OLIVERA TRAJKOVSKA

DIRECTOR OF THE COMMISSION FOR RELATIONS WITH RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES AND GROUPS

BIOGRAPHY

Olivera Trajkovska graduated from the Orthodox Theological Faculty "St. Kliment Ohridski" in Skopje. She is currently studying for a master's degree in psychology in social welfare at the Faculty of Psychology at the International Slavic University.

From the field of non-formal education, she holds certificates for public relations, social media and social entrepreneurship, which are proof of her long-term involvement in the civil sector. She was a lecturer at a number of workshops and trainings of a national and international character, including the leadership academy organized by ISLAA. She cooperates with a large number of local, national and international organizations in which she was engaged in various types of engagements.

She is the founder of the "Bidi svoja" association, which advocates for social responsibility in all spheres of modern life and is recognized for a series of projects in the fields of culture, education and social protection.

She is a member of the Society of Writers from Kumanovo. She is author of two bilingual books "From the Soul" (Macedonian - Russian translation) and "Truth or Madness" (Macedonian - English translation). Also, the second book "Truth or Madness" has its own audio version, which is uploaded on the website of the National Union of Blind Persons of Macedonia, in order to make it available to this category of people.

She collaborated with several local and national media: television K3, Kumanovo; Kanal 5 television; radio "Boom", Kumanovo; portal "Business Bar", as well as its own online PR agency "Bidi svoja".

She puts special emphasis in the domain of social life through her involvement in two organizations: the "Eleusa" foundation from Strumica and "Badnikovi povorki", in order to contribute to humanitarian and educational activities.

Its guiding slogan is: "The radius of the circle of good deeds increases in proportion to the number of good deeds we do."

She advocates for a healthy environment and has been engaged in the field of ecology and environmental protection since elementary school as a member of the environmental association "Izgrev" so that engagement resulted in a series of initiatives that were part of the National Environmental Action Plan.

The Government of the Republic of North Macedonia appoints her as the director of the Commission for Relations with Religious Communities and Groups on 27.08.2024.

As the director of the Commission for Relations with Religious Communities and Groups, she believes that we can all build a better society by respecting each other's differences. In that direction, she tries to be a supporter of the basic moral human norms in which respect, trust and constructive dialogue will be represented. Intercultural and interreligious cooperation is a priority in its current engagement, and in that context it will strive for the realization of a series of projects in this area, mediation and quality connection of state authorities and religious communities and groups.