Cultural cross border exchange initiative – MAKS FORUM

Project funding	EU
Project website	N/A
Programme website	Kosovo* – North Macedonia
Contribution to the Programme’s specific objective	Tourism potentials are enhanced and regional values further promoted
Project start date	01.03.2018
Project end date	30.11.2020
Project total budget	EUR 234.133,12
Project EU funding	EUR 199.013,15

Project Description

Description	The platform Local Cultural Heritage Forum through a series of meetings, workshops and study visits, will draft a local Heritage priority List for the cultural heritage, taking into consideration the needs and priorities of the relevant municipalities in the East and South Economic Regions in Kosovo and Skopje and Northeast Region in North Macedonia. Local Cultural Heritage Forums will create favorable conditions for strengthening the capacity and mobilization of the civil society. CSOs will have the opportunity to be an active part of the decision making for the local priorities in the field of culture and natural heritage. Overall objective: To contribute to the establishment of favorable conditions for social cohesion, cooperation and cultural exchange between institutional and CSO representatives from Kosovo and North Macedonia Specific objectives: 1. To create conditions for inclusive engagement of institutional and CSO representatives, through the establishment of Local Cultural Heritage Forums in partner municipalities in the cross border region 2. To encourage communication, increase trust and urge people to people initiatives in the cross border region by supporting joint actions in the area of cultural and natural heritage protection and promotion. Direct beneficiaries: • CSO representatives, • Central level institutions and municipality officers’ representatives from 6 municipalities in cross-border region.
Expected results	• Establishment and functionalizing of Local Cultural Heritage Forums in 6 respective municipalities from cross-border region each consisted of 15 members( 6 municipalities – 90 members) • Enhanced communication, cooperation and capacities of 6 Local Cultural Heritage Forums through joint efforts of cross-border partnerships • Implemented six (6) community-oriented projects for rehabilitation of cultural heritage and awareness on environment protection
Expected outputs	N/A

Description

The platform Local Cultural Heritage Forum through a series of meetings, workshops and study visits, will draft a local Heritage priority List for the cultural heritage, taking into consideration the needs and priorities of the relevant municipalities in the East and South Economic Regions in Kosovo and Skopje and Northeast Region in North Macedonia.

Local Cultural Heritage Forums will create favorable conditions for strengthening the capacity and mobilization of the civil society. CSOs will have the opportunity to be an active part of the decision making for the local priorities in the field of culture and natural heritage.

Overall objective: To contribute to the establishment of favorable conditions for social cohesion, cooperation and cultural exchange between institutional and CSO representatives from Kosovo and North Macedonia

Specific objectives:
1. To create conditions for inclusive engagement of institutional and CSO representatives, through the establishment of Local Cultural Heritage Forums in partner municipalities in the cross border region
2. To encourage communication, increase trust and urge people to people initiatives in the cross border region by supporting joint actions in the area of cultural and natural heritage protection and promotion.

Direct beneficiaries:
• CSO representatives,
• Central level institutions and municipality officers’ representatives from 6 municipalities in cross-border region.

Expected results

• Establishment and functionalizing of Local Cultural Heritage Forums in 6 respective municipalities from cross-border region each consisted of 15 members( 6 municipalities – 90 members)
• Enhanced communication, cooperation and capacities of 6 Local Cultural Heritage Forums through joint efforts of cross-border partnerships
• Implemented six (6) community-oriented projects for rehabilitation of cultural heritage and awareness on environment protection

Expected outputs

N/A

Partners Type

Lead partner	Institution name: Cultural Heritage without borders Kosovo Country: Kosovo* Address: Idriz Gjilani, entrance 4, no.9 10000 Prishtinë/Priština Website: http://chwb.org/kosovo/ Legal status: Private
Partner	Institution name: Institute Balkan Pro Evropa Skopje Country: North Macedonia Address: Nikola Parapunov no.41 1000 Skopje Website: N/A Legal status: Private