CIRa is an independent, non-governmental organization established by the local staff in of Institute for Sustainable Communities (ISC) in Macedonia in September 2003. ISC has been implementing the Democracy Network Program (DemNet) in Macedonia , funded by USAID for more than 9 years, since 1995. For this period, ISC and subsequently CIRa provided grants for more than 350 civil society organizations and financially supported 317 projects distributed in different focal areas with a total budget of $ 8.05 million. In addition, around 100 training courses have been designed and delivered with the aim of strengthening civil society in Macedonia ...
CIRa strives to achieve its aims through strengthening organizational capacities, providing grant-giving support, promoting public participation and mobilizing local resources in solving local issues on community level.
Also known as: www.cira.org.mk