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The Heinrich Böll Foundation is working with prominent Civil Society organizations and media outlets, in order to contribute to the goals of developing democracy, protecting the environment, and promoting independent culture.
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Ulice za bicikliste is an independent organization committed to improving biking conditions and increasing the visibility of cyclists in highly-trafficked areas of Belgrade. Their goal is to change the city’s development policy to create a Belgrade for people and not for cars, pedestrianized squares, bicycle paths, lanes and parkings, a city centre without polluting traffic, better public transport and public bicycles as a public transport subsystem.
RERI is a non-governmental and non-profit organization whose mission is based around the protection and improvement of the environment. Their work is based on raising awareness among the citizens and business entities by using legal instruments and techniques, primarily through the implementation of European values and regulations.
The RES foundation builds networks between companies, interest groups and civil society to provide public goods and services for the resilience of communities. It is headed by a team of committed public goods and policy development professionals with a focus on stakeholder coordination, climate change, energy poverty, circular economy, decarbonizing development, public goods advocacy, energy efficiency, and renewable energy sources
Pescanik is an NGO founded in 2006. Its first product was a radio show, broadcast on Radio B92 from 2000 to 2011. Currently, it is a radio and TV show which is broadcast by 15 radio and TV stations throughout Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Kosovo. The Pescanik website was launched in 2007, and has thus far published over 20,000 articles by leading public intellectuals.
Biciklo.me is a non-governmental organization from Podgorica advocating for the realization of the idea of Podgorica being a bicycle-friendly city, which involves the improvement of cycling infrastructure, as well as the promotion of bicycles as an alternative means of transport, promotion of healthy lifestyles, sustainable development and environmental protection.
The Center for Cultural Decontamination (CZKD) is a non-profit cultural institution, which carries out initiatives of politicization and depoliticization of public space, culture and art through cultural and social engagement. Since its conception CZKD has been organizing a plethora of different events such as exhibits, concerts, movie screenings, workshops, conferences, lectures and public discussions.
The BeFem feminist cultural center was created through an exchange of ideas between regional, Swedish and Serbian feminists. Through culture and political action in an international environment, BeFem aims to deconstruct stereotypes about feminism and encourage new generations to get involved and contribute to a reconstruction of reality. BeFem has been recognized in public discourse and is becoming a place where new centers of female empowerment, creativity, and resistence are being created.
The Lumbardhi Foundation was established following a civic initiative which saved the Lumbardhi Cinema from privatization and demolition, and is currently in the process of transforming it into a contemporary civic institution and landmark for independent culture. Combining different activities, including the performing arts, film, archive development, research and knowledge production, debate and civic activism, while offering a centrally-located space for many groups and users, Lumbardhi has the ability to respond to urgent social, political and cultural challenges, and, in the long-term, influence the development of the civic ecology in Prizren.
The Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory at the University of Belgrade aims to conduct sysematic and long-term research into philosophy and social theory, provide opportunities for young researchers, and initiate dialogue with the wider scientific community through professional gatherings, workshops, and lectures
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Balkan Green Foundation (BGF) is a regional organization that promotes inclusive and equitable progress within the Western Balkans in the domain of sustainable development. Regional initiatives are undertaken on an ongoing basis to further convey BGF’s commitment towards regional sustainability, ensuring the strengthening and advancement of vital policies affecting key sectors, such as energy, environment, and economy.
The Network of good Energy was founded at the initiative of the RES Foundation by the Cities of Pirot and Šabac and the Municipality of Vrbas with the youth organization "Mladi gorani Vojvodine" and the Belgrade Open School. As the first platform of its kind in the region, its focus is on long-term planning and fighting energy poverty, while complementing, encouraging and monitoring the public administration's efforts on this topic.
International documentary film festival Beldocs has been held in Belgrade every spring for over a decade, gathering the best documentary films, both from Serbia and worldwide, which deal with topics such as current political affairs, biographies of prominent people, and a special program called ''The Labyrinths of Justice'' has been included in 2019, supported by the Heinrich Boll Foundation.
Ko gradi grad (Who Builds the City) is one of the leading non-profit organizations in the field of citizen-led housing initiatives in Serbia, addressing housing issues from several directions, including legal advocacy and direct action. Ko gradi grad is a member of the MOBA regional network of housing cooperatives, and are currently working on developing a Smart Building concept in Serbia.
The Group for Conceptual Policy (GKP) is a non-governmental organization working on promoting interest in the area of the self-management development and democracy, trying to encourage people to autonomous political self-organization and participation in decision-making in matters of public interest in local communities. The GKP was founded by local activists in Novi Sad in 2011, and on top of that, they also work on researching contemporary politics and art, as well as publishing.