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Serbia - Civic Initiatives (CI) |
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 Background
Civic Initiatives was founded in 1996, with a vision of society based on equal and active citizens who are able to decide the future of their own lives in a civil and democratic country that is governed by the rule of law and respect for human rights.
Mission
Civic Initiative’s mission is to empower civil society through education, the promotion of democracy and the provision of active support for its citizens.
Position
Civic Initiatives has positioned itself through its activities in five fields: young people, minority rights, educational reform, democracy development and the support of a national NGO network.
Objectives
- To encourage and empower young people to become citizens who are actively involved in the process of creating positive change in towns throughout Serbia, thereby improving their own position and that of their fellow citizens;
- To provide advocacy training to further develop legal regulations in the field of national minorities and to improve implementation of existing legislation;
- To empower social stakeholders to acquire better knowledge about human and minority rights and their implementation;
- To create conditions to empower the Roma to organise themselves and develop their capacities for improving their living conditions;
- To prepare schools, local authorities and national government to carry out their functions effectively within the newly decentralised framework;
- To instigate civic educational programmes that enable citizens to acquire the appropriate knowledge, skills and values necessary for individual development as well as their responsible participation in a modern, democratic society;
- To provide support for the national NGO network, the Federation of Non-Governmental Organisations of Serbia (FENS).
Contact details
Miljenko Dereta, Executive Director
Aleksandra Šanjević, Porgramme Coordinator
Civic Initiatives
Simina 9a
11100 Belgrade
Serbia
Tel/Fax: +381 11 2625 942
+381 11 2623 980
+381 11 2632 694
E-mail: cenci@gradjanske.org
Website: www.gradjanske.org
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