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1. Existence of a National Strategy

2. Scope and contents

3. Responsible authority

4. Revisions/ Updates

Existence of a National Strategy

In September 2021, The Ministry of Labor and Social Policy adopted the new Strategy for Promotion and Development of Volunteering (2021– 2025) and Action Plan.

 It is important to indicate that the Republic of North Macedonia hasn’t adopted a specific Strategy on youth volunteering and as a subject it is incorporated within the general strategy mentioned. The Strategy itself doesn’t target only youth but has general focus and it is set in the spirit of equal rights on volunteering.

Scope and contents

The main aim of the aforementioned Strategy is to provide continuous development, promotion and strengthening of the volunteering engagement and culture of volunteering in N. Macedonia. With the Strategy, the Government stand to fulfill the following concrete strategic aims:

• Promotion of volunteering at the broader public
• Encouraging of the culture of volunteering within the educational system
• Increasing the level of volunteering in the civil sector and social enterprises
• Establishment of a system for institutional support of volunteering.

Responsible authority

Revisions/ Updates

In September 2021, the former Ministry of Labor and Social Policy, adopted the new Strategy for Promotion and Development of Volunteering (2021-2025). 

This strategy builds upon previous frameworks, like the Law on Volunteering, and as well the first Strategy for Promotion and Development of Volunteering 2010-2015^[1] aimed at encouraging volunteerism but introduces a more comprehensive approach to enhancing volunteering practices in North Macedonia. 

It focuses on aligning volunteering with national youth policies and improving the legal and institutional framework for volunteer engagement.