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NGOs BalkanDevelopment Networking http://www.bbnet.org.yu/ Balkan Development Networking works to advance cooperation between small and medium-sized enterprises, NGOs and local communities involved in Balkan development. The site offers business, civic and local community networking among Balkan countries, though so far only FRY is covered. The site also includes web presentations of participating communities. Serbian and English. Beogradski centar za ljudska prava http://www.bgcentar.org.yu/ The Belgrade Center for Human Rights aims to improve the study and practice of human rights theory as well as to disseminate knowledge about human rights and humanitarian law through publishing books and organizing seminars, courses and conferences. The site posts a bulletin, related links, and press statements. Serbian and English. Beogradska otvorena skola http://www.bos.org.yu/ The Belgrade Open School is committed to the dissemination of knowledge and improvement of research in the social sciences and humanities. Offering additional courses to university students, BOS aims to attract, educate, and organize future leaders in various areas of Yugoslav society. The school is also commited to the re-examination of the basic premises of higher education. Russian, Spanish, Serbian and English. Centar za antiratnu akciju http://www.caa.org.yu/ The Center for Antiwar Action was originally organized to resist the wars that followed the disintegration of the SFRY. Its goal is the demilitarization of the Balkans and the economic and democratic development of the region. CAA conducts extensive publishing activities, including the producing the bulletin, Voice. It also recently launched it’s Political Team 2000 initiative. Serbian and English. Centar za demokratsku kulturu Beograd http://www.cdcbgd.org.yu/ The Center for Democratic Culture represents a group of scholars, researchers and NGO activists whose aim is to develop a "think tank" for the strengthening of democratic culture. The Center provides reliable expert/advocacy support to all interested in Yugoslavia, the Balkans and southeastern Europe. Activities include publishing as well as educational and public awareness efforts. Serbian and English. Centar za javnu i lokalnu upravu PALGO http://www.palgo.org.yu/ The Public Administration and Local Government Center aims to promote education, expertise, publishing activity, and research in the areas of public administration and local government, legislation, executive authority, the judiciary, public policies and affairs. It works to increase the transparency and accountability of institutions of authority, third sector institutions and economic organizations. The Center also organizes conferences, forums, online courses and other activities. Serbian and English. Centar za kulturu mira http://www.culture.org.yu/ The Culture of Peace Center aims to encourage the practices of cultural pluralism and to reinforce multicultural tolerance in the Balkans. One of its main goals is to organize regional cultural heritage networks and preserve and promote Balkan culture. The site contains many useful articles and links. Serbian and English. Centar za proucavanje alternativa http://www.cpa-cps.org.yu/ The Center for Policy Studies conducts research and analyses of various problems in Yugoslav society, along with public promotion and advocacy of its recommendations, based on its research results. The Center considers itself both a think-tank and an “action-tank” with interests in both scientific research and policy-making. The site reviews public opinions and posts publications and studies on ivarious societal issues. Serbian and English. Centar za razvoj nevladinih organizacija Crne Gore http://www.crnvo.cg.yu/ The Center for the Development of Non-Governmental Organizations in Montenegro aims develop and strengthen the non-profit sector and constitutes a legal, informational, documentary, educational and research servicing institution of non-governmental organizations. The site includes a directory of NGOs, a newsletter, analyses and links. Serbian and English. Centar za razvoj neprofitnog sektora Jugoslavije http://www.crnps.org.yu/ The Center for the Development of the Non-Profit Sector covers the YU non-profit community, offering the latest NGO news, analyses, and legal regulations. The site also includes a forum, a newsletter, and an extensive directory of Yugoslav NGOS. Recently opened regional centers and enriched its web content. Serbian and English. Centar za slobodne izbore i demokratiju Beograd www.cesid.org/index.shtml The Center for Free Elections and Democracy, Belgrade was founded to build bridges between political opponents by obtaining their consent on the fundamental rules of conduct in political battles and thus lay foundations for an open and democratic society. The goal of CeSID is to enable citizens to take an active role in shaping a common future. The site includes news, publications, and a CD with election results. Serbian and English. Center for Strategic Studies www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/2890/ The Center for Strategic Studies is an independent research center and think tank focusing on broad issues of international relations. The site contains numerous policy articles and links to related journals and institutes, as well as a Virtual guide to internet use in non-profit and NGO work. Serbian and English. Evropski pokret u Srbiji http://www.emins.org/ The European Movement in Serbia promotes the public’s active participation in creating a democratic, multi-party society to achieve the full-fledged integration of Serbia into European institutions and organizations. Serbian and English. Fond Centar za demokratiju www.centaronline.org The Center for Democracy Foundation strives to contribute to civil society in Serbia-Montengro through expert and educational programs. The Foundation promotes democratic principles, human rights, tolerance and openness. It has many intensive NGO-supportive activities including educational programs and conferences. Serbian and English. Fond za otvoreno drustvo Jugoslavije http://www.fosyu.org/ Fund for an Open Society, Yugoslavia supports programs and activities to develop of democratic principles, openness, tolerance and peace. It invests in education, science, culture and art, the health system and communications. Its highly focused programs include project support to local NGOs, Open Clubs, free access to thousands of scientific journals and databases for Yugoslav academics, and programs emphasizing the use of information technology in education. Serbian and English. Grupa Most http://www.most.org.yu/ Group Most (Bridge) seeks to develop an efficient, constructive approach to conflict resolution and apply these principles and skills to the public arena. The emphasis is on facing, understanding and handling conflict constructively rather than "preventing" or ignoring it. Activities are project based and include courses, workshops, public lectures and roundtables for various age groups. Serbian and English. Grupa 17 http://www.g17plus.org.yu/ Group 17 (G17) gathers 20 distinguished Yugoslav economists to promote and implement the ideas of a modern market economy, an open and democratic society and the rule of law. Its programs and public activities include PR, research, educational programs and publishing, often focusing on young people. Serbian and English. Jugoslovesnki komitet pravnika za ljudska prava http://www.yucom.org.yu/ Yugoslav Lawyers Committee for Human Rights seeks to increase awareness for the need to respect, protect and improve human and civil rights and freedoms. The committee conducts its efforts through education, research, citizen initiatives and collaboration with domestic and foreign institutions. Serbian and English. Liga prijateljstva Roma Srbije http://www.lprs.org.yu/ The Serbian Roma Friendship League aims to further the emancipation of the Roma people through help in finding jobs, organizing courses for women and children , establishing kindergartens , foreign language schools, and local community centers. Other initiatives include developing radio and TV programs for the Roma population and computer training. Serbian and English. Nezavisni zenski centar http://www.womenngo.org.yu/ The Autonomous Women’s Center presents visitors to its site with a rich list of women’s groups in Serbia, Vojvodina and Montenegro. The site includes a directory of women’s NGOs by region, presents relevant news articles and a history of the women’s movement. Serbian and English. Odbor za gradjansku inicijativu Nis http://www.ogi.org.yu/ The Center for Civic Initiative, based in Nis, strives for societal change that will include significant change in the social structure, not the substitution of one oligarchy for another. It is especially active in promoting the interests of the individual. The Center promotes civic activism and various projects such Let Democracy Talk, Support for Civic Activism at the Local Level, School for Democracy, Drugs in Our Yard, etc. Serbian and English. Odbor za ljudska prava Bor www.ljudska-prava-bor.4mg.com/ The Human Rights Committee of Bor seeks to contribute to civic society and democracy through citizen information, education and human rights protection. Activities include publishing and educational efforts, conferences, legal counseling, etc. Serbian only. Odgovor-casopis za izbeglice http://www.odgovor.co.yu/ “Response,” a Humanitarian and Information Center for Refugees and the Promotion of Civic Society was created by a network of independent sources and associates, primarily the NGO activists and volunteers working on the ground during the war in the former Yugoslavia. Its weekly publication, also called “Response,” is widely read among the refugee population and its broadcasting service promises to be an even larger success. Another of the Center’s publications, “NGO Messenger,” aims to make the workof non-governmental organizations open to public praise and criticism alike. Serbian and English. Otpor www.otpor.com Translated as “Resistance,” Otpor represents the world’s last resistance movement of the 20th century, and is probably sufficiently well-known that its name stands without needing translation. The citizen-initiated, spontaneous movement began with the young people of Serbia and soon grew into a broad-based uprising that contributed very much to the removal of Slobodan Milosevic from power. Currently the organization has registered as an NGO and has continued its efforts to precipitate positive changes in serbian society. The site also gives an interesting and new definition of patriotism. In Serbian. An English version of the site, different from the Serbian, is available at www.otpor.net Pomoc porodici www.familycare.org.yu Family Help is a humanitarian organization that works to support families and victims of war with the broad goal of reducing the war’s overall negative effects. Through engaging consultants, volunteers and professionals from different fields (doctors, psychiatrists, nurses, economists, social workers, and educators) it hopes to strengthen the family as the basic unit of the society and promote the concept of family and community health through medical and psychosocial programs, based on traditional and religious values. English only. Seoski prag http://www.seoskiprag.org.yu/ “Village Doorstep” is concerned with the biological survival of Serbian people that has been threatened, in part, by a long-ongoing trend of desertion of villages and migration towards crowded industrial cities. Serbian villages and communities that once were the stronghold of Serbian life, economy, culture and tradition today have mostly elderly people, almost no children, and practically no economical strength. Seoski prag would like to help reverse that process and strengthen the family, revive the village life, bring in technology and knowledge so that life in village becomes attractive and sustainable which would bring a sustainable economy and ecology to the whole country. It promotes family, birth giving and taking care of children. Serbian and English. Student and professional interests: Centar za interaktivnu pedagogiju http://www.cip.org.yu The Center for Interactive Pedagogy aims to connect researchers and practitioners in the field of interactive pedagogy in particular, or in education and upbringing in general. Its programs focus on children’s critical thinking and on creating the kindergarten as a family center. Serbian. Grupa “Hajde da...." http://www.hajdeda.org.yu/ Group “Let’s…” is devoted to the psychosocial support to underprivileged populations of children, displaced people, Roma and other individuals and groups. Their other goals are promotion of social activism and affirmation of non-formal education. The group has been formed and operates out of the strong need of its members to be proactive in the society and time they live in Integral http://www.integral.co.yu Integral is a citizen's association with the goal of research and advancement of the education in the field of mathematical and information sciences. Programs include opening math schools in cities across Serbia, Internet math schools, talent development, publishing, software development for math and IT education, seminars, and collaboration with other institutions to promotion math as a creative science. Serbian and not yet full English. Istrazivacka stanica Petnica http://www.psc.ac.yu/ The Petnica Science Center is an independent educational institution founded to help and support young people who demonstrate an interest in science beyond the school curricula. The Center’s mission is to mobilize talented youth and develop it into a future science leaders of the country. Serbian and English. Jugoslovenska asocijacija Internet profesionalaca www.yuaip.org.yu The Yugoslav Association of Internet Professionals was founded to implement and deploy Internet technologies in Yugoslavia as well as to support, organize and represent country’s Internet professionals. Serbian and not yet full English. Kompjuteri i zakon www.computersandlaw.cjb.net Computers and Law is online version of the Yugoslav Journal for Legal Informatics. It focuses on the legal aspects of IT technology and its use. Published by the Yugoslav Society of Legal Informatics, the site invites others to submit their contributions to this field. Serbian and English. Komunikacija www.komunikacija.org.yu/komunikacija/index_html “Communication” is a citizen association founded to promote communication and understanding among people and nations by presenting and exchanging the results of scientific-theoretical work, research and innovation. One of its projects is to create electronic editions and a database of theoretical journals in the sciences, the arts, humanities, and the social sciences. Already the site offers links to many journals. Serbian and English. Medjunarodna organizacija za razmenu studenata http://lightning.prohosting.com/~aiesecef/serbian.htm The College of Economics at the University of Belgrade hosts a branch of the Association of International Exchange of Students of Economics, a network of 741 universities in 87 countries. The Association promotes life-long learning, corporate and social responsibility, cultural understanding, and entrepreneurship. These goals are achieved through student exchanges between countries and by matching interested students with corporations looking for interns. Serbian and English. Mladi istrazivaci Beograda http://www.mib.org.yu The Young Researchers of Belgrade work to stimulate, promote, popularize and support scientific and innovative research among youth. Through its many projects for various age groups, MIB promotes the protection of natural and cultural values, among many others. Projects include ecological schools, tree planting, publishing, exhibitions, etc. Serbian only. Nezavisnost –ujedinjeni granski sindikati www.nezavisnost.org.yu The “Independence” Trade Union Confederation is an independent, non-governmental labor organization working to protect the interests and rights of its members. One of its many goals is to establish democratic labor laws in harmony with international standards. The site provides news, education and a research center, studies and analyses, a section on women’s issues, and links to related topics. Serbian and English. Omladinski otvoreni klub www.okbg.org/index.html The Youth Open Clubs give teenagers a place to come to learn, socialize, and be creative. It offers a safe frame for the growing up process, and a stimulus for the further development of adolescents. The most important activities are directed towards a more active implementation of teenagers into the life of the local community. Serbian, English and Italian. Organizacija srpskih studenata u inostranstvu http://www.ossi.org The Organization of Serbian Students Abroad is dedicated to establishing a global network of students studying abroad and strengthening their ties with Serbia, Montenegro and the Republic Srpska. The site contains news and information about jobs, stipends, cultural and sport events. Serbian. Remont –nezavisna umetnicka asocijacija www.remont.co.yu Remont is an association of independent visual artists spanning several generations who work in various forms to develop the cultural scene, damaged by wars and the negative political situation in the country. Their programs aim to influence a change in the current image of Serbia as a conservative, reactionary environment, abandoned by valuable and creative individuals. Projects are too numerous to retell here (include art e-zine. Serbian and English. Rrominterpress-Romska izdavacko informativna organizacija www.rrominterpress.org.yu Rrominterpress is an informational and publishing organization concerned with all aspects of the life and culture of the Roma people in Yugoslavia. Its projects range from an information and documentation center to book and children’s magazine publishing, radio broadcasting, online news, and many other projects. Romani, Serbian and English. Savez dramskih umetnika Srbije http://www.sdus.org.yu The Serbian Association of Dramatic Artists is a professional organization whose membership includes over 1,300 actors, directors, playwrights, and organizers of cultural and artistic activities. The goals of the Association are to safeguard the professional rights and interests of its members and to promote the theater and the arts in general. Their production section and Ludus magazine provide a glimpse into the current Serbian theater scene. Serbian and English. Spektar-udruzenje za razvoj privatne radiodifuzije www.spektar.org.yu The Association for the Development of Private Broadcasting, “Specter” gathers owners of private radio and TV stations whose goals are to help create a free media market, defend the rights of independent editorial policies and introduce professional standards in the field. Serbian and English. Studentski info centar-SRCe www.yungo.org/srce/home.html The Student Resource Center in Belgrade provides information to students regarding what they need to study in Yugoslavia and which tests to take to study abroad. The site also offers links to worlds universities sorted by countries, available stipends, and their library holdings. Serbian and some English Studentska poliklinika http://www.studpol.co.yu/ The Institute for Student Health, University of Belgrade oversees the health of the University’s 80,000 students. The Institute’s web presentation disseminates the latest health-related information to the student population. The Conference on the State of Health of Student Population gives a dim picture of student health by showing negative trends in student life style. Serbian only. Studentska unija Nis http://www.sunis.org.yu/ The University of Nis Student Union provides links to search engines for foreign universities, internships, stipends, student research and publications. Serbian and English under construction. Udruzenje istrazivaca Jugoslavije http://www.ar.org.yu/ The Association of Researchers, Yugoslavia is a professional society dedicated to the advancement of scientific and technological excellence across all disciplines, and to the public’s understanding of science and technology. The Society is currently developing a database of Yugoslav researchers and their interests and invites members to join in and contribute to this effort. Serbian and English. Udruzenje paraplegicara i kvadriplegicara www.upikdunav.co.yu The Association of paraplegics and quadriplegics Belgrade is a site devoted to those who live with this condition. The site offers advocacy, information on latest medical research and advice for daily living. Serbian only. Udruzenje za pravnu informatiku Crne Gore www.geocities.com/dprlja/li.htm The Association for Legal Informatics of Montenegro promotes the use of Information Technology in Law through conferences, publishing and educational efforts. Serbian. TO PAGE 2 TO PAGE 3 |
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