The Center for Development of Skopje Planning Region in cooperation with the project team comprised of the Foundation for Connecting Natural Values and People (CNVP), the Rural Development Network of the Republic of Macedonia (RDM of the Republic of Macedonia) and the Rural Development Action (RDA), as implementers of the The project “National rural parliament as a voice of the rural population – NRP”, funded by the EU on 13.07.2017 held a meeting, at which civil society organizations from the Skopje region were invited.

The purpose of the meeting was to identify the active civil society organizations working in the field of rural development, to exchange experiences and to discuss the possibilities of how to better be included in the policies related to rural development.

The project “National Rural Parliament as a Voice of the Rural Population – NРП” is designed to strengthen the civil society’s impact on local and national policies related to rural development. This will be achieved by increasing the capacity of rural civil society organizations to network and advocate in order to influence decision-making processes and contribute to a strategic partnership with local and national authorities.

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