In March 2022, Association “HO International Forum of Solidarity – Emmaus” (MFS-EMMAUS) began implementation of activities for social inclusion of children with difficulties in development through Day Care Center for Children and Youth, that is supported by Porticus Foundation through…
An EU-funded project supports beekeepers from North Macedonia to shift to organic farming The municipality of Kavadarci is in the Tikveš region of North Macedonia. With fewer than 40,000 inhabitants, like many other rural regions in the Western Balkans the…
Personal assistance becomes a permanent service for people with disabilities in Serbia’s Mačvan district with EU support. Dragana Marković Matić lives in the town of Šabac, in western Serbia’s Mačvan district. She lives with rheumatoid arthritis, which has led to…
An NGO from Sarajevo produces exciting works of art using waste bottle caps. A beautiful carpet is on prominent display in the Sarajevo suburb of Ciglane. There’s something different about this so-called ‘Čepoćilim’ though: it is made of 25,000 plastic…
Are you are interested to learn how ReLOaD has forged strong partnerships between local governments and civil society? Ask Stela! Stela Mardusha works as a specialist in the European Integration Department at Shkodra Municipality, the first one to engage with…
Podgorica, May 24, 2022 – The low level of participation of young citizens in public life at the local level has been recognized as a problem by various institutions, the non-governmental sector and young people themselves. Encouraging critical thinking and supporting…
Breastfeeding is the best possible way to begin life. From the first hour of a baby’s life to the second year, breastfeeding protects children from infectious diseases, malnutrition, and physical underdevelopment. The World Health Organization and UNICEF recommend that breastfeeding…
The COVID-19 pandemic and its economic and social impact have disrupted nearly every aspect of our lives. However, people of different ages experience its effects in different ways. For young people and especially for vulnerable youth the COVID-19 crisis poses…
What the ISS can teach us about national development planning For the past 20 years there has been a continued presence of people in space, working in orbit on board the International Space Station (ISS). More than 240 individuals from 19 countries…
From September 2019 to August 2020, more than 80 pupils and students, and about 70 teachers and educators from Kragujevac and the surrounding area, participated in various creative educational events and outdoor workshops organized in the new space of the…