Leaders for Education, Activism and Development

What Leaders for Education, Activism and Development does

Leaders for Education, Activism and Development (LEAD) is a non-profit civil society organization headquartered in Skopje, North Macedonia, founded in 2016 by 10 individuals from civil society, private sector, public sector, and education backgrounds. The organization operates a portfolio of educational and civic engagement programs targeting youth, secondary school teachers, schools, and institutional clients across North Macedonia. Its core offerings include a Youth Personal Development Program, an Employment Skills Development Program, a Teachers Capacity Building Program, and Institutional Strengthening Services, collectively having trained 500+ youth and 200+ teachers through 70 school collaborations and 10 business partnerships.

The organization's most distinct product is MoJ Glas (My Voice), an interactive civic engagement platform delivered as both a web application and a mobile application, designed to enable youth and citizens to voice opinions and participate in community decision-making. This digital product sits alongside in-person educational program delivery in schools and community settings, including experiential learning formats such as UPSHIFT. LEAD generates revenue through project-based funding and donations rather than standard commercial pricing, with no public revenue figures disclosed. The organization is led by Executive Director Ivan Jovanov, with Program Director Ilija Stankovski overseeing educational programs, and a Managing Board led by President Stefan Ivanovski.

LEAD operates with a lean team of 5 employees and serves a single domestic market (North Macedonia), with stated positioning in the Southeastern Europe region. Its go-to-market is direct program delivery to schools and community settings, supplemented by website and blog content marketing and open/closed program calls. No public APIs, integrations, patents, certifications, or funding rounds are documented in the available data.

Name

Leaders for Education, Activism and Development

Legal name

Leaders for Education, Activism and Development

Website

https://lead.org.mk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

LEAD is a Skopje-based non-profit founded in 2016 that delivers youth civic engagement and educational programs to students, teachers, and secondary schools across North Macedonia, including the MoJ Glas digital participation platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Skopje

HQ country

North Macedonia

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

LEAD is a civil society organization that designs and delivers educational programs and capacity-building initiatives for youth, teachers, schools, and organizations. Its offerings include personal development programs, employment-skills training, teacher capacity building, and institutional strengthening services, complemented by the MoJ Glas (My Voice) civic engagement web and mobile platform that enables youth and citizens to voice opinions and participate in community decision-making.

Product overview

LEAD (Leaders for Education, Activism and Development) is a civil society organization founded in 2016 by 10 individuals from civil, private, public, and educational sectors. The organization operates a portfolio of educational and civic engagement programs rather than a single unified software product. The core product is the MoJ Glas (My Voice) interactive platform — available as both a web application and mobile application — which enables civic participation and voice. Complementing this platform, LEAD offers educational services including a Youth Personal Development Program, an Employment Skills Development Program, a Teachers Capacity Building Program, and Institutional Strengthening Services for organizations and companies. The programs collectively serve 500+ trained youth and 200+ trained teachers across 70 school collaborations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Moj Glas: Interactive platform in the form of a website and mobile application

Products and services

• MoJ Glas (Мој Глас / My Voice) Interactive civic engagement platform offered as a web application and mobile application, enabling youth and citizens to voice opinions and participate in community decision-making processes.
• Youth Personal Development Program Program focused on personal development of young people and activation in the community, building individual responsibility and social engagement.
• Employment Skills Development Program Program designed to develop employment skills among youth, preparing them for the job market and professional environments.
• Teachers Capacity Building Program Program for building the professional capacity of secondary school teachers, providing training, modern teaching techniques, and digital tools integration.
• Institutional Strengthening Services Services aimed at strengthening the institutional capacity of organizations and companies, including co-management processes and student participation frameworks for schools.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• National Democratic Institute (NDI) North Macedonia: Operates civic participation and youth civic engagement programs across the Western Balkans, including North Macedonia. Directly comparable on the civic participation and youth voice positioning that underpins LEAD's value proposition.
• GIZ North Macedonia: German development agency active in North Macedonia on education, employment, and institutional strengthening — the same three pillars LEAD's programs address. Comparable as a large incumbent competing for similar donor-funded education and capacity-building contracts.
• OSCE Mission to Skopje: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe mission covering civic participation, youth engagement, and democratic governance in North Macedonia. Directly comparable on the civic engagement and youth participation mission that drives LEAD's MoJ Glas platform.
• British Council North Macedonia: Runs education, youth leadership, and civic programs in North Macedonia with deep school relationships. Comparable to LEAD as a non-domestic organization working with secondary schools on capacity building and youth skills.
• Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (North Macedonia): German political foundation running civic education, youth, and democracy programs in North Macedonia. Comparable on civic education and youth engagement program design, with similar donor-funded operating model.
• Foundation Open Society – Western Balkans (North Macedonia): Funds and runs youth, education, and civic engagement programs across the Western Balkans including North Macedonia. Comparable as a large donor/operator that competes for the same institutional strengthening and youth participation territory.
• UNICEF North Macedonia: UN agency running large-scale youth, education, and adolescent participation programs across North Macedonia. Comparable because it competes for the same donor funding and school access, even though it operates a much wider portfolio.

Regional players

• Macedonian Center for International Cooperation (MCMS): Domestic North Macedonian civil society organization focused on civil society development, civic participation, and EU-related capacity building. Comparable as a regional/local peer operating in the same civic engagement and institutional strengthening space.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/leadmkd

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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