Skopje, June 2012

TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. 2. VISION, MISSION AND DEVELOPMENT ...........................................................1 OBJECTIVES ..........................................................................................................1

3. ORGANIZATIONAL SET UP AND ACTIVITIES ....................................................1 4. AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT SECTOR ....................................1 5. LOCAL DEVELOPMENT SECTOR ..........................................................................1 6. ENVIRONMENTAL SECTOR...................................................................................1 7. CULTURAL HERITAGE ...........................................................................................1 8. PUBLICATIONS DEVELOPED AND / OR SUPPORTED BY CEPROSARD..........1 9. CONSULTANCY RELATED ACTIVITIES...............................................................1 10. NETWORKING OF CEPROSARD ..........................................................................1 11. ACTIVITIES OF CEPROSARD IN 2011..................................................................1 12. PARTICIPATION ON INTERNATIONAL SIMPOSIA, CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS ................................................................................................................1 13. SUSTAINABILITY OF CEPROSARD.....................................................................1 14. CEPROSARD IN THE PUBLIC ...............................................................................1 15. PARTNERSHIP AND COOPERATION WITH ORGANZIATIONS .......................1 16. FINANCIAL REPORTS ...........................................................................................1 17. AUDITORS OPINION ON AGROENERGY PROJECT.........................................1

1. VISION, MISSION AND DEVELOPMENT

The Association Center for Promotion of Sustainable Agricultural Practices and Rural Development from Skopje, is an independent, non-profit and non-partisan association. It is established by free association of its members in order to facilitate mutual cooperation and implementation of common interests in the area of sustainable development, agriculture, local development, utilization of renewable energy sources, energy efficiency, environmental protection, cultural heritage conservation, as well as in order to promote cooperation with other similar organizations and associations from Macedonia and abroad. Vision The vision of CeProSARD are rural and urban areas, developed in a sustainable manner with absolute concern for the environment, efficient use of renewable energy sources, energy efficiency and cultural heritage protection, which will contribute to a better social environment for future generations. Mission The mission of CeProSARD is the introduction and promotion of sustainable development. Through research and application of best practices, we strive towards provision of better living conditions in rural and urban areas. Development The Association works and acts in order to cover the whole territory of Republic of Macedonia, at the same time, establishing close cooperation with national and international organizations, until eventually a network of organizations and promotional stations is formed for the benefit of using sustainable practices. The Association establishes close cooperation with local and central government, lobbying for promotion and achievement of its mission.

2. OBJECTIVES

The citizens association CeProSARD strives towards achieving the following goals: Improvement of local and regional development in all regions of Republic of Macedonia; Promotion and introduction of sustainable practices in the development of rural areas and in the development of agriculture and food production in Republic of Macedonia; Promoting possibilities for using renewable energy sources and energy efficiency improvements wherever possible; Environmental protection in accordance with sustainable development principles; Activities in the area of adaptaion to and mitigation of climate change, with focus on agriculture as production branch susceptible to their impact; Cultural heritage conservation; Economic strengthening of women, mainly in rural areas.

3. ORGANIZATIONAL SET UP AND ACTIVITIES

The Association Center for Promotion of Sustainable Agricultural Practices and Rural Development (CeProSARD) from Skopje, acts through the following bodies: 3.1. 3.2. 3.3. 3.4. 3.5. Assembly Executive Board Advisory Body Supervisory Board Executive Director

Assembly The Assembly consists of twenty one members. The members may act as active, associate and honorary members. Executive Board The Executive Board, as an executive body consisting of active association members, consists of the following members: Svetlana Petrovska, MSc, area of expertise: environment protection; Snezana Janevska, mechanical engineer; Liljana Buchkovska, economist.

Advisory Body The Advisory Body consists of elected experts from relevant areas, providing expert assistance for the current operation of the Association. In 2011, in accordance with the proposal of the Executive Board, the Advisory Body worked with the same members.

Supervisory Board The Supervisory Board, as a body within the Assembly, consists of three active members: Gabriela Micevska, agricultural engineer; Liljana Tanevska, MSc, area of expertise: local development; State Nolev, economist.

Executive Director The Executive Director of CeProSARD, Svetlana Petrovska, MSc, together with the executive office team participated in the implementation of decisions adopted by the Assembly. In order to establish sustainability in the organization, the Executive Director, in accordance with the decisions passed by the Executive Board, has formed a team, which continuously works on developing project documents for applying on international projects. The team in charge of developing project documents upon calls published by donors consists of: Liljana Tanevska, MSc, Gordana Pecelj, MSc and Dejan Filipovski.

Executive Office The Executive Team of CeProSARD in 2001, consisted of twelve employees with the following educational profile: two agricultural engineers, a MSc in local development, mechanical engineers, an environmental protection engineer, a MSc in environment, an engineer-architect, two economists and an administrator. Depending on project needs and activities, expert teams and experts were hired as external associates. In certain periods, students from the Faculty of Economics and the Faculty of Agriculture and Food volunteered in the Association. The Executive Team of CeProSARD is divided into the following sectors:
Agriculture and Rural Development Sector: Head of Sector: Gabriela Micevska, agricultural engineer; Agriculture Unit Damjan Surlevski, agricultural economist; Rural Development Unit.

Local Development Sector:

Head of Sector: Liljana Tanevska, MSc., local development; Cultural Heritage Unit Ivana Petkanovska, architect; Gender Equality Unit Liljana Buchkovska, economist. Head of Sector: Snezana Janevska, mechanical engineer; Renewable Energy Sources Unit; Energy Efficiency Unit Dejan Filiposki, energy and environment. Head of Sector; Environmental Protection Coordinator: Ljupka Gligorova, environmental engineer.

Renewable Energy Sources and Energy Efficiency Sector:

Environmental Protection Sector:

General Affairs Sector: Finance Manager: Gordana Pecelj, MSc, economic sciences; Gabriela Barker, public relations; Violeta Kocevska administrator.

CeProSARD in 2011 worked on six projects, with a total budget of 878.049 Euros, or 54.000.000 denars1.

Part of this budget is used to cover some of 2012 projects.

4. AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT SECTOR

Project: Promotion of Sustainable Agricultural Practices,

Energy Efficiency and Utilization of Renewable Energy Sources in Rural Communities in Republic of Macedonia Agroenergy

Project partners: Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Economy; Ministry of Economy; Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning; Ministry of Local Self- Government; Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food; Federation of Farmers of Republic of Macedonia; Association of Local Self-Government Units. Implementation period: First phase: 1.12.2008 - 30.11.2009 research phase; Second phase: 1.10.2010 - 1.12.2012 implementation phase. Target group: farmers and entrepreneurs throughout the country, institutions, local and national authorities etc. Description of activities: The Project Promotion of sustainable agricultural practices, energy efficiency and utilization of renewable energy sources in rural communities in Republic of Macedonia Agroenergy, after finalizing the first phase (researching the availability of renewable energy resources in Republic of Macedonia suitable for small investments, initiated the second phase, the implementation phase, based on the results of the first phase. It consists of the following activities: Giving recommendations for proper RES utilization, through introduction of new modern production technologies, as well as for energy savings through applying the principles of energy efficiency, through:

1. Piloting specific model pilot-units (farms) have been established, where renewable energy sources were used and measures for improving energy efficiency were taken.

2. Training and promotion a plan for establishing a training center for practical demonstration of the utilization of RES and construction of energy efficient buildings in accordance with the best available techniques has been developed; educational training packages for training different target groups have been prepared; promotional campaigns and round tables about RES and EE have been organized. 3. Institutional strengthening institutions have been supported in the process of developing and adjusting laws, by-laws, strategies, programs and measures for supporting relevant EU RES and EE related regulations. Within the Agroenergy project, CeProSARD provided assistance to the Directorate for Hydrological and Meteorological Affairs of Republic of Macedonia for organizing workshops with the title Provision of quality in solar collectors and systems Upon request of the Energy Agency, in 2011 the drafting of the Rulebook on Energy Performance of Buildings was initiated. The development of the Rulebook is performed by a workgroup established upon initiative of the Energy Agency, and in coordination with CeProSARD Association. This Rulebook is very important by-law which will contribute to gradually reducing high energy costs in buildings, than to taking into

consideration the energy factor when constructing new buildings, to introducing green certificates, and of course, will contribute to achieving the strategic objectives of the country. Besides the Rulebook, the workgroup will also draft a methodology for its use. In order to support the work of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Economy, CeProSARD Association developed a Guideline for Foreign Investments in Republic of Macedonia. 4. Networking the established network of entities active in this sector was strengthened and a cooperation platform was created. Budget: 1.062.000 Euros Donor: SIDA

Project: Strengthening Public-Private Dialogue through

Increased Utilization of Effective Advocacy for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables and Processed Vegetables Value Chains

The objective of the Project is to provide conditions for establishing a dialogue between the public and the private sector through strengthening the capacities of the participants in the value chains and representatives of governmental institutions, as well as through establishing a system for regular communication and exchange of opinions on certain topics and documents in the fruits and vegetables sub-sectors.

Activities:

Identifying the participants in the value chains (producers, processors and traders in fruits and vegetables);

Including governmental institutions responsible for development and implementation of policies and strategies related to fresh fruits and vegetables and processed vegetables in the project activities;

Assessing the training needs of employees in the institutions and of the representatives of the value chains;

Organizing trainings for representatives of value chains and governmental institutions adjusted to their needs;

Establishing an informative online-tool on the web site of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Economy;

Establishing a system for ongoing communication between the value chain participants and governmental institutions on contemporary topics related to fruit and vegetables production and processing.

Duration: October 2011 September 2012 Budget: 40.930 USD Donor: USAID AgBiz Program

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5. LOCAL DEVELOPMENT SECTOR

Project:Think Global, Act Local Youth in Action

In August 2011, eight young people from Macedonia participated on the workshop for exchange of young people in Latvia, together with their colleagues from Latvia and Serbia. The objective of the workshop, which was part of EU financed initiative Youth in Action, was to motivate young people in rural areas to participate in decision making processes and to raise their awareness regarding sustainable development opportunities. Besides the planned agenda, there was also time to visit local settlements and to taste local delicacies. Additional objectives of the Project were to become familiar with young peoples life in rural areas in other countries, to promote global thinking and to motivate young people to spend their free time in a way on which they would act more effectively locally. By using different techniques, the workshop tried to encourage the participants to identify ways to improve their local environment and to help them share their ideas, as well as to turn them into practical results. The participants finished a practical task, by building a solar collector of old waste materials found on the site - from old windows to old refrigerator cooler. Duration: April September 2011. Budget: 20.1542 Euros Donor: European Union Youth in Action

Total budget for Latvia, Serbia and Macedonia

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Project: CeProSARD Legal Initiative Agricultural Land Management for Energy Crops and Renewable Energy Production as part of the National Democratic Institute Project: Support to the Civil Society Organizations in Legislation Initiatives with the Parliament of Republic of Macedonia

As a non-governmental organization dealing in activities related to renewable energy in agriculture, local development and environmental protection, CeProSARD works on the legal initiative for Agricultural Land Management for Energy Crops and Renewable Energy Production. The initiative is directed, above all, towards conservation of agricultural land for food production, conservation of biodiversity and establishing criteria which would prevent its uncontrolled use for production of energy crops. The initiative covers revision of regulations related to energy crops production, establishing links to parliamentary commissions competent for those issues, as the Commission on Agriculture and the Commission on Transport and Environment. The project covers the following activities:

Revision of all laws regulating agricultural land management in Macedonia; Workshops for informing relevant actors and use of their experience in the area; Structuring the legislative initiative;

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Lobbying through public debates in the Parliament in order to implement legal interventions.

Duration: September 2010 March 2011, extended until March 2012 Budget: 2.000 Euros 3 Donor: National Democratic Institute

6. ENVIRONMENTAL SECTOR

Project :

Climate

Change

Adaptation

and

Mitigation Measures in Mostly Affected Areas in Macedonia

Main objective of the Project is to raise awareness of the population in the most affected areas regarding measures for mitigation of climate change, their impact and adaptation to climate change, as well as regarding possibilities for rapid reaction in case of floods. During the Project, floods have been analyzed from the climate change point of view, that is, as a climate change consequence. After identifying areas in Macedonia most exposed to floods, the project activities were focused on educating local population and representatives of the municipalities concerned. The stakeholders were familiarized with the climate change consequences that we are facing, measures for adaptation and mitigation of climate change impact, and manners for dealing with and rapid reaction in case of flooding. Institutions involved:
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CeProSARD did not manage this budget.

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Crisis Management Centre; Directorate of Hydro-Meteorological Affairs; Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning; Faculty of Forestry Skopje; Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food Skopje; Municipalities: Petrovec, Zelenikovo, Bosilovo, Strumica.

Duration: March August 2011 : 5.600 Euros Donor: Norway

Project: Balkan Advocacy

Network in E-waste

Management

The main objective of the project is to improve the legal and the institutional framework, which will contribute to proper management of e-waste in Macedonia, Serbia, Croatia and in Bulgaria. CeProSARD, as part of the national advocacy network for e-waste management, participated in organizing public events for raising awareness with regard to e-waste. The target groups and end users are NGOs, companies, governmental institutions, media and citizens. The activities were directed towards finding solutions for the following problems:

Low capacity of NGOs to manage e-waste; Citizens and decision makers have low awareness of the consequences of inappropriate e-waste disposal; Lack of statistical data with regard to e-waste; Lack of network structures on national and on regional level directed towards handling ewaste related problems.

Duration: March November 2011 Budget: 640 Euros

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Donor: The Project is financed by EU

7. CULTURAL HERITAGE

Project: Balkan Tale

The objective of the Project was to make Balkan history from the 14th until the 19th century alive, and to motivate public discussion on valuable, but often neglected, monuments from this period. Moreover, the objective was to stimulate the public discourse on Balkan history, to promote the feeling of common history based on religious and ethnic cohabitation and to contribute for a promotion and conservation of cultural heritage. In fact, this was a multimedia project based on an exhibition of 50 specially ordered photographs of Muslim, Christian and Jewish monuments on the Balkan, taken by 5 award winning photographers from Athens, Belgrade, Prizren, Skopje and Tirana. The photographs are supplemented with a text written by a team of historians from the whole Region, with a documentary, educational programs, history walks and photography competitions intended for school children and for adults. This motivates cooperation between different cultural organizations in the Balkan and in Europe, promotes the image of the Balkans in the Region and further in Europe, while the Project is a contribution to understating the meaning of history and improving access to cultural heritage in the Balkans. Target groups were the general public, children younger than 18, civil and educational organizations, local governments, NGOs and research organizations, central government, students, young people. The activities, among other things, were:

Exhibition of photographs in Athens, Prishtina, Skopje, Belgrade, Tirana and Berlin; Publication in all six languages of the countries partners in the Project; Web site; 26-minute documentary and an audiovisual video;

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Reports written by historians from Greece, Albania, Serbia, Kosovo and Macedonia, containing specific proposals for amending the curriculum in history, especially regarding the Ottoman era; Educational curricula; Medium campaign and Project promotion.

Project partners: Goethe Institute, Athens Office Project leader; CeProSARD (Macedonia); OJQ Emancipimi Civil Ma Ndryshe (Kosovo); Remont Independent Artistic Association (Serbia);; Albanian Monuments Fund (Albania); Non-Profit Foundation Anemon (Greece). The project activities in our country were additionally supported by the City of Skopje, Museum of Macedonia, and by other organizations and media partners, in order better to reach the target group children and young people under the age of 18. Duration: January 2011 October 2012 Budget: 26.670 Euros Donor: European Commission DG Enlargement

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8. PUBLICATIONS DEVELOPED AND / OR SUPPORTED BY CEPROSARD

Guide for Energy Efficient Construction Management and Industrial Research Study on Energy Efficiency and Perspectives for Developing Green Economy in the Country FES Facing Climate Change Norway Manuals for Construction of Power Plants for Production of Energy from Renewable Energy Sources Agroenergy Photovoltaic Power Plants Hydroelectric Power Plants Biomass Power Plants Wind Power Plants Possibilities for Using Solar Energy in Vegetable Processing Sector Agroenergy

9. CONSULTANCY RELATED ACTIVITIES

Environmental Protection Reports Investors: Businesses from the Municipality of Sveti NIkole Bacoc (February 2011); Astra DOOEL (April 2011); Aleks export import (May 2011); Balance Plus (May 2011); Municipality of Gazi Baba MIkei DOO (December 2011) Strategic Environmental Impact Assessment on state urban planning documents on 13 gas stations and service centers on Corridor X, Corridor VII and on other regional roads in the country Investor: Spatial Planning Agency of Republic of Macedonia (March 2011) Environmental Impact Assessment Report on the regional road Mantovo Investor: Municipality of Shtip (May 2011) Environmental Aspects of Your Company Benefits and Possibilities

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Investor: Management and Industrial Research Foundation (MIR) (May 2011) Facilitating a Conference in Cooperation with local governments Investor: SIPU International Swedish consultancy organization (July 2011) Environmental Impact Assessment Report on rehabilitation and reconstruction of eleven existing municipal streets in Municipality of Ghorche Petrov Investor: Municipality of Gjorche Petrov (August 2011) Environmental Aspects of Your Company Benefits and Possibilities Investor: Management and Industrial Research Foundation (MIR) (May 2011) Environmental Aspects of Your Company Benefits and Possibilities Investor: Evrocentar from Sveti Nikole (December 2011) Strategy on local economic development of the Municipality of Gjorche Petrov Investor: Municipality of Gjorche Petrov (December 2011) Energy Efficiency of the kindergarten Srnichka Investor: UNDP (December 2011) Local Environmental Action Plan (LEAP) for the Municipality of Center Investor: Municipality of Center (the development is ongoing) CeProSARD is organizing trainings for taking the expert exam for waste management and / or handling CeProSARD holds a certificate for organizing these trainings, issued by the Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning on October 10th, 2011. The Center for promotion of sustainable agricultural practices and rural development (CeProSARD) begins to organize trainings for taking the expert exam for waste management and / or handling. The trainings consist of 50 classes. The candidate who regularly attends the trainings for taking the expert exam in waste management and / or handling will be awarded a certificate of attendance to the expert trainings in waste management and / or handling.

10. NETWORKING OF CEPROSARD

Local and international level networking

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Rural Development Network of Republic of Macedonia Forum Synergies ARC 2020 Balkan Network of Eco-Villages Balkan Advocacy Network for E-Waste Management Coalition Natura 2000 National Network Climate Response Avalon Network Coalition Ecology a Priority

11. ACTIVITIES OF CEPROSARD IN 2011

CeProSARD signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with the Red Cross of Republic of Macedonia

The Red Cross of Republic of Macedonia within the project SEE Forum for adaptation to climate change founded the Network of Civil Society Organizations of Macedonia. The Network consists of members of the civil society in Macedonia, dealing in environmental protection and promotion, education, development and promotion of democracy, humanitarian aid, social topics and representatives of businesses and of educational institutions. The Network is a permanent platform for cooperation between its members, in order to raise awareness regarding climate change and climate change consequences of the general public and of decision makers. The Project is financed by the EU and the Red Cross of Austria. The Project implementation period is 24 months. A Memorandum of Cooperation has been signed for the implementation of the Project Make a Difference in Municipality of Konche, for installation of hot water solar systems in the schools in this Municipality 19

The Project for installing solar collectors in the school of Goce Delchev in Konche is a donation of Julijana Dimovska and Georg Woschnagg, and besides the donors in the development and the implementation of the Project participate CeProSARD, Municipality of Konche, Elementary School Goce Delchev and Sofkin DOOEL from Radovish. The Memorandum was signed during the Fair of Municipalities, held on November 25th and 26th 2011 in Skopje, while the document presents the intention for cooperation and the implementation of the Project Make a Difference of all five signatories. The objective of this initiative was to improve the conditions in the elementary schools of Municipality of Konche, through installing solar collector systems for obtaining sanitary hot water. Besides the central school in Konche, the project covers additional five elementary schools in the surrounding villages of this Municipality: Dolni Lipovik, Gorni Lipovik, Rakitec, Dedino and Gabrevci. The Project entailed organization of a workshop intended to educate and raise awareness among school children about renewable energy sources and environment protection. The workshop will result in implementation of an additional activity proposed by the pupils, and supported by the educational staff of the school of Goce Delchev. CeProSARD also supports the implementation of initiatives and projects of philanthropic character related to raising awareness with regard to environmental protection in Republic of Macedonia.

The Center for Promotion of Sustainable Agricultural Practices and Rural Development (CeProSARD) and the Business Confederation of Macedonia has signed a Memorandum of Cooperation

The Memorandum was signed on October 26th 2011, thus taking into consideration the intent of the partners to establish relations in order to cooperate in different projects. Both parties may develop common projects in different areas in which they will have mutual interest and at the same time they will jointly do the following:

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 Participate in joint project development in accordance with determined project partnership agreements; Provision of mutual professional support; Inclusion in the network of partners; Support the process of establishing cooperation with partners; Joint participation in the dialogue with social partners; Participation in the activities of the local economic social councils; Counseling and education of members and of clients of both organizations. Tree Day in Macedonia

On November 2011, the CeProSARD team participated in the activity Tree Day as part of the campaign for large scale forestation in Macedonia. The main objective was to replant the Macedonian forests after the large forest fires that took place in the last two summers, while the organizers also recognize the environmental benefits of this plan in the context of global warming. Our CeProSARD tree planting day was organized by our colleague Damjan, who lives in Sopishte, on Vodno Mountain. Equipped with tree seedlings, we went to his house and after the wonderful walk to the spring on the hill top, we decided that it would be better to plant the trees in Damjans garden, where they will be regularly watered and taken care of, and we would be able to visit them later on and inspect their progress.

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12. PARTICIPATION ON INTERNATIONAL SIMPOSIA, CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS

Presentation of a scientific paper prepared by CeProSARD on the International Conference of Ecosystems in Tirana, Albania From June 4th to 6th, 2001 in Tirana, Albania, the Faculty of Agriculture and Environment as part of the University of Agriculture of Albania, organized the International Conference of Ecosystems (ICE). Dejan Filipovski, representative of the CeProSARD team together with Marina Petrovska MSc, Project Assistant in UniCoop SIDA founded project, presented the paper Climate Change mitigation through utilization of biomass in the agricultural sector in Republic of Macedonia .

Friedrich Ebert Foundation, with an office in Skopje, in cooperation with CeProSARD on November 16th 2011, organized a workshop titled Nature Protection and Local Effects

The workshop was organized in order to share experience among Macedonian organizations working in the area of environmental protection and German experts in this area. The workshop was titled Nature Protection and Local Effects and a special emphasis was put on protected areas and Natura 2000 areas. During the presentation, Ljupka Gligorova, environmental protection coordinator in CeProSARD gave a presentation.

Bioenergy from the Forests Programs for Rural Development and Bioenergy Acquired from the Forests the workshop was held from October 25th until 27th in Punkaharju in Finland

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The Finish rural network in cooperation with the European network for rural development, three leader action groups and Finish expert organizations in forestry, organized a three day event with intent to describe, analyze, discuss and introduce issues related to forest bioenergy. What is the development of forest bioenergy in different rural development programs? What will be the future of bioenergy acquired from forests in EU? Gabirela Micevska, head of the Sector for Agriculture and Rural Development, represented CeProSARD and as a contribution to the workshop gave a presentation titled Bioenergy from forests in Macedonia. Forum workshop Macedonian Tourism Competitive Industry and Capacities and Resources in Creation of Tourism in Macedonia as a Competitive Industrial Branch was held in the Educational Center M6 Skopje, on October 27th, 2011. Among other presenters on this event, a presentation was given by Mr. Jean Marie Standaert from the Dutch Employers Cooperation Program and by Mr. Mile Boshkov, Chairperson of the Business Confederation of Macedonia. Especially interesting was the presentation of Ms. Vanja Stevkovska titled Training of the young and women in rural areas with tourist potential for starting small businesses in tourism, which underlined the huge interest for this type of tourism, but also presented the lack of more significant advancement in this specific sector, due to lack of appropriate regulations on rural tourism. The forum was attended by students from the Faculty of Tourism, representatives of the businesses and other stakeholders. The event was also attended by Liljana Buchkovska, gender equality coordinator in CeProSARD Skopje. Round table on the topic of Solar energy a Perspective in Macedonia, Reality in Slovenia was held on October 13th in the premises of the Skpje Fair. The intention of this round table was to exchange theoretical and practical experiences regarding the use, usefulness and the efficiency of solar renewable energy sources. The event, besides by the Ambassador of Republic of Slovenia, H.E. Alan Brian Bergant, was attended by representatives of NGOs, companies and institutions from both countries.

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Liljana Tanevska MSc. from CeProSARD gave a presentation, presenting the past activities of the organization in the research of potentials for using renewable energy sources and energy efficiency improvements through research and analysis of the economic feasibility of these technologies. On May 10th and 11th 2011, a two day expert meeting was held on the topic Introducing Energy Certificates of Buildings in Republic of Croatia and in the Region, Energy Reconstruction of Buildings and Contemporary Energy Concepts in Architecture in Measuring and Verification of Energy Savings in Energy Efficiency Projects. The meeting organized by the Energy Institute Hrvoje Pozhar consisted of presentations on the conditions and the trends in the introduction of energy certification of buildings, Croatian experience, and methods used to calculate energy consumption in Croatia. Svetlana Petrovska MSc presented the conditions with regard to this issue in Republic of Macedonia, the adopted legislation and the by-laws for energy efficiency in the construction sector. During the meeting, the systemic measures in Monte Negro introduced to improve energy performance of buildings and their certification were presented. On November 30th 2011 in Hotel Continental in Skopje, a workshop was held titled Providing Quality in Solar Collectors and Systems Mr. Andro Bachan, guest expert from the Croatian Energy Institute Hrvoje Pozhar shared his experience from Croatia with regard to quality standards of solar collectors and systems. The event was organized by CeProSARD team in Macedonia.

13. SUSTAINABILITY OF CEPROSARD

During 2011, the CeProSARD team prepared and submitted eleven project applications submitted to nine different donors, out of which three were approved, and six were rejected. For two projects we were invited to participate in the implementation as project partners.

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14. CEPROSARD IN THE PUBLIC

The information on CeProSARD was regularly published upon successful implementation of projects, promotional campaigns, trainings, as well as in order to announce events within projects implemented by the organization. The information was published in the printed and electronic media, as well as on the web sites of several national and international organizations, governmental institutions, local self-governments. The Association regularly published articles in the monthly review Moja Zemja (My Country) in the area of its activities. Other media which published information on the activities of the Center are: Moja Zemja; Vreme; Vecher; Utrinski Vesnik, Porta 3, Shpic; Dnevnik; KTV; Channel 77; TV Tera; Alsat; TV Alfa, Macedonian Television, Macedonian Radio , MIA web site, Ministry of Culture web site; Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Economy web site; Energy Agency web site; the web site of the National Extension Agency for Agriculture of Republic of Macedonia; Municipality of Konche web site; the web site daily.mk; web site time.mk; TV Star from Shtip; VTV from Valandovo; the web site idividi.com.mk; web site netpress.mk; web site sky.mk and others. Also in order to obtain timely and accurate information, the CeProSARD web site www.ceprosard.org.mk and the Facebook page of CeProSARD http://www.facebook.com/pages/CeProSARD/303094346376936 were regularly updated.

15. PARTNERSHIP AND COOPERATION WITH ORGANZIATIONS

CeProSARD creates a network of actors in the organizations areas of activity. These networks involved governmental institutions, NGOs, cooperatives, private sector representatives and individuals. Some of the national and international organizations - associates of CeproSARD donors and foreign partners, such as: SIDA; World Bank; FAO; GRM; MAASP; SNV; European Commission DG Enlargement; National Democratic Institute (NDI); NGOs and foundations, as: Federation of Farmers of Republic of Macedonia; Balkan Cooperation Center Skopje;

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ORT Skopje; Harvest of knowledge Prilep; CEOR Strumica; giff4u Slovenia; CEE Bulgaria; ECODIBRA Albania; Danu philanthrophy SEE Slovenia etc.

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16. FINANCIAL REPORTS BALANCE STATEMENT FOR 2011

DESCRIPTION
ASSETS
FIXED ASSETS Intangible Tangible equipment TOTAL OF FIXED ASSETS CURRENT ASSETS Gyro-account Cash in hand Foreign currency account Reserved current assets and letters of credit TOTAL OF CURRENT ASSETS ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLES Receivables based on given advance payments, deposits Other short term receivables TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS

2011
0 5.442.049 5.442.049 2.122.663 35.787 2.184.580 17.926.850 22.269.880 12.298.000 0 34.567.880

TOTAL ASSETS LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

BUSINESS ASSETS SOURCES Business fund TOTAL SOURCES OF BUSINESS ASSETS SHORTTERM LIABILITIES Suppliers State payables Short term financial payables Other short-term payables Salary payables TOTAL OF SHORT TERM LIABILITES PASSIVE DEFERERED PAYABLES capital surplus transferred for the next year other passive deferred payables TOTAL PASSIVE DEFERRED PAYABLES TREASURY STOCK UNDISTRIBUTED PART OF THE REVENUES

40.009.929

7.418.182 7.418.182 908.319 74.824 0 64.072 148.042 1.195.257 28.256.794 0 28.256.794 3.139.696 0

TOTAL LIABILITES

40.009.929
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PROFIT AND LOSS STATEMENT FOR 2011

REVENUES
REVENUES FROM SERVICES REVENUES FROM INTERESTS REVENUES FROM DONATIONS Embassy of Norway in Skopje Metamorphosis / e-waste SIDA, Sweden Goethe Institute, Greece EU, Latvia Youth in Action TOTAL REVENUES FROM DONATIONS REVENUES FROM MEMBERSHIP FEES EXTRA REVENUES FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR 345.000 39.360 37.100.951 1.100.879 33.511 38.619.701 12.350 14.676.969 730.112 282.089

TOTAL OF REVENUES EXPENDITURES

CeProSARD Operational expenditures Expenditures for implementation of project activities Audit

54.321.221

4.192.926 5.110.060 16.668.441 93.000

TOTAL OF EXPENDITURES DIFFERENCE BETWEEN REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES TOTAL

26.064.427 28.256.794 54.321.221

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17. AUDITORS OPINION ON AGROENERGY PROJECT

4 The audit in 2011 was perfomed only for the Agroenergy Project, since the financial operation of CeProSARD is mostly based on the implementation of this Project

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