Irina Janevska, co-founder and president of “ARNO” (www.arno.org.mk), began her journey in the civil society sector at the age of 16. Initiated by youth advocacy and edutainment, Irina’s venture evolved to have a strategic impact on the social and green economy sectors.
Leading ARNO since 2013, she has pioneered initiatives like the national “Green Ideas Competition” (supporting green businesses) and the innovative “Coolinari.mk” program, which promotes gastronomy education and social entrepreneurship (including sales of the first-ever cooking classes in the country, food postcards, the Gastro-map and tour of Skopje, and now “Reinventing the Gjevrek”).
Holding a BA in Communications Sciences and an MA in Cultural Studies, Irina blends innovation with transformation, combining story-telling with story-doing (actions, a lot of them).