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The training of the personnel in the day centers is one of the three parts within the regular programme activities of PORAKA for capacity building of its local organisations and the services that function within PORAKA’s network.The second training in 2009 for the personnel in the day centers was focused on improvement of the person

For the 30th anniversary of the official start of the mine “Bucim”, which is a synonym and pride of the municipality Radovis, the management team of the mine and the vice-director Mr. Nikolajco Nikolov visited the day center – PORAKA Radovis donating a new photocopier for the day center. Starting from his own motto that

The project aims to work with civil society organizations that already have a well established portfolio of activities and are involved in initiatives advocating for citizen interests. The project’s main objective is to further strengthen the capacity of a small group of selected Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in the sphere of legislative lobbying, advocacy and

CITY AND DISABILTY – Program for creation of local disability action plans The Republic center for support of persons with intellectual disability – PORAKA, in partnership with Handicap International – South East Europe, supported by the Small Grants Program of the USA Embassy in Macedonia, from 15th of September 2009, has stated with implementation of

Activities and initiatives in Europe Involving people with disabilities in EU policymaking Drawing by Marina WirlitschIn 1992 the United Nations set 3 December as a date for the International Day of People with Disabilities. To mark European Day of People with Disabilities, the European Commission organizes a policy conference in the first week of December

On the 2 June 2008, the European Commission published a new proposal for a Directive on implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age and sexual orientation. This proposal covers other areas than employment and vocational training, which are already protected by an older Directive (2000/78). The purpose

The representative from the Swedish Club “LIONS – Gathenheim” from Gothenburg – Sweden, Mr. Svetozar Spasik, who ascends from Macedonia, while visiting his native country in July 2008 made contacts with the Center for Support of Persons with Intellectual Disability – PORAKA Skopje. On our great enjoyment, after he had visited the day center –

In the period from 15th till 19th of may 2008 in Maribor, Slovenia, an International Festival of dormitory hymns was held, organized by the Dormitory Antona Skale from Maribor. The festival was aimed for persons with disabilities that presented hymns of their center (dormitory, institute). Each of the following countries had one team that represented