1.
Overnight, COVID-19 changed life and how our communities
function. From the beginning of the crisis to January 31, 2021, we
processed data on 670 philanthropic instances in North
Macedonia.
This is how citizens, companies and nonprofits respond to the
crisis in solidarity.
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Implemented by givingbalkans.org
From March 16 to January 31, 2021, a total of EUR 5,177,019
was donated to eliminate the harmful effects caused by the novel
coronavirus in North Macedonia.
Amongst the donors, companies were the most agile and immediately reacted to the
outbreak of the crisis.
Business
sector
Mass giving
(citizens)
Individuals
Miscellaneous
An upwards of 65% of all philanthropic instances are intended
for the purchase of supplies and consumables, such as masks,
gloves, and disinfectants.
[% of recorded instances]
More than 94 percent of the total donated amount is directed towards the state and public
institutions.
[% of recorded sum]
[% of recorded instances]
The beneficiaries are local communities, followed by
people in economic need.
Philanthropy’s Response to
COVID-19
Value of donations
Donors
Use of donations
Recipients
Final beneficiaries
65.1%
Local communities
25.4%
People in economic
need
4.2%
People with health
issues
0.9%
Children/youth without
parental care
4.4%
Miscellaneous
[% of recorded instances]
65.1%
Supplies and
consumables
26.1%
Equipment
3.4%
Humanitarian aid
4.5%
Miscellaneous
[% of recorded instances] [% of recorded sum]
78.1%
12.2%
7.3%
2.4%
90.7%
8.1%
0.9%
0.3%
36.0%
10.3%
39.1%
13.6%
1.0%
35.9%
2.2%
58.9%
0.9%
2.1%
Institutions
Individuals and
families
Localandnational
governments
Nonprofit
organizations
Miscellaneous