August 2012 -December 2013

FIRST CHILDRENS EMBASSY IN THE WORLD - MEGJASHI NEWSLETTER NO.43 BRISTLY

1. TRUST IN CIVIL SOCIETY 2013 1.1 The First Childrens Embassy in the World Megjashi is Number One
Organization in Macedonia as most trusted among the citizens in Macedonia 1.2 Children's Embassy Megjashi and the Red Cross, most recognized organizations by the citizens of Macedonia 1.3 Top five most successful civic organizations in 2013

6. PEACE EDUCATION PROGRAM

6.1 Peace is every step 6.2 Peace education for the culture of peace in Macedonia 6.3 Parade for peace

7. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 7.1 Beating still remains to be a popular educational means for the children
in Macedonia 7.2 International day of innocent children victims of aggression 7.3 Violence: The fear from the diversity makes the youth aggressive 7.4 Children are begging money for their parents cigarettes

2. FIGHT AGAINST SEXUAL ABUSE OF CHILDREN, PEDOPHILIA AND INCEST 2.1 Strong advocacy and lobbying of Megjashi for harsher punishments for
pedophiles gave results 2.2 Opposing arguments: for or against chemical castration of those convicted for pedophilia. 2.3 Macedonia is the first country in the region to introduce chemical castration 2.4 Strong advocacy and lobbying of Megjashi for harsher punishments of sexual predators 2.5 Chemical castration and more severe punishments for pedophiles 2.6 Chemical Castration for Pedophiles in Macedonia and increasing the minimum 15 year punishment 2.7 The pupils are being abused more often in Macedonia 2.8 Campaign: See it. Hear it. Say it. 2.9 Interview with Dragi Zmijanac: Not only a register, but a chemical castration of the pedophiles as well 2.10 Should there be a public announcement of the pedophiles? 2.11 The released pedophiles-without any control

8. NEW YEAR CARDS 2014 8.1 New Year and Christmas cards for 2014 by First Childrens Embassy in the world Megjashi

9. GLOBAL ACTION WEEK 2013

9.1 Global Action Week: Every Child Needs a Teacher! campaign which is part of the Global Campaign for Education

10. POLITICAL ABUSE OF CHILDREN

10.1 Politics abuses the young people and endangers the multiethnic relations 10.2 Political abuse of children in Macedonia 10.3 Zmijanac - Children are being used for political purposes of the parties 10.4 Political abuse of children during the campaign for local elections in Macedonia

11. CHILDREN WITHOUT IDENTITY

11.1 International Day For Street Children: 12 April 11.2 Zmijanac: If I were a minister or Prime Minister, I would be interested in the number of children-beggars, phantoms and children excluded from education. 11.3 TV 24 VESTI, Megjashi- Does the Government know the number of children-beggars, phantoms and children excluded from education?

2.12 Is there a need for more harsher punishments for pedo-

philes in Macedonia? 3. SOS CHILD HELPLINE 0800 12222

3.1 20 Years work of the SOS child helpline 0800 12222 of the First Childrens Embassy in the World MEGJASHI 12. ADVOCACY AND LOBBYING 3.2 Yearly report on the work of the SOS telephone 12.1 Regional Training on Advocacy and Lobbying line for children and youth 0800 1 2222 12.2 Advocacy and Lobby about the sentence of a life imprisonment

4. GLOBAL PARTY IN MACEDONIA

4.1 Find out what was happening at the Global Party in Macedonia TV ALFA 4.2 Global Party for the first time in Macedonia 4.3 The Global Party is proud to support childrens embassy 4.4 The Global Party is proud to announce its partnership with national restaurant Makedonska kuka and the First Childrens Embassy in the World Megjashi 4.5 The Global Party is proud to support First Children's Embassy in the World Megjashi

13.CHILDRENS RIGHTS
13.1 Macedonian National Coalition of NGOs for children's rights 13.2 Report on the implementation of childrens rights in the Republic of Macedonia 13.3 The rights of 195 children have been broken 13.4 Macedonian national coalition of NGO's for protection of the rights of children

14. CHILDRENS WORLD DAYS 14.1 World Day for Prevention of Abuse and Violence against Children
14. 2 12th June 2013 - World Day Against Child Labor

16. EUROPEAN VOLUNTARY SERVICE (EVS)

5. VIOLENCE IN THE SCHOOL

5.1 Frustrations and the violence from the society overflow into the schools 5.2 Final Conclusions and recommendations from the Analysis of the research conducted in 5 schools in Skopje in the frame of the Peace Education Program 5.3 School Violence on the Rise in Macedonia 5.4 Informal national network Partnership for Reconciliation through Early Childhood Development and Education in Europe 5.5 Partnership for Reconciliation through Early Childhood Education and Development in Europe (PRECEDE)

17. BEST PRACTICE 17.1 Given hand to thousands children, women, old peopleGoran Velichovski, Journalist