On September 17th, in Skopje, North Macedonia, the event "Building connections, creating opportunities" was held with members of the Macedonian Network of the Anna Lindh Foundation organized by ALDA Balkans, acting as the head of network. 22 members of the network were part of the three sessions dedicated to networking and interaction, moderated by Simona Slavkova, project assistant at ALDA Balkans and responsible for Anna Lind's activities in Macedonia.
The first session featured a panel discussion with four speakers: Arben Vila (My Mobility), Liljana Jonoski (Rural Coalition), Samet Shabani (Horizon Civitas), and Nadir Redzepi (InSoc), who shared their success stories and practices from their organizations, offering inspiration for the network members.
In the second part, participants worked in groups to reflect on their goals, expectations, and contributions to the network, generating creative and innovative ideas.
The final session focused on sharing active calls and projects from the members. Speakers included Ivana Velkova (ALDA), presented the call for journalism interns within the "Media for the EU" project, Samet Shabani (Horizon Civitas), presented the call for participants for the Mediterranean Youth Academy for Culture and Dialogue in collaboration with organizations from other ALF member countries, Marija Georgievska (Bilkilife), presented the herbal tea bag collection initiative, Marjan Icoski (ARNO), presented the fifth call for the RISE project, Maja Varoshlija, who presented the BOOST project currently being developed by ALDA, Liljana Jonoski (Rural Coalition), announced the thematic forum "Included community for resistance to corruption" and Zoran Ileski (SEGA), presented the regional youth consultations for the advancement of the Law on Youth Participation and Youth Policies.
The event concluded with an informal cocktail where members expressed their enthusiasm for future collaborations, both within the network and with members from other countries of Anna Lindh Foundation.
