Report from a monitoring visit to Public Institution Children’s Home “11 October” – Skopje

This report was prepared within the framework of the project “Strengthening human rights and services for children and vulnerable persons at risk in closed institutions” funded by the European Union. The main objective of the project is to contribute to the improvement of services for target groups through a human rights-based approach. The specific objectives are aimed at improving conditions and protecting human rights, strengthening the capacities of personnel and encouraging cooperation between local activists, institutions and the community.

As part of the monitoring and visit activities, a visit was carried out to the Public Institution for the Care of Children Without Parents and Parental Care “11 October” – Skopje, with a special focus on the residential units Karposh, Kapishtec and Kozle. The visits were carried out on 26.02.2026 and 27.02.2026.

The monitoring was conducted by a team of representatives of the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights, who gained direct insight into the living conditions of the children, the organization of the daily functioning of the housing units, the
relationship between the children and the employees, as well as access to education, health care, psychological support and extracurricular activities.