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26

Mar

2018

Zoran Ilić je čovek

Poverty relief

Words to Live by from a Serbian 77-Year-Old Man: “Giving is Very Important, and I will Keep Doing it for as Long as I Live”

Zoran Ilić is an elderly man who recently embarked on a journey through Serbia in order to traverse his homeland on foot, after spending a lifetime as a hitchhiker. The reason you should know about him, is not only because of this unusual adventure, but because of his precious...

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23

Mar

2018

Poverty relief

Canadian, Born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Left More Than Half a Million Euros for the Poor

Agan Hodžić, a Canadian born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, left EUR 511,000 for three soup kitchens in his native country.

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16

Mar

2018

Emergency management

Youth From the Village Kraljevci (Serbia) Started a Campaign to Help Their 16-year-old Friend

Dragoljub Nikolić (16) from Kraljevice near Ruma lives in difficult conditions. He lost his parents at a young age and the conditions in which he lived and grew up are inhumane. Because of this, the members of the Independent Youth Organization from this village decided to help...

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16

Mar

2018

Healthcare

Montenegrin Bank Together With Its Employees Supports the Clinical Center

Montenegrin Commercial Bank (CKB) and its employees donated EUR 10,500 to the Clinical Center of Montenegro for the purchase of a new modern incubator for the Center for Neonatology of the Clinic for Gynecology.

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13

Mar

2018

Community development

Crowdfunding - More Than Funding

Crowdfunding is an alternative way of financing projects and ideas and it exists around the world for about 20 years. Individuals or organizations have launched their campaigns through Indiegogo and Kickstarter platforms, and now Serbia has its own version of these sites -...

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12

Mar

2018

Healthcare

1,000 People Received Help from Volunteers from the "Translators’ Heart" in the Past 4 years

Money is not the only thing you can donate. Thus, a group of translators from Vojvodina (Serbia) launched the informal group "Translators’ Heart" in 2014 - during 4 years this group turned into a regional initiative that has helped over 1,000 families to receive a free...

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28

Feb

2018

Healthcare

NURDOR Raises EUR 23,000 More For Children’s Oncology Department

On February 15, NURDOR marked the International Childhood Cancer Day with fundraisers in the central squares in more than 40 cities across Serbia. A great number of public figures and citizens joined their cause.

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21

Feb

2018

Odvažne i hrabre, to ste vi!

Community development

Bingo Supports Women Organizations in Bosnia and Herzegovina

"She Is Bold and Brave!" is the new Bingo and partner’s campaign to support women's organizations in Bosnia and Herzegovina, that is closing on Women's Day.

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20

Dec

2017

Seasonal giving

A Crowd of Santas Ran a Charity Mini-Marathon in Prishtina

People of Prishtina witnessed an unusual sight on December 17, 2017 - a large group of Santa Clauses, with numbers across their chest, gathered and ran a mini-marathon despite the cold winter weather, with a good cause warming them up - helping families in need.

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19

Dec

2017

Support to marginalized groups

More Than a Cup of Coffee: Belgrade Gets Its First Café That Employs Youth from the Drop-In Shelter

Last week, Center for Youth Integration has opened a café in Belgrade, Serbia (46 Gospodar Jovanova Street) which will support teens from the drop-in shelter (Svratište). They will provide them training for bartenders and waiters and opportunity to get employed.

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