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21-01-2012.
“Birdie” - the Newly Opened Shop of the “Blue Bird“ Society for Mentally Under-Developed Persons in Kula

Five beneficiaries of the “Blue Bird“ Society for Mentally Under-Developed Persons, supported by the work instructor, will be employed at the newly opened shop “Birdie”. The shop has been equipped with clay souvenirs made by intellectually disabled persons at the day care center of this organization... More> 

19-01-2012.
British Experience – Lindsay Driscoll

Discussion on International and European good practice examples for sustainable civil societydevelopment was held today at National Assembly. Discussion was organized by the Office for cooperation with Civil Society... More>  

17-01-2012.
“Rooted in the country, rooted in the community”: The Story of the Balkan Community Initiatives Fund

(the website www.globalfundcommunityfoundations.org)

The GFCF asked Tanja Bjelanovic, Programme Director at the Balkan Community Initiatives Fund, about the establishment of the organization in 1999 and some of the challenges that Serbia’s largest grassroots grantmaking fund has encountered along the way. More>  

11-01-2012.
The Competion “Local Community Advocacy to Support Social Inclusion” Open till January 31st 2012

Balkan fund for local initiatives (BCIF) opens a competition titled  Local Community Advocacy to Support Social Inclusion. Competition is the integral part of the Project  “Developing Community-based Services for Children with Disabilities and their Families” implemented within tripartition partnership of EU Delegation, Ministry of Labour and Social Policy and UNICEF (IPA 2008 – Social Inclusion)...
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10-01-2012.
Animation “What Is Social Inclusion?”

The Social Inclusion and Poverty Reduction Unit within the Government of the Republic of Serbia created an animation “What Is Social Inclusion?. This educational animation is dedicated to the wider public in order to mainstream the phrase and the values of social inclusion. This video explains.. More>  

26-12-2011.
Erste Bank is Opening a Competition for New Members of Club 27 for the Fifth Time

Erste Bank will this year award 16 young talented people with the award fund in total amount of 1.4 million dinars.  Artists compete for another main prize.

Next year we expect to connect the members of Club 27 with the youth from Centrifuga... More>  

19-12-2011.
The House for Us in the Center of the City!

On Friday, December 16th 2011 Association for Help to Persons with Mental Disabilities of the Municipality of Trstenik opened a daycare center for persons with intellectual disabilities.. More>  

18-12-2011.
The First Part of the Training for We Are On-line! Program Held

The first part of the training for We are on-line! program was held from December 16th to December 18th in Belgrade.  Thirty representatives of fifteen youth civil societies and informal groups from the entire Serbia participated in the training... More> 

12-12-2011.
Training for Civil Society Organizations Held – Employing Persons with Disabilities

From December 9th to 11th 2011, at Hotel Izvor in Aranđelovac, Balkan Community Initiatives Fund, in cooperation with Soft Tulip Foundation from The Netherlands, organizeda three-day training on advocating for employing people with disabilities.. More>  

Success Stories
 
Association for Help to Persons with Mental Disabilities of the Municipality of Trstenik
The House for Us in the Center of the City! bathed in sunshine
 
 
KXAM, Trstenik
Establishing Roma Cultural Centre in Trstenik through Public Advocacy
 
 
Association for Local Development Kamenica, Niš
ERSTE Foundation Award for the social integration winners of the 2011th
 
 
Blue Bird, Kula
Thanks to the activities of “Blue Bird“, six of Zana’s adult friends will soon have a possibility to greet her in their new house wherein they will start their independent life and integration into the society.
 
 
Moonlight, Subotica
The citizens and donors are increasingly supporting and funding this humane idea and the Foundation, which has acuired a great trust of its local community.
 
 
GM Optimist, Gornji Milanovac
Some new generations are growing up in Gornji Milanovac – generations which prove their love for the city they live in through their activities and healthy life attitudes

 
 
“Green Signposts” for Cleaner Raška
"...Thanks to the help and support from BCIF, ISC and USAID, we succeeded to get the things started and motivate people to move on and do something for themselves

 
 
Individual Philanthropy in Local Communities in Serbia.pdf
 
 
Lužnica craft works – Women Ethno Village, Babušnica
"The participants gained a lot from this project.  They were trained for a new job that may be carried out independently, and with which they could make a living.  Some of the participants have immediately started with the realization of new ideas...
 
 
 
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