We are very happy and proud that we for the second year NULA OTPAD will join our GENERALKA WEEKEND family as an official partner. As the leading force in collecting electronic waste and education activities in schools and kindergartens in Macedonia, NULA OTPAD became one of the most trusted companies in the field of waste collection. Thanks to NULA OTPADs efforts, citizens and companies of Macedonia have now a way to dispose electronic waste FREE OF CHARGE and with the guarantee that this dangerous waste will not end up in the nature.
As one of our first partners since 2020, PAKOMAK has always played a key strategic role in all of our activities. We are very happy and proud to announce that our partnership is again renewed for 2024 and together we go shoulder on shoulder to reach our goal of enabling a clean environment by installing a circular waste system in Macedonia.
We are very happy and proud to announce that we can welcome KOSTAL as a new official partner of the GENERALKA WEEKEND ´24 family. After contributing for years to GENERALKA WEEKEND in Ohrid with volunteers, KOSTAL is now an Official Partner of GW24 and will join between 17.-19. May 2024 on a special action in and around the National Park Galicica. For more infos please check our facebook group.
A few days ago we had an honour to be interviewed for one of the most respected online portal of Macedonia Tocka and to talk about our project GENERALKA WEEKEND and SONCHEVA GORA.
On the 27. November 2023, 23 hectares or more than 50,000 trees on state land were reforested near Lake Mladost, north of Veles. Over a hundred volunteers from Pivara Skopje and Veles participated in the afforestation action “SONCHEVA GORA“, emphasizing the importance that with a collective investment we can ensure a green future for us and for the next generations.
The ten-year environmental restoration project “ZELENA SONCHEVA” is organized by Man and Mountain and is realized together with Pivara Skopje and Pakomak and the official partners Sparkasse Bank and Nula Otpad, supported by the Ministry of Environment, the Ministry of Agriculture and National Forestry. The project consists of two parts: the annual spring action for cleaning and sorting waste “GENERALKA WEEKEND” and the action for afforestation of state land “SONCHEVA GORA“, which takes place in the fall and is determined by the Ministry of Agriculture within the annual afforestation program. For every 10 kilograms of waste collected, the ministry dedicates one tree.
From left to right: Hannes (MAM), Minister Shukova (Environment), Minister Nikolovski (Agriculture)
Volunteers from Pivara Skopje and Pakomak came to the field and supported the action by planting trees.
“Such actions are extremely important for our company and help us to connect the two most important strategic initiatives – “World without waste” and CO2 reduction. On this occasion, I would like to call all our partners in support of such platforms, because the most important value that we all share is the desire to create a better world for future generations”, said Snezana Savić Dimovska, director of corporate affairs and sustainability of Pivara Skopje.
The ZELENA SONCHEVA project started in 2021 and will be completed in 2031, for which Man and Mountain signed a memorandum with the Ministry of Agriculture and National Forestry.
from left to right: Gordana (MAM), Minister Nikolovski (Agriculture), Snezana Savić Dimovska (Pivara Skopje)
“In just three years, 90,000 trees have been planted and 615,000 kilograms of waste has been collected, and so far more than 25,500 registered volunteers have participated, of which 10,000 were children – our “SONCHEVI PIONERI”, Man and Mountain pointedout.
The Minister of Agriculture Mr. Ljupcho Nikolovski emphasized that by enriching the forest fund in the country, we ensure a healthier future for everyone.
“We preserve and develop our greatest natural wealth, which is the forests. We set ourselves a goal of afforestation of 1,200,000 seedlings, in 19 regions, at 36 locations across the country.”
Together for a better future: GENERALKA WEEKEND
The Minister of Environment Mrs. Kaya Shukova emphasized that she is pleased by the fact that day by day we are developing healthy habits towards the environment.
“In the spring we collected and selected waste with the massive involvement of many partners from state institutions, local governments, the business community and young people, and now we are showing how with an innovative approach, creativity and will we recycle the waste of the past and build a green future.” – “Let’s get dirty and plant a green future” is her motto.
It is with great pleasure that we announce the winners of this year’s GENERALKA ART competition in the name of our patron Pivara Skopje and our official partners Pakomak, Sparkasse Banka and Nula Otpad.
With more than 250 drawings we received, it was an almost impossible task for the jury to find the best three and we are still deeply impressed by the creative and visionary potential of our young generation.
It is our obligation as a society in our country to motivate and support the creativity of our young generation, if we want to have a future as a country and as people. We have to create an environment for children to unleash their creativity, realize their visions, make them believe in themselves and convince them that anything is possible, if they just do it.
Strengthening the love in every young heart for their birthplace, for the mountains, forests, lakes, rivers, culture, food, music and with care and respect for all our citizens, together we can make all our dreams come true in Macedonia.
We are the ones responsible who have to encourage and give space to young people to achieve what they imagine, if we want to have a future.
For their imagination of their home in the future and how they want it to look like, we are awarding the following three artists:
Era Missimi (“Faik Konica” ODU, village of Odri, Municipality of Tearce)
Our patron and our partners at GENERAL WEEKEND prepared a gift basket for each of our winning artists. But because our winning artists are also representatives of their communities, our partners decided to provide one large planter (Raised Bed) for each of their schools along with suitable soil and a collection of original indigenous seeds. Children should learn how these plants grow, how they are planted, how they are cultivated and how the fruits are finally harvested. After the first fruit harvest, the children learn how to extract new seeds and each child receives a seed and homework to plant at home.
Our children will be connected to the heritage of our culture by learning about how life was created and sustained in the older generations of our country. We want to bring back that feeling of success when harvesting your own vegetables that you have grown with love and care. This lesson is not only a lesson about growing vegetables, but also about finding your place in society and manifesting the ethics of how to turn your ideas into reality.
During the next days we will contact you all personally to arrange the delivery of the gifts and on behalf of our patron and our official partners we congratulate you all!
Thank you so much for sharing your vision for a better future with us. Let’s make it a reality!
Today the official Press Conference for announcing the results of GENERALKA WEEKEND 2023 was held at our partner´s PIVARA SKOPJE new offices. All of our partners – Pivara Skopje,PAKOMAK, Nula Otpad and Sparkasse – as well as the Minister of Agriculture Ljupcho Nikolovski joined us to listen to the announcements presented by the Minister of Environment Kaja Shukova.
The results are remarkable:
51 Municipalities and National Park Shar Planina were actively engaged in GW23
304 locations were cleaned.
more than 300 schools and kindergartens were involved.
15.811 participants contributed by collecting in total.
252.681kg of waste.
The Minister of Agriculture confirmed to dedicate 25.000 trees in this year´s plantation action in fall for the SONCHEVA GORA plantations across Macedonia!
This is all only possible through the engagement of the employees of the municipalities and their mayors, communal waste workers, schools, kindergartens, pensionists, NGOs and activists, private companies, and farmers!
We can all be proud of what we have achieved this year and let’s keep up the spirit of GENERALKA WEEKEND for the whole year, until we meet again for GENERALKA WEEKEND 24 on 10. – 12. MAY 2024!
With 53 Municipalities, already more than 16.000 registered SONCHEVI PIONERI, GENERALKA WEEKEND 2023 was the biggest environmental action ever held on the entire balkans. Together with our partners from Pivara Skopje, Pakomak and with the support of Nula Otpad, Sparkasse Banka, the Ministry of Environment and the Ministry of Agriculture, MAN AND MOUNTAIN organised this event with more than 450 schools.
In cooperation with Represent Communications, our team produced a two hours+ live broadcast on the incredible vivid facebook group of GENERALKA WEEKEND.
from left to right: Hannes (MAM), Gordana (MAM), Ibrahim Dehari (National Park Sar Planina)
Today the director of National Park Šar Planina Mr. Ibrahim Dehari and Gordana Sofija and Hannes Jaeckl from Man And Mountain signed the Memorandum for strategic collaboration until the year 2031.
This collaboration not only covers activities arround the GENERALKA WEEKEND and SONCHEVA GORA but also developing waste disposal system as well as touristic strategies in and around the National Park Šar Planina and it’s sorrounding municipalities.
From today on we make our hands dirty together and create a green perspective for us and future generations in our country
