unemployment

AREAS OF SPECIALISATION

Fostering social cohesion through combatting unemployment
unemployment
human_rights

AREAS OF SPECIALISATION

Cultivating respect for Human Rights
human_rights
children_wellbeing

AREAS OF SPECIALISATION

Promoting children’s well-being and combatting bullying
children_wellbeing
active_ageing

AREAS OF SPECIALISATION

Putting Active and Healthy Aging to Practice
active_ageing
mental_health

AREAS OF SPECIALISATION

Empowering persons with mental disabilities
mental_health
women_empowerment

AREAS OF SPECIALISATION

Combatting gender discrimination and supporting women’s empowerment
women_empowerment
migrants_refugees

AREAS OF SPECIALISATION

Facilitating the acceptance of migrants and refugees by recipient communities
migrants_refugees
civil_society

AREAS OF SPECIALISATION

Enhancing the role of Civil Society and Civil Society Organisations
civil_society
social_protection

AREAS OF SPECIALISATION

Promoting modern social protection systems and social services
social_protection
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Ongoing Projects

Promoting Active Inclusion of Disadvantaged Persons Excluded from the Labour Market

Promoting Active Inclusion of Disadvantaged Persons Excluded from the Labour Market

The project’s overall objective is to increase the activation of persons at risk of social exclusion in the labour market Read More
Building a stronger civil society to boost efforts on educational inclusion of Roma

Building a stronger civil society to boost efforts on educational inclusion of Roma

This project is designed to boost the process of building a stronger civil society in Macedonia toward better protection of Read More
APPLE: eArly warning Platform to Prevent youth from dropping out of school Education

APPLE: eArly warning Platform to Prevent youth from dropping out of school Education

APPLE: eArly warning Platform to Prevent youth from dropping out of school Education Challenge Early School Leaving remains a challenge Read More
Supporting of the resettlement of persons with intellectual disabilities from the residential institution of Demir Kapija into community based supported living settings

Supporting of the resettlement of persons with intellectual disabilities from the residential institution of Demir Kapija into community based supported living settings

Supporting of the resettlement of persons with intellectual disabilities from the residential institution of Demir Kapija into community based supported Read More
URBAN - Engaging youth with Urban Gardening Activities

URBAN - Engaging youth with Urban Gardening Activities

URBAN - Engaging youth with Urban Gardening Activities Challenge Community urban gardens are gardens operated jointly and through volunteer commitment, offering Read More
Harnessing the potential of digital tools to strengthen youth participation in EU democratic life

Harnessing the potential of digital tools to strengthen youth participation in EU democratic life

Challenge How to strengthen participation is a question that permeates the substance of democracy at all levels (from local to Read More
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Promoting modern social protection systems and social services

The social protection system in Macedonia is functioning according to the “Social protection Law”, which is expected to go through major changes due to its non-effectiveness, with the diversification of the pool of social service providers being one of the top priorities. Namely, the goal is to enable other social service providers besides public institutions to deliver services, which should be also supported by the process of decentralization and outsourcing of social services. The second crucial problem is the abscence of standards for social services, which reflects directly to the quality of the services provided and to the effectiveness of the whole system.

The Institution that studies social phenomena and promotes social activities is the Public Institution for Social Affairs. The Institute for Social Affairs has under its jurisdiction monitoring the work of social protection institutions, as well as of other stakeholders that perform certain activities in social protection. At the same time, this institution is responsible for implementing the licensing process for social workers. However the capacity building program being used for the licensing process is considered outdated and not in accordance with the new challenges of social phenomena.

The main actors of the social protection system are the Social Work Centres (SWC), together with institutions for non-residential and institutional care. SWCs are established as public institutions and they are responsible for administration of cash benefits and provision of social services.

Major improvement in social services was expected to happen in 2004 when decentralization of social services was about to start. Back then, the municipalities were given the possibility to have small scope of service provision that was expected to lead to decreasing the administrative burden of the existing SWCs and by that provide more personalized service to each of the service users. That did not happen. Currently social services are based on approving or rejecting the right to social transfers/benefits and social professionals are lacking in terms of resources and capacities to assist people on a more personal level aiming to find sustainable mechanism leading to better life quality.


The main challenges regarding the social protection system in the country include:

  • Implementation of crucial reforms promoting decentralization in the provision of social services
  • The pool of potential social service providers should be expanded and differentiated (lack of pluralism in provision of services)
  • The current system lacks basic quality standards for social services
  • The Institute for Social Affairs is in need of urgent reforms
  • The professional curricula of social workers for licensing process are outdated
  • There is lack of specialized professional capacities of the staff working in the CSWs
  • Social workers are facing heavy administration workload
  • Innovative new models like case management or social mentoring are not followed by the professionals

KMOP works with national partners in the EU and in developing countries to build their capacities to implement innovative social protection systems and modernize their framework of social services provided. Technical Assistance services provided by KMOP evolve around state-of-the-art examples and benchmarks, utilizing all modern trends, like community based services, decentralisation models, de-institutionalisation processes, introducing quality standards, having as ultimate goal the development and adoption of integrated social protection systems, tailored to the needs for social support and enhancement in the country. In this view, KMOP’ relevant experience can be further utilised for contributing to facing the challenges in the national social protection system.


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KMOP Athens (HQ)

75, Skoufa str.
Athens 10680
Greece
Tel.: +30 210 3637547
Fax: +30 210 3639758

KMOP Skopje

St. 1737 № 24/9, 1st floor
Skopje 1000
North Macedonia
Tel.: +389 2 3144 199

KMOP Piraeus

1, Tzavella & Matrozou str.
Pireaus 18533
Greece
Tel.: +30 211 7201055
Fax: +30 211 7407525

KMOP Thessaloniki

3, Afroditis & Odysseos str.
Thessaloniki 54629
Greece
Tel.: +30 2310 534322

KMOP Pristina

Gustav Mayer 7/1
Prishtina 10000
Kosovo
Tel.: +381 (0)38 712 683

KMOP Chișinău

75 M. Kogalniceanu St.
Chisinau MD 2009
Republic of Moldova
Tel.: +373 67 224 222

KMOP Brussels

Rue de la Science, 14B
Brussels (Business Centre)
Belgium

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