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In cooperation with “The Belgrade Human Rights Centre” youth group we organized : “You’re Right!” (www.upravusi.org) “You’re Right!” (“U pravu si!”) is based on the existing Citizenship Fondation publication "Young citizen`s passport", and it’s adapted to the characteristics and needs of the Serbian youth. “You’re Right!” is a law,procedural and institutional guide of Serbia with the objective to inform young people about their rights, and to give them practical and every-day information.We printed 6000 guides and handed them out to secondary school students in this pilot-project. The guide was given out to all secondary school finishing-class students in Krusevac.    The main goal of the project was to inform the youth about their rights and responsibilities, and giving general information about the legistlative system in Serbia so we could make the labour, organization and responsibilities of national institutions more transparent and accesible. The youth is also being informed about the work of Non-Govermental Organizations.

In cooperation with SEEYN and FRESTA we are realized:

Albert Einstein Project: “Revitalization of the volunteerism”
The aims of the project is a realization of citizens activism trough active and professional include citizens – volunteers in create a better condition in local community

Workcamp: Eco camp Jastrebac 2004       Work camp Jastrebac 2004 took place on Jastrebac mountain in period from July the 18th to July the 28th. Ten foreign volunteers and three camp leaders, took part in this project together with domestic volunteers who were not on the camp on every day basis. Project was successful in terms of work done (over 200 bags of tourist waist collected from one location on Jastrebac mountain, arranged footpaths in length of 15 kilometers and one swimming pool for free use arranged from an old fish pond) as same as in terms of international and intercultural communication and improvement of level of knowledge about each others countries, their cultures, customs and national food. Media representation of the project was extremely intensive and included TV, radio and newspapers reports and columns on local and national level, same as press conference at the end of the project with presentation of amount of garbage collected and photographs of garbage as same as beauties of mountain.

EU PROJECT : Borozija 2004   

   This European Union project started in 2000. as a 15-day EU youth gathering with the people of the same age from the countries which were involved in the recent wars. The first two of these gatherings had participants from 6 countries (3 EU and 3 Non-EU countries). Since Slovenia entered the EU this year, two new places were opened for the non-EU countries. That's how Serbia and Macedonia came into this project.
   Each of the 8 countries had 7 participants and 2 senior staff members (France (Strazburg), Italy (Lana), Austria (Graz), Slovenia (Velenje), Croatia (Županja), BiH (Žepce), SCG (Kruševac) i Macedonija (Struga)) and a dozen of Austrians (this years organizers) met this year in “Veli Jože” camp in Savudrija (Istra, Croatia).
Breakfast, morning session, pre-lunch swimming, lunch, rest, afternoon session, swimming, dinner, rest, evening excursion. This was how a regular camp day looked like. And “irregular” days ment: “survival” – a visit to the Lim Channel and sleeping outside, “La festa” – cooking national food, carting race, football tournament, printing and publishing the daily newspapers, designing a website…
   Serbia in EU !? If this way of ours got Serbia a milimeter closer to the European Union, then we have accomplished our mission. The more contact our sports, culture, governmental and non-govermental, youth and other organizations have with the representatives of EU, the faster we’re going to this society whom we all long for.
   Next year in Strazburg, France, the city of the European Parliament. We are getting closer.
   Pictures and other info can be found at www.borozija.eu.tc

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Project “Creative computer workshops of young from Rasina district” in cooperation with BCIF

    From October 2001 to March 2002 with support of BCIF we are realizing project “Creative computer workshops”. Target group of the project are 40 children from three Krusevac institutions: Home for children without parents care “Jefimia”; School for children disturbed in development “Veselin Nikolic”; and boarding school Pane Djukic – Limar”.

Project “Human rights in Serbia”, in cooperation with ABA/CEELI

Considering that the Serbia is, changing in political scene, came in period Euro transition, we consider necessary all kinds of education directed on different target group from branch of human rights, especially in purpose of promoting International legal acts dedicated on protection of human rights and basic freedom. This project formed from many educative workshops, TV program and information center, will focused their work on judges and lawyers, in aim of their further efficient work. Also, the main idea of this project is knowing experts from law area with new thing in their jobs, such as International legal acts of human rights and freedoms and promotion of International tribunal way of working which affects in purpose of protection of human rights and freedom.

“Computer courses for lawyers”, in cooperation with ABA/CEELI

The project is direct on training of 35 lawyers in Rasina area (who are employment in Court), in three month lasting. The purpose of our project is alternative education (working on computers) give the lawyers needed knowledge for their professional work in their organization. Knowing of work on computers will make it easier and faster to do their every day jobs. Internet will give them opportunity to inform their selves about world events in justices and to cooperate with other organizations in realization of program and to inform about seminars and trainings for lawyers.

Project “The Netherlands Days in Krusevac” in cooperation with Holland embassy

This project has an aim to spread information in our local community in the sense of adoption of positive Holland experiences in respect and protection of human rights and underlining tolerance principle and cooperation regarding minority groups. Taking part in the work of educational seminar, our users will be able to be informed about Holland experiences, where the respect of human rights is on high level. This project is imagined as a part of a big project of seminar organization, around tables, workshops and cultural manifestations in our town.

Seminar “Education of young TV journalists” in cooperation with NUNS and local TV

In cooperation with NUNS (Independent Journalists’ association of Serbia), there was a five-day seminar for 12 young journalists from Krusevac local TV stations in October. ECK established contacts with NUNS through its member’s journalists, and it arranged that the first seminar should be held in Krusevac. The lecturer at the seminar was Milica Lucic-Cavic, the famous Belgrade journalist and the president of NUNS. Europe Commission supported NUNS project “Education of young journalists from inner Serbia”. Thanks to this seminar two of our members became NUNS representatives for this part of Serbia.

Training and monitoring of elections in cooperation with CESID

In cooperation with CESID we organized gathering and training of citizens-observers for president elections in September and December 2002. ECK gathered 188 citizens who were monitoring the previous elections. Besides well-done job, we used those elections to establish better cooperation with local authorities, political parties, media, political analysts, and citizens.

Discussion “Crisis and Law Reform” in cooperation with CUPS (NGO Center for law Belgrade)

In cooperation with the Center for law studies upgrading we realized the discussion “Crisis and law reform”. Guests of the discussion were Zoran Ivosevic judge of Serbian Supreme Court and Jovica Trkulja professor at the Law University. About 50 judges and lawyers from the Rasina District Municipal and County Court and Public Prosecutor’s office were present at the discussion. There was a presentation of the book from the group of authors “Crisis and law reform” and discussion about current happenings in Law and reform directions in this area.

Seminar «New work law»

In cooperation with the Center for judge education we realized a seminar for the judges from Rasina District Municipal and County court and lawyers from Krusevac firms. The topic of this seminar was the new work law. The lecturer at the seminar was Supreme Court judge Zoran Ivosevic. The seminar was realized thanks to the financial support of four public companies: Public Utility Company, JP Toplana, JP Vodovod, and NIS FAM.

· Seminar: “Legal answer to the violence towards woman” in cooperation with ABA/CEELI.
· Public discussion “In the daily agenda of public” in cooperation with “Republic” newspaper.
· ”Enough crime” campaign in cooperation with FENS (federation Serbia NGO)
· Tribune “How to defeat the ghost of past”, in cooperation with CUPS and Conrad Adenauer foundation.
· Public discussion: “Hague tribunal”

· Project “Info-center for Rasina District NGO”
In the middle of May 2003. we have started the project “Info center” for Rasina district NGO. The project is being realized by our own means and it is planned to become permanent EC activity. Info center offers advisory, technical and educative support to nongovernmental organizations and citizens interested to participate in work of Rasina district nongovernmental sector.
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· Seminar “Safety of the children in traffic”
· Campaign “Safety of the children in traffic” (October 2002.-May 2003.)
Within campaign which lasts from September 2002 to June 2003, ECK established cooperation with preschool institution “Nata Veljkovic”, AMSS (State traffic agency), Health center for children, local traffic police, school for driving” Stevan Prom” and local TV RTK. At the beginning of the campaign there was an educative seminar for Preschool institution teachers “Children in traffic”. The lecturer was professor Emil Kamenov. During 2003 teachers will have 24 workshops for preschool children and 12 workshops for preschool children parents with the topic “ Safe streets for our children”. The activities within campaign are: distribution of pamphlets and leaflets to all the drivers, 6 TV shows about children in traffic.