Локалната самоуправа е темел на модерната демократија. Не случајно се вели дека нема демократски политички систем без развиена локална самоуправа и локална демократија, оти демократијата извира од локусот во кој граѓаните живеат, работат, комуницираат, ги задоволуваат основните лични и колективни интереси и потреби, директно или преку локалните органи, како најблиски до нив.

ISIE has been implementing the project "Strengthening the capacities of Civil Society Organizations to exercise their rights for referendum at local level" for 1 year on the territory of the Municipality of Aracinovo, the Municipality of Butel and the Municipality of Gazi Baba. ISE created this project in order to raise awareness of the possibilities for direct participation of citizens in decision making, through their declaration in a Referendum. The capacities of the civil society organizations need to be strengthened in order for them to be able to appear as initiators for conducting a referendum and to provide adequate mobilization of the citizens. Direct beneficiaries of the project are: 1) local civil society organizations in the Skopje planning region, 2) civil informal groups and nuclei, 3) civilian individual activists, 4) representatives of the municipalities; and 5) local media.

NOVUS was implementing the project “The Partnership Engine of Democracy” one year on the territory of the Municipality of Strumica. NOVUS Strumica created this project in order to improve the democratic processes at the local level with the possibility of influencing the overall democratic changes in the country.