CKM team led by Bogdanovska within the activities of the project Yes C+C met with representatives of several organizations in N. Macedonia which will support the future activities of the project as Local Activity Groups.  

On the 09.06.2021, at Popova Kula, Dr. Bogdanovska  and Ms.Ivana Ivanova met with Ms.Savka Todorovska, the President of the Association of Associations of Women and the National Council for Gender Equality.  During the meeting, the representatives from CKM presented the YES:C+C, its goals, the expectations from the Local Action Groups, as well as the benefits from the project. The representative from the National Council for Gender Equality expressed strong support for future activities and collaboration.

On the 01.07.2021, at the CKM offices in Skopje, Dr. Bogdanovska and Ms. Frosina Gjurevska, met with Mrs. Viktorija Mitrikeska and Mrs. Sirma Ilijovska Trifunovska from the Centre for Development of the Skopje Planning Region. During the meeting, the representatives from CKM presented the YES:C+C, its goals, the expectations from the Local Action Groups, as well as the benefits from the project. The representatives from the Centre for Development of the Skopje Planning Region expressed enthusiasm regarding the future of the project, along with specific ideas how to further the collaboration and enhance the skills and capacities of Mentors who work with women entrepreneurs.  The same was agreed on the meeting on 19.07.2021, with  Mrs. Zujica Angelova and Mrs. Andrea Zlatkovska,, from  the Centre for Development of the East Planning Region.  Mrs. Zujica Angelova, director of the East Planning region emphasised the need to strengthen the skills of mentors of rural women which often engage in many crafting activities of traditional arts.