 Launch Event
On December 15, 2011, the Energy efficiency for housing sector project announced its official launch. The launching event was opened with a welcome from the Habitat for Humanity Macedonia Deputy Director - Program, Ms. Liljana Alceva. She introduced the key speakers of the event, the Minister of Economy, Mr. Valon Saraqini, the USAID Mission Director, Mr. Robert Wuertz and Habitat for Humanity Macedonia National Director, Mr. Zoran Kostov. read more...
 New Builds Program
Yesterday, April 28th, Habitat for Humanity Macedonia and its partner families signed the contracts with which the families became a part of the New Builds program in Veles . The Governing Board of HFHM, the vice-president of the ECA office, Don Haszczyn, US Ambassador Phillip T. Reeker and his wife Solveig, a team of volunteers from the US, as well as Veles Mayor Goran Petrov, attended the event. read more...
New project
Habitat for Humanity Macedonia was selected by the European Union to implement a project on the promotion of housing rights for Roma in Macedonia. The project will be carried out in target municipalities of Shuto Orizari, Tetovo, Gostivar and Kumanovo with high Roma populations over an implementation period of one year (12/2010 – 12/2011). read more...
Cooperation
Habitat for Humanity Macedonia, acting as a local partner of the US Agency for International Development, is taking part in a pilot-project aimed towards an assessment of the savings in residential buildings energy consumption after energy efficiency measures have been implemented. read more...
Advocacy
HFH Macedonia’s Executive Director Dr. Zoran Kostov was invited by the Macedonian Ministry of Labor and Social Policy earlier this year, to join the expert team that was assigned to draft the 2010-2020 National Strategy for Poverty Reduction and Social Inclusion. Dr. Kostov was particularly responsible for the Strategy’s Transport, Communication and Housing chapters.
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Recognition
In recognition of his continuing support to HFH Macedonia and its low income partner-families, John Finnerty, the Executive Director of HFH East and Central Pasco has been received on August 17, 2010 by the Macedonian President Djorge Ivanov. The reception was held at the presidential summer residence in Ohrid. Zoran Kostov, National Director of HFH Macedonia, attended the reception as well.
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Energy Efficiency
On May 6th, Habitat for Humanity Macedonia and the Municipality of Karposh officially launched a partnership that involves energy efficiency upgrades for 112 apartments in apartment building 10 on Boulevard “September 8th” in Skopje. This project is a part of Habitat for Humanity Macedonia’s ongoing Energy Efficient Homes Program through which interventions for 28 apartment units in Kavadarci have already been completed.
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Safe Drinking Water for Vasilevo
The United Nations have designated March 22nd as World Water Day, devoting this day to focusing public attention to the critical water issues worldwide, the most pressing of which is the fact that a staggering 884 million people in the world lack access to safe drinking water. At Habitat for Humanity Macedonia we wanted to mark this day by remind our friends and supporters about the important role that providing access to clean and safe drinking water has in the work that we do in the rural communities.
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Emergency Assistance for Haiti
Habitat for Humanity will help clear debris from home sites, provide shelter kits, and repair and build new houses as part of its recovery plan in Haiti.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (Jan. 19, 2010) — Ricky Martin traveled to Port-au-Prince today with Habitat for Humanity International’s CEO Jonathan Reckford to visit one of the earthquake-ravaged neighborhoods in the capital city. Martin was moved by the massive devastation caused by the 7.0-magnitude earthquake that struck last week and just as he did following the Dec. 2004 Asian tsunami, traveled as quickly as possible to the affected region.
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Volunteering
President of the Republic of Macedonia, Gjorge Ivanov, visited and volunteered at HFH Macedonia’s new builds site in the town of Veles on September 11th, 2009, expressing his support to the organization’s cause of poverty housing eradication. The visit coincided with the National Day of Service and Remembrance in the US and President Barack Obama’s volunteering with Habitat for Humanity in Washington DC. read more...
Programme
HFH Macedonia initiates a new pilot-project focused solely on financing and replacement of the existing energy un-efficient windows and doors, increasing that way the thermo insulation capabilities of the homes of low income families. read more...
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