Ina Djugumanova

• Lead design, coordination, and implementation of democracy-strengthening programmes, from inception to completion.
• Manage programme logistics, stakeholder relations, communications, and M&E.
• Coordinate the Assembly Volunteer Programme, engaging youth in political processes.
• Conduct research on youth political participation and gender equality.
• Organize public events and facilitate high-level parliamentary exchanges.
• Prepare internal and donor reports; support procurement and compliance.
• Contribute to public outreach through publications, press releases, and social media.

Key achievements

• Coordinated the Assembly Volunteer Programme, resulting increase in youth engagement in parliamentary activities and democratic processes.
• Supported the production of two flagship policy studies on youth and women's political participation, contributing research insights and editorial input cited in public discourse and parliamentary debates.
• Designed and delivered 15+ public events, roundtables, and stakeholder dialogues, enhancing the visibility of democracy-strengthening initiatives across North Macedonia.
• Built and maintained strategic relationships with 25+ institutional and civil society partners, fostering collaboration on inclusive policy development and political participation.
• Contributed to the design of new programme activities, including concept notes and partnership proposals that aligned with strategic objectives.

• Led project planning and implementation across human rights and justice reform sectors.
• Delivered free legal aid to individuals facing rights violations, especially from marginalized groups.
• Drafted legislation and participated in working groups on gender equality and violence prevention.
• Engaged in strategic litigation and advocacy before domestic and international bodies.
• Authored thematic and monitoring reports, policy analyses, and research papers.
• Coordinated awareness campaigns, capacity-building sessions, and stakeholder consultations.
• Key Projects: Anti-torture in prisons (EU), Labour rights, COVID-19 response, and gender equality initiatives (British Embassy, Kvinna till Kvinna), Legislative initiative to criminalize sexual extortion (NDI).

Key achievements

• Delivered over 500 instances of free legal aid, improving access to justice for marginalized communities and survivors of rights violations.
• Led 5+ donor-funded projects, consistently meeting deadlines and donor reporting requirements with satisfaction.
• Drafted legal amendments to national laws on gender equality and violence against women, contributing to the harmonization with international conventions including the Istanbul Convention.
• Spearheaded national advocacy campaigns, reaching over 10,000 people and influencing public discourse on gender-based violence and torture prevention.
• Authored and co-authored 12+ human rights reports, cited by local and international institutions in monitoring and reform processes.
• Monitored over 20 correctional and psychiatric institutions, producing evidence-based recommendations that informed national prison reform strategies.
• Represented North Macedonia at the Civil Society Conference held on the eve of the 29th OSCE Ministerial Council and in a Round-table with human rights defenders in times of crisis at an invitation by the Office of the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights

• Criminal Law; Obligation relations; Payment Orders and Forced Collection (Enforcement); Compensation.

• Payment orders and Forced collection (Execution); Compensation.