USAID Mourns Loss of Macedonian Megastar, Partner
Eleven days before the tragic automobile accident that claimed his life, 26-year-old pop megastar Tose Proeski allied with USAID to hold Macedonia’s largest-ever benefit concert. Proeski was joined by guest starts from Croatia, Bosnia, Montenegro, and Macedonia at this sold-out event, which drew some 25,000 fans to Skopje City Stadium. All proceeds from the “Education is Everybody’s Responsibility” concert–estimated at more than $150,000–were donated for the purchase of educational equipment for Macedonian primary schools. Since the performance, the concert has been broadcast multiple times on Macedonian national television. Proeski’s pro-education message reached audiences across the globe through webcasts of the performance and a partnership with the United Macedonian Diaspora.
USAID joins the millions who were touched and inspired by Proeski’s music and humanitarian work in mourning his death.
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| Through his active involvement with USAID’s Primary Education Project, Proeski traveled to cities across Macedonia to raise awareness and support for the country’s schools |
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