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GoMacedonia! organizes daily and weekend tours tailored to the needs of people who are keen to explore Macedonia’s cultural heritage, customs and traditions. Al Yate has done a great deal of work on the site. Please contact him if you have any questions. www.gomacedonia.com Hotel Association of Macedonia is an association that works on the promotion and development of the hotel, food and beverage industry. This is Al Yates organization in Ohrid. Please contact him if you have any questions. www.hotam.org The Living Heritage program supports local initiatives aiming at protection, use and presentation of cultural heritage as a resource for sustainable community development. www.zivonasledstvo.org.mk Macedonian Ministry of Culture. www.kultura.gov.mk Cultural Events in Macedonia www.culture.in.mk N.I.Institute and Museum. By the decision of the Government of Republic of Macedonia for the need of establishment of the net of national institutions in the district of culture (Sluzben Vesnik na R. Makedonija No. 84/2003), the Institute for preservation of monuments of culture, Museum and Gallery Bitola gain the status of national institution of culture and it is renamed into the Institute for preservation of monuments of culture and Museum Bitola, or in short Institute and Museum Bitola. Today, the Institute for preservation of monuments of culture, Museum Bitola is a national institution of culture which main goal is the protection, systematization, scientific processing and presentation of the cultural legacy of municipality of Bitola. www.muzejbt.org.mk This organization in Prilep is working with 9 municipalities in the Pelagonia region of Macedonia. PCV, Troy Tillis is in Prilep and is in direct contact with them, and I have attended one of their early workshops. They are beginning a new project that will impact Economic Development in the Pelagonia Region of Macedonia. Those of us in the area will be working with them through our municipalities. Web site will be updated soon, any immediate questions can be forwarded to Troy. www.preda.com.mk Launched in 2001 by Bulgaria Economic Forum and it has also been supported by the investment and development promotion organizations in the Southeast European countries, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development /OECD/, the Investment Compact within the Stability Pact, the German association for technical co-operation (GTZ GmbH). Major goals are integrating existing business information sources in the region; providing up-to-date, reliable information about processes in the region; and assisting regional and international companies with business interests in the region. www.seeurope.net Founded in 2004, United Macedonian Diaspora is an international membership organization based in Washington, D.C. addressing the interests and needs of Macedonians and Macedonian communities throughout the world. United Macedonian Diaspora fosters the unity of the Macedonian people by ensuring the progress and advancement of the traditional Macedonian spiritual, historical, and socio-cultural heritage furthered by charitable, educational, public, and other community-minded endeavors. They have some links that might be helpful as well. www.umdiaspora.org USAID, Macedonia macedonia.usaid.gov/English/about_macedonia_eng. htm Macedonia is a sunny, pristine and mountainous country in the heart of the Balkans. It is a centuriesold producer of the region’s finest wines. This site directs you to websites of various wine producers. www.winemk.com The World Bank is a vital source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries around the world. We are not a bank in the common sense. We are made up of two unique development institutions owned by 185 member countries, the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the International Development Association (IDA). Each institution plays a different but supportive role in our mission of global poverty reduction and the improvement of living standards. The IBRD focuses on middle income and creditworthy poor countries, while IDA focuses on the poorest countries in the world. Together we provide low-interest loans, interest-free credit and grants to developing countries for education, health, infrastructure, communications and many other purposes. This site has lots of great information, in addition to funding issues. www.worldbank.org PAUZA PauzaVol5.2.indd 15 15 6/29/07 12:31:12 PM