ŠOK - Združenje študentska organizacija Komenda / Students Association of Komenda

National Network
Slovenia
Address

ŽEJE 116
Komenda
Slovenia

Telephone
+386(0)59071070
Fax
+386(0)59071070
E-Mail
info@zsok.si
E-Mail (2)
tajnistvo@zsok.si
Mobile Phone
+386(0)41871816
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2009
Fields of Activity
  1. Youth and education
General Information
GENERAL INFORMATION: Since our inception in 2009 (16. of June 2009), the Students association of Komenda has invested all of emerging efforts in support of more than 1. 300 students through whole area of functioning (Area: 289, 00 km2, Number of inhabitants: 34.389, Number of human settlements: 116) and in smaller area of functioning-Komenda, in which municipality, we primarily cover over 500 university and secondary school students. We are a non-profit student organization and community of students. Komenda used to be The Knights Hospitaller’s possession -Commenda, under the Kamnik’s Alps (SLO)/ Steiner Alpes (A). It is located in the vicinity of Slovenian capitol-Ljubljana (11 miles). Our president is Miss Anja PIBERNIK, student at University of Maribor. •Structure of the organization, including number of staff employed and/or partners: Democratic open structure NGO, with 2 staff members (semi-volunteer work) •Budgetary resources available in a year: cca. 16 000 EUR, next year cca. 8 000 EUR (50% cut) •Sources of funding: Main source is provide by Student act, minor sources are provide by sponsors. •Main partners involved in the organization's projects/activities: Slovenian Students Union Union of Slovenian Student Clubs Youth Center Kotlovnica Kamnik NGO Platform Slovenian Hearts Slovenian Phylanthropy etc.
Mission and Objectives

Our principal activities are in primary, student related and ecology related nevertheless we are engaged in variety of rolls which make our community better-to provide invaluable support that will enable thousands of people through out the region to take practical action to clean rivers and polluted sites, organize recycling campaigns, identify and protect endangered species, fight against environmentally destructive and illegal development, create parks and green spaces, reduce energy consumption in schools and kindergartens and participate in environmental decision making. We are and have been a key factor in nurturing a strong and stable network of organizations which work for common goals through the region. Protection of biodiversity and endangered species, heritage interpretation and protection, urban and rural ecology, tree planting and forestation, waste management, land stewardship, energy alternatives, organic agriculture, public spaces and green space, greenways development, environmental advocacy and watchdog activities and NGO capacity building.

Main Projects / Activities

We have proven to be very effective in establishing NGOs Slovenian Hearts Info Point for northern part of Central Slovenia (for local goverments/ municipalitys of Komenda, Medvode; Mengeš and Trzin) and continuing so as part of http:/www.ocistimo.si project which hapents to be the bigest evioronmental project in Slovenia, we had more than 200.000 volonters on the end of the project (17. of April 2010). These projects allow us to mobilize local resources and initiate environmental reforms.

Contact (1) Full Name
Saso NOZIC SERINI