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ANA AND VLADE DIVAC
FOUNDATION
CONTENT
A WORD FROM THE FOUNDERS 03 2017 IN NUMBERS 04 I SUPPORT IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS AND HUMANITARIAN AID 05 SUPPORT TO REFUGEES AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES 05 AID THAT CHANGES LIFE 09 SUPPORT TO SINGLE - PARENT FAMILIES 12 DECENT LIFE FOR ALL 12 II ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT AND EMPLOYMENT 13 AGRICULTURE - A STAKE FOR THE FUTURE 13 THE FUTURE LIES IN GOOD IDEAS 14 III DEMOCRACY AND SUPPORT TO LOCAL COMMUNITIES 15 YOUNG PEOPLE CHANGE THE WORLD 15 THE CHANCE LIES IN EDUCATION 16 BABIES ARE IN 16 HELP ON THE ROUTE 18 IV DEVELOPMENT OF PHILANTHROPY 19 CELEBRATING SOLIDARITY 19 PHILANTROPIC COMMUNITY IN ACTION 20 FINANCIAL REPORT 22 COOPERATION WITH BOOKING AND AMAZON 23 LET US HELP THE MOST VULNERABLE ONES 24 ANNUAL REPORT 2017
01
A WORD FROM THE FOUNDERS
Challenges, regardless of whether they are Summing up the ten-year results of our big or small, are an integral part of each work has not only filled our hearts with joy, and every person’s life. Unfortunately, not but also strongly motivated us to continue everyone has the same starting point, same our work and make our society a better place opportunities and chances, or the power to live in. Such results would certainly not to overcome problems. Sometimes it is – have been achieved without the dedicated enough to help people get started and take work and expertise of all the employees of control of their lives. Others need more help, the Foundation, or without our partners and -asssistance and continuous support. donors who have had great confidence in us. For ten years now, the Foundation has been Through our work we have met many the supporting the most vulnerable families honorable people who have through their and individuals - facing existential issues selfless acts transformed the lives of those and civil society organizations. In the past in greatest need. They have taken our ten years we have collected $ 13.5 million breaths away, inspired and motivated us. and helped more than 600,000 people. We For all of us in the Foundation - such people have taken care of more than 700 families are the true elite of this society and we are and supported 829 small family businesses proud to have them close to us. and agricultural farms. We have renovated As they say, life is all about litte things, but and equipped more than 90 public buildings: major problems as well. The essence is, kindergartens, schools, sports facilities, as our famous Dusko Radovic said:”Our hospitals, reception centers and asylum little means a lot to those who have almost centers and supported 450 youth initiatives nothing”. in Serbia. We have distributed around 14,000 Thank you all for your support and trust! packages of clothes to children’s homes, schools and shelters across Serbia, and more than 2,000 of the most vulnerable families
received - food and basic needs packages. Yours Ana and Vlade Divac ANNUAL REPORT 2017
03 IN NUMBERS
WE HELPED MORE THAN 44,000 PEOPLE WITH 3.1 MILLION DOLLARS 44.000 DURING 2017
MILLION DOLLARS INVESTED IN DEVELOPMENTAL AND HUMNITARIAN 3,1 PROJECTS 15 FAMILIES RECEIVED NEW HOMES 105 FAMILIES RECEIVED SUPPORT FOR THEIR BUSINESS 17 FACILITIES FOR CHILDREN RECONSTRUCTED AND EQUIPPED 58 YOUTH PROJECTS SUPPORTED 2.645 657 FOOD PACKAGES PROVIDED FOR THE MOST VULNERABLE FAMILIES 7 MUNICIPALITIES AFFECTED BY THE REFUGEE CRISIS SUPPORTED CONDITIONS FOR ACCOMMODATION OF 1,500 MIGRANTS FROM THE MIDDLE 1.500 EAST IMPROVED
10.000 HUMANITARIAN AID FOR 10,000 REFUGEES AND MIGRANTS PROVIDED PACKAGES OF CLOTHES FOR SOCIAL PROTECTION INSTITUTIONS AND HOMES 13.850 FOR CHILDREN PROVIDED SUPPORT IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS AND HUMANITARIAN AID SUPPORT TO REFUGEES AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES 1
Since the very start of the migrant crisis, Ana and Vlade Divac Foundation has been involved in supporting refugees passing through Serbia on the “Balkan Route”. The closing of borders and an increasingly restrictive migrant policy in the surrounding countries have posed new challenges to the local communities on the Serbian part of the route. This was the main reason, in addition to assisting migrants, to continue to support local communities and residents in municipalities most affected by the migrant crisis. Assistance and support activities were implemented in cooperation with the Commissariat for Refugees. Expansion of accommodation capacities for temporary stay and improvement of quality of life in 2017 were the focus of Ana and Vlade Divac Foundation. In addition to the newly built asylum center in Tutin and two prefabricated buildings in Vranje, the reception center in Kikinda was also renovated and the facilities at the Asylum Center in Krnjaca were reconstructed. In this way, we provided more than 1,500 refugees with the roof over their head and dignified living conditions. The projects of extension of temporary stay accommodation facilities were implemented in cooperation with international organizations Catolic Relief Services (CRS) and UNHCR. Achieved results: - a new asylum center in Tutin built - two prefabricated buildings in Vranje built - five barracks for accommodation of migrants in the Asylum Center in Krnjaca renovated - reception center in Kikinda renovated ANNUAL REPORT 2017
05 Haadla is one of the women who, escaping from poverty and war in Syria, stayed in the Preševo Reception Center. She came to Serbia in 2017 with her husband, believing that it was within reach of their desired destination in Western Europe. Speaking to employees of the Ana and Vlade Divac Foundation, Haadla said she was convinced that Syria would never go back to being what it once used to be, that they wanted to reach Germany and start a new life. Her stay in Serbia lasted for months, and in order to give her family a feeling of home, regardless of the difficult circumstances of life, she grew a small garden near the barracks inside the reception center. For Haadla and more than 4000 migrants, reception centers in Serbia are the only home they have for a long period of time. Ana and Vlade Divac Foundation, with partners and in cooperation with the Commissariat for Refugees and Migration and the Ministry of Labor, Employment, Veteran and Social Affairs, improved the conditions for accommodation of migrants, and through various forms of humanitarian aid and other services Haadla’s family were provided a dignified stay in Serbia.
In addition to the expansion of accommodation capacities and provision of better conditions in reception and asylum centers, Ana and Vlade Divac Foundation, in cooperation with the International Rescue Committee (IRC), organized numerous activities for skills development and occupation activities. In the Reception center in Obrenovac and the Asylum Center in Krnjaca, IT, ecological, music, carpentry and creative workshops that gave a chance to migrants to develop different skills and spend quality time were organized within the project “Social Cafe”. Also, during 2017, classes of English and Serbian language were organized for all age groups.
Achieved results: - courses, workshops and various activities organized for 8,000 men, women and children - more than 3,500 volunteer hours spent in the municipalities affected by the migrant crisis Bagher from Afghanistan was staying in the asylum center in Krnjaca during 2017. He learned Serbian, so he shared his life story with the employees of Ana and Vlade Divac Foundation in Serbian. He wanted to stay in Serbia and find a job. He said that he came to Serbia on foot, from Afghanistan through Iran, Turkey and Greece. The wounds on his legs were the testimony of that. He said that Serbia should have been just one more stop on his way to a better life in Western Europe. However, upon arrival, he realized that he wanted to start building that better life in Serbia, because after thousands of kilometers, he encountered human goodness and true solidarity in Serbia. Learning Serbian is just one of Bagher’s ways to show respect for people who reached a helping hand to him in the most difficult situation he had ever experienced.
During 2017, Ana and Vlade Divac Foundation carried out various activities in the Centers for asylum in Sjenica and Tutin. In cooperation with the Group 484 and the Royal Norwegian Embassy, a number of workshops for women and girls as well as sports activities and Serbian language classes were organized in Sjenica and Tutin. With the support of UNICEF, Ana and Vlade Divac Foundation organized additional activities in the child friendly space at the Asylum Center in Sjenica. Thanks to this partnership all children in the asylum center had regular recreational and educational activities and help in learning. In addition to sports activities, the children had the opportunity to learn Serbian language, mathematics and geography, but also to express their creativity in art workshops.
Achieved results: - More than 130 children accommodated in the asylum center had access to activities in the child friendly space and received psychosocial support through the activities carried out by the educators. - 150 creative workshops organized - 100 different sports activities organized - 110 Serbian language classes, 110 math classess and more than 110 geography classes held. ANNUAL REPORT 2017 07 Direct humanitarian aid continued in 2017 and assistance was provided in the form of basic need packages, such as food, clothing, footwear and personal hygiene products. From the beginning of the migrant crisis, Ana and Vlade Divac Foundation recognized this type of assistance as one of the most important links in the chain of support, especially during first contact with the most vulnerable groups, so the foundation has been providing this type of assistance for years.
Achieved results: - 10,000 migrants received direct humanitarian aid: food, personal hygiene, clothing and footwear.
Support was provided to local communities most affected by the migrant crisis. The project “Bolstering Emergency Municipal and Local Community Response to the Movement of refugees and Migrants throughout Serbia”, provided financial support to seven municipalities most affected by the migrant crisis, through the support of the US Agency for International Cooperation (USAID): Lajkovac (Bogovođa), Šid, Sjenica, Tutin, Preševo, Subotica and Dimitrovgrad. In these municipalities, Ana and Vlade Divac Foundation helped the local population through training and procurement of emergency equipment, donations to soup kitchens and community health centers. Also, more than 700 volunteer activities in which migrants and the local population jointly cleaned the environment and the space they all used were organized, which was an added value to the strengthening of the capacities of local communities that were affected by the migrant crisis and contributed to the strengthening of inclusion and the promotion of diversity.
Achieved results: - equipment for emergency situations as well as the funds for soup kitchen and environment protection provided in the amount of USD 70,000 for the seven municipalities most affected by the migrant crisis - Nine ECG devices donated to health care facilities across the country - Seven elementary schools received the necessary equipment in the amount of 50,000 USD - More than 700 volunteer activities organized in local communities affected by the migrant crisis AID THAT CHANGES LIFE
During 2017, Ana and Vlade Divac Foundation continued to help refugees and internally displaced persons from former Yugoslavia, as well as socially vulnerable families. The Foundation strives to provide these social groups, which are increasingly exposed to the risk of poverty or are below the poverty line, with roofs over their heads, students’ scholarships and other types of assistance, which is not just short-term support, but essentially changes the lives of those that need support the most. In this way, we help these families come out of the vicious cycle of poverty, overcome traumas from the past and become equal members of the society. Through the humanitarian project “You Can Too” funds were collected for the housing care of refugees and internally displaced families. As a result of cooperation with the Airport “Nikola Tesla” Belgrade, the Jato Foundation and donations received from a large number of individuals, two refugee families from Kikinda and Vranje got new homes. Both families are single-mother families, which makes these mothers a particularly vulnerable category frequently exposed to discrimination, poverty and social exclusion.
Achieved results - houses for two single-mother families purchased in Vranje and Kikinda
Radmila Drljača from Vranje is a single mother of four children. Because of hard life and poverty, Radmilla’s idea of her own home had for a long time been just a dream she never believed would come true. Thanks to Ana and Vlade Divac Foundation and numerous donors, this single mother and her children now have a roof over their heads. They moved to their new home in December 2017, and Radmila thanked everyone who took part in fundraising that was organized even through the media. Now that she has the basic conditions for a dignified life, she can see a better future for her
children. ANNUAL REPORT 2017
09 Ana and Vlade Divac Foundation provided packages of food and personal hygiene products through activities aimed at collecting one-time assistance to the most vulnerable refugee families. During 2017, the packages were distributed to the poorest families from five cities: Belgrade, Novi Sad, Ruma, Stara Pazova and Šabac. Also, with the selfless support of the brotherhood of the Visoki Decani Monastery, the Foundation continued taking care of the poorest families from the territory of Kosovo and Metohija. Help in food, heating, household appliances, furniture and other living necessities was delivered to the most threatened families.
Achieved results: - 500 packages of food and personal hygiene products for the most vulnerable families from Croatia provided. - assistance in food, heating, household appliances and other home inventory for eight families from Kosovo and Metohija provided - laptop computers for children from eight poor families from Kosovo and Metohija provided
As a part of the support to refugees and displaced persons, Ana and Vlade Divac Foundation, with the help of a large number of donors, provided scholarships for secondary school students in Serbia whose parents fled the territory Milica Ivanis from Zrenjanin is one of the of the Republic of Croatia. All scholarship holders were scholarship beneficiaries who got involved in engaged in volunteer work during the school year humanitarian work by helping children living 2017/2018 and thus gave everyone a true lesson below the poverty line. She shared her impressions in humanity, not only to younger generations, but with Ana and Vlade Divac Foundation staff and also to older citizens who forgot that the greatest emphasized that children’s smiles and enthusiasm wealth in life is the art of giving. while receiving gift packages gave her new strength to continue making those who needed help the most Achieved results: happy. Milica told everyone that it’s not the quantity of - 39 students’ scholarships for children our giving that matters, but the love with which we give, from refugee families granted because love can make even the smallest things big. Ten years of field experience and numerous statistical indicators show that rural households in Serbia are increasingly exposed to poverty and social exclusion, while some regions remain particularly underdeveloped. One of these municipalities is Kuršumlija. Ana and Vlade Divac Foundation reconstructed a large number of houses in Kuršumlijska Banja for the most socially vulnerable families. The reconstruction included construction of toilets, repair of roofs, replacement of carpentry and electrical installations. As additional help for all people from Kuršumlijska Banja, food packages, children’s New Year’s packages, free of charge internet access and free intercity transport were provided as well.
Achieved results: - 13 houses for the socially vulnerable rural families reconstructed in Kuršumlijska Banja - Food packages for all the residents of Kuršumlijska Banja provided - New Year’s packages for children provided - Free internet for residents of Kuršumlijska Banja provided - Free transportation from village to town
provided once a week ANNUAL REPORT 2017
11 SUPPORT TO SINGLE - PARENT FAMILIES
Within the provision of one-time humanitarian aid, Ana and Vlade Divac Foundation did not forget single-parent families recognized as a category increasingly exposed to poverty and social exclusion. Several thousand single-parent families received food packages within the campaign that the Foundation implemented in cooperation with Public utility company “Infostan”.
Achieved results: - 2 million RSD raised for 550 food packages for 5,016 single-parent families
DECENT LIFE FOR ALL
Unfortunately, in Serbia a large number of people live on the verge of poverty, and they cannot afford everyday necessities such as clothing and footwear. During 2017, Ana and Vlade Divac Foundation, with the support of Inditex, organized a campaign to distribute new clothes and shoes to the socially vulnerable population in the territory of Serbia, entitled “Clothes for All”. In order to cover the territory of the whole country, the project was implemented with the support of local partners and more than 1000 volunteers. As many as 36 institutions and organizations across the country participated in the successful completion of the project. Achieved results: - 13,850 packages of clothes and footwear for 11,000 users provided ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT AND EMPLOYMENT AGRICULTURE 2 - A STAKE FOR THE FUTURE
Investing in agriculture does not benefit only those engaged in agriculture. It is an investment in the society as a whole. In 2017, Ana and Vlade Divac Foundation continued supporting the development of agriculture, focusing on young farmers, in order to economically empower families who wanted to stay and live in villages. Divac agricultural funds aimed at the development of agriculturein rural areas, 105 farming households with 517 members set up and developed their own businesses or agricultural productions. Domestic animals (goats, sheep and other domestic animals), agricultural machinery and building materials worth Djurdjevic, the family of seven, with three USD 135,000 were donated. Cooperation was established minor children from the village Blizonje, with six municipalities in Serbia: Užice, Požega, Knjazevac, received the pump and hose to bring Prijepolje, Valjevo and Vladičin Han. water from the water source to the house and barn. After their old well dried Achieved results: out, they brought water for household - 53 families provided with herds of domestic animals purposes by tanks. The only source - 52 families received agricultural machinery and required of income for this multi-member equipment family is agriculture, and the basic income is earned by selling milk from seven cows. All members of the family love animals, and they take care of three horses, rabbits, sheep and poultry. Provision of water supply to the family will bring both financial savings and easier everyday life. ANNUAL REPORT 2017
13 THE FUTURE LIES IN GOOD IDEAS
Innovative ideas are today’s most wanted products, as well ”For Vunena the project “The Idea as the first step towards developing one’s own business that for a Better Tomorrow” was of great will bring a better life for many members of the community immportance because it helped in the future. The aim of Ana and Vlade Divac Foundation them make international contacts is to contribute to the development of corporate social and enabled the placement of their responsibility and to encourage innovative ideas in the field products on the foreign market. Apart of social entrepreneurship. For the past three years, the from that, the mentoring program Foundation has implemented the project “The Idea for a Better was a very interesting experience Tomorrow” in partnership with UniCredit Foundation, UniCredit through which we made contact with Bank and Smart Kolektiv. As a part of the project, there was new suppliers and other interesting a public call for social enterprises that generate revenues individuals, but the cooperation from the production and sale of goods and the provision of with mentors is what most improved services which have a social goal, to apply and get funds. Also, our internal organization and the companies that reinvest some of their profits into achieving way of doing business.” their social goal, small cooperatives, citizens’ associations, limited liability companies, craft workshops and others Milica Bainovic from the Citizens’ were also allowed to apply. The funds in the amount of EUR Association Vunena 40,000 were allocated to the following finalists: Initiative for Social Empowerment, Citizens’ Association for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings and all forms of gender – based violence “Atina”, the Citizens’ Association “Vunena”, Association Supporting People with Developmental Disabilities “Naša kuća “, association supporting people with psycho- physical disorders”Zajedno”, the Social agricultural cooperative “Nova Perspektiva”, the Association of citizens “ Liceulice “ and the Social Entrepreneurship Initiative” “Chrono.rs”.
Achieved results: - Seven social enterprises received funds for the development of social entrepreneurship in the total amount of EUR 40,000.
Ana and Vlade Divac Foundation, in partnership with the Center for Dignified Work started the project “Strengthening of gender equality and position of single mothers on the labor market in Serbia”, at the end of 2017. The project will be implemented by May 2019 across Serbia, with financial support from the European Union within the programme” The European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights” (EIDHR).
Ana and Vlade Divac Foundation and the German development cooperation project “Promotion of Youth Employment” implemented by the German Corporation for International Cooperation (GIZ) under the joint project “Empowering young entrepreneurs in the field of agriculture” announced the 2017 call for grants for young farmers. This project will be implemented by November 2018. DEMOCRACY AND SUPPORT TO LOCAL COMMUNITIES 3 YOUNG PEOPLE CHANGE THE WORLD
Ana and Vlade Divac Foundation continued its work on the project “Divac Youth Funds”, which has been implemented since 2013, aimed at contributing to the participation of young people in local development processes through granting of projects initiated and run by the young people. Ana and Vlade Divac Foundation implemented the Project “Divac Youth Funds” in cooperation with the organization Proaktiv from Nis, Association “Ja sam za” from Arandjelovac, “Nova Vizija” from Prijepolje, the Obrenovac Youth Foundaton and Veles Association from Vladicin Han, with the support of the Balkan Trust for Democracy and Booking.com. The project “Youth Bank Hub for Western Balkans and Turkey” which, apart from Serbia, gathers organizations from Macedonia, Albania, Montenegro and Turkey, aims to encourage the participation of young people in public life on the local and national levels. The common denominator of these Tamara Radulović from the group “Blueta” countries is not only that they all have candidate status implemented the project “Blueta Festival for the EU membership, but also face similar challenges of puppet shows” with three teachers, when it comes to youth participation in decision-making several high school students and one in all spheres of life. The Network has developed the Youth graduate student from Stojnik. Tamara Participation Index on the basis of which it collects data and emphasized that some of the project’s measures the degree of involvement of young people in implementers had already participated the economic, political and social sphere. This monitoring in the Divac Youth Fund call and that instrument for young people has been developed for the first this experience was very important time in Europe, and the project is being implemented with the for them. That is why in 2017 they financial support of the European Commission. applied again.
Achieved results: - 58 youth projects supported with USD 40,000.
- Capacities of five local organizations developed ANNUAL REPORT 2017
15 THE CHANCE LIES IN EDUCATION
Improvement of conditions for the upbringing and education of children and youth and support to youth projects is an area that Ana and Vlade Divac Foundation have been investing in for years. During the past year, 17 schools and kindergartens, which are used daily by more than 9,000 children, have been renovated and equipped through various projects. Achieved results: - 17 facilities for children reconstructed and equipped - 1,000 New year’s packages for children provided in schools throughout Serbia
BABIES ARE IN
“ Big heart Project is an example of a Having in mind the decades-old problem of a dramatic successful cooperation of Divac Foundation decrease in the population and decreasing birth rates in with Eurobank Serbia which contributes Serbia, Ana and Vlade Divac Foundation, with financial to social changes which as a result have support from individual donors Vladimir Ivanovic from provided better conditions for children’s the USA for the third consecutive year, implemented the upbringing and development. ”At a project ”Babies are In”. The municipality in which the time when peer violence is ever more project was implemented is Vladičin Han. During 2017, present, I have a message for parents a new two-year support cycle for families selected in a and educators : teach children public call according to predefined criteria was initiated. empathy from a young age because Twelve families who have joined the program, will receive good children will grow into good regular monthly financial support, as well as regular help people. “ of a nurse from October 2016 to October 2018.
Ana Divac, the President of Achieved results: the Board of Directors of Ana - 12 families received support in the amount of USD 70 and Vlade Divac Foundation per month BABIES ARE IN The project “Help on the route - Fostering protection of human rights of migrants passing through Macedonia and Serbia” is implemented by Ana and Vlade Divac Foundation in partnership with Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund Deutschland (ASB), Novi Sad Humanitarian Center and the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights of Macedonia. The aim of the project is to contribute to the promotion and protection of human rights of migrants and asylum seekers passing through Macedonia and Serbia. Through the project, 20 civil society organizations from both countries have received financial support in the total amount of 300,000 EUR in order to strengthen their capacities to identify, document and report violations of human HELP ON THE ROUTE rights of migrants and asylum seekers. The project is funded by the European Union within the program of the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR) program.
With the support of the Open Society Foundations, Ana and Vlade Divac Foundation started the project “Support to Local Communities Affected by High Transit Migration in Serbia” at the end of 2017. The project was implemented in the municipalities of Preševo, Subotica and Šid until October 2018.
A minor K.M. from Afghanistan was surprised by the fact that during PE classes he could play football with other children. He told employees of Ana and Vlade Divac Foundation that he thought that he should be sitting on the side because everyone was afraid of him. Through social withdrawal, he tried to avoid “the punishment” because he was different from other children. When he realized that schoolmates accepted him, he looked forward to going to school. A good inclusive practice was confirmed by S.L., a student from Vranje, who pointed out that the fact that they did not know the language the migrants spoke, did not mean that they could not play nicely and be friends. DEVELOPMENT OF PHILANTHROPY CELEBRATING SOLIDARITY 4
Since its establishment, Ana and Vlade Divac Foundation has been dedicated to the development of philanthropy and the improvement of the culture of giving. The project “Celebrating solidarity” recalled numerous examples of philanthropy in our society that encouraged citizens to express solidarity, providing them with a variety of free programs adapted to different generations and interests. A large number of activities were marked by a jubilee - the 10th anniversary of Ana and Vlade Divac Foundation, which on a daily basis promotes solidarity as a universal human value. It was these activities that encouraged the media to report more on the importance of solidarity and the culture of giving in our society, and as a result philanthropic media infrastructure was strengthened throughout the region and the arising content was published on the website www.museumofsolidarity.eu.
The focus of the activities gathered around the idea of improving the culture of giving was at the “Solidarity Festival” , was to raise awareness of the universal values of philanthropy, but also to motivate individuals to change their surroundings and become responsible members of the society.
Achieved results: - 30 events organized aimed at developing philanthropy in 10 cities in Serbia - 10,000 citizens participated in the “Solidarity Festival”
- 100,000 people saw the campaign “Celebrating solidarity“ ANNUAL REPORT 2017
19 Some of the programs implemented by Ana and Vlade Divac Foundation during 2017 were the exhibition of photographs of solidarity in 10 cities in Serbia with the support of the TANJUG news agency, a sightseeing tour “A Stroll through Belgrade of solidarity” with the support of Long Night of Museums, numerous workshops with young people, seniors and people with disabilities. Educational comic book poster “Small School of Solidarity” was designed and distributed in kindergartens and schools throughout the country. The project was implemented with the support of the European Union “Europe for Citizens” program, in cooperation with partner organizations from Poland, Hungary, Bulgaria, Macedonia and Albania.
PHILANTROPIC COMMUNITY IN ACTION
Ana and Vlade Divac Foundation with 12 partner organizations formally established the Serbian Philanthropy Forum as a joint platform for the development of philanthropy that brings together numerous companies, civil society organizations and the media. During 2017 the founders elected the Management Board and the director and started the planned activities. The Foundation continued with the participation in the management Board of the Network of United Nations “Globalni dogovor - Global agreement”, which focuses on meeting the goals of sustainable development. Also, Ana and Vlade Divac Foundation is an active member of the Corporate Social Responsibility Council within the Serbian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, as well as the European Venture Philantropy Association (EVPA).
FINANCIAL REPORT
PROCEEDS BY CATEGORIES RSD USD Individual donors 25,314,442.00 234,947.28 Corporate donors 7,366,611.71 68,370.67 Bilateral donors 267,003,366.93 2,478,099.88 Local self-governments 8,470,000.00 78,611.39 Other revenues 1,488,213.00 13,812.34
TOTAL REVENUES: 309,642,633.64 2,873,841.56
COSTS BY PROGRAMS / PROJECTS:
EMERGENCY AND HUMANITARIAN AID Support to refugees and local communities 210,709,730.73 1,955,629.86 Support to refugees and internally displaced families 17,237,552.56 159,984.41 Support to single-parent families 1,503,700.20 13,956.08 229,450,983.49 2,129,570.35 ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT AND EMPLOYMENT Support to the development of agriculture 13,146,820.00 122,017.69 Project Idea for Better Tomorrow 6,822,822.00 63,323.67
19,969,642.00 185,341.36 DEMOCRACY AND SUPPORT TO LOCAL COMMUNITIES Projects for youth 24,316,445.23 225,684.72 Education support projects 5,287,471.00 49,073.84 Project “Babies are in” 1,267,840.00 11,767.02 Project for the Protection of human rights of migrants 37,148,957.00 344,785.26
68,020,713.23 631,310.84 DEVELOPMENT OF PHILANTROPY Celebrating solidarity 5,081,368.94 47,160.98 Philanthropic community in action 12,575,691.00 116,716.95
Total operating expenditures 17,657,059.94 163,877.93
TOTAL COST PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION: 335,098,398.66 3,110,100.48
* Amounts in US dollars are calculated at the middle exchange rate of the National Bank of Serbia for the year 2017 BOOK A TRIP AND DONATE WITHOUT ADDITIONAL COST
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23 LET US HELP THE MOST VULNERABLE ONES
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