Project: Civil Dialogue on a Local Level Domestic Research Findings: „Local Cooperation between LG and the Civil Society Organizations“ Dimce Mitreski, MCIC Skopje, July 2011

1. Граѓански дијалог на локално ниво Проектот е финансиран од ЕУ Civil Dialogue on Local Level This project is funded by the European Union Project: Civil Dialogue on a Local Level Domestic Research Findings „Local Cooperation between LG and the Civil Society Organizations“ DimceMitreski, MCIC Skopje, July 2011

2. Questionnaires 20.07.2011 Municipality Questionnaires The Questionnaire was sent to 25 municipalities of which 17 provided answers: Aerodrom, Berovo, Bitola, Debar Gostivar, Jegunovce, Karbinci, Konce, KrivaPalanka, Mavrovo and Rostusha, Ohrid, Plasnica, Radovish, Skopje, Strumica, Veles, Karposh, 24 civil society organizations provided answers to the questionnaire: : Together Macedonia; Foundation for Local Development and Democracy; FOKUS Foundation for support of and development of Prilep; Center for Civil Rights MOZAIK-CHASHKA;Youth Association IMKA-Bitola; Open the Windows; Association for the security of water and mountains MACEDONIAN SAVIOR; Female Civil Initiative „Klea Bitola“; Association Center for sustainable development of the community-Debar; Foundation for the Development of the Local Community-StipEkumena; Zoom 2002 (ljubeizam); Civil Society Perspective; Local Agency for Development; Regional Center for Representation;Association of Agricultural Producers AGROPRODUCT; Youth Club-Stip ;Association for the Protection of the Egyptians’ Cultural Identity IZIDA 41/21; Center of the Roma people of the city of Skopje; Parumba MKD; Polio Plus-a movement against disabilities ; ORT; Habitat Macedonia; PREDA PLUS Foundation

3. Questionnaires: 20.07.2011 Map of Municipalities in Macedonia

4. The existence of the following forms/mechanisms of institutional cooperation with the civil society organizations-(associations, foundations, alliances, etc) 20.07.2011

5. What kind of support could ELS receive from your organization in order to establish the mechanism of institutional support? 20.07.2011

6. Initiating and implementing activities for the development and support of civil society on behalf of the municipalities 20.07.2011

7. The existence of a register/data base for civil society organizations which act in the municipalities 20.07.2011

8. Is you civil society organization a part of the the municipalities’ register/data base? 20.07.2011

9. The existence of strategic documentation for cooperation with the civil society organizations (ex: strategic support, program for development of the civil society sector and similar) 20.07.2011

10. Inclusion of the organization in preparation of the strategic document 20.07.2011

11. Reasons why the strategic document for cooperation with the civil society organizations hasn’t been prepared 20.07.2011

12. Intention/Need to prepare the strategic document for cooperation with the civil society organizations 20.07.2011

13. Regulated procedure (written) for incorporation of civil society in the decision-making processes of the municipality 20.07.2011

14. In establishing the municipality regulations, the Board needs to engage in the practice of organizing public forums, implementing polls or gathering citizen recommendations ahead of time 20.07.2011

15. Practicing forms of civil society participation in the decision-making processes (on a political and/or program level) 20.07.2011

16. Areas/themes in which the municipality most frequently cooperates with civil society organizations 20.07.2011

17. Initiation for cooperation 20.07.2011

18. Conducting joint activities 20.07.2011

19. Allocating financial resources from the municipality budget for support of the civil society 20.07.2011

20. Received municipality resources 20.07.2011

21. Municipality budget resources which are allocated for the direct financial support of civil society organizations 20.07.2011

22. Distribution of the financial resources for civil society organizations through a public call 20.07.2011

23. Written criteria for the distribution of finacial resources for the support of civil society organizations 20.07.2011

24. Obligation of the beneficiary civil society orgs to delivera report 20.07.2011