth work, accreditation of youth workers and youth work programs, code of ethics. During the Youth Work Fair, four working groups began working on four different topics (Level of legislation, Level of self-acknowledgment, Level of quality recognition, Level of social acknowledgment). The working groups consisted of SMR members and representatives of other institutions and foundations. The working groups worked on action plans that will continue the work in the future. All of the above topics were discussed and were part of the action plans of the working groups. The action plans of the working groups are attached to this document.

PROMOTION

Posters for networking meetings / Promotional flyers and stickers During the process posters of other CID activities were used, aimed to promote youth work. Posters, promotional materials (flyers and stickers) for the Youth Work Union and the Law on youth work will remain to be one of the important elements, but in order to be successfully used, the Union should first be established and the framework for legislative recognition of youth work should be created. Part of the posters and flyers will be designed and distributed when the working groups form a draft-legal solution for youth work in order for it to be discusses among the providers of youth work.

CHALENGES

The biggest challenges in the process of acknowledgemt of youth work were directly addressed in the first year of the process. These are:

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- Establishment of an open partnership with all major providers of youth work in Macedonia Due to the large number of organizations that work with the youth in different programs, the risk that the initiative will not be accepted from organizations has increased, specifically for personal strategies and high competitiveness in the sector. So a number of bilateral meetings with organizations were organized, which ensured that in the end all major and more active providers of programs and processes of youth work will be included. Most organizations have welcomed the initiative and joined actively. However most of the organizations do not share similar ideas of what youth work is, that at a later stage can make room for interesting dialogue and a potential challenge for which overcoming strategies can be consciously built. - Establishing dialogue with relevant institutions which should acknowledge and regulate youth work The initiative was welcomed by the Agency of Youth and Sport, which signed a memorandum of cooperation with the CID. In general there was a need to establish an open dialogue with the other institutions, and the process still represents an open challenge to some of them. Until now a dialogue is established with the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy, the Center for Adult Education and the Bureau for Development of Education. An important factor in the initiative is the Ministry of Education with which we are still in the process of establishing an effective dialogue. The institutions are invited to participate in the process of defining the legal solutions for the Law on youth work in order for it to be the result of an open and extensive process of consultation and consensus building. - Reduction of rivalry and stimulating the cooperation between initiatives that move in a similar direction The main rival in the process appeared to be an organization that has undergraduate studies for Youth Work at the University of South-East Europe. We held several meetings with this organization in order to explain that the Initiative for Law on Youth Work is complementary to the undergraduate studies. In other words, we wanted to explain that both the processes are mutually-dependent. The initial hostile attitude towards the initiative is slowly changing especially since the organization made efforts to be one of the major factors in the preparation of the framework for quality of youth work and the process of recognition.

CONCLUSION

Following the development of the initiative during the first year some unexpected but highly significant and positive developments occured: Creation of an open and very inclusive Youth Work Union whose members are many organizations that are recognized for their high quality work and they cover many different aspects of the operation. This Union comes into play as a partner of institutions in order to ensure that legal decisions will be effectively implemented following the example of many similar initiatives in the region and in Europe. Finally, quality management of youth work in Macedonia will become a reality because of the great commitment of the providors for their programs to be publicly recognized and acknowledged. This will ensure that quality programs for the young people will be acknowledged and publicly available, while substandard processes will be given an opportunity for further development instead of getting

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implemented and create more problems than support. Support from the Agency of Youth and Sport has risen to a higher level than expected and therefore the Agency proposed to develop a separate Law on Youth Work in which AYS could keep a register of programs for youth work. YWU (Youth Work Union) and AYS (Agency of Youth and Sport) should implement the process of recognition and certification of quality providers of youth work together and they should ensure that youth work will be available to every young citizen of the Republic of Macedonia.

Тврдам дека правилно го извршив преводот од македонски на англиски

јазик. ПОСТОЈАН СУДСКИ ПРЕВЕДУВАЧ

Милена Станковска Решение бр.: 07 – 1285/2

Датум: 9.11.2013

I hereby certify that the present text is a

true and accurate translation from Macedonian into English.

CERTIFIED COURT TRANSLATOR Milena Stankovska

Decision no. 07 – 1285/2 Date: 09.11.2013

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CONTENT

Introduction 03

Context of our work 05

Overview of our main activities in 2013 08

Networks and representation 15

CID Mobility Opportunities 17

Overview of the office 19

Draft Income Overview for 2013 20

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INTRODUCTION

The Center for Intercultural Dialogue (CID) is civil society organization working to promote intercultural

acceptance and active citizenship through capacity building processes, education and youth work. The

organization’s work focuses on many aspects which are of interest for young people: from provision of services

and information, to research and support for policy-making and networking.

Center for Intercultural Dialogue works for society of intercultural dialogue, active citizenship and sustainable

development where all people live together with mutual respect. The mission of the Centre for Intercultural

Dialogue is to promote and support intercultural understanding and cooperation, youth participation and

community development by providing educational youth work and volunteering opportunities.

Our strategic objectives are:

Promote active citizenship among young people through networking with stakeholders and support in developing mechanisms for active participation

Facilitation and contribution to intercultural dialogue through capacity building for effective partnerships, cooperation and exchange of information

Support the involvement of young people through volunteering, in order to create a culture of active citizenship and citizens initiatives.

Encourage the Solidarity Peace and Human Rights as a culture of living through organized intercultural encounters and processes

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Target Groups CID works with young people and citizens from diverse religious, ethnic, national and other beliefs who are at the same time creators and beneficiaries of our activities. CID also works with public administration that works with youth, as well as all stakeholders involved in inter-community dialogue and sustainable community development on local, national and international level.

Focus Area The CID remains actively committed to contribute to the following key issues in educational, cultural and social spheres that will have strong impact on the young people:

Establishment of a local youth support system consisted of youth centers with professional staff and young volunteers, as well as financial and administrative support from the local government to maintain the level of quality of the work done;

Further support for development of an inclusive youth councils on local and national level ensuring active representation of all youth groups, especially youth with fewer opportunities. The CID works to develop the youth councils’ capacity for youth policy making and youth development in general;

Increase of quality professional support in education and training for local, national and international users especially through our pool of trainers and international networks;

Effective participation of youth from Macedonia to international meetings, trainings and education opportunities in order to increase the quality of social programmes, volunteering opportunities, training programmes, democratic decision making, sustainable development and other related topics;

Quality support in inter-community relations as well as establishment, facilitation and monitoring of effective intercultural dialogue on local, national and international level, specially focused on education, cultural, political and social issues;

Networking The Center for Intercultural Dialogue is member of 3 international networks and actively contributes on the dialogue and promoting citizenship on European and Global level. CID is member of Service Civil International (SCI), Youth for Exchange and Understanding (YEU), and UNITED against racism.

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CONTEXT OF OUR WORK IN 2013

The year 2013 can be described as the year of building national-level coalitions in the youth field. It was an ongoing

process of meetings between the youth organizations where all the participants from the different sectors working

with youth concluded that we need more space to talk to each other and jointly builds efforts for youth

development.

In 2013 there was an increased pressure on mainstreaming practices and support for civil society into the

legislative and administrative framework of the country. This of course had an impact on the youth and non-formal

education area. Several important initiatives were opened that provide platforms for debating what is youth

organizing and an organization for young people, which are the quality indicators for youth work and who can be

called a “youth worker” in the national context. These issues remain to be answered but the sole fact that many

organizations are on board discussing these topics sets the direction for the development of the youth field.

When it comes to youth activism and taking initiatives we can conclude that in 2013 there are signs of apathy,

early resignation and detachment from the community among young people. The participation has to be further

supported in order to avoid misusing young people as “decoration” for political and civil society processes. This can

only be achieved through proper youth work programmes available for every young person in the country.

The inter-community relations and intercultural dialogue in 2013 on local, national, European and global level

shows signs of worsening. However more mobility opportunities are becoming available each day as a tool to

foster social and cultural cohesion. Locally the trend of ethnic and linguistic divide in schools continues and it is

also reflected in media, sports and recently religious practices. Growing intolerance results with street violence

and there is a growing emphasis on presenting intercultural dialogue as a presentation of ethnic cultural norms.

For CID, intercultural dialogue is an open and meaningful process aiming to accept cultural diversity as strength

for living and working together. As intercultural dialogue among groups is often resulting in a folkloric

presentation of superficial layers of culture, CID strongly supports the intercultural dialogue on individual level.

In 2013 there is a lot of work put on evidence based programmes and policies. This is a very good opportunity for

promotion of the processes for building, implementing and evaluation of evidence based policies which look at

research but also at the feedback from practitioners. In general the space for research and analysis before

suggesting a public policy becomes more popular for the civil society sector which can lead to further social and

civic development in the country.

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MAJOR PROGRAMMES AND ACHIVMENTS OF CID IN 2013

CID support to Youth Participation

CID supported young people to participate in open and structured dialogue with the authorities and take part in

decision making processes both on school and municipal level.

On local level CID worked with the Local Youth Council in Kumanovo – the first one in Macedonia which ensured

all forms of organized youth are represented including the political party youth organizations. The Local youth

council has created a new youth strategy in cooperation with the Municipality, based on the research of the

current youth challenges by CID and a facilitation of our team.

Furthermore CID worked in the process of creation of two important national youth networks. The first one is the

National Youth Council of Macedonia as a network representing the youth organizations and organizations

working for young people in the country. The process was regarded as open and very inclusive by the European

Youth Forum who is our partner along the way. A second national network that CID initiated in 2013 was the

Union for Youth Work representing youth work providers and people who work with young people (youth

workers). The Union is a step towards recognition and quality assurance of youth work in the country.

CID delivers Educational and Youth Work Activities

CID is offering training and educational consultancy to various public and private institutions and organizations.

Our pool of trainers has 7 members with various expertise and experience in working with different groups on

different topics. CID is especially active in provision of training courses for leadership, organizational and project

development, intercultural dialogue and acceptance, conflict resolution, youth policy, youth participation,

European citizenship and social media. CID is also very experienced in moderating networking meetings and

development of policy documents such as youth strategies.

In 2013 we have 2 of our pool members selected in the SALTO SEE Resource Center pool of EVS trainers, one

trainer in the Council of Europe pool of youth trainers, one member in the European Youth Forum Pool of

trainers and a member in each pools of the international organizations we are part of (SCI and YEU).

CID as a Provider of quality Youth Work

CID is running a youth support system in Kumanovo known as the “Multi Култи” youth centers. The concept of the

youth centers changed within the year using 2 approaches: the programme based approach and the open

volunteer club. The offered programmes in 2013 created space for dialogue among young people. They were the

well-known programmes from before such as the Internet radio, arts and crafts programme, leadership and

theatre. In cooperation with the Youth Education Forum, in the youth centers from September a new set of

programmes is being offered such as the debate programme and street law.

CID also run a set of programmes for new youth workers called the Youth Workers Academy offering well-planned

processes for development of basic and advanced competences for quality youth work.

CID facilitates Inter-Community Dialogue

CID is actively facilitating and participating in civil society platforms which enhance the inter-community relations

in Macedonia. In Kumanovo CID is focusing on providing support for the Commission for Inter-community

Relations and involving other important local stakeholders such as the local institutions, the Municipal Council and

the Civil Society Organizations in inter-community dialogue.

In 2013 we have initiated the creation of a new network of civil society in South East Europe called the Association

for Integration Valorization Activism and Reconciliation – AIVAR. The network will start operating in 2014 as a

platform for sustainable inter-community dialogue and development in the region.

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CID encourages a strong European and global cooperation

CID is a member of Youth for Exchange and Understanding, and Service Civil International as well as a supporter of

UNITED for intercultural action. CID is one of the most experienced mobility agencies with contact points across

Macedonia, ensuring youth mobility through quality educational exchanges. CID is also involved in general mobility

of teachers, school support staff, and people on the labor market. CID offers as well international volunteering

opportunities through summer camps and long term volunteering in Europe and globally.

In 2013 we have ensured handover between the former representatives of the organization in the international

networks towards new representatives. This will ensure that the organization has proper representation in the

upcoming years and has opened opportunities for other members of CID to experience European level decision

making.

Cooperating with Center for Intercultural Dialogue

The CID worked intensively in building quality partnerships and implementation of joint processes with

organizations on local, national, European and global level. The priority was put on establishment of thematic

partnerships and cooperation with organizations working in the priority areas similar to the ones of our

organization. The following formats of cooperation were especially present:

- Mobility projects and programmes: CID approaches mobility programmes believing that learners (young

people, unemployed, youth at risk, teachers, youth workers, trainers, decision-makers and others) are

stimulated to learn better by exchanging good practices and approaches thus we support such activities.

- Strategic partnerships: CID worked intensively towards the establishment of long-term projects for

sustainable change targeting an issue related to intercultural dialogue and acceptance, promotion of

diversity, active citizens’ engagement, Human Rights, democratic participation and European and global

cooperation. Within the 2013 a lot of accent was put to open the cooperation on topics of interest to our

members which represent an issue within the civil society. As a direct result of this approach CID is

involved in the ‘No Hate Speech’ movement of the Council of Europe, implementing actively events in

Macedonia, as well as within the ‘ENTER’ project of the Council of Europe aiming to develop youth work

approaches for social inclusion.

- Services and support from CID: Our pool of trainers and facilitators as well as our researchers, project

managers and logistics offered their support to other organizations in development of their ideas. CID has

been supporting the growth of several organizations working on like-minded topics and is willing to

continue to play an active role in the development of civil society.

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OVERVIEW OF MAIN ACTIVIES IN 2013

The activities of CID in 2013 were implemented with following thematic areas: Youth Work and Youth Policy;

Community Development; Youth Unemployment; Regional Cooperation; Human Rights Education; Inclusion.

Youth work and Youth Policy

Youth Work Recognition

The initiative for professionalization and recognition of youth work that CID initiated in 2012, continued also in

2013 and managed to unite the major organizations of the youth sector to work on the creation of youth support

systems in Macedonia.

The recognition process is focused on defining quality assurance framework of the youth work programs, public

recognition of youth work and youth workers in Macedonia. The two main achievements of the project in 2013

were the creation of Union for Youth Work and the Youth Work Fair.

Union of Youth Work

The Union was created as a networking process uniting over 25 organizations- providers of youth work. The Union

put main focus on the creation of the legislative framework for youth work and development of quality assurance

processes for youth work providers and practitioners. The Union’s constitutive assembly was held on the 13th

of

June in Skopje. The governing board of the Union of Youth Work is composed of 9 members coming from 9

different member organizations all prompt practitioners in the field.

Youth Work Fair

One of the aspects of the Youth Work Recognition process was related to raising the awareness on the need to

work on the professionalization and recognition in the sector and create a link among the practitioners and

providers of youth work and institutions. This was the aim of the first Youth Work Fair, organised on the 14th and

15th of June, in Skopje. Over 50 practitioners and representatives of institutions took part in the event and

discussed about the strategies for professionalization and standardization of youth work; and developed

recommendations and guidelines for further next steps on the process.

Next steps

The recognition process continues in 2014. The next step of the initiative is to work on the creation of a draft law

on youth work. The youth work recognition process is done with the support of National Democratic Institute (NDI)

and in partnership with the Agency for Youth and Sport.

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Local Youth Strategy of Kumanovo

Center for Intercultural Dialogue has been involved in

facilitating the process for creation of the new Strategy for

Youth of Kumanovo.

The process was agreed among all key stakeholders such as

the Local Youth Council (LMSK) in collaboration with the

Municipality of Kumanovo (the City Council and the Mayor’s

office). The strategy was envisioned for the period 2014-

2019. The whole process was supported by the Development

Program of the United Nations (as part of the project Youth

civic engagement and participation at the local level) and the

OSCE Mission to Skopje. The preparation of the strategy was

within the period from August to December 2013, ensuring

open participatory and inclusive approach.

The process included activities such as local research, training, discussion groups, dialogue sessions which lead to

proposing and adopting common solutions. Through the process more than a hundred representatives of the

municipality staff, local institutions and youth civil society took part, and over 450 youth were surveyed within the

research segment.

The key focus question of the new strategy is how to improve the youth participation in the local decision making.

Some of the proposed strategies include administrative support, direct recognition and capacity building of the

local youth council, as well as support for youth work programmes on local level.

Seminar ‘ACTive YOUth’

The Seminar ACTive YOUth was a 7 day that gathered 30 youth workers and youth leaders from 6 European

Countries and developed their understanding and competencies in facilitating active youth participation especially

with young people with fewer opportunities. It was organized from 16th

to 23rd

of June in Mavrovo.

The project put emphasis on participation barriers for young people with disability (physical and sensory) and

young people facing socio-economic obstacles. As an outcome participants developed guidelines for youth workers

and youth organization how to facilitate active youth participation.

The project was organised in the framework of Youth in Action programme, coordinated by Globallove Youth Trust

from the UK, hosted by CID.

Community Development

Support to the sustainable inter-community dialogue

As part of the process to support the sustainable community development, since September 2012 to September

2013, CID was implementing the project ‘Model for Multicultural Society’ supported by the USAID civil society

project.

The project aimed to promote the participation of young citizens in the local community through capacity building

of 3 important entities (the youth council, the local youth center and the Commissions for Inter-community

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Relations). The project worked on improving the participation of ethnic communities by strengthening the

cooperation of the Commission for Inter-Ethnic Relations (CICR) and local government. In this sense the CICR was

motivated to create local policies, while at the same time the

project offered opportunities for strengthening the capacity of

CICR for Prevention of potential ethnic conflicts. The aspect

focused on strengthening youth participation in the local

community was done through capacity building of the local

Youth Council (LMSK) and the school student communities in

all primary and secondary schools in Kumanovo.

Finally the project encouraged the active participation of

youth in the local community through non-formal education.

The programmes for active citizenship through non-formal

learning were held in the youth centers. With this approach

we were promoting youth work in the existing youth centers

"Multiкулти" as a tool to improve inter- ethnic dialogue by

encouraging the intercultural learning and communication

between young people and building skills for living together in

diversity.

Youth Unemployment

Mobility and Learning: “EU work experience to increase employability”

Since July 2013 CID has opened a Leonardo da Vinci programme office within the youth center MultiКулти in order

to provide internship opportunities for young unemployed people. Within the project 6 unemployed young people

had a practical work experience abroad, acquainting knowledge, skills and qualifications in various areas of their

work. Within the project Aleksandra Cvetkovska and Sanja Mihajlovska were part of the Global Love Youth Trust in

Cardiff working on daily youth work programmes and issues. Zlata Bojadzieva had the chance for 3 months to work

with the Chamber of Agriculture of Kranj. Also Kristina Angelovska and Brankica Zatarakoska were part of the team

of the Young European Federalists in Brussels. Finally Sonja Jovanovska went for 6 months at the UNITED for

Intercultural Action office in Amsterdam. This practical work experience supported both personal and professional

development of the interns.

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The project involved hosting partners from Belgium, Netherlands, United Kingdom and Slovenia and a sending

partner from Macedonia coordinating the project (CID). It was supported by National Agency for European

Educational Programmes and Mobility.

Regional Cooperation

NetWess - “NETworking for Efficient and Sustainable Civil Society across the Border”

Since April 2013 in the framework of the IPA Cross Border Coperation programme between Macedonia and

Bulgaria, CID is implementing the project “NETworking for Efficient and Sustainable Civil Society across the

Border”, lead by the European Institute Foundation from Bulgaria.

The overall objective of the project is to promote active cross-border networking and cooperation among the civil

society organizations in the cross border region of Macedonia and Bulgaria. The project main focus is on

strengthening relations between different actors on both sides of the border, serving as a backbone to cross-

border initiatives. The project takes a snapshot of the current civil society sectors – their profiles, levels of activity,

current development, obstacles and perspectives – on both sides of the border in the whole cross-border area, by

comparing both national situations and finding common ground for future development through joint

collaboration and networking.

As part of the project in 2013 the CID conducted a research in Eastern regions of Macedonia related to the state of

play of the civil society. The research included an overview of the current state of civil society (organizations

profiles, scope of activities, challenges and perspectives for development). It results were presented on 4

meetings with representatives from civil society from the border region, outlining the challenges in the sector and

opportunities for networking.

The project continues in 2014 with new set of actives. For further info please visit the project website:

www.netwess.org

‘SHOPSKA’ - Study Visit to Balkan

As part of the CID membership in SCI SAVA Working group, from 21st

to 27th

of April, we organized the project

‘Shopska Study Visit’, focused on exploring opportunities of the volunteering associations in cross border region of

Macedonia, Bulgaria, Serbia and Kosovo, so called Shopska Region. The name of the project comes from the salad

called Shopska, common for the region targeted by this project. The aim of the study visit was to explore the

potentials of the volunteering associations and youth groups in the region to work together in developing

common strategies to tackle the high inequality and lack of opportunities in the region. The study visit involved 28

activists from 10 European Countries that visited the organizations in Bujanovac and Vranje (Serbia), Kosovo,

Kumanovo (Macedonia) and Sofia (Bulgaria);.

SAVA stands for Solidarity through Activism and Volunteer Activities; It is a working group of the Service Civil

International, focused on collaboration and peace building in the Balkan region, whereas CID is a member since

2008. The project was implemented with the support of the European Youth Foundation of the Council of Europe.

Seminar “Lessons learnt from youth regional cooperation”

The main aim of the Seminar “Learnt Lessons in Youth Regional Cooperation” was to encourage and create

opportunities for representatives of youth sector to share experiences and knowledge on youth cooperation, and

engage them in a dialogue to identify good practices of regional cooperation. It gathered representatives of 36

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different organizations, from the EU Member States and neighboring countries (Albania, Azerbaijan, Armenia,

Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belgium, Belarus, Bulgaria Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Greece,

Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Malta, Macedonia, Moldova, Kosovo, Netherlands, Portugal, Poland, Romania,

Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, UK, and Ukraine). It was organized in Mavrovo, from 9th

to 17th

of October 2013.

During the seminar participants identified best practices in youth regional cooperation of the period 2007-2013

and worked to define a regional cooperation strategy for the period 2014-2020 in the field of youth and social

cohesion. The seminar’s main outcomes were presented at a final conference that engaged the project

participants and local stakeholders in a dialogue for regional youth cooperation from the aspect of social cohesion.

The project was implemented in the framework of Youth in Action Programme supported by the European

Commision.

YU SEE - Young people networking in the South Eastern Europe

YU-SEE is a two year project aiming to connect the organization from the South Eastern Europe. The project is lead

by the ‘No Excuse’ Slovenia and is realized in different phases, with events taking place in each of the involved

countries (Croatia, Slovenia, Macedonia, Bosna and Hecegovina and Serbia). As part of the project in July the CID

hosted the working meeting aiming to evaluate the progress of the project and plan steps further. The project

continues in 2014, with action days organized in each of the partners’ countries aiming to raise the participation of

young people in the local community.

Human Rights Education

National Training Course in Human Rights Education

As a follow up of the National Training Course for Human Rights Education (NTCHRE) organized in 2012, in 2013

CID has organized for the second time the NTCHRE in Macedonia this time with the focus on Human Rights Online.

The training for trainers on preventing hate speech online, took place in Mavrovo from the 1st

to 7th

of October and

developed competences of 25 multipliers and trainers to provide educational activities on HRE in schools and

youth centers.

The project was supported by the Youth Department of the Council of Europe and it was implemented in

partnership with the national campaign committee of the No Hate Speech Campaign in Macedonia. Since this was

an course which was coordinated and part of the national campaign committee of the No Hate Speech Campaign

in Macedonia, it helped raise the visibility of the campaign among different youth NGOs and institutions, and as

well to encourage more activists to join in and support the national and European campaign.

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LOG IN for Human Rights

"LOG IN for Human Rights" was 12 day Seminar for multipliers that aimed to empower youth leaders, volunteers

and activists to fight exclusion and discrimination in the cyber space and promote active youth participation and

human rights using IT & Social Media. It was organised from 23rd

of July to 6th

of August in Mavrovo. The project

contributed to raising awareness about hate speech and discrimination online and understanding its consequences

for democracy and human rights.

The project was part of the National No Hate Speech Campaign and it was implemented with the support of

European Youth Foundation of the Council of Europe. As an outcome a national conference on the topic of

combating hate speech online was organized in partnership with the national campaign committe.

For further info please visit the project blog http://loginforhumanrights.weebly.com/

Combating hate speech online- Workshops on Digital Media

In September within the MultiКулти youth center we held a workshop on Digital media and recognizing hate

speech online for young people from Kumanovo. The workshop was part of a larger project which is coordinated

by the Liberal Alternatives Institute. The workshops were organized with high school students in Kumanovo and

motivated them people to react against hate speech online. These workshops were part of the annual programme

of the Youth Center MultiКулти.

Inclusion

Training course accessible project cycle management

The project Accessible Project Cycle Management was a 9 day Training Course for 30 youth workers and youth

leaders from 10 European Countries (Austria, Azerbaijan, Croatia, Poland, Turkey, Ukraine, Spain, Kosovo, Serbia

and Macedonia). The training course was implemented from 15th

to 24th

of May, and equipped participants with

competences to develop projects cycles driven by the notion of inclusion and accessibility. It directly included

young people facing socio-economic obstacles.

The project was implemented in the framework of Youth in Action Programme of the European Commision.

Youth exchange “Youth for Outdoor Inclusion”

The Youth Exchange “Youth for outdoor inclusion” gathered 60 young people from 12 European Countries (UK,

Turkey, Slovenia, Serbia, Romania, Poland, Moldova, Albania, Italy, Croatia, Armenia and Macedonia). It was held

in Mavrovo from 5th

to 14th

of November. The exchange offered a chance to talk about youth inclusion and how

sport and outdoor activities can give a contribution to the youth development, especially for youth with special

needs and youth with fewer opportunities. Participants experienced the potential of sport and outdoor activities,

which can influence both the perception of the environment around them and their development of leadership

skills.

The event was organized in the framework of Youth in Action programme, and locally in partnership with the

National Scouts Association.

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Training youth workers to work with youth at risk

The “Training for trainers fostering social inclusion and employability of institutionalized youth” aimed to develop

competences of trainers and youth workers active and experienced in designing and delivering educational

programmes to facilitate inclusion, initiate employability and work with marginalized youth. The project put

specific focus on working with youth at risk such as young people in orphanages, day care centers, juvenile

delinquency institutions, prisons etc. It was implemented from 16th

to 23rd

of August and gathered youth workers

and youth leaders from 14 youth organizations from Europe (UK, Croatia, Hungary, Poland, Slovenia, Turkey, Spain,

Belgium, and Romania). Within the project a visit was made to the minors’ prison in Ohrid, the social work center

in Ohrid and the Council for prevention in Struga.

The project was implemented in the framework of Youth in Action Programme, supported by National Agency for

European Educational Programmes and Mobility.

Youth Exchange ‘Www.Nature.EU’

The ‘Www.Nature.EU’ was an environmental and outdoor based youth exchange organized from 23rd

to 30th

October in Ohrid, Macedonia. The youth exchange aimed to raise awareness about environmental issues and

explored the possibilities to act toward sustainable living culture. The youth exchange involved 24 participants

from 3 Countries (Macedonia, Czech Republic and UK).

The project was organised in the framework of Youth in Action programme, lead by Global love Youth Trust form

UK and hosted by CID.

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NETWORKS and REPRESENTATION in 2013

The Networking of CID within 2013 was of high importance, since it allows working together with different organizations. The focus in the past year was put on national and local networking as well as on further development of quality cooperation on international level. In 2013 the following national level platforms, network and other cooperation processes were established:

1. The National Youth Council of Macedonia, where CID has been very active in the past finally was established in June 2013. Ivana Davidovska from CID was elected president of the National Youth Council. CID also supported the implementation of the Capacity building and Sustainability training in cooperation with the European Youth Forum.

2. The Union of Youth Work is probably one of the most inspiring processes that CID is a part of. In June 2013 the union was created. Stefan Manevski from CID was elected president of the board of the Union.

3. The National Campaign against hate speech online (Campaign for Human Rights online) has started in Macedonia as part of the European movement coordinated by the Council of Europe. CID is present in the National Campaign Committee with Matej Manevski and Milos Ristovski

On European and global level our work also focused on cooperating within the networks we are part of. In 2013 we have been active in 3 European and global networks:

1. Service Civil International (SCI) is a peace organisation and one of the world's largest international volunteering networks. SCI has ninety years of experience in coordinating short- and long-term volunteering projects in all continents. In 2013, Matej Manevski was working as the coordinator of the SAVA – Balkan working group of SCI. SAVA is a Working Group of Service Civil International (SCI International) that is focused on working with the Balkan (SEE) region. SAVA stands for Solidarity through Action and Voluntary Activities. CID also hosted the SCI Study visit for Balkans called the study visit to Shopska region, and also Milos Ristovski participates in the educational team for the upcoming study session of SCI to be held in Council of Europe Youth Center Budapest next year.

2. Youth for Exchange and Understanding (YEU) works to promote peace, understanding and co-operation between the young people of the world, in a spirit of respect for human rights. YEU is a member of the European Youth Forum which is the independent platform for INGYOs and NYCs in Europe. As part of activities in YEU, CID hosted the annual Youth Convention in summer 2013 in Kumanovo, Mavrovo, Struga and Skopje. The convention was facilitated by Matej Manevski, Magdalena Manevska and Mila Karadafova and logistically supported by Dragana Jovanovska, Katerina Gjorgievska and Tomi Stojanovic. CID also participated in the YEU annual assembly represented by Katerina Gjorgievska. Two trainers from CID, Matej Manevski and Nik Paddison are also part of the YEU People for Education and Training (Trainers Pool).

3. UNITED for Intercultural Action is a European network against nationalism, racism, fascism and in support of migrants and refugees. CID remains a very close partner with the network and was represented on their annual conference in Prague by Stefan Manevski. In 2013 our youth worker Florim Rexhepi joined the UNITED Secretariat in Amsterdam for one year supporting their work and learning directly from the network.

CID was also present on several important meetings, training courses and other events within Europe and globally which have given us a new impetus towards the achievement of our organizational objectives: Enter! Promoting Social Rights for all Young People. ‘Enter’ is long-term training course (2012-2014) is a project of the Council of Europe which promotes access to social rights for young people, in particular of those exposed to social exclusion, discrimination and violence, through a variety of local, national and European interventions involving policy-makers, youth work actors and young people. Milos Ristovski is one of the participant-youth workers, working on inclusion project in the local youth work system in Kumanovo. Within the project a

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conference promoting the objectives of the training was held in November 2013 in Strasbourg. The conference was attended by Deniz Memedi.

No Hate Speech Movement; Training course for young online activists - is organized by the Council of Europe Youth Department. It takes place between February 2013 and March 2014, comprising of a residential seminar in April 2013 in the European Youth Centre Budapest, e-learning based training and initiatives to support the campaign against hate speech online of the Youth Department of the Council of Europe. Among the 30 online activists taking part is Matej Manevski from CID working against hate speech online and to promote and defend human rights online. Within the No Hate Speech movement a pan-European conference was held in November 2013 which was attended by Stefan Manevski and Matej Manevski.

On the occasion of 50th anniversary of Switzerland’s accession to Council of Europe a Study Trip to Switzerland was organized from 1-7 May, 2013 with 50 young people from 11 countries. Ivana Davidovska had the opportunity to represent CID within this study trip and get inspired for cooperation with the Swiss youth sector.

In February 2013 the European Youth Foundation of the Council of Europe (EYF) initiated a launching seminar “EYF Re-loaded” promoting their new system in Strasbourg. The seminar presented the strategic use of EYF grants to best meet the needs of young people in all Council of Europe countries and achieve open and informal networking between the EYF team and the people running projects with EYF grants. Milos Ristovski from CID presented our experience and proposals towards the European Youth Foundation.

The 1st official meeting of PET (People for Education and Training) of Youth for Exchange and Understanding took place in Tolo, Greece in April 2013. The event was hosted by N.A.K Hellas and CID was represented by Matej Manevski a trainer in the Pool of trainers of YEU.

The 9th Africa-Europe Training Course took part from 3-11 May in Mindelo, Cape Verde. It was organised by the North-South Centre of the Council of Europe aiming to bring together European and African youth organizations and support development of cooperation between them. Stefan Manevski represented CID within this training course.

The fourth Training Course for Youth leaders of the African Diaspora Living in Europe was organised by the North-South Centre of the Council of Europe in co-operation with the African Diaspora Youth Network in Europe (ADYNE) in Tunisia from 1-8 July. CID supported Zora Prudence Ebale Nikoloska to take part. The course aimed at strengthening the role of young people particularly youth leaders and youth workers from the African Diaspora active in youth organizations.

CID through Stefan Manevski was also present at the High-level Conference on tolerance and anti-discrimination of the OSCE and hosted in Tirana from 20-22 May. The conference looked at the implementation of the existing commitments on combating manifestations of discrimination and intolerance, including preventing and responding to hate crimes.

From 29 November to 6 December 2013, Milos Ristovski and Aleksandra Davidovska took part in the training course “Youth Takes the Floor” in Faro, Portugal. This training course aimed to allow youth leaders, youth workers and local officers to work together developing their competences to create spaces where youth can work with municipalities in the development of their communities.

Stefan Manevski took part in the seminar titled “Working with Trainers III” in Sofia, Bulgaria in September 2013 aiming to discuss the role and functions of trainers’ pools within the Youth in Action programme and their applicability within different National Agencies and national contexts.

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CID MOBILITY OPPORTIUNITIES in 2013

In the year 2013 CID has been partner on more than 32 international educational activities. The total amount of people that used the sending service is 92 learners and 18 volunteers/interns. Out of these, 52 youth leaders participated in training courses, conferences and seminars, and 40 young people had their first mobility experience within a youth exchange. These young people had a chance to explore the topics of Intercultural Learning, volunteering, youth participation, European citizenship, healthy life styles, Media, and other topics.

A new aspect of our work was the focus made on internships. With the approval of Leonardo da Vinci project CID managed to send 5 interns abroad and also host 1 intern through the Erasmus practical work experience opportunity. Within the 2013 CID also sent 5 volunteers on the international volunteering camps of the Service Civil international which is a number that can be improved in the upcoming years.

Finally in 2013 we sent 8 EVS volunteers mainly on long-term project which is quite important for provision of the opportunity to volunteer abroad for young people from Macedonia. Our volunteers for 2013 are Ivana Lumakovska (Ireland), Bojan Stojkovski (Slovenia), Bojana Boshkovska, Marijana Jachevska, Kristijan Ilievski (Poland), , Florim Rexhepi (Netherlands), Natasha Shurkova (Bulgaria)

In 2013 there were a record number of hosted learners as a result of the mobility projects which CID hosted in Macedonia. The number is 3 times higher than the sent learners. This is due to the hosting of large events of the European networks where we are part of, but also due to the increased number of organizations and institutions which would like to attend the training courses and other educational activities in CID. Our work on external educational programmes in CID will be strengthened in the next years in order to achieve balance in this aspect as well. With regards to volunteering and long-term programmes there is a balance of sent and hosted volunteers.

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PROVISION of EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES in 2013

In 2013 CID pool of trainers and experts was very active and regularly providing expertise internally in CID and to

externally to partner organizations and contractors. The members of the pool have been contracted for 28

educational events. Also some of the members of the CID pool are also represented in the SALTO SEE Pool of

Trainers (Ivana Davidovska and Stefan Manevski), Council of Europe Pool of trainers (Ivana Davidovska) and

European Youth Forum Pool of trainers and Facilitators (Stefan Manevski). CID has 2 trainers in the Pool of trainers

of Youth for Exchange and Understanding (Matej Manevski and Nik Paddison) and one trainer in the Service Civil

International (Milos Ristovski). Our pool of trainers offering external services this year enlarged with Magdalena

Manevska who worked on a training course in Ukraine focusing on Project Management.

In 2013 CID hosted 15 educational activities (training courses, seminars, youth exchanges and other formal of

educational activities). This number represents only the activities that last more than 2 working days and does not

include the one-off workshops which are counted as events. In 2013 our pool was very active in provision of

services for other organizations – a total of 28 educational activities were implemented abroad. We compared this

number to the 32 partnership projects where CID was involved by sending participants and ensuring their

preparation and follow-up.

The pool offers services to institutions such as SALTO SEE Resource Center, Council of Europe- Directorate for

Youth and Sport, Macedonian National Agency for European Educational Programmes and Mobility and others.

Among the organizations in 2013 we have provided external expertise to the Young European Federalists sections

in Greece, Sweden, France and Norway, the Institute for Ukrainian Studies (UA), Global Love Youth Trust (UK),

Service Civil International, Realization (HR), European Movement (ISL), and Roma Youth Center and Bujrum Center

for Rural Development (MK).

Within the hosted 15 educational events of the Center for Intercultural Dialogue in 2013, a big diversity of learners

was involved. The following data shows that there is a balance between the learners from Kumanovo (local

beneficiaries), learners from other towns in Macedonia (national beneficiaries), and learners from Europe

attending our educational events.

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OVERVIEW OF THE OFFICE

In 2013 CID has undergone changes in the Secretariat (Office) of the organization which were voted and approved

by the Assembly of members in August 2013.

Until the summer 2013 we had an office managed by the Executive Director with project officers working on

specific topics. Following the changes, the office is now managed by the Office Director, while the Executive

Decisions are made by the Executive Board. This change was made in order to ensure that there will be enough

space and capacity to deal with the implementation of initiatives and processes on local, national and European

level at the same time.

Currently within CID office the following are the staff positions on full time and part time engagement: Executive

Board president, Office Manager, Financial Manager, 3 Project officers, Coordinator of external educational

programmes and volunteers, Logistical and administrative officer and 2 Youth workers.

In terms of working space, the organization operated in 2 locations during the year. The office and administrative

building was located in the legal address of the organization and the youth center MultiКулти was used for all

youth work related programmes. In partnership with other organizations some of the local youth work processes

were also held at their premises representing a model of the youth work system that Kumanovo needs to sustain

in the future.

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DRAFT INCOME OVERVIEW for 2013 (final account closing is to be made on 31.12.2013)

Projects / Programmes Source of Funding Amount in EUR

Seminar Learnt Lessons in Youth Regional Cooperation EU -Youth in Action - EACEA 27664

Youth Exchange Youth for Outdoor Inclusion EU -Youth in Action - EACEA 33809

Training Course Accessible project cycle management EU -Youth in Action - EACEA 18714

Training for Trainers: Fostering social inclusion and employment of institutionalized youth

EU- Youth in Action - Macedonian NA 17073

Leonardo Da Vinci programme – People in Labor Market: EU work experience to increase employability

EU - Lifelong Learning - Macedonian NA 23438

European Voluntary Service: Ajde Makedonija: Exchange of European experience in Youth Work

EU- Youth in Action - Macedonian NA 8610

Project: NETWESS - NETworking for Efficient and Sustainable Civil Society across the Border

EU- IPA Cross Border Programme MK-BG 42519

Activities implemented as part of Europe Day 2013 EU Delegation in Skopje 3750

European Voluntary Service: Think and act outside your world EU - Youth in Action - Belgian NA 2688

Hosting of Educational Activities in Macedonia (Partnership Projects) EU - partnership based projects 13500

National Training Course in Human Rights Education Council of Europe - Youth Department 4990

International Seminar Log in for Human Rights Council of Europe - EYF 10000

Process for recognition of Youth Work and creation of the Union for Youth Work National Democratic Institute 3968

Project: Enhancing Advocacy Capacities of the Local Youth Council - Kumanovo OSCE Mission to Skopje 2738

Project: Creation of the local Youth Strategy of Kumanovo

UNDP (project Youth civic engagement and

participation at the local level) 4618

Income from offered services to other organizations/ institutions Various 9550

Fees and members contributions Various 1450

TOTAL for 2013 229079

Secured funding for 2014

E-Region : Development Opportunity EU - IPA Cross border programme MK-BG 54315

Role of Youth in Action in Youth Work Development EU - Youth in Action - EACEA 33055

Development of local youth policies and local youth participation in 12 municipalities EU - IPA Civil Society Facility TBC

TOTAL secured for 2014 87370

MK Gymnasia ALB Elementary BS MK Economics MK Technical MK Agricultural ALB Economics Total

5 16 2 3 3 5 1 30

4 9 2 6 5 4 0 26

3 9 10 12 7 1 0 39

2 0 11 0 4 0 3 18

1 3 2 2 4 2 1 14

Average 3,945945946 2,703703704 3,391304348 2,913043478 3,916666667 2,8 3,228346

Rounded Up Average 3,95 2,7 3,39 2,91 3,92 2,8 3,23

3,95

2,7

3,39

2,91

3,92

2,8

3,23

0 0,5 1 1,5 2 2,5 3 3,5 4 4,5 5

MK Gymnasia

ALB Elementary BS

MK Economics

MK Technical

MK Agricultural

ALB Economics

Total

Young People's Opportunities in Kumanovo 'Rating'

MK Gymnasia ALB Elementary BS MK Economics MK Technical MK Agricultural ALB Economics Total

Recreational Areas 6 1 1 8

Good People 1 3 3 7

Cultural 1 1 1 3

Centre of City 2 6 1 3 12

Neutral Description 7 3 1 11

Religious 5 5

People Neutral 2 2

Kumani 1 2 3

Sport 4 3 2 9

Humour 2 1 3

Food 2 2

Social Life 1 3 1 1 6

Positive Emotion or Description 6 13 5 1 25

Negative Emotion or Description 11 4 2 17

Education 1 1

Total 27 26 23 21 12 5 114

4%

7%

26%

22%

41%

MK Gymnasia 'Represents Kumanovo'Recreational Areas

Good People

Cultural

Centre of City

Neutral Description

Religious

People Neutral

Kumani

Sport

Humour

Food

Social Life

Positive Emotion or Description

Negative Emotion or Description

Education

23%

11%

4%

23%

12%

19%

8%

ALB Elementary BS 'Represents Kumanovo'

Recreational Areas

Good People

Cultural

Centre of City

Neutral Description

Religious

People Neutral

Kumani

Sport

Humour

Food

Social Life

Positive Emotion or Description

Negative Emotion or Description

Education

60%20%

20%

ALB Economics 'Represents Kumanovo'

Recreational Areas

Good People

Cultural

Centre of City

Neutral Description

Religious

People Neutral

Kumani

Sport

Humour

Food

Social Life

Positive Emotion or Description

Negative Emotion or Description

Education

4%

18%

4%

57%

17%

MK Economics 'Represents Kumanovo'

Recreational Areas

Good People

Cultural

Centre of City

Neutral Description

Religious

People Neutral

Kumani

Sport

Humour

Food

Social Life

Positive Emotion or Description

5%

14%

5%

5%

14%

9%

14%

24%

10%

MK Technical 'Represents Kumanovo'

Recreational Areas

Good People

Cultural

Centre of City

Neutral Description

Religious

People Neutral

Kumani

Sport

Humour

Food

Social Life

Positive Emotion or Description

Negative Emotion or Description

9%

8%

8%

17%

17%

8%

17%

8%

8%

MK Agricultural 'Represents Kumanovo'

Recreational Areas

Good People

Cultural

Centre of City

Neutral Description

Religious

People Neutral

Kumani

Sport

Humour

Food

Social Life

7%

6%

2%

10%

10%

4%

2%3%

8%3%

2%

5%

22%

15%

1%

Total 'Represents Kumanovo'

Recreational Areas

Good People

Cultural

Centre of City

Neutral Description

Religious

People Neutral

Kumani

Sport

Humour

Food

Social Life

Positive Emotion or Description

Negative Emotion or Description

Education

MK Gymnasia ALB Elementary BS MK Economics MK Technical MK Agricultural ALB Economics

Love Mosque Jealous Basketball Sport Kumani Kumanovo University

Beautiful Mosque Bored Basketball Kumani Center

Ethnic Pressure Mosque Joke Sports Football Center

Big City Buildings Crazy Kumani Basketball Café

Small City Old City Kindness Tradition Beautiful Garnizon

Home Very Nice People Cool Free Town Traditional

Boring Nice People Happiness Party's Kumanovska Banja (SPA)

Boring Friendly People Amazing Walking Jokes

Boring Friendly People Beautiful Friendly Night Life

Friends Youngers Interesting Funny Food

Home A lot of people Interesting Beautiful Good Food

Square Culture Home Interesting Beautiful Batko Gjorgia

Home Centre of Kumanovo Fun Beautiful

Small Garnizon Exciting Cool

Home Sweet Home Batko Gorgia Fun Best

Great City Center Happiness Humour

Gossip Library Peace Kumanovo Woods

Bad Town Statue Handball Friendship

Small The park of Kumanovo city Football My Girlfriend

Disaster Stadium Sports Hall Boring

Best Town Stadium Basketball Boring

Batko Gjorgia Proevce Party

Boring Proevce mineral water Blue-White City

Jealous Reservoir

Good City Mosque

A lot of people that bother with other people life Mosque

Rednecks

MK Gymnasia ALB Elementary BS MK Economics MK Technical MK Agricultural ALB Economics Total

Positive 14 23 9 15 6 3 70

Neutral 4 1 4 2 11

Sport Related 1 1

Negative 9 1 10 6 4 2 32

Total 27 26 23 21 12 5 114

52%

15%

33%

MK Gymnasia 'Youth Feeling'

Positive

Neutral

Sport Related

Negative

39%

17%

44%

MK Economics 'Youth Feeling'

Positive

Neutral

Sport Related

Negative

88%

4%4%

4%

ALB Elementary BS ' Youth Feeling'

Positive

Neutral

Sport Related

Negative

61%

10%

1%

28%

Total 'Youth Feeling'

Positive

Neutral

Sport Related

Negative

50%

17%

33%

MK Agricultural 'Youth Feeling'

Positive

Neutral

Sport Related

Negative

71%

29%

MK Technical 'Youth Feeling'

Positive

Neutral

Sport Related

Negative

60%

40%

ALB Economics 'Youth Feeling'

Positive

Neutral

Sport Related

Negative

MK Gymnasia ALB Elementary BS MK Economics MK Technical MK Agricultural ALB Economics

Beautiful, Fun Good I feel free Social I am feeling amazing

As a young person, I am

(very) desperate.

I'm very happy I feel it to be a friendly place I feel free Delayed I am not satisfied

As a young person, I feel

desperate because of

unemployment.

Out of world civilisation Sweety I feel free Crazy Good

I feel proud because my

people (Albanians) are

starting to get more

information and be more

aware of things

Living in a small town where

everybody knows everything is

not very amusing Wonderful I feel countable Crazy I feel very fun in Kumanovo

As a young person I feel

proud and available, I am

content with my youth.

I don’t feel brave enough to do

the things I want to Beautiful

Girls in my generation are

feeling so depressed. Crazy Fine

I am proud because I

teach.

I feel like there is not enough

opportunities for me to express

my talent and introduce myself

just the way I am. So Happy I feel stressed here Crazy I don’t like it

Kumanovo is great to live if Wonderful I feel crazy. Crazy I am not satisfied!

Cool Nice I feel stressed Cool I feel depressed

As a young person I feel free

and safe Happy I feel angry Cool I think it should be better

Free Amazing I feel angry Awesome

As a young teenager I feel good in

Kumanovo

Free Excellent I feel crazy. Awesome

As a young teenager I feel very good in

Kumanovo

Feel Alive Happy I feel unsafe. Special

As a younger teenager I feel interested

& fun

I feel not so free to choose

what I want. I feel beautiful, have girls, friends

I feel that I am not

involved. Excellent

I feel free, but in the same time

boring. Cool I'm, I feel lonely. Great

Free, Bored Nice I feel funny. Great

I feel young, wild, free,

beautiful, happy :) Happy I feel free an happy Good

As a young person in

Kumanovo, I feel nice <3 Crazy :) I feel interesting. Relax

Free, outgoing, disorganised <3 Feel Good I am proud of my city. Relax

I feel nice and free. Crazy :) I feel great. Very Happy

I feel free to do almost

anything I want. I feel excited I feel like a god Wonderful

I feel young, wild & free :) xoxo Great I feel good. Wonderful

I feel free to express myself Excited I feel sexy.

I feel free, beautiful! I feel beautiful, have building I'm fun.

In Kumanovo I feel great Liberal

I feel really bored.

I feel excited and a bit

discriminated!

I feel there is too much gossip

We played football versus

panthers

I don’t feel good enough here

in Kumanovo

MK Gymnasia ALB Elementary BS MK Economics MK Technical MK Agricultural ALB Economics Total

Sport 18 10 15 13 3 3 62

Work / Study 1 2 2 5

Movies / TV 2 1 2 2 7

Music 6 1 2 1 10

Reading 1 2 3

Social 8 1 3 6 18

Computer 2 4 6

Cooking 1 1

Relaxation 4 2 1 1 8

Travel 1 1 2

Organisations 1 7 4 12

Language 1 1

Cultural 2 1 3

Art 1 1 2

Religious 3 3

Charity 1 1 2

Other 2 2

Motorcycle 4 4

Total 46 33 26 22 16 8 151

39%

2%4%

13%2%

17%

4%

2%9%

2% 2% 2%

MK Gymnasia 'Activities'Sport

Work / Study

Movies / TV

Music

Reading

Social

Computer

Cooking

Relaxation

Travel

Organisations

Language

Cultural

Art

Religious

Charity

Other

Motorcycle

30%

3%

3%

12%

6%3%

21%

3%

6%

3%

9%

ALB Elementary BS 'Activities' Sport

Work / Study

Movies / TV

Music

Reading

Social

Computer

Cooking

Relaxation

Travel

Organisations

Language

Cultural

Art

Religious

Charity

Other

Motorcycle

41%

3%5%7%2%

12%

4%

1%

5%

1%

8%

1% 2%1%

2%

1% 1%

3%

Total 'Activities' Sport

Work / Study

Movies / TV

Music

Reading

Social

Computer

Cooking

Relaxation

Travel

Organisations

Language

Cultural

Art

Religious

Charity

Other

Motorcycle

58%

12%

15%

4%

4%

8%

MK Economics 'Activities'Sport Work / Study

Movies / TV Music

Reading Social

Computer Cooking

Relaxation Travel

Organisations Language

Cultural Art

Religious Charity

Other Motorcycle

19%

13%

13%

13%

38%

6%

MK Agricultural 'Activities'

Sport

Work / Study

Movies / TV

Music

Reading

Social

Computer

Cooking

Relaxation

Travel

Organisations

Language

Cultural

59%

5%

9%

5%

5%

18%

MK Technical 'Activities'Sport

Work / Study

Movies / TV

Music

Reading

Social

Computer

Cooking

Relaxation

Travel

Organisations

Language

Cultural

Art

Religious

Charity

Other

Motorcycle

38%

25%

25%

13%

ALB Economics 'Activities'Sport

Work / Study

Movies / TV

Music

Reading

Social

Computer

Cooking

Relaxation

Travel

Organisations

Language

Cultural

Art

Religious

Charity

Other

Motorcycle

MK Gymnasia ALB Elementary BS MK Economics MK Technical MK Agricultural ALB Economics

Jogging, Cycling,

Cooking, Watching

TV, Sleeping I learn English

I would like to be part

of an organisation

which represents my

country. Sleep I go to the walk.

I work for an

insurance agency

Fitness, Bodybuilding,

Shopping, Travelling,

Loving, Dance, Study Travel I am a criminal Driving motorbike

I work and go out

with friends.

I watch movies and

listen to music

Going out with

friends, writing diary,

watching movies Shopping

I am a member of the

Mafia. Riding a motorcycle I'm watching TV.

The activity I do is

running

Fitness club, cycling,

Reading, cooking,

singing, taking long

walks Shopping

I love hanging out

with friends Motorbike

Read book, go out

with friends, watch

movies. I play football

Hanging out with

friends, tennis,

cycling, listening to

music Multi Cultural :)

To organise party

with other people. Riding Motorbike

Work in hair salon &

go out for coffee with

friends.

Play soccer, watch

movies, work

play tennis, play

computer games,

cycling Multi Kulti :D

I am a member of

Kumani! Football I am reading books

Listening to music,

hanging out with

friends, walking,

cycling, running Play Billiard

I'm giving clothes or

some toys to children

who don't have

parents. Football

I go to Zumba,

Aerobics

Cycling, hanging out

with friends (does this

count as an activity?) Painting :D

Playing handball with

famous people. Basketball I go running.

I love hanging out

with friends

Dancer at "Dance

Studio Ultra" <3

I'd like to play

football.

Play Tennis, Play

Football

I go to the dancing

classes.

I play football Playing Handball I play football Boxing <3

in free time I'm

visiting my favourite

bar, where I'm

meeting whit my

friends

Play football

I trained in the

Soccer Club Bashkimi

I would like to take

better place in the

handball cup of

Macedonia. Play Football

in free time I'm

having walk whit my

boyfriend and my girl

friends

Play football Tournament I am a swimmer. Basketball

in free time I'm

drinking coffee whit

my girl friends or

friends

Playing volleyball. Play football

Last year I went to

Socobanja, this year

we go to Kraguevac

with my friends in my

basketball team. Basketball

Collecting toys and

clothes for children

without parents Play Soccer

I would like to be a

ballerina. Workout

writing diary, hanging

out with friends,

playing guitar. We play football

In the past I trained

football. Workout

Basketball club

Open Fun Football

School

I would like to play

basketball. Play Football

Basketball club

We played football

versus Panther

I would like to be a

member of a street

dance club. Sport

I am a member of

Kumani and we follow

their games. I play

Basketball. Walking I run with my friends Basketball

I really enjoy

swimming and cycling Forum Rinor Islam :) I dance in DTFusion. Art

I want to do more

sports activities on

the quay like running,

cycling, etc. Music

To dance with friends

on the street. Music

I would like there to

be some more street

festivals with live

music. Play PS3

I would like to play

tennis and ride a

bike. Music

Singing & piano. Computer Games

Playing volleyball

with my friends in our

free time.

Football, Basketball. Game

Tennis and cycling.

Coffee with friends. Counter Strike

Computer games. Muslim Studies

I would like street

festivals, music

concerts and more

night life. Islamic Studies

Cycling, Tennis &

Football

Participation Youth Organisation Why Not

Find Out About Youth

Organisation

No No time

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Yes #NULL!

Yes #NULL!

Yes #NULL!

Yes #NULL!

Yes #NULL!

Yes #NULL!

Yes #NULL!

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Yes #NULL!

Yes #NULL!

Yes #NULL!

Yes #NULL!

Yes #NULL!

Yes #NULL!

No Did not know I could

Yes #NULL!

Yes #NULL!

Yes #NULL! Friends

No No Interest

Yes #NULL! Friends

Yes #NULL! School

No Did not know I could

Yes #NULL! Friends

No Did not know I could

Yes #NULL! Friends

No Friends were not involved

No Did not know I could

No No Interest

No No Interest

Yes #NULL! School

No No time

No Fear

No No time

Yes #NULL! Friends

Yes #NULL! Youth Worker

Yes #NULL! Friends

No No time

No No time

No No time

Yes #NULL! School

Yes #NULL! Friends

Yes #NULL! School

Yes #NULL! Friends

Yes #NULL! Friends

Yes #NULL! Youth Worker

Yes #NULL! School

No No time

No No Interest

No No Interest

Yes #NULL! Friends

Yes #NULL! School

Yes #NULL! Internet

Yes #NULL! Friends

Yes #NULL! Internet

Yes #NULL! School

Yes #NULL! Internet

Yes #NULL! Internet

Yes #NULL! Internet

Yes #NULL! School

Yes #NULL! Friends

No No Interest

Yes #NULL! Friends

No No Interest

No No time

Yes #NULL! Friends

No No Interest

Yes #NULL! Friends

No No Interest

No Did not know I could

No Friends were not involved

No Did not know I could

No Did not know I could

Yes #NULL! School

Yes #NULL! School

Yes #NULL! Friends

Yes #NULL! Friends

Yes #NULL! Friends

Yes #NULL! School

No No time

No No time

No Did not know I could

No Did not know I could

No No time

No No time

No Friends were not involved

No No time

Yes #NULL! Youth Worker

No No time

Yes #NULL! Family

No No Interest

Yes #NULL! School

No No time

No No Interest

No No Interest

No No Interest

No No Interest

No Did not know I could

No No time

No Friends were not involved

No Friends were not involved

Yes #NULL! School

No Did not know I could

No No time

Yes #NULL! Family

No Did not know I could

Yes #NULL! Friends

No Did not know I could

Yes #NULL! Family

No No time

No No time

Yes #NULL! Friends

Yes #NULL! Friends

Yes #NULL! Family

Yes #NULL! Friends

No No time

No No time

Yes #NULL! School

Yes #NULL! School

No Fear

Yes #NULL! Street Event

Yes #NULL! School

Yes #NULL! Youth Worker

No Fear

Yes #NULL! Family

Yes #NULL! School

No No Interest

No Did not know I could

Yes #NULL! Friends

No Did not know I could

Yes #NULL! Family

Yes #NULL! Friends

Yes #NULL! Friends

Yes #NULL! Friends

No No time

No No time

Yes #NULL! School

Yes #NULL! Friends

Yes #NULL! Friends

No No Interest

No No Interest

No No Interest

No No time

No Did not know I could

No Did not know I could

No No Interest

No Did not know I could

No No time

No Did not know I could

No No time

No No time

Yes #NULL! Friends

No Did not know I could

No Did not know I could

No No Interest

No No Interest

No No Interest

No Did not know I could

No Did not know I could

No Friends were not involved

No Did not know I could

No Friends were not involved

No Did not know I could

No Friends were not involved

No Friends were not involved

No Friends were not involved

No Friends were not involved

No Did not know I could

No No Interest

No Did not know I could

No No Interest

Yes #NULL! Street Event

No No Interest

No No Interest

No No Interest

Yes #NULL!

No No time

No No Interest

Yes #NULL! School

No Did not know I could

No No time

Yes #NULL! Friends

No Did not know I could

Yes #NULL! Family

Yes #NULL! Friends

Yes #NULL! Internet

Yes #NULL! School

Inspiration To Take Part Involved In Organisation Activities Involved In

No

the topic of the activity Yes

youth activities, and I am involved in most of

them

Yes

My nature does not allow me to stand still. I need

to be in movement, I need to do things, study two

degrees at the same time, manage projects,

travel etc. Yes

I decided to pull back a bit because of my

studies, I decided I want to devote my time to

myself. I moved to the capital and after 3 years

of not volunteering I noticed I need to activate

myself again! I decided to go and be part of the

Autonomous Cultural Social Center [AKSC] in

Skopje.

I like helping people No

It was a youth action in struga supported and

organized by the Roma Youth Center and it was

a great opportunity for me to be involved with

people with different cultures for a whole week Yes

I am an assistant of the NGO in my town for

media = art club and we organize sometimes

workshops about multimedia , lessons about

photography and also some exhibitions about a

topic that we select and take pictures for it . I am

also a PHV (promotions for human values) in the

Red Cross and right no

the activities Yes making projects, helping people

My inspiration was that i wanned to learn about

other nationalites, to make new friends, develop

my personal skills and many other things. Yes

I get involved in fleshmobs, cultural events,

street activities, celebrate some important days

and many other activities.

I thought that I would make a change in my

society and also for the fun and meeting new

people. No

youth for youth Yes intercultural activities

I wanted to do something good for my city

,something new and fun. Yes

I was a member of the Youth Organization as a

dancing teacher, there I met my dancing partner

from another country which was very fun,also I

took part in Language activities,acting,cleaning

the city ,different flash mobs etc.

to be a part of something, to learn and make new

friends No

The chance to travel, to meet people and brake

your stereotypes. Yes

The possibility to get involved in the process of

making decisions; meeting people, making

contacts, learning, self-development... Yes

It works in the field of non-formal education

providing training on different topics for young

people. Also, it has an youth center in the town

where I get involved too.

I believe that volunteering can contribute to the

further development of my knowledge, abilities

and skills. Any participation in the activity that is

associated with youth work is of great

importance to all of us young because

participation shows that we are ready for the

changes that will enable u Yes

Youth volunteer organization that is a political

youth organization working on topics of EU

federalism and youth activism.

I wanted to travel and meet new people. No

No

Inspired me to accompany with people who knew

him notice different cultures and at the same

time learning something at school you probably

never have learned Yes

Various activities, for example I have been

involved in the project "forbidden language

hatred", "Youth leadership and activation",

through Cid was 14 days in Great Britain where it

was an experience I will never erase from mind,

I've been with the Multi-Kultur etc..

Opportunity to develop new skills, to help other

youth and opportunity to travel Yes Yes I do, in activities related to Youth Activism

I'm very tall and I like to be a team player and to

have fun. Yes

So we play some matches and we travel to

another country to get more experience for my

kind of sport.

No

Because I want to live a healthy life, sporty life

also and I don't want to be a person who knows

nothing. Yes

Yes, I am a handball player and we play in

Macedonias youth league.

No

No

To make friends No

No

No

No

No

No

No

My friends No

No

No

No

Sport and the will of success Yes

Hanging out and meeting new friends, visiting

other towns.

To make more friends No Donantions to poor children.

Friends No

No

No

No

To help people No

I want challenges in my life so I thought it will be

a small part of lesson in life. Yes

Red Cross - helping people who are homeless

and feeding them and we help them with clothes.

I was interested. No

I want to help people. No

I want to help No

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

It motivated me the things that they are doing in

the organisation. No

Yes

To hang around and make friends No

No

No

Everybody is together, friendly. No

I went but my friends were not involved and then

I had no interest. No

I used to be involved in Multi-Kulti, multi ethnic

organisationwhen I was younger, but interest

diminished over the years.

No

I'm inspired to take part in Youth Organisation

Multi-Kulti because I can talk with people from

another ethnic nationality Yes

Yes, I'm involved in many activities like Web

Design

The passion for sport No

I'm felling proud presenting my town No

No

Its interesting to participate in the youth

organisation, its funny, you find new friends thats

all. Yes Red cross arrangements for helping people

No

No

I thought it could be fun No

No

To study something more and meet friends No

No

No

No

No

No

It motivated me for journeys and walking around No Traditional dance activities

Entertainment & Debate No

That is something different and not practical and

not usual. The things that the organisation is

doing you can not learn in school and practice. Yes

Youth exchanges, orginizing local.activities,and

communication with the foreign volunteer

My friends said it was fun Yes

Youth Exchanges, Training Courses, Seminars,

etc..

Three years agao Mulyi Kulti was giving an

opportunity for taking part in drama club. I was

interested in and I started and took part. The

work club was finished and we made a play. I will

never forget those people. No

My friends and providing peaceful time Yes International trainings

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

They were giving Spanish classes with a Spanish

volunteer No

No

Debate No

No

Yes Hiking

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

Yes Competition on the local and state level

No

No

My sister gave me motivation No

No

There were some interesting classes I took part

in. No

No

Unsure Yes Red Cross

No

No

Meeting new people expand my friendship ,

expand my knowledge for certain field and things No

New friendship and useful combination of a free

time No

No

To meet some new friends and to help

everywhere. Yes We play games and travel Macedonia.

No

No

To make new friends Yes Games, drawing, writing, learning, etc.

To be friendly Yes Games, drawing, learning, etc

No

Interest No Normal Activities

I have interest in this work. There I feel

wonderful. and I think this is good for me. Yes

We have interesting activities. We play, learn

another language, etc.

Yes Muslim things.

No

They used me because I wanted to participate. Yes Activities for charity

Yes It's a dancing organisation.

No

No

Football Yes Football

No

I love to travel and meet new friends from

different countries. Yes

First we play meeting games, then we learn how

should we help when someone's in danger, and

to make things from the remains of other stuff.

Football Yes Football

Football Yes Football

Interest No Drawing, playing, etc.

No

No

A friend No

A Friend Yes

A friend Yes

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

Dancing No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

Yes

No

No

I was inspired because it was a very good activity

and we were just having fun with young people Yes Theatre Multi Kulti

I was inspired because pax were my age and not

just Albanians but also Macedonians and

knowing and hanging with them was one of the

reasons Yes

we make different games with the multi kulti

organization

because they had plays and many of my friends

are not only Albanian but Macedonian, I was

offered and friends was one of the motivations No

Activities Want To Take Part In Future Participation

Know Other Attending

People

Happy Taking

Part

Living With

Parents

Almost all kinds of activitys. I think a youth

exchange it's a great thing. The activitys of the

project counts, but i think that the persons and

the differences in the way of life counts more. I

would opt for sports, arts, volunteering, music or

event management. Everything that involves

more pract Yes No #NULL! Yes

in activities with music and dance Yes Yes Very Yes

Yes Some Very Yes

Art and culture. Definitely art and culture

activities! No Some Very No

music activities Yes No Extremely Yes

i would like to participate in youth actions more ,

the street activities and some actions that are

connected with planning and organizing and also

multimedia actions Yes Yes Extremely Yes

the important is to do something no matter what! Yes No Extremely Yes

I want to take part in art and street activities. Yes No Extremely Yes

I would like to take part in art activities ana street

activities Yes Some Don't know Yes

I would like to take part more in street activities Yes Some Extremely Yes

I tried most of them but what I like more is street

activities. Yes No Extremely Yes

sports activities Yes Some Very Yes

Art activities Yes Some Extremely No

New media, social media activities. Interactive

marketing, human rights on the internet, online

radio etc. Yes No Extremely Yes

i am interested in all activities connected with

social science, politics and social work, art (film,

photography, writing) Yes Some Extremely Yes

Seminars, trainings, workshops Yes Yes Yes Yes

Yes No #NULL! Yes

Activities which mostly with art and fancy is sport. Yes Some Extremely Yes

educational and creative workshops Yes Yes Yes Yes

I like sport activities Yes Some Extremely Yes

No #NULL! #NULL! Yes

No No Extremely Yes

Sports Activities No Some Very much no Yes

Street Activities Yes #NULL! #NULL! Yes

Sports Activities No Some Don't know Yes

Yes No #NULL! Yes

Yes Yes Yes Yes

No #NULL! #NULL! Yes

No #NULL! #NULL! Yes

In Kumanovo they don't have interesting

activities Yes #NULL! #NULL! Yes

I would like to take part in sports activities and

also in street activities Yes #NULL! #NULL! Yes

Activities by the river bank Yes No Yes Yes

I would like to be included in school activities No No #NULL! Yes

Dance activities, activities about drawing graffiti

or some street art and music activities. Yes No #NULL! Yes

Well I would like to play tennis and I would like to

be part of charity activities (helping those which

are hungry and children without parents). Yes #NULL! #NULL! Yes

Sports Activities. Yes No Yes Yes

Dancing Yes Some Very Yes

Computer Activities No No Don't know Yes

Sports Activities No No #NULL! Yes

I would like to practice basketball, fighting skills

(like akarate and Judo) and to dance hip hop. Yes Yes #NULL! Yes

Yes Some #NULL! Yes

Street Activities Yes Some Extremely Yes

I'm part of basketball activities. Yes Yes Very Yes

Sports Activities Yes Some Don't know Yes

Sports Yes Yes Very Yes

Sports Activities Yes Some Yes Yes

Yes Yes Extremely Yes

Music Activities No Some Very Yes

Sports Activities / Want to take part in Handball Yes No Very much no Yes

No No #NULL! Yes

No No #NULL! No

Debate Yes No Extremely Yes

Music, Sport, Dance No Some Yes Yes

Sports Activities Yes Some Yes Yes

Sports Activities Yes Yes Yes Yes

Sports Activities Yes No Extremely Yes

I would like to take part in any activities. Yes No Very Yes

Activities that involve a lot of travelling, maybe

some sport activities too. Yes Some Very No

Sports Activities Yes No #NULL! Yes

I want to be involved in Art Activities Yes Yes Yes Yes

Sports Activities Yes Some Don't know Yes

Drawing Yes No Yes Yes

Sports Activities No #NULL! #NULL! Yes

Sports Activities Yes Some Yes Yes

Dancing Yes No #NULL! Yes

Any, I thought it could be fun Yes Some #NULL! Yes

I would like to take part in art activities. Yes Some Yes Yes

Sport Activities Yes No #NULL! Yes

Dancing Activities Yes No Yes Yes

Art Yes No #NULL! No

Sports Activities Yes Some #NULL! Yes

Sports and arts Activities Yes No #NULL! Yes

Art Activities Yes Some #NULL! Yes

Sports Activities Yes No #NULL! Yes

Sports Activities Yes Yes Yes Yes

Sports Activities Yes No Yes Yes

Activities humanitarian ,activities with the foreign

volunteer and youth exchanged Yes Some Extremely Yes

I would like to do more sports Yes Some Extremely Yes

Sport, Dance, Drama Activities Yes Some Extremely Yes

Meet new people, new experiences Yes Yes Very Yes

Sports Activities No Some #NULL! Yes

Sports Activities Yes Some #NULL! Yes

Sports Activities Yes No #NULL! Yes

I would like to take part in art activities or street

activities Yes Some #NULL! Yes

Dancing Activities Yes #NULL! #NULL! No

Maybe speaking activities to enhance my english

and german Yes #NULL! #NULL! Yes

Art Activities Yes #NULL! #NULL! Yes

Art Activities No #NULL! #NULL! Yes

I don't know meeting new people, hanging out,

travelling Yes No Don't know Yes

, hanging out, drinking a lot, making money

online and other stuff. Yes Yes #NULL! No

Art Activities Yes Some Yes Yes

Sports Activities No Yes #NULL! No

Hiking Yes Some Yes Yes

Sport Activities Yes No #NULL! Yes

No No #NULL! Yes

Art Activities No #NULL! #NULL! Yes

Sports Activities & Poltical activities Yes #NULL! #NULL! Yes

Sports & Political Activities Yes #NULL! #NULL! Yes

I would like to climb on mountains; make arts

and crafts ; also I would like to go on course for

Ice-Skating. Yes No #NULL! Yes

Sports & Dancing Activities Yes No #NULL! Yes

Unsure Yes Yes #NULL! Yes

Sports Activities Yes No #NULL! Yes

Sports Activities Yes Some Yes Yes

Yes #NULL! #NULL! Yes

Sports activities Yes #NULL! #NULL! Yes

Sports Activities Yes Yes Extremely Yes

Acting Yes #NULL! #NULL! Yes

I would like to take part in sport and street

activities Yes Some Yes Yes

Sport Activities Yes #NULL! #NULL! Yes

Sports Activities Yes No Yes Yes

Drawing No Some #NULL! Yes

Sports Activities Yes Some #NULL! Yes

Street & Art Activities Yes No Very Yes

Whatever! I am interested about everything ...

you can't refuse something that is useful in your

life. Yes Some Extremely Yes

No Some No Yes

Travelling No Some Very Yes

Art Activities Yes Yes #NULL! Yes

I want to take part in activities, but have little time Yes Some #NULL! Yes

Sports Activities Yes Yes Extremely Yes

Sports activities Yes Yes Extremely Yes

Sports Activities No Some #NULL! Yes

Intelligent activities and sport Yes No Extremely Yes

I like to go on activities but I'm on school

activities No Some Yes Yes

Yes Some Yes Yes

Sports Activities Yes Yes #NULL! Yes

Yes I helped with sport activities Yes Yes Extremely Yes

No No Very much no Yes

Yes Yes #NULL! Yes

Sports Activities Yes No #NULL! Yes

Football Yes Yes Very Yes

Sports Activities Yes Some #NULL! Yes

I wanna do art activities for example I want to

take part in dancing activities and why not to

maybe become a leader. Yes Some Extremely Yes

Football Yes Yes Very Yes

Football Yes Yes Very Yes

Dance activities Yes Some Very Yes

Sports Activities Yes Yes #NULL! Yes

Sports Activities Yes Yes #NULL! Yes

No No Very much no Yes

Sports Activities Yes Yes Very Yes

Street Activities Yes Yes Very much no Yes

Sport Activities Yes No #NULL! Yes

Sports Activities Yes Some #NULL! Yes

Sports Activities Yes No #NULL! Yes

Sports activities Yes Some #NULL! Yes

Art Activities Yes Some #NULL! Yes

Art Activities Yes Some #NULL! Yes

Street Activities Yes Some #NULL! Yes

Art Activities Yes Some #NULL! Yes

Sports Activities Yes Some #NULL! Yes

Sports Activities Yes Some #NULL! Yes

Sports Activities Yes Some #NULL! Yes

Sports Activities Yes Some #NULL! Yes

Street Activities Yes Yes #NULL! Yes

Sports Yes Some #NULL! Yes

Sports Yes Some #NULL! Yes

Sports Yes Some #NULL! Yes

Sports Activities Yes No #NULL! Yes

Sports Activities Yes No #NULL! Yes

Sports activities Yes Some #NULL! Yes

Sports Activities Yes Some #NULL! Yes

Sports Activities Yes No #NULL! Yes

Sports Activities Yes Some #NULL! Yes

Sports Yes No #NULL! Yes

Sports Yes Some #NULL! Yes

Sports Yes Some #NULL! Yes

Sports Yes Some #NULL! Yes

Sports Activities Yes No #NULL! Yes

Sports Yes No #NULL! Yes

Sports Activiies Yes No #NULL! Yes

Sports activities No No #NULL! Yes

Yes Yes #NULL! Yes

No No #NULL! Yes

Street activities Yes Yes Yes Yes

Sports activities Yes Yes #NULL! Yes

Sports activities Yes Yes #NULL! Yes

Sports activities Yes Yes #NULL! Yes

Yes Some #NULL! Yes

Yes Some #NULL! Yes

Yes Yes #NULL! Yes

Yes Yes Very much no Yes

Sports activities Yes Some #NULL! Yes

Yes Yes #NULL! No

Yes Yes Extremely Yes

No No #NULL! Yes

Yes Yes Yes Yes

Sports activities Yes Some Extremely Yes

I have a lot desire as to take part in sports

activities Yes Yes Extremely Yes

I want to participate in sports and art activities Yes Yes Yes Yes

Living With (Other) Age

School

Attendance

Proud of Country /

Ethnicity

Proud Of

Europe

Parents

Jobs

23 Yes Very much #NULL! No

23 No Not at all #NULL! Yes

17 Yes Very much #NULL! Yes

I live with 3 more roommates in Skopje

(financially supported by my parents). 24 Yes Not at all #NULL! Yes

22 Yes Very much #NULL! Only Mother

17 Yes Very much #NULL! Yes

24 Yes Very much #NULL! Only Father

20 No Very much #NULL! Yes

23 Yes Very much #NULL! Yes

22 Yes Not at all #NULL! Only Father

18 Yes Not at all #NULL! Yes

22 Yes Very much #NULL! Only Father

Friends 21 Yes Not at all #NULL! Yes

20 Yes Not at all #NULL! Yes

21 Yes Not sure #NULL! Only Mother

24 No Not at all #NULL! Yes

22 Yes Very much #NULL! No

14 Yes Very much #NULL! Only Mother

25 Yes Very much #NULL! Yes

16 Yes Not sure Yes Only Mother

17 Yes Not really No Yes

16 Yes Very much No Yes

17 Yes Not really No Only Father

16 Yes Very much Yes Only Father

17 Yes Not at all Yes Only Mother

16 Yes Very much No Only Father

16 Yes Not really Yes Yes

16 Yes Not really No Only Father

16 Yes Not at all No Yes

16 Yes Not really Yes Yes

16 Yes Very much Yes No

16 Yes Very much Yes Yes

16 Yes Very much Yes Yes

16 Yes Not really Yes Only Father

16 Yes Very much Yes Yes

16 Yes A little Yes Yes

16 Yes A little Yes Only Father

16 Yes Not really Yes Yes

16 Yes Very much Yes Yes

16 Yes Not sure Yes Only Father

16 Yes Not at all Yes Yes

16 Yes Very much Yes Yes

18 Yes A little Yes Yes

17 Yes Very much Yes Yes

18 Yes Very much Yes Yes

18 Yes Very much Yes Yes

18 Yes Very much Yes Only Father

17 Yes Not really Yes Yes

17 Yes Very much Yes Yes

17 Yes Not at all Yes No

Only father 17 Yes Not really Yes Yes

18 Yes Not sure Yes No

18 Yes Not at all Yes Yes

18 Yes Very much Yes Yes

17 Yes Very much Yes Yes

17 Yes Very much Yes Only Father

17 Yes Very much Yes Yes

Only Mother, parents divorced 17 Yes A little Yes Yes

17 Yes A little Yes Only Father

17 Yes Not really No Yes

17 Yes Very much Yes Only Father

17 Yes Very much Yes Yes

17 Yes Not really No Yes

17 Yes Very much No Only Father

18 Yes Not really Yes Only Father

19 Yes Very much Yes Only Father

17 Yes A little Yes Yes

18 Yes Not really Yes Yes

19 Yes A little Yes Yes

With Boyfriend 18 Yes Not at all Yes Only Father

18 Yes A little Yes Only Father

18 Yes Not really Yes Yes

18 Yes Not sure Yes Yes

18 Yes Very much Yes Yes

19 Yes Not really Yes Only Mother

18 Yes Not really Yes Yes

24 No Not at all Yes Yes

21 Yes Not sure No Yes

18 Yes Not really Yes Only Mother

22 No A little Yes Yes

18 Yes Not really No Only Father

18 Yes Very much Yes Yes

18 Yes Very much No Yes

19 Yes Not really Yes No

Only Mother 18 Yes Not really Yes Only Father

18 Yes Not sure Yes Yes

18 Yes A little Yes Only Father

18 Yes Very much Yes Yes

19 Yes A little Yes Only Mother

Only Father 18 Yes Not sure Yes Yes

18 Yes Not sure Yes Yes

Alone 18 Yes Not at all No No

19 Yes A little Yes Yes

18 Yes A little Yes Yes

19 Yes A little No Yes

18 Yes A little No Yes

18 Yes Very much Yes Only Father

18 Yes Very much No Yes

20 Yes Not at all Yes No

18 Yes Very much Yes Yes

18 Yes Very much Yes Only Father

18 Yes Not sure Yes Yes

17 Yes Not sure No Yes

18 Yes A little Yes Yes

18 Yes Very much Yes Only Father

18 Yes Very much Yes Only Mother

18 Yes A little Yes Only Father

18 Yes A little Yes Only Father

18 Yes Very much Yes Yes

19 Yes Not really Yes Yes

18 Yes A little Yes Yes

19 Yes A little Yes Yes

18 Yes Not sure Yes No

18 Yes A little Yes Yes

18 Yes Very much Yes Only Mother

14 Yes Very much Yes Yes

14 Yes Very much Yes Yes

15 Yes Very much Yes Only Father

13 Yes Very much Yes Yes

14 Yes Very much Yes Yes

13 Yes Very much Yes Only Father

14 Yes A little Yes Only Father

14 Yes Very much Yes Only Father

14 Yes Very much No Only Father

14 Yes Very much Yes Only Father

14 Yes Very much Yes No

14 Yes Very much No Only Father

14 Yes Very much Yes Only Father

14 Yes Very much Yes Only Father

14 Yes Not sure Yes Only Father

14 Yes Very much Yes Only Father

14 Yes Not at all Yes Yes

14 Yes A little Yes Yes

15 Yes A little Yes Yes

14 Yes Very much Yes Yes

14 Yes Very much Yes Only Father

14 Yes Very much Yes Only Father

14 Yes Very much Yes Yes

14 Yes Very much Yes No

15 Yes Very much Yes Only Father

14 Yes Very much Yes Only Father

14 Yes A little Yes Only Father

14 Yes A little Yes Only Father

13 Yes Very much Yes Yes

14 Yes Very much Yes No

13 Yes Very much Yes No

14 Yes A little Yes Only Father

13 Yes Very much Yes Only Father

14 Yes Very much Yes Only Father

14 Yes Not at all Yes Only Father

13 Yes Very much Yes Only Father

14 Yes Very much Yes Only Father

14 Yes Very much Yes Only Father

13 Yes Very much Yes Only Father

13 Yes Very much Yes Only Father

13 Yes Not really Yes Only Father

13 Yes Not at all Yes Only Father

13 Yes Not at all Yes No

13 Yes Very much Yes Only Father

13 Yes Very much No Only Father

13 Yes Very much Yes Only Father

13 Yes Very much Yes Only Father

13 Yes Very much Yes Only Father

13 Yes Very much Yes No

13 Yes Very much Yes Only Father

13 Yes Very much Yes Only Father

13 Yes Very much Yes Only Father

13 Yes Very much Yes Only Father

13 Yes Very much Yes Only Father

19 Yes Very much Yes Only Father

18 Yes A little Yes Only Father

17 Yes Very much Yes Only Father

18 Yes Very much Yes Yes

17 Yes Very much Yes #NULL!

16 Yes Very much Yes #NULL!

16 Yes Very much Yes Yes

17 Yes #NULL! Yes Only Father

16 Yes A little No Only Father

#NULL! Yes Very much Yes Only Father

16 Yes Very much Yes Only Father

16 Yes Very much Yes Only Father

Grandmother 16 Yes #NULL! #NULL! No

16 Yes Very much Yes Only Father

16 Yes Very much Yes Only Father

16 Yes Not really Yes Only Father

17 Yes Not sure Yes Only Father

17 Yes Not really Yes Only Father

18 Yes Very much Yes Only Father

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Rich Christian Orthadox MK Economics

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Rich #NULL! MK Economics

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Rich Christian Orthadox MK Technical

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In the middle No Answer CID Volunteers

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In the middle Christian Orthadox MK Gymnasium

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In the middle No Answer ALB Economics

In the middle Muslim ALB Elementary BS

Rich Muslim ALB Elementary BS

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In the middle No Answer ALB Economics

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In the middle Muslim ALB Economics

#NULL! No Answer ALB Economics

#NULL! No Answer ALB Economics

In the middle Muslim ALB Economics

Prefer not to say Muslim ALB Economics

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Rich Muslim ALB Economics

Rich Muslim ALB Economics

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Rich Muslim ALB Economics

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Rich No Answer ALB Economics

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In the middle Muslim ALB Economics