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GOVERNMENT OFFICE FOR

COOPERATION WITH NGOs

Regional Europe for Citizens Forum 2012

Varaždin, Croatia, 15-16 November 2012

Compendium

This event is co-financed with the support of Europe for Citizens Programme of the European Union

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Regional Europe for Citizens Forum 2012

The aim of the Regional Europe for Citizens Forum held on 15th and 16th of November 2012

in Hotel Turist, Varaždin, Croatia was to provide a platform for forming partnerships and

developing project ideas. Forum participants - representatives of civil society and local

administrations from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Austria, Hungary and Croatia had

the time for creative formation of potential partners’ project ideas – future Europe for Citizens

project proposals.

Regional Europe for Citizens Forum 2012 supported and encouraged civil initiative and

participation in local communities through regional partnerships supported by the Europe for

Citizens Programme with focus on the year 2013, as the “European Year of Citizens”.

The conference structure was based on Open Space Technology without pre-determined

agenda, only the highly interactive framework. This framework was not intended to tell

people what to do and when. It made possible to create a supportive environment in which all

the participants actively participated and gave their contribution in forming partnerships and

developing project ideas.

The goal of an Open Space Technology was to create time and space for participants to

engage deeply and creatively around project ideas of concern to them. The agenda of the

Regional Europe for Citizens Forum 2012 was set by participants with the power and desire

to see it through.

Forum gathered 86 participants coming from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Austria, Hungary,

Serbia and Croatia. Participants addressed 23 themes on the agenda and they have

developed 23 project ideas working in small groups in simultaneous time sessions during the

two days conference.

All participants during the Forum followed the basic principle - everyone who comes to an

Open Space conference must be passionate about the topic and willing to take some

responsibility for creating things out of that passion.

All the project ideas developed by the participants are presented in appendix with the intent

to share and further develop newly established partnerships and common ideas among

participants of the Regional Europe for Citizens Forum 2012.

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Project ideas from Open Space

This is the overview of all project ideas discussed during Open Space sessions. Below are transcription of the session reports done in form of big flipchart papers and posted in gallery manner for additional networking and information sharing during convergence of Open Space. They provide brief overview of key elements of project ideas in original format as set by the participants. The level of details and additional information like invitation to join the project or to contact caller of the project are written as it has been done by session host, with minimal adaption to the given report format.

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List of project ideas:

YOUTH BUSINESS ROAD SHOW 4

TASTE OF EUROPE 5

MY SPACE 6

MENTORS FOR LIFE 7

HELP ELDERLY PEOPLE - HELP WITH HEART 8

72 H WITHOUT COMPROMISE 9

GENERATIONS WITHOUT BORDERS 10

FUTURE SOCIETY LEADERS (DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM) 11

CARNEVAL NET 12

LADIS – LEARNING ASSISTANT DISABILITIES 13

EU GREETS CROATIA IN ITS FAMILY 14

INTERREGIONAL CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOPS 15

BALKAN (OSO) OPEN SOURCE MOVEMENT 16

ONE STOP SHOP FOR NGO’S 17

EU PROJECT INCUBATOR (ACRONIM EPI) 18

THERAPEUTIC GARDENS FOR INCLUSION 19

NETWORK OF ACTIVE WOMEN 20

D-CITIZEN (DAC - DISABLED ACTIVE CITIZEN) 21

NETWORK OF DIFFERENT CULTURAL HERITAGE “FOR COMMON EU VALUES” 22

FRIENDSHIP OVER RIVALRY 23

SMALL TOWNS GREAT CYCLING 24

RESEARCH SOCIETY BURGENLADID 25

COMPUTER WITH HEART 26

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PROJECT IDEA NAME:

YOUTH BUSINESS ROAD SHOW

SESSION HOST: VELID ALIBAŠIĆ, STUDID (BIH)

PARTICIPANTS IN THE SESSION:

GOALS:

- NETWORKING OF YOUTH WITH THE AIM OF RAISING AWARNES ON PROBLEMS AND OPPORTUNITIES ON

THE LABOR MARKET

- EXCHANGE OF KNOWLEDGE AND GOOD PRACTISE, AND EU VALUES AMONG PARTNERS

- ACTIVATING YOUNG PEOPLE WITH THE AIM TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM OF UNEMPLOYMENT

PROJECT PERIOD: 12 MONTHS

NBR OF PARTICIPANTS: 40 YOUNG UNEMPLOYEE

OUTCOMES:

- YOUTH MOBILITY

- EDUCATION AND NETWORK EXPIRIENCE

- ENCOURAGMENT OF THE YOUTH

- SEE IN ACTIVITIES

ACTIVITIES:

- 5 FORUMS IN PARTICIPATION COUNTRIES

- WEB PAGE

- PUBLICATION

- DOCUMENTARY

PARTNERS:

BIH, CROATIA, SERBIA, SLOVENIA, AUSTRIA

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PROJECT IDEA NAME:

TASTE OF EUROPE

SESSION HOST: DUŠKO STOJANOVIĆ, OPĆINA TEŠANJ (BIH)

PARTICIPANTS IN THE SESSION:

OPĆINA TEŠANJ (BIH), DEVELOPMENT AGENCY FOR UPPER GORENJSKA (SLO), AKT (HR),“ LEPOGLAVA“

(HR), MUNICIPALITY OF TESLIć (BIH), CITY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY SARAJEVO (BIH), PERIGEO NGO (HR),

DESA (DUBROVNIK, HR)

GOALS:

TO SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE TOURISM OPERATORS WITH COOPERATION BETWEEN LOCAL AUTHORITIES

OUTCOMES:

1) CREATION OF NETWORKS OF TOWNS, MUNICIPALITIES NGO'S AND TOURISTIC OPERATORS

2) COMMON PROMOTION OF TOURISM AND LOCAL TRADITIONS WITH SPECIAL EMPHASYS ON

GASTRONOMY

ACTIVITIES:

1. CONTACTING AND MAPPING OF THE STAKEHOLDERS

2. CREATION OF THE COMMON WEB PAGE

3. ORGANISATION OF FAIRS IN EACH OF THE PARTNER REGIONS WITH PROMOTION OF CRAFTS AND

TRADITIONS.

4. PROMOTION OF THE PROJECT (AUDIO/VISUAL MATERIALS, PUBLICATIONS)

PARTNERS:

- TOWNS AND MUNICIPALITIES FROM CROATIA, BIH, SLOVENIA, ITALY, AUSTRIA

- CSO'S FROM THE SAME CONTRIES

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- CREATION OF CONCEPT NOTE

- CONTACTING PARTNERS AND STAKE HOLDERS

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PROJECT IDEA NAME:

MY SPACE

SESSION HOST: FERENZ KERECSTI (HUN)

PARTICIPANTS IN THE SESSION:

FERENZ KERECSTI, KISTARENA CULTURAL ASSOCIATION (HU), IVANA SUČEVIĆ, KLUB MUZIKA (HR),

ALEKSANDRA PODRELAVAC (HR), NEVENKA ZEČEVIĆ, TVORNICA PROJEKATA (HR), URŠKA ČERNIGOJ,

UMNI (SLO), KREŠIMIR ČANIĆ, HUM (HR), MARIJA LOVRIĆ, BRIJEŠKI PLETER (BIH)

GOALS:

- TO MOVE YOUNG PEOPLE FROM THE STREET

- TO GIVE THEM PLACE TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES

OUTCOMES:

1. DREAM BUS

2. CREATING „MY SPACE“ POINT

3. GIVING THEM „THE CONTENT“

ACTIVITIES:

1. DREAM BUS

- COLLECTING THEIR WISHES

- EVALUTATION OF WISHES

- MAKING GROUP OF YOUNG PEOPLE WITH SAME INTEREST

- CHOOSING PARTICIPATIONS

2. CREATING „MY SPACE POINT“

- CHOOSING THE PLACE

- ADAPTING THE PLACE (EQUIPPING)

3. GIVING THEM „THE CONTENT“

- MAKING THE PROGRAM OF VISITING EACH OTHER

- MAKING THE PROGRAMME AND CHOOSING THE MENTORS

- LEARNING ABOUT EUROPEAN CITIZENSHIP

- EXPRESS THEMSELVES

PARTNERS:

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PROJECT IDEA NAME:

MENTORS FOR LIFE

SESSION HOST: MARJETA VAUPOT (SLO)

GOALS:

TO EMPOWER PEOPLE TO GET RESPECT TOWARDS THEMSELVES AND TOWARDS OTHER IN LARGE

COMMUNITY (EU); TO GET AGAIN VALUES OF DIGNITY, RESPONSIBILITIY, EQUALITY, DEMOCRACY

TOWARDS SOCIETY – SERVANTHOOD

OUTCOMES:

TO FORM A NETWORK OF MENTORS, ORDINARY PEOPLE WITH SERVANTHOOD VALUE WHO WILL

MENTOR UNPRIVILEGED YOUTH, EITHER UNEMPLOYED OR SOCIALLY EXCLUDED.

MENTORS: PEOPLE WORKING WITH YOUNGER; PREREQUISITES (HCN)

TARGET GROUP:

- YOUNG PEOPLE (18-30)

- UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE (MARGINAL GROUPS)

PARTNERS:

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PROJECT IDEA NAME:

HELP ELDERLY PEOPLE - HELP WITH HEART

SESSION HOST: IVONA GRDIĆ, CK SLUNJ (HRV)

PARTICIPANTS IN THE SESSION:

INES VAN HOEK, IVONA GRDIĆ, SIMON DELAKORDA, KASJA GRUICA-KURTOVIĆ. SUNČICA STANIĆ –

GLUHINIĆ

GOALS/OUTCOMES:

BUILDING ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITIES FOR HUMANITARIAN AND VOLUNTARY NGO'S

- ENHANCING GOOD PRACTICES IN RECRUTING AND KEEPING YOUNG VOLUNTERS

- ESTABLISHING LONG TERM SUSTAINABLE MODEL FOR YOUNG VOLUNTEERS, TAKING CARE FOR

ELDERY PEOPLE AT THEIR HOMES

ACTIVITIES:

1) SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS / CONFERENCES

2) STUDY VISITS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

3) EDUCATING ELDER PEOPLE ABOUT BENEFITS OF VOLUNTERISM

4) PRACTICAL CASES IN CROATIA, SLOVENIA HUNGARY AND BIH

PARTNERS:

2-3 CROATIA, 1 SLOVENIA – pilot, 1 BIH – pilot, 1 HUNGARY – pilot, 1 SWEDEN – best practices

NEXT STEP:

1) IDENTIFING PARTNERS FROM TARGET COUNTRIES

2) IDENTIFING BEST PRACTIES TO TRANSMIT THEM TO PILOT COUNTRIES

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PROJECT IDEA NAME:

72 H WITHOUT COMPROMISE

SESSION HOST: KRUNO STJEPANOVIĆ, VOLYIN (HRV)

GOALS/OUTCOMES:

PROMOTION OF VOLUNTEERING, DIVERSITY, SOLIDARITY, ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP COOPERATION AND EU

IDENTITY (THIS ALREADY IS THE BIGGEST VOLUNTEERING MOVEMENT IN EUROPE) – WE WANT TO

EMPHASIZE THIS THROUGH THIS PROJECT.

VOLUNTEERING 4 THREE FULL DAYS IN PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES, ALREADY PARTICIPATING: BIH,

SLOVENIA, AUSTRIA, HUNGARY, SLOVAKIA, SWITZERLAND, AND CZECH R. – CROATIA APPLYING

ACTIVITIES:

COOPERATING AND NETWORKING NGO'S 4 EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES ENHANCEMENT

- LOCAL WORK AND ACTIONS BASED AND PLANNED ACCORDING TO THE REAL NEEDS OF SOCIETY

ENVIRONMENT – INFO PROVIDED BY LOCAL NGO'S AND LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES

- MOBILITY : VOLUNTEERS WILL MOVE AMONG COUNTRIES IN 72 H

PARTNERS:

ALREADY EXISTING NGO'S RUNNING 72 H IN AUSTRIA, BIH, HUNGARY ETC. + VOLYIN, VOLUNTEERING

CENTRE ZAGREB (VCZ), YOUTH CENTRE IN BIH, VICTIM AND WITNESSES SUPPORT SERVICE + ALL

OTHER NGO'S INTERESTED TO PARTICIPATE

PLEASE IF YOU WANT TO JOIN PLEASE E-MAIL: [email protected]

NEXT STEPS:

A) CONTACT ORGANIZATIONAL BOARD (INTERNATIONAL)

B) MAKE MAILING LIST

C) IDENTIFY PARTNERS

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PROJECT IDEA NAME:

GENERATIONS WITHOUT BORDERS

SESSION HOST: MARIJA HERCEG, NGO PERIGEO (HRV)

PARTICIPANTS IN THE SESSION:

OPĆINA GRAČANICA, CRVENI KRIŽ SLUNJ, GRAD MOSTAR, ZAGREBAČKA ŽUPANIJA, PERIGEO NGO,

BURGRNLANDISCHE FORSCHUNGSGESELLSCHAHT

GOALS/OUTCOMES:

INTERGENERATIONAL DIALOGUE AS FOR ENHANCING REMEMBRANCE AND CULTURAL HERITAGE

ACTIVITIES:

- CONTACT AND MAPPING OF THE STAKEHOLDERS

- ORGANIZING IN THE SCHOOLS THE WORKSHOPS BETWEEN THE ELDERS AND THE YOUNG PEOPLE

- CREATION OF A TOOL (AUDIOVISUAL, EXHIBITION)

- ORGANIZATION OF INTERNATIONAL MEETING INCLUDING ELDERS AND YOUNG PEOPLE FROM THE

PARTNER TERRITORIES

PARTNERS:

TOWNS, MUNICIPALITIES, CSO’S FROM CROATIA, BIH, AUSTRIA, SLOVENIA, ITALY, HUNGARY

NEXT STEPS:

WRITING OF A CONCEPT NOTE AND CONTACTING THE POTENTIAL PARTNERS

CONTACT: [email protected], [email protected]

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PROJECT IDEA NAME:

FUTURE SOCIETY LEADERS (DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM)

SESSION HOST: FRAN MIKULČIĆ (HRV)

PARTICIPANTS IN THE SESSION:

FRAN MIKULČIĆ + HAPPY TEAM (SLO, BIH, CRO…)

GOALS (from love):

1. LEADERSHIP SKILLS DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG (18 – 30) PEOPLE FROM CSO’S

2. LEADERSHIP SKILLS DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG VOLUNTEERS

3. COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERING PROJECTS

4. ….

ACTIVITIES:

1. TRAIN THE LEADERS

2. LEAD THE TRAINEES

3. VOLUNTEERING PROJECTS

4. CONFERENCE – DISSEMINATION BEST PRACTICE, PERSONAL STORIES

PARTNERS:

NEXT STEPS:

CONTACT: [email protected]

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PROJECT IDEA NAME:

CARNEVAL NET

GOALS:

BUILDING NETWORK WITH ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP

ACTIVITIES:

- 3 X INTERNATIONAL EVENT (180 PERS. 2 DAYS)

- 5 X NATIONAL EVENTS

- 5 X PREPARATION MEETINGS ( 5 X 3 PERS, 3 DAYS)

INFO DAYS:

- ACTIVE AGING

- ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP

- VOLUNTEERING

- BROSCHURE : GATHERING NATIONAL EXPERIENCES

- DVD

- PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS (POSTERS, FLYERS ? WEB? FB?)

PARTNERS:

SLO, HR (BIOGRAD NA MORU, MEDULIN, SAMOBOR), BIH + 1?

NEXT STEP:

FOLLOW UP PROJECTS –INVESTMENT IN CARNIVAL EQUIPMENT

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PROJECT IDEA NAME:

LADIS – LEARNING ASSISTANT DISABILITIES

SESSION HOST: UTIB (HRV)

PARTICIPANTS IN THE SESSION:

THE TOWN OF BJELOVAR, THE BJELOVAR BILOGORA COUNTY, DARKO KARAČIĆ, DENIS PELOZA,

TOMISLAV NOVOSEL, NIKOLA POSUDA

GOALS/OUTCOMES:

- TRANSFER OF KNOWLEDGE AND GOOD PRACTICE ABOUT CLASSROOM ASSISTANTS

- BUILDING CAPACITY FOR ADVOCACY FOR PARTNERS NGOs

ACTIVITIES:

- STUDY VISIT, THEMES: LEGISLATICE, SCHOOL SUPPORT, SYSTEM SUPPORT

- TRAINING PROGRAMME FOR ASSISTANTS

- FINAL CONFERENCE

- PUBLICATION

PARTNERS:

ZVONČIĆI (HR), DOSTI PULA (HR), SERBIA, SLOVENIA, BIH

NEXT STEPS:

1. SEARCH PARTNERS

2. CONCEPT NOTE…

CONTACT: www.utib.hr, [email protected] 091 5823727

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PROJECT IDEA NAME:

EU GREETS CROATIA IN ITS FAMILY

PARTICIPANTS IN THE SESSION:

TATJANA HVALJA, JELENA LIKIĆ, IVANA SUČEVIĆ

ACTIVITIES:

CYCLING TOUR IN CROATIAN TOWNS (EU AND CROATIAN PARTICIPANTS)

CORE EVENT IN SLUNJ: INTERCULTURAL MEETING, UNITY IN DIVERSITY AND MUSICAL EVENT

PROMOTIONAL DVD OF EVENT (BIKE TOUR AND CONCERT), WEB SITE

PARTNERS:

NEEDED - SERBIA, BIH, MACEDONIA

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PROJECT IDEA NAME:

INTERREGIONAL CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOPS

PARTICIPANTS IN THE SESSION:

ELDINA ČOSATOVIĆ, RAZVOJNA AGENCIJA ZGORNJE GORENJSKE, LIDIJA DAJEK, DOM ZA STARIJE

NEMOĆNE MAKSIMIR, BRIJEŠKI PLETER, MARIJA SORIĆ

GOALS:

INTERREGIONAL AND INTERGENERATIONAL CONNECTIONS THROUGH EDUCATION AND RESPECT FOR

THE CULTURAL VALUE OF EACH SPECIFIC COUNTRY

OUTCOMES:

- PRESENTATION OF THE CULTURAL VALUES OF EX-YU COUNTRIES

- CONNECT PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS THROUGH CREATIVE WRITING

ACTIVITIES:

- GATHERING OF INTERESTED AND PRESENTATION IDEAS

- FORMATION OF WORKING GROUPS AND MEETING WITH THE WORK PROGRAM

- ORGANIZING MEETINGS AND WORKING GROUPS IN ALL COUNTRIES

- BROADCAST VIDEO FROM THE MAINTENANCE OF EACH WORKSHOOP

- PUBLISHING THE BOOK

PARTNERS:

- SLO, CRO, SERBIA AND BIH

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PROJECT IDEA NAME:

BALKAN (OSO) OPEN SOURCE MOVEMENT

ACTIVITIES:

1. RESEARCH

2. COMMUNITY BUILDING PLAN

3. AWARENESS AND ADVOCACY

4. MEETING + WORKSHOPS

PARTNERS:

- SLOVENIA, CROATIA, BOSNIA, SERBIA, MONTENEGRO, MACEDONIA AND NEIGHBORS

NEXT STEPS:

OPEN CALL FOR PARTNERS: [email protected]

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PROJECT IDEA NAME:

ONE STOP SHOP FOR NGO’S

GOALS/OUTCOMES:

CREATE ON LINE WEB PAGE WHERE NGO’S FROM EU WILL HAVE GATHERING PLACE TO EXCHANGE

IDEAS, FORM PARTNERSHIP, DEVELOP IDEAS, EXAMPLES OF GOOD PRACTICE AND MORE

PROJECT NAME: ONLINE FORUM FOR EU NGOs

PROBLEM: ISOLATION OF NGOs

ACTIVITIES:

- CREATING WEB PAGE

- CREATING ONE STOP SHOP

- CREATING ONLINE RADIO

- CREATING ONLINE TV(MAYBE YOUTUBE BASED)

- SPREADING THE WORD AND RECRUITING NGOs

NEXT STEP:

GATHER WIDE PARTNERS LIST IN AS MANY AS POSSIBLE EU COUNTRIES (ANYONE INTERESTED CAN

JOIN IN)

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATION PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME AT: [email protected] -

CONTACT ME!

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PROJECT IDEA NAME:

EU PROJECT INCUBATOR (ACRONIM EPI)

PARTICIPANTS IN THE SESSION:

NGO REPRESENTATIVE - TINA MICHIELI, BARBARA MOŽINA, NEVENKA ZEČEVIĆ,TAMARA JOVIČIĆ,RENATA

HRSAN,ELIZABETA LUKAČEVIĆ,MARINA LUCIĆ,ANA GRAČAN, ISMAR ALAGIĆ

GOAL/OUTCOMES:

- 5 TO 10 WRITTEN AND APPLIED PROJECTS APPLICATIONS FROM EACH PARTNER NGO

- COMMUNICATION TOOLS: WEBSITE, PUBLICATIONS

ACTIVITIES:

- PROMOTION OF EU (EFC) YOUTH IN ACTION, LIFE LONG LEARNING

- 7-DAY WORKSHOP ON PROJECT MANAGEMENT IN EACH PARTICIPATING COUNTRY

- GATHERING INFORMATION OF REJECTED EU PROJECT APPLICATIONS FOR PURPOSE OF RECYCLING

- PERSONAL COUNSELING/GUIDANCE OFFERED TO NGO REPRESENTATIVES IN ORDER TO ENABLE THEM

TO WRITE SUCCESFUL PROJECT APPLICATIONS INDEPENDETLY

- INTERNATIONAL SERVICE TEAM THAT WILL CIRCULATE AMONG PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES

- PROMOTION OF GOOD PRACTICE

PARTNERS:

NGO’S FROM CRO, SLO, BIH, HUNGARY, SERBIA, ROMANIA/BULGARIA

NEXT STEP:

SKYPE CONFERENCE – 2 MEETINGS TO DISCUSS FURTHER ACTIONS AND DETAILS

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PROJECT IDEA NAME:

THERAPEUTIC GARDENS FOR INCLUSION

SESSION HOST: UPIM – SANJA MORIĆ [email protected] (HRV)

GOAL/OUTCOMES:

EXCHANGE OF EXPERIENCES IN INCLUSION AND EMPLOYMENT OF PWD IN HORTICULTURE

ACTIVITIES:

- EXCHANGE OF EXPERIENCES

- INCLUSIVE EDUCATION OF PWD (PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES)

- AWARENESS RAISING

- DISSEMINATION

PARTNERS:

HRV - CENTAR ZA RAZVOJ PODUZETNIŠTVA (RENATA HRASTIĆ), INSTITUT ZA RAZVOJ TRŽIŠTA RADA

(LANA NANČINOVIĆ), POU SAMOBOR (SUNČICA STANIČ GLUHINIĆ), PERIGEO NGO, UDRUGA ZA

PROMICANJE ISTIH MOGUĆNOSTI - LEAD

SLO - ZAVOD ZA NOVODOBNO IZOBRAŽEVANJE (SONJA MARKIĆ), RAGOR (ELDINA ČOSATOVIĆ)

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PROJECT IDEA NAME:

NETWORK OF ACTIVE WOMEN

SESSION HOST: HELGA GLAVAN, NGO ACTIVE WOMEN (HRV)

PARTICIPANTS:

RENATA HRASTIĆ, RAZVOJNI POSLOVNO CENTAR, SUNČICA STANIĆ GLUHINIĆ , POU SAMOBOR, ANA

GRGIĆ, UDRUGA DEŠA, ELDINA ČOSATOVIĆ, RAGOR, GABRIJELA BARSIĆ, SLO NGO

GOAL/OUTCOMES:

STRENGHTENING, EMPOWERING AND NETWORKING OF WOMEN WITH THE AIM: MORE WOMEN ON THE

PLACES WERE THE DECISIONS ARE MADE, MORE ACTIVE WOMEN IN THE (LOCAL, REGIONAL, NATIONAL)

COMMUNITY

ACTIVITIES:

- PARTNERS MEETING WORKSHOP

- 1 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE “ACTIVE WOMEN IN THE COMMUNITY”

- ROUND TABLES, PUBLIC DISCUSSIONS IN EACH PARTNER TOWN

- PR MEDIA PLAN: RADIO STATION, TV STATION, WEB, SOCIAL NETWORK (FB), YOUTUBE, SKYPE

CONFERENCE CALLS, BROCHURES, FLYERS…

- LECTURES: EQUAL RIGHTS, EMPOWERING WOMEN, SELF EMPLOYMENT

- WITH PARTNERS FROM OTHER COUNTRIES

PARTNERS:

NEXT STEPS:

CONTACT: [email protected]

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PROJECT IDEA NAME:

D-CITIZEN (DAC - DISABLED ACTIVE CITIZEN)

SESSION HOST: DARIO KARAČIĆ (HRV)

PARTICIPANTS IN THE SESSION:

INES VAN HOEK, NIKOLINA POSUDA, LANA NAČINOVIĆ, DENIS PELOZA, TANJA NOVOSEL, FERENT

KERESZTI, TOMISLAV NOVOSEL

GOALS/OUTCOMES:

1. EMPOWERMENT OF YOUTH WITH DISABILITIES FOR ACTIVE EU CITIZENSHIP

2. EXCHANGE OF KNOWLEDGE AND GOOD PRACTICES ON YOUTH ACTIVISATION AND MOBILISATION

3. DEVELOPMENT OF CURRICULUM

4. DISSEMINATION OF TRAINING/CURRICULUM

ACTIVITIES:

1. YOUTH CAMP FOR 20 DISABLED + ASSISTANTS

2. STUDY VISIT OF PARTNERS/TRAINERS

3. TRAINING OF TRAINERS AND PRODUCTION OF CURRICULUM

4. FINAL CONFERENCE

5. PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS (PUBLICATION, WEB , DVD)

PARTNERS:

CEDEPE ZAGREB (HR), KISTARCSA CULTURAL ASSOCIATION (HUN), INSTITUT ZA RAZVOJ TRŽIŠTA RADA

(HR), UDRUGA SLIJEPIH MEĐIMURSKE ŽUPANIJE (HR), DOSTI PULA (HR)

NEXT STEPS:

CONTACT: [email protected]

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PROJECT IDEA NAME:

NETWORK OF DIFFERENT CULTURAL HERITAGE “FOR COMMON

EU VALUES”

SESSION HOST: MEĐIMURJE “HANDS” ASSOCIATION, MUNICIPALITY “SVETI JURAJ NA BREGU” (HRV)

PARTICIPANTS IN THE SESSION (PARTNERS):

AGRO TOURIST CLUSTER - LEPOGLAVA, MUNICIPALITY ZVORNIK, MUNICIPALITY GRAČANICA,

ASSOCIATION “GRAČANIČKO KERANJE” (LEAD?), NGO HUB - NGO “ROKODELSKO DRUSTVO –MORAVČE,

MOSTAR, KISTARCSA CULTURAL ASSOCIATION (HUNGARY), MUNICIPALITY OF TEŠANJ, BIH

GOALS:

1. RESTORING HANDCRAFTS

2. TRANSFER OF KNOWLEDGE TO YOUNG GENERATION

3. DEVELOP TOURISTIC PRODUCTS

ACTIVITIES:

1. HANDCRAFTS – WORKSHOP, SEMINARS (TOOLS, MATERIALS, SKILLS…), ROUNDTABLES

2. EVENTS:

1. FESTIVAL OF LACE – LEPOGLAVA (IX)

2. SUMMER EVENING POD LIPOM – GRAČANICA (VI –IX)

3. DANI JAGODA, ŠPAROGA I RUKOTVORSTVA (V)

4. “ZVORNIČKO LETO” (2. – 8. VIII)

5. BOŽIĆNI SAJAM “NA TO MLADO LETO”, MEĐIMURJE (XII)

6. TRADITIONAL DIVINGS FROM THE MOSTAR OLD BRIDGE (VIII)

7. ETNO FESTIVAL TEŠANJ

PARTNERS:

SEE PARTICIPANTS IN THE SESSION - WE NEED ONE MORE COUNTRY!!!

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PROJECT IDEA NAME:

FRIENDSHIP OVER RIVALRY

SESSION HOST: DIJANA BAČKO (SRB)

PARTICIPANTS IN THE SESSION:

SERBIA (FK SOMBOR, TK ŽAK, SOMBOR), SLOVENIA (ŠD DOLINA, OPĆINA ŠMARTNO PRI LITIJI), CROATIA

(FK MEDULIN, UDRUGA MEĐIMURSKE RUKE, OPĆINA SVETI JURAJ NA BREGU, HUNGARY (FK BAJA, TK

BAJA), BIH (MUNICIPALITY OF TEŠANJ)

GOALS/OUTCOMES:

(ACTION: 1.2.)

1. REDUCE RIVALRY BETWEEN BORDERS

2. GETTING TOGETHER OVER SPORTS

3. INTRODUCTION TO HISTORY OF SPORTS

4. FACING PAST WITH PRESENT

ACTIVITIES:

1. PREPARATION WORKSHOP (INTRODUCTION BETWEEN EACH OTHER, REPRESENTATIVES OF

PARTICIPANTS)

2. EVENTS: 3 DAYS IN SLO, SRB, CRO: SPORT GAMES WORKSHOP - COMMON SPORT HISTORY

3. PRODUCTION: WEB PORTAL, T-SHIRTS, SPORT CAP, BADGES

PARTNERS:

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PROJECT IDEA NAME:

SMALL TOWNS GREAT CYCLING

PARTICIPANTS IN THE SESSION:

URŠKA ČERNIGOJ (UMMI), CYCLISTS’S UNION, FRANJO KOŠĆEC ASSOCIATION, ISMAR ALAGIĆ,

MUNICIPALITY OF TEŠANJ

GOALS/OUTCOMES:

IDEAS EXCHANGE (BEST PRACTICES) FOR BICYCLES FRIENDLY SOLUTIONS IN SMALL TOWNS

ACTIVITIES:

- PUBLIC SERVANTS EDUCATION

- POPULARISATION OF BICYCLE CULTURE AMONG CITIZENS

- PRESENTING POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS TO THE PUBLIC (RENTING, PARKING, GARAGE, INTEGRATED

TRANSPORT, PATHS)

PARTNERS:

SMALL TOWN’S PUBLIC SERVANT FROM SLOVENIA, CROATIA, THE NETHERLANDS, DENMARK.

NEXT STEPS:

MOTIVATING PUBLIC SERVANTS AND FIND PARTNERS ABROAD

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PROJECT IDEA NAME:

RESEARCH SOCIETY BURGENLADID

SESSION HOST: GERT TSCHOEGL (AUT)

PARTICIPANTS IN THE SESSION:

KERESTI FERENC (HU), DŽANA SOKOLOVIĆ, GRAČANICA (BIH), ELDINA ČOSATOVIĆ,RAGOR (SI)

GOAL/OUTCOMES:

- LEARNING FROM BORDER REGIONS AS MODEL FOR AN EUROPEAN IDENTITY

- LEARNING FROM THE PAST

PROJECT NAME: LEARNING OF EUROP. BORDER REGIONS

ACTIVITIES (WHAT):

- METHODS DEMOC. EDU.

- EXPAMPLES

- RESULTS ALREADY MADE

- EXPERIENCE

- LOCATION SITES OF REMEMBRANCES

PARTNERS (WHO):

FROM BORDER REGIONS AND EXPERTS

NEXT STEPS:

START WITH SMALL EUROPEAN PROJECTS, GRUNDTVIG LEARNING PARTNERSHIP

FOLLOW UP WITH ACTION 4 APPLICATION OR ACTION 1, MEASURE 2.1. APPLICATION

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PROJECT IDEA NAME:

COMPUTER WITH HEART

SESSION HOST: HUM (HRV) – CROATIAN URBAN NETWORKS

PARTICIPANTS IN THE SESSION:

DEVELOPMENT AGENCY FOR UPPER GORENJSKA (SLO), UDRUGA ZA UNAPREĐENJE RAZVOJA

ČOVJEKOVOG OKOLIŠA – FRANJO KOŠČEC (HR), TEŠANJ MUNICIPALITY (BIH)

GOALS/OUTCOMES:

WHEN CHANGING COMPUTER, CORPORATIONS, INSTITUTIONS AND PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS ... USUALLY

PUT ASIDE AN OLD COMPUTER THAT EVENTUALLY, ENDS UP AS E-WASTE. PEOPLE CHANGE COMPUTER

EVERY 2 TO 4 YEARS IN AVERAGE. THESE COMPUTERS ARE OFTEN STILL IN OPERATION AND CAN BE

VERY USEFUL FOR SOMEONE WHO CAN'T AFFORD IT TO BUY A NEW COMPUTER.

THE IDEA OF THE PROJECT IS TO COLLECT SUCH COMPUTERS, REPAIR AND RENEW THEM FOR

FURTHER WORK. RENEWED COMPUTERS WOULD BE DONATED TO FAMILIES WITH MORE CHILDREN,

SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED GROUPS, ETC. MOST OF THE COMPUTERS (70%) WOULD BE SENT TO BOSNIA

AND HERZEGOVINA WHERE, IN ADDITION OF SOCIALLY VULNERABLE GROUPS, THE COMPUTERS WOULD

BE DONATED TO SCHOOLS TOO. AS YOU CAN SEE IN ALL MENTIONED ABOVE PROJECT HAS MULTIPLE

DIMENSIONS: SOCIAL, ECOLOGICAL, HUMANITARIAN.

ACTIVITIES:

- EXAMPLES OF GOOD PRACTICE – SEMINAR

- REPAIRING AND RENEWING OF COMPUTERS - SEMINAR & WORKSHOP

- DONATION OF COMPUTERS AND TRAINING OF END USERS - SEMINAR & WORKSHOP

- COLLECTING WRITTEN-OFF COMPUTERS – SEMINAR

- ECOLOGICAL ASPECT OF THE PROJECT – SEMINAR

- ORGANIZATION OF VOLUNTEERS FOR REPAIRING AND RENEWING OF COMPUTERS

- SEMINAR & WORKSHOP

PARTNERS:

HRVATSKE URBANE MREŽE (HUM) (HR), OTVORENA RAČUNALNA RADIONICA (HR), DEVELOPMENT

AGENCY FOR UPPER GORENJSKA (SLO), UDRUGA ZA UNAPREĐENJE RAZVOJA ČOVJEKOVOG OKOLIŠA –

FRANJO KOŠČEC (HR), TEŠANJ MUNICIPALITY (BIH), CEKOR (RS), ROTARACT KLUB SARAJEVO (BIH)

NEXT STEPS:

AGREEMENT ON THE DIVISION OF RESPONSIBILITY ON PROJECT PREPARATION PROJECT PREPARATION SUBMIT PROJECT PROPOSAL FOR THE COMPETITION - EUROPE FOR CITIZENS, FEBRUARY 1, 2013.

CONTACT:

HRVATSKE URBANE MREŽE (HUM), KREŠIMIR ČANIĆ, [email protected]

DEVELOPMENT AGENCY FOR UPPER GORENJSKA, ELDINA ČOSATOVIĆ, [email protected]