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Description
The proposed project is needed because the local people of the village of Benkovski lack knowledge and active involvement in communication with the competent authorities, do not know how to uphold their rights and hold the institutions accountable. A case in point is one of the most urgent issues in the village, namely environmental pollution. All the villagers complain but none is willing to take any steps. The project aims at setting the beginning of an active civil society in the village of Benkovski regarding one of the most urgent issues, provide the necessary knowledge and mobilize the citizens. The specific objective of the chosen priority is to organize educational activities. Following the outbreak of covid-19 environmental pollution has deteriorated manifold due to the high number of villagers who came back to their home village and the use of the beautiful natural sites as places to go out. While the crisis has had a positive impact on the environment in large cities and in the world in general, it has been the opposite in the village. Thus, a new breeding ground for viruses and diseases has emerged. The project will provide local people with knowledge and make them more active by involving them in the relevant steps to solve the issue. The project is expected to solve the issue by using a holistic approach with activities borrowed from Norway in 4 areas: the community, a training programme, the campus, i.e. the physical environment, and institutional culture. The project was developed following the methodology titled From Planning to Impact Assessment drafted by TERRAM PACIS.
Summary of project results
Summary of bilateral results
The project implements a 4C holistic transferred from Norway and the partner organization TERRAM PACIS. The activities focus on 4 areas - community, training program, campus - physical environment and institutional culture.