Association of Citizens CEFE Macedonia Skopje

The organization had its initial forming by CEFE trainers which met and participated in CEFE Training of Trainers in 1997 in Macedonia. The main motivation of forming this association of citizens was/is to promote entrepreneurship mind-set and spirit. CEFE Macedonia was officially established in 2008 in Skopje, Macedonia as non-profit, non-partisan organization. Our mission is to increase business competences of economical actors in the society. Our vision is raised entrepreneurial culture and increased employment. Basic instrument of our operation is the CEFE methodology (Competency based Economies, Forming of Enterprises), which uses action oriented access and simple learning methods with the aim of developing and improving the management and personal entrepreneur’s skills in the context of: revenue increase, opening of new job posts and substantial economic development. Goals of CEFE Macedonia are the following: • to organize trainings and workshops in the field of entrepreneurship, raising the awareness of the importance of the self-employability; • to offer business knowledge for expansion of already existing companies; • to collect and elaborate expert literature in the field of methodology for training for adults and youth; • to collect and disseminate the comprehensive knowledge for the CEFE methodology and to enable constant development of CEFE tools; • to facilitate, coordinate and implement projects in sustainable economic development; • to encourage regional and international cooperation and exchange; • constant Institutional/Organizational Development CEFE Macedonia has signed Memorandum of Understanding and collaboration with CEFE International www.cefe.net and is part of world’s CEFE Network. Our Clients and/or partners in CEFE trainings were: • In Macedonia: ALMAKO Bank, Macedonian municipalities of Kisela Voda, Gazi Baba and Aerodrom (Skopje), National Enterprise Promotion Agency-NEPA, Interethnic Program Gostivar, Enterprise Support Agency- Ohrid, MIKROSAM- Prilep, Business Start up Center – Bitola. • Internationally: GTZ, Small and Medium Enterprise Developing Agency- Montenegro, Montenegro Tourism Association, Deutsche Telekom- Montenegro, European Agency for Reconstruction and Development, Switzerland’s Development Co-operation (SDC), CARE International, Dutch Government, GTZ-Serbia, GTZ- Montenegro, GTZ Bosnia and Herzegovina, GTZKosovo, Deutsche Ausgleichs Bank (DtA), SFARM-Sweden, FACE, MAAS, British Know How Fund/ESA, InWent- Germany, Council of Europe, CEED, American Refugee Committee (ARC), DFID, Deutsche investitions und Entwicklungsgesellschaft DEG, , The World Bank, , Delta Baerenz-Cologne, Planco Consulting- Germany, Economic Faculty Podgorica-Montenegro, Bas Programme, The University of Novi Sad Faculty of Engineering, Economic Promotion Office of the German Federal State of North-Rhine Westfalia, USAID, Business Development Service, Youth Peace Group Danube – Croatia, etc.