Last week we started implementing YODA project, which is funded by Civica Mobilitas. Trough this project, homeless people from Skopje region will get a possibility to learn about our Organization and its efforts, to be educated in biohumus production, and to take active participation in our future social entrepreneurship activities. The main goal of this project is to identify marginalized that want to challenge their current social and material status, and to increase their chances for sustainable reintegration in all spheres of social life.
This event was held at Civil Resource Center in Skopje. Executive Director of our Organization, Dejan Stojanovic, introduced project participants to Organization activities and aims of Yoda project.
First guest speaker at this event was Natalija Burgieva, owner od company Mama Organa and one of most successful social entrepreneurs in the country. Natalija talked about future of social entrepreneurship, sharing with project participants her own life and professional experiences.
Our second quest speaker at this event was doc. d-r Daniela Dimovska from Goce Delčev University, speaking about future of organic production. She shared with project participant part of her expertise, providing lot of useful advices which we will implement in our future production of biohumus.
Presentations of our guest speakers attracted attention of project participants, triggering their active participation.
On 30.07. In 2020 we held the first practical training for the homeless in the Skopje region. The training was held within the JODA project, which is funded by Civica Mobilitas. The project aims to increase the chances for sustainable reintegration of homeless people in the Skopje region, through their involvement in existing and new social entrepreneurial activities. The persons who were invited to participate in the project were proposed by the Red Cross point located in Momin Potok - Skopje.
Training was held in area of Jabolci village – Skopje area, where our Organization has cca 13,000m2. At the beginning of the training, the participants were introduced to recent Organizations activities and achievements in biohumus production, as well as plans for future period.
Together with project participants, we transferred all materials provided for new biohumus production plant on the location where it’s going to be formed.
Based on recommendations of the expert that we hired for this phase of the project, project participants were divided in two working groups, with certain objectives. First group worked on preparation of the base where our small biohumus production plant would be located.
Second group of project participants worked on protection of wooden boards that will be used in next stage of building plant production.
Before ending working day, all project participants helped to fill prepared ‘frame’ with rocks, finalizing the base for filling it with concrete.
At the end of the day, we took a joint photo as a small souvenir for the successfully started work activities.
