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The National Union of the Blind of the Republic of North Macedonia was established in 1946 under the name of the Union of the Blind of the Republic of Macedonia and since then has acted as a national, non-governmental, non-partisan, non-profit and humanitarian organization of special social importance in the Republic.

The basic mission of the Union is to create better living and working conditions for blind people throughout the country, their associations and their better socialization and integration into the social community.

The Union of the Blind is an umbrella organization that through its 18 associations of blind people counts more than 2500 members - blind people on the territory of the Republic of Macedonia, ie people who see at most 10% of the better eye with corrective glass.

The National Union of the Blind of the Republic of North Macedonia is a member of:

- The National Council of Disabled Organizations of Macedonia; The Balkan Consultative Committee; The European Union of the Blind; The World Union of the Blind

Since its inception, the Union has been taking full care of its members - the blind, starting with the discovery, referral to education, literacy, Braille, rehabilitation, employment, job adjustment, procurement of technical equipment and the like.

The main goals and tasks of the National Union of the Blind of the Republic of Macedonia are:

- advocating for the realization and strengthening of the rights of the blind in the Republic of Macedonia

- strengthening the economic and social security of the blind

- training of blind people to perform basic activities to improve or compensate for the lost function

- advice to blind people and their families

- improvement of the education system, rehabilitation, work training, retraining and employment of blind people

- accompanying services in the procurement of various specific typhlotechnical devices and distribution of the same and other compensatory devices necessary for increasing the independence in everyday life and in the realization of the rights of the blind

- proposes measures for application of standards and guidelines for removal of obstacles and security, and access of blind people in the immediate physical environment such as houses, buildings, public transport, public institutions and other forms of transport

- Development of the spiritual and physical culture of the blind by providing access and access of the blind to information and communications (production of Braille and sound books, multi-purpose magazines, phono and Braille library for the blind, organizes and creates working conditions for the special cultural and artistic societies, clubs and organizes cultural and artistic events as well as developing and helping all kinds of cultural and artistic works of the blind by developing the musical and radio amateur spirit, sports as chess , goal-pain, board, etc. Organizing a national chess championship, athletics and football and participating in international competitions.

- The National Union of the Blind of the Republic of Macedonia cooperates more closely with the State School for Rehabilitation of Visually Impaired Children and Youth Dimitar Vlahov – Skopje

In its decades-long work, the National Union of the Blind of the Republic of Macedonia has implemented several projects funded by the FARE-LION program, the French Federation of the Blind, the National Organization of the Blind from Spain, MCIC, FOSIM, Catholic Aid Services, CRS, World Bank, ITZ, OKSFAM, Macedonian Red Cross, Handicap International, USAID, T-Mobile Foundation for Macedonia, Lions Clubs across the country and the like.

The National Union of the Blind of the Republic of Macedonia has its own business facility, appropriate work equipment, its own passenger and van vehicle, Brajovo printing house, educational computer center and sound studio. The financing of the current activities and program tasks is performed from the funds from games of chance through the Ministry of Labor and Social Policy of the Republic of Macedonia.