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ABOUT OUR ORGANIZATION
Association of citizens “Nexus – Civil Concept” is a nonprofit, non-government and nonpartisan organization which basic goal is Promotion and Advancing of Democracy. We believe that democracy has a value, but is still fragile and depended by the quality of the relations between the citizens and the state. Our aim is to stimulate the citizen, especially the youth by nonviolent means to fulfill the ideals for human rights and freedom through upgrading their skills, knowledge and use of the available resources.
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OUR TEAM
Meet the members of our team!
Afrodita Musliu
Executive Director
Afrodita Musliu, has 25 years of experience working on civil society projects in North Macedonia. Her work focuses on research into religious and ethnic issues, particularly religious radicalism and ethnonationalism. She is also actively engaged in exploring the roles of women and youth in society, as well as conducting research on reintegration processes for vulnerable and marginalized groups.
Vesna Ristovska
Financial Manager
Vesna brings over 25 years of experience in managing and implementing EU-funded projects, with a strong focus on strengthening NGOs’ financial management capacities and providing comprehensive accounting and audit services. For the past four years, she has been with NEXUS, where she now oversees the financial management of all NEXUS projects.
External Experts
NEXUS collaborates with a strong network of external experts from both domestic and international security fields. This expert base includes specialists in countering violent extremism, terrorism, and global security threats, as well as professionals in human rights, human resource management, and socio-psychological research and analysis. NEXUS’s experts bring deep regional knowledge of the Western Balkans, while actively tracking global geostrategic developments and emerging security trends. Their combined expertise supports NEXUS’s mission to address complex security challenges through evidence-based, interdisciplinary approaches.
Our main goals are:
- Strengthening the capacity of citizens and civil society organizations
- Developing the citizen’s awareness of the possibility of making changes in the system of values in society
- To bridge the gap between skills and participation in the creation of public policies
- Let’s encourage citizens and especially young people to play an active role in creating policies in the interest of society.
- Promoting political literacy, social and moral understanding and active participation in society and community.
- Encouraging national and regional multicultural and multi-ethnic cooperation
Europeanization - Investing and building own capacities as a response to current challenges in society
Our main tasks are:
- Participation in the promotion and support of the decision-making process and public policies
- Active cooperation with all international, think tanks, non-governmental organizations, foundations and associations of citizens, legal and natural persons, state bodies, institutions and the private sector, in order to realize and achieve the goals of the organization
- Developing projects, independent research, events, discussions and public debates.
- Active monitoring of European trends for constant upgrading with the latest methods and techniques for achieving the organization’s goals
Vision
Our vision is for a democratic society with a citizen concept, in which the citizens have a freedom of thought and freedom of speech and where the rule of law is of central meaning for our living society.
Mission
Our mission is to create a concept for bringing back the democracy in its place and its true meaning through free and active involvement of the citizens, especially the youth, in the policy and decision making processes, which is in interest of the social community.
Goals
Developing the citizen’s awareness of the possibility of making changes in the system of values in society!
Investing and building your own capacities as a response to current challenges in society!