Alumni network of Enclavia project consists of all participants who took part in our activities in 2006 and 2007, as well those that will join in 2008. The aim of alumni network is launching of local initiatives in order to improve living conditions of local communities living in enclaves. Long term objective is to increase the importance, stamina and strength of civil society within Kosovo Serbian community by promoting and supporting sustainable civic action. Within the scope of alumni network project team set a civic fund which will be directed in implementation of small-scale projects on the local level, such as:
Local interethnic dialog – fostering micro-level inter-ethnic dialogue efforts
Local lobby efforts - different campaigns for improving living conditions in enclaves
Cross-fertilization - Exchanging best practices between successful municipalities (in Serbia, Western Balkan region and EU) and Serbians enclaves
Media - school of journalism for youth living in enclaves
Lobbing toward local authorities
Participants in alumni network initiate following project on local level: school of journalism for youngsters in Strpce project are initiated by Igor Savic from Strpce, study visit of professionals from Strpce and Gracanica to most successfully municipality in Serbia: Indjija– exchanging best practices in the fields of economic, agriculture, development of institutions, etc. project initiated by Mirko Tabakovic and Igor Savic, civic lobby campaign toward municipality for providing sewage for village Babin Most – project initiated by Ljiljana Milic, local dialogue between village leader and clearing graveyard in village Lebane (municipality Pristina) – project initiated by Mirko Tabakovic. NGO Fractal supported all this local initiatives with civic initiative fund which was 3000 euro.
Also objective of alumni network is to give logistic support to activities within Enclavia project and following activities like providing necessary information which is important for Enclavia activities in the field, selected participants participate in Enclavia trainings and share experiences with new participants about lobby visits, provide information to journalists visiting enclaves,
Alumni network have meetings every last week of every month during project year.
What is Civic Initiative Fund?
Within the Civic Initiative Fund (CIF) Enclavia project team will put focus on the “spin-off” by supporting initialization and implementation of grass-root actions into the Serbian Community which will be initiated from alumni network. CIF is separate budget line in framework of Enclavia project which was established especially for activities launched by alumni network.
During entire project period participants from alumni network will be invited to develop initiatives which will be funded by CIF small grants.
Activities which will be funded by CIF will be coherent with Enclavia objectives and compatible with Enclavia activities. CIF will give an opportunity and creative space to local grass-root initiatives express their interests and creativity, to develop concrete and practical action plans through alumni network and to implement them with Fractal assistance if needed.
CIF is a good motivation for all participants to continue with fostering civic activism even after their participation in project is accomplished.
CIF is in line with ancient Chinese proverb: “Tell me if you want me to forget, show me if you want me to remember, involve me if you want me to understand.”
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