{"id":3171033,"date":"2022-11-15T16:25:43","date_gmt":"2022-11-15T16:25:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webalkans.eu\/marija-burgieva\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T09:10:43","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T09:10:43","slug":"marija-burgieva","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webalkans.eu\/en\/marija-burgieva\/","title":{"rendered":"Marija Burgieva"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Country: North Macedonia<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Interests: Environment, International Relations<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hi! I am Marija, an international politics and diplomacy student from Skopje.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But this is not all that I am. Since I was 13, I wanted to contribute to my community in the same way it helped me throughout my life\u2019s struggles. Therefore, I started volunteering and I became an activist on human rights and civic responsibility, and it opened up a whole new world of possibilities and knowledge. I went on youth exchanges, training courses, academies, workshops \u2013 you name it, I have probably done it! However, the biggest issue I am facing every day is environmental protection and restoration. It has motivated me to find innovative solutions to local problems and awaken the entrepreneurial spirit within me so today I am a social entrepreneur: CEO of O-krug, a circular business that turns orange peel waste into products while employing marginalized youth; CMO of Mamaorgana, a social startup that tackles the food waste problem; and co-founder of eco-habitat.com, the first Macedonian platform for eco-friendly and biodegradable products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of my favourite authors and political activists, Helen Keller, said:<br>\u2018Alone, we can do so little; together, we can do so much!\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/marija-burgieva-5a82811a4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Linkedin<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Country: North Macedonia Interests: Environment, International Relations Hi! 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