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Regional Network for Cultural Diversity – READ is a regional EU-funded project, with the aim to enable civil society actors to foster and contribute to intercultural tolerance and democratic values with a particular focus on youth. The Project is implemented by Goethe-Institut Skopje together with the partner organizations: Association KROKODIL (Serbia), Center for Balkan Cooperation- Loja (North Macedonia), Instituti i Librit dhe i Promocionit (Albania), Kalem Culture Association (Turkey), and Qendra Multimedia (Kosovo). The project started on the 1st of September, 2020, and will last till 31th of August, 2024.

For our second open call for applications, support will be given to 30 Civil Society organizations in Albania, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Turkey in order to increase access and awareness of literature beyond the national context. CSOs are very important for the success of this project, as they wield considerable influence in culture and social change.

The applicants need to be:

• non-profit-making;
• civil society organizations;
• directly responsible for the preparation and management of the project with co-applicant(s);
• registered in Albania, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Serbia, or Turkey for at least 6 months before the date of publication of the call;
• working on one or more of the thematic areas of the relevance of this Call for Proposals

The Call is divided into two different sections:

• Open Call for supporting intercultural projects aims to promote cross-cultural cooperation in the region. The objective is to widely disperse support to a number of grass-root cultural initiatives across the countries and to promote their networking and cooperation. The Action should cover costs related tо literary arts and artists, a variety of other cultural and artistic initiatives including but not limited, music, theatre, audio and video production, multimedia, and other initiatives promoting intercultural cooperation in the region. Cooperation between at least two eligible countries will be considered an advantage. The maximum amount of support for this call is 3.000€ per grant. Projects from youth organizations are encouraged in particular.
• Open Call for supporting multilingual projects aims to support the regional diffusion of literary works from target countries. The purpose of this effort is expected to be for translation, in combination with the presentation and promotion of regional literature. The support from this project will supplement and significantly scale up the inter-regional translation of authors from Western Balkan and Turkey. The maximum amount of support for this call is 2.000€ per grant. The Action should cover costs related to translation, design, and print, and promotion of regional literature. Supported projects will be encouraged to create synergies with our mobile library as well as the different festivals or even the residencies.

Only one application from each applicant will be considered.
Deadline for applying: 15.01.2022
More information about the Open Call for applications can be found in the link below:

https://www.goethe.de/ins/mk/kul/sup/rea.html

Join us to celebrate the second birthday of Europe House during the month of November. 🎉🎈
The cultural and creative sector is part of our everyday life. We support and recognize the diverse and beautiful sides of music and art … but we also passionately dive into debates, seek solutions for the environment and support the voice of young people. Check our map, follow the calendar on social networks and be up to date with all the happenings. 📌

The new ambassador of the “BABYLON” award for 2022 is Vladimir Martinovski.

Vladimir Martinovski is a poet, short story writer, essayist, theorist and literary translator. He is a professor in the subject Comparative Poetics at the Department of General and Comparative Literature at the Faculty of Philology “Blaze Koneski”, University “St. Cyril and Methodius ”in Skopje.

The inauguration was held at Europe House Skopje, followed by a workshop covering subjects as enrollment criteria,  evaluation process, the benefits of participating and winning the award, as well as experiences and useful tips from experienced literary translators.

September 25 @ FC Rabotnicki field (at City Park) starting at 10 am we will #BeActive and engage in several disciplines while having fun with the music of 🎛 Dj Babura Junior.

⏰10: 00 – morning warm-up and karate basics with Jositaka – karate,
⏰11: 45 – Full Body Workout with Nadica Jovanovi and Renata Mladenovska,
⏰13: 15 – Yoga with Lejla Rakovska.

#Beactive and be part of our #BeActive fitness day that we are organizing this year together with TAKT.
Gifts for all participants and dance performances by Beatrix Crew and Mak Dance Studio will follow.
The event is free on a first come – first served basis. The event will be organized according to all protocols inline with COVID – 19.
(* at the entrance participants will have to show their vaccination certificate or confirmation for having recovered from COVID in the last 45 days.)

This year’s EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK theme is “Safe and Healthy with Sustainable Mobility”.

The choice of this year’s theme pays tribute to the hardships felt by Europe – and the world – throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. It also reflects on the opportunities for change resulting from this unprecedented health crisis in Europe.

Cities and urban administrations have established creative, resilient responses to the pandemic. This year, EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK celebrates the resilience of cities and their achievements, while seeking to sustain this momentum.

For this occasion, we invite students to join #ridetoschool initiative and travel actively to school.

How❓

From September 17 to 30 🚲🛴🛹🚶‍♀️hop on your bike, scooter, skate, and even if you walk to school, take a photo 🤳 and tag us on Instagram