Green Commune Belica

Hub No Hub

Number of people in group:

10

Active participants in last year:

300

We have over 300 members that support and follow us, but around 10 that are constantly active and contribute on site.

Group started:

Our Association was established in 2007

Paid roles?

No

Legal Structure:

Other

We are a non-governmental organisation.

How active is your group?

Very Active

Live Projects:

• Community Growing
• Nature
• Community hub or activities
• Festivals, fairs or events
• Community visioning / imagination work
• Building local networks
• Local economy or new economy projects
• Youth or education projects
• Energy

We have now successfully finished one project for climate action in collaboration with the Macedonian ecological society which started a year ago, called Green Commune Belica (the goal was to make a replicable model of an ecologically aware and sustainable eco village, that promotes renewables, protects the biodiversity and the natural heritage). Within this project we installed 20kw photovoltaic system on the rooftop of our community center, two 7.5kw air conditioning inverters, a measuring weather station, finished the renovation of the ground floor and facilitated educational workshops for the wider community on renewable energy, biodiversity and climate change).

Our Association for Belica Community Development’ (ABCD) is a rural community with a shared mission – sustainable development of the village. In the past 17 years, the association focused almost all its efforts on building new, and reviving old village infrastructure, and has so far renovated many objects, reconstructed village streets, rebuilt and expanded the old school building, conducted numerous community initiatives, and organized many traditional cultural events to protect and promote the cultural heritage and the natural wealth of Belica and the region.

We reconstructed the old school building and transformed it into an operational regional educational eco-center that serves to educate, connect, and empower our community, and also assist and engage the communities in our region. A 20KW Photo-Voltaic clean energy production system installed on the rooftop and two 7.5KW inverter air conditioners make this place energy efficient and self-sustainable. We are a pioneering energy community in Macedonia and are assisting other initiatives to replicate our model and contribute to the transition.