About us

CENTER FOR EQUALITY AND JUSTICE (official abbreviation CEP) is an independent, non-partisan, non-governmental, and non-profit association of citizens that advocates for a just, inclusive, and gender-equal society and operates throughout the entire territory of the Republic of North Macedonia.

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Promotion of the Analysis “Costs for Raising Children in North Macedonia: Reality, Challenges and Recommendations” (2025)

December 2, 2025

Promotion of the Analysis “Costs for Raising Children in North Macedonia: Reality, Challenges and Recommendations” (2025)

On 2nd of December 2025, the Center for Equality and Justice organized the promotion of  the Analysis Costs of Raising Children in North Macedonia: Reality, Challenges and Recommendations (2025). The Analysis prepared by the experts Neda Chalovska-Dimovska, Katerina Shapkova-Kocevska, and Elena Dimushevska. The analysis raised significant interest regarding the cost of raising a child in the…

CEP focuses on:

<p>Improving the system of support and care for girls, boys, and women through continuous support and advocacy for institutional and systemic changes.</p>

Improving the system of support and care for girls, boys, and women through continuous support and advocacy for institutional and systemic changes.

<p>Influencing laws and policies in order to reduce gender gap, improve people’s health and social status, promote equality, and advance the care economy.</p>

Influencing laws and policies in order to reduce gender gap, improve people’s health and social status, promote equality, and advance the care economy.

<p>Promoting gender and social justice through the promotion of the principle of the rule of law.</p>

Promoting gender and social justice through the promotion of the principle of the rule of law.

<p>Education and promotion of the principles of non-discrimination and gender equality through new and innovative approaches and media, including within the business sector, education, and the online space.</p>

Education and promotion of the principles of non-discrimination and gender equality through new and innovative approaches and media, including within the business sector, education, and the online space.

CEP works on:

Program for support of pregnant women and parents
Program for support of pregnant women and parents
Program for promotion and education on the right to equality
Program for promotion and education on the right to equality
Program for gender and social justice
Program for gender and social justice

CEP operates through

  • A human rights–based approach
  • Intersectionality
  • Provision of support services
  • Advocacy for improved systemic solutions through the advancement of laws and policies
  • Building and maintaining partnerships with civil society organizations
  • Strengthening capacities and cooperation with institutions at the local and national level
  • Strengthening capacities and cooperation with the business sector

This website is fully funded by the National Network against Violence against Women and Domestic Violence, through Sweden and the Kvinna till Kvinna Foundation, which do not necessarily agree with the views expressed herein. CEP is responsible for its content.

The National Network Against Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence Kvinna till Kvinna Sweden Sverige
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