National CoalitionMacedonia - First Children’e Embassy in the World-Megjashi

http://www.childrensembassy.org.mk/

Contact Details

Member Organisations
Sonchogledi, NGO Dendo Vas, NGO Trust -Kumanovo, Association for the Protection of the Rights of the Child, NGO Peace.
www.childrensembassy.org.mk

What happened in Action Week 2008?
In Macedonia more than 100 schools took part in the world's biggest lesson nationwide, but the main event took place at an Elementary School in Shuto Orizari. Skopje. There were public debates involving students, parents, teachers, politicians in order to point out the importance of bigger participation in the school process and quality education. Other activities involved children meeting with high ranking officials, encouraging them to sign and give written support of global action week. They also took a media tour, through the capital Skopje, to see the contrast between places where conditions for quality education exist and to places where these conditions do not exist. The week closed with a concert in the city park at Shkolka which crowned it all.

What happened in Action Week 2007?


Global Action Week in Macedonia was filled with joy and satisfaction with more that 20,000 children forming the human chains, in solidarity for the 18,000 children who are out of school in the country. During the week, pupils from all primary schools in Macedonia prepared dossiers which included drawings, written songs and essays.

A television programme was prepared and distributed for broadcast in four national and five local stations. The programme was made in Macedonian, Albanian and Roma languages; on the subject ‘I don’t go to school’. Children visited the President of the Republic of Macedonia, Mr. Branko Crvenkovski, the Vice President of the Assembly and the State Secretary of Education, and reminded them of their promises made in 2005. During the main event in the capital Skopje, a helicopter circled over the Human Chain, distributing flyers. The children were carrying hats inscribed ‘JOIN UP! Education Rights Now!’ and were also cutting paperchains to represent their friends who are out of school. The Prime Minister, Mr. Nikola Gruevski, attended and signed a guarantee of Education for All.