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Čika Boca is an association of parents, guardians, children and friends of children with malignant diseases, whose formation was initiated by a group of parents whose children were being treated for certain kinds of cancers. The association was registered in 2011 with the aim of...

      Belgrade, 22 May 2017 - In the Human Rights House, on a weekend behind us, from May 20-21, Basic training for civil society organizations was held. It was attended by 20 civil society organizations, in order to expand their knowledge and skills in the financial and...

     Two young Connecting volunteers stop by to the house of a random citizen. They ring the doorbell. An older gentleman opens the door. He looks at volunteers with distrust. Volunteers address him with a smile: Good afternoon. Good afternoon, the gentleman said, still looking...

    Roma Students Initiative is an informal group of young Roma woman who, since 2011, have been implementing activities aimed at raising the visibility of Roma women in universities in Serbia. They started as a small group of a few female students that opposed the...

As part of Trialog, 15 CSO representatives from Western Balkans CSOs (from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia) participated in this 4 day study visit. Our colleague Petar Žmak was one of the participants.  The participants met and discussed with development CSO platforms...

Belgrade, April 27th 2017 - TACSO by Civic Initiatives, in cooperation with the Roma Education Center in Subotica, held a TA (technical assistance) session for CSOs based in North Bačka and North Banat districts. In the presence of the members of associations of minority communities (Slovenian,...

The Second National Meeting of NGOs from Serbia dedicated to networking organizations interested in international development cooperation and global development Belgrade, 25 - 26 April 2017. - Event organized by Civic Initiatives took place at Human Right House Belgrade. This meeting gathered members of 12 CSOs. Present...

    Members of Bečej Youth Associations (BUM) have successfully implemented their traditional Easter BUM action, which is one of the member’s favorite activities that everyone is looking forward to. This action inspired many to become members of the organization and be a part of the positive...

  Youth with Disabilities Forum advocates for equal treatment of all members of society and, in accordance with that, they are working every day to improve the quality of life of people with disabilities, regardless of age. The project on which they are the most proud...

According to statistics, about 20,000 patients pass away from malignant diseases in Serbia every year. Approximately 33% of patients die at the hospital while there is no valid data on the care of the other patients. It is these hidden patients that are one of...