On the 4th of November this year we were invited to speak in front of the University Mother Teresa in Skopje. We recorded our presentation there and hope you like it
Revisit SONCHEVA Podcast With Darko Blinkov
Unfortunately the topic of air pollution in Skopje is still as actual as it was one year ago, when we recorded a full and uncut interview with the environmental inspector of the Ministry of Environment Darko Blinkov, who explains in depth all aspects of this most pressing problem in North Macedonia.
OVER 300 TONS OF WASTE COLLECTED AND SELECTED IN GENERALKA WEEKEND 2024 – THE MOST MASSIVE ECO-ACTION IN THE COUNTRY
Together with the main strategic partners Pivara Skopje and Pakomak, Man and Mountain organized for the fourth time in a row GENERAL WEEKEND this year – the biggest environmental action in Macedonia as well as in the whole western Balkans, during which a record breaking number of more than 300 tons of waste were collected.
Like in the last years, Sparkasse Bank and Nula Otpad supported as official partners and were joined this year by Makstil, Buchim Borov Dol, EVN, Bimilk and Kostal. And again Red Cross took care of the safety of all participants of GENERALKA WEEKEND 24.
“Thanks to the great collaboration between our partners, the supporters in all municipalities and our institutions, hundreds of schools, Kindergartens, but also NGOs, Sportsclubs, Pensionists, National Parks, special forces, and many many more contributed in GENERALKA WEEKEND in an unparalleled act of national wide solidarity and friendship beyond all ethnic and political borders!
18.099 volunteers collected 301,504 kg waste during GENERALKA WEEKEND on more than 400 locations between the 15.-19. May 2024!” say Gordana Sofija and Hannes Jaeckl from Man and Mountain.
Based on the memorandum between the Ministry of Agriculture, National Forestry and Man and Mountain , the Government of the Republic of North Macedonia will dedicate 1 tree for every 10 kilograms of waste collected during the GENERALKA WEEKEND within the framework of their annual plans for afforestation all until 2031 . To date, more than 100,000 trees have been planted thanks to the efforts of the people of Macedonia.
The realization of GENERALKA WEEKEND is also due to the support of the Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning, the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which have been contributing to this action since 2021.
GENERALKA WEEKEND 24 – Biggest Event of The Year in Macedonia! (after the elections :-)
Everything went well! Participants in all 81 Municipalities were up and cleaning. We received thousands of fotos and films from all over the country. Please check our Facebook Group for more!
The media echo was breathtaking – from influencers to radio stations, printed and online press, TV special reports and news – this weekend you could not escape GENERALKA WEEKEND.
Within the next days we will present the results so stay tuned!
Special Cleaning Action in National Park Sar Planina
Since 20 years these locations were used as illegal landfills by locals as well as visitors. This is the first time that this very dangerous terrain is professionally cleaned. After the cleaning action, Saubermacher will provide containers for waste, so that this beautiful place in the heart of the Sara Mountains will remain clean.
- The Army of North Macedonia
- Center for Crisis Management (CUK)
- Emergency Intervention Forces (EBR)
- Special Anti Terrorist Forces Tiger (MVR)
- Red Cross
- Saubermacher
Organized and realized by
- National Park Sar Planina
- Man and Mountain
SONCHEVA Podcast Live on Urban FMs YouTube Channel
We are proudly presenting the SONCHEVA Podcast on Urban FM. We already produced four episodes of our podcast discussing several aspects of environmental topics in and outside of Macedonia together with specialists from the Ministry of Environment, Communal Waste Services, National Park Sar Planina and the Faculty of Forestry.
There are more episodes coming up within the next months so check it out 🙂
GENERALKA WEEKEND 24 Confirmed!
GENERALKA WEEKEND 24 CONFIRMED!
YES – IT’S OFFICIAL!
GENERALKA WEEKEND ´24 will be held on 17., 18. and 19. May 2024 with lots of record breaking highlights this year:
- 79 Confirmed Municipalities participating
- All schools
- National Park Sar Planina
- National Park Galicica
- 300+ locations
And much much more coming up in GENERALKA WEEKEND 2024!
Subscribe to the group and stay in touch with us – it’s time to get dirty and clean!
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ДА – ОФИЦИЈАЛНО Е!
ГЕНЕРАЛКА ВИКЕНД ´24 ќе се одржи на 17, 18 и 19 мај 2024 со многу рекордни моменти во оваа година:
- 79 потврдени општини кои учествуваат
- Сите училишта
- Националниот парк Шар Планина
- Националниот парк Галичица
- 300+ локации
И многу други организации и учесници во ГЕНЕРАЛКА ВИКЕНД 2024!
Зачленете се во официјалната ФБ група и останете во контакт со нас – време е да се извалкаме и исчистиме!
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PO – ËSHTË ZYRTARE!
GENERALKA WEEKEND ´24 do të mbahet në datat 17., 18. dhe 19. maj 2024 me shumë momente rekord për këtë vit:
- 79 Komuna të konfirmuara pjesëmarrëse
- Të gjitha shkollat
- Parku Kombëtar Sar Planina
- Parku Kombëtar Galicica
- Mbi 300 vendndodhje
Dhe shumë e shumë të tjera vijnë në GENERALKA WEEKEND 2024!
Regjistrohuni në grup dhe qëndroni në kontakt me ne – është koha për t’u ndotur dhe pastruar!
SONCHEVA GORA in DEBAR with KNAUF
Today we brought together with KNAUF 80 Tilia trees to Debar. With united forces of the Municipality of Debar and volunteers from KNAUF the trees were planted on four different locations such as the park on the main Square in center of Debar, the new kindergarten, the former depony and Main Boulevard. We hope that the trees will help to make Debar an even more beautiful place as it is already
We thank KNAUF for their generous donation and the Municipality of Debar for their great support and care for the trees!
MAM Welcomes BIMILK in GENERALKA WEEKEND 24
We are very happy and proud to welcome Bimilk to the family of official partners of GENERALKA WEEKEND 2024.
Bimilk, as one of the best brands in Macedonia, has proven over the years that it is a driver of innovation in the field of dairy products.
The focus of BiMilk is aimed at implementing innovative and ecological solutions and their main goal is that the product packaging is selected/reused/recycled and does not end up in nature.
MAM Welcomes EVN back in GENERALKA WEEKEND 24
We are very happy and proud to welcome EVN back in the GENERALKA WEEKEND family as an official partner. Being among the first companies in Macedonia in 2021 who supported our idea of “SONCHEVA – The Land of The Sun” including the first GENERALKA WEEKEND, this means a lot to us and we´re looking forward to move together into a green future together with one of the most companies in our country.