CSAE is member of EKOenergy – ecolabel network – (ekoenergy.org) and Rural Development Network of the Republic of Macedonia (ruralnet.mk).
EKOenergy is an international network of environmental organisations. We promote the use of sustainable electricity. EKOenergy is also an ecolabel for electricity. Unsurprisingly, only electricity from renewable sources can be sold as EKOenergy, but EKOenergy is more than just renewable. It also fulfils additional sustainability requirements set by the EKOenergy Network, and part of the price paid is invested in new renewable energy projects. The EKOenergy label is the only electricity label which results from an international consultation process, works internationally and is widely recognised.
The union of civil associations “Rural Development Network of The Republic of Macedonia – “RDN of RM” was established in March 2010 in Skopje, as a movement organized at the national level to provide a voice for rural communities in the Republic of Macedonia. The aim of RDN of RM is to demonstrate a structured approach in mobilizing rural communities to become stronger agents of local developments and participate in rural policy at local, regional, national and EU level. This includes the establishment of effective cooperation and mutual help among individuals and organizations from the rural areas, in order to ensure effective representation of the needs, the voice and interests of the rural population and provision of flow of information between government and non-government bodies on all levels. Establishing of the pre-accession rural network in Macedonia is a clear and constructive idea, based on a solid human and knowledge grounds that have been already created through the implementation of the LEADER-like activities supported by the Macedonian Agricultural Advisory Support Programme (MAASP), funded through the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) over the last three years. LEADER stands for ‘Links between actions of rural development’. It is a method of initiating and delivering rural development in local rural communities.