Final Project Steering Committee Meeting

Jul 29, 2025

Today, the last official meeting of the Place to Grow project took place – marking the conclusion of an important journey dedicated to creating supportive environments for children in the five municipalities: Veles, Vinica, Kisela Voda, Debar, and Gostivar.

At the meeting, we shared achievements, reflected on lessons learned, and discussed opportunities for sustaining the mechanisms established for child participation and child-centred local planning.

Challenges are always an inseparable part of the work, but we remain -and will continue to be- committed to our vision of a better place to grow for every child: municipalities where every child grows up in an environment that listens, understands, and supports them.

We are proud of everything we achieved, and even prouder that together we left a legacy that will continue to inspire.

With the end of the project, our mission does not end – on the contrary, we continue stronger, more experienced, and more dedicated than ever!