Organization for Civil Initiatives

National Network
Croatia
Address

Osijek office:
Organization for Civil Initiatives
Kralja Petra Svacica 36
31000 Osijek
CROATIA
Drnis oficce:
Kralja Zvonimira 10
22320 Drnis
CROATIA

Osijek
Croatia

Telephone
Osijek: ++358 (0) 31 582 290
Telephone (other)
Drnis: ++385 (0) 22 888 606
Fax
Osijek: ++358 (0) 31 582 291 Drnis: ++385 (0) 22 888 607
E-Mail
ogi@os.t-com.hr
E-Mail (2)
ogi2@si.t-com.hr
Mobile Phone
Drnis: ++385 (0) 99 218 52 27
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
1992
Fields of Activity
  1. Democracy and community development
General Information
STRUCTURE OF THE ORGANIZATION Assembly : memberrs of the organization, 22 adult persons - President of the Assembly - Management board - Executive board: consists of executive and development director and prigram / project managers. - Executive director - Development director - Implementation teams According to the needs and possibilities of the organization and in concordance with the organization's Statute, Rules on organization and systematization of work positions and salaries, OCI hires persons for implementation of the activities. Hired persons can have following status: full-time employee, part-time employee, honorary employee and volunteer. For managing accounting and book-keeping OCI has its own employee and book-keeping service. They handle total financial functioning of the organization. We have 7 employees. Budgetary resources available in a year are cca 230.000E. Sources of funding: European Commission – PHARE European Commission – CARDS Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, USA Balkan Trust for Democracy/German Marshall fund NessT - Budapest Croatian Government National foundation for civil society development Regional and local selfgoverment Embassys in Croatia Modalities of action Organizing and implementing educational programs - trainings Organizing and implementing campaigns Organizing and implementing of tribunes Writing and publishing publications Providing trainer / consultant services Providing expert and technical support in organizing and implementation of activities in communities Providing finacial support for NGOs and local civil initiatives through public tenders Organizing and implementing of public advocacy Organizing and implementing of conferences Informing the citizens etc. Providing pro bono legal advices for citizens Organizing and implementing researches Implementation of monitoring Implementation of evaluations Main partners involved in the organization's projects/activities Goverment - Competent ministries, public institutions, local and regional selfgoverment, and other NGOs and networks that we are a member of.
Mission and Objectives

VISION OF THE ORGANIZATION
Society of active citizens that participate in social development and influence public policy.
OBJECTIVES OF THE ORGANIZATION
Support for associations of citizens and local institutions in creating positive social changes in local communities.

Main Projects / Activities

STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION
1. Social work with the community
2. Development of the entrepreneurship and social entrepreneurship in the community
3. Improving human rights
Main Projects in 2009:
Hope - a project of economic empowerment and social inclusion of women (Goverment and World Bank)
Be young, be active (European Commission)
With partnership to development (The Balkan Trust for Democracy)

Contact (1) Full Name
Aleksandra Janjic, developing director - Drnis
Head of the organisation
Branislav Vorkapic, executive director
Contact (2) Full Name
Branislav Vorkapic, executive director - Osijek

National Development Institute

National Network
Lithuania
Address

Naugarduko 41 (Block No. 32),
LT-03227 Vilnius
Lithuania

Telephone
+37052127782
Fax
+37052127782
E-Mail
npi@npi.lt
E-Mail (2)
raminta@npi.lt
Mobile Phone
+37065905605
Mobile Phone (other)
+37065905603
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2001
Fields of Activity
  1. Democracy and community development
  2. Environment/Sustainable development
  3. International/Cultural relations
  4. Others
  5. Research
  6. Youth and education
General Information
National Development Institute is established in Lithuania by various shareholders - from university and public institutions to private persons and NGO's. It is a small institution of up to 10 workers. Sources of funding are different: EU, local governmental or municipal funds, private donations as well as some of resources from economic activities. Our organization is engaged in projects in Lithuania as well as to post-soviet countries (Georgia, Moldova, Kaliningrad, Ukraine, Armenia and Belarus, ect.) to share Lithuanian development experience. We have been working on nonformal education projects currently together with Belarus, Moldova, Armenia, Georgia. Our organization is engaged in cooperation with actors from European countries (Central and Eastern European countries, Nordic countries and other EU countries) in order to share and transfer good practices to Lithuania and underdeveloped countries. Lithuania has common historical issues and human rights and democratic development aspects especially with Izrael as well as the other countries seeking for democracy in South-Mediterrarian region (like Tunisia). Our organization is interested in developing relations with these countries and becoming an ambasadors of Lithuania.
Mission and Objectives

National Development Institute a non profit organization established to find optimum solutions in the main aspects of development based on civic initiative, practical realism and scientific competence.
Mission of the institute is to develop democratic creative entrepreneurial mindsets of people as well as innovative social and governmental systems. One of the main target groups is young people, as far as they are open-minded the most and can become pioneers of development.
These aims are based on European values of sustainable development, good governance and equal rights.

Main Projects / Activities

National Development Institute pursues projects on:
- improvement of efficiency of public sector,
- strengthening non-governmental organizations,
- development of cooperation between local authorities and NGO‘s,
- training advocacy and policy analysis capabilities,
- enhancing democracy and civil society,
- promoting youth entrepreneurship, creativity and leadership,
- promoting understanding of other cultures.

Contact (1) Full Name
Raminta Andziulyte
Head of the organisation
Director Mindaugas Kiznis
Contact (2) Full Name
Raimonda Kucinskaite

Accademia Euromediterranea delle Arti

National Network
Italy
Address

Via Ducezio 36 Park Palace 98124 Messin
00000 Messina ( Italie)
Italy

Telephone
+ 39 3343228642; +39 090771804; +39 3396388666
Telephone (other)
+39 3396388666
Fax
+39 090771804
E-Mail
mariateresa.prestigiacom@tin.it
E-Mail (2)
gennaro.galdi1@tin.it
Mobile Phone (other)
+39 3343228642
Organisation Type
Individual Person
Year of Establishment
2007
Fields of Activity
  1. International/Cultural relations
General Information
La structure se compose de une directions avec 2 personnes; et avec 12 personnes de la associations En outre, il y a des personnes qui se sont lié avec une carte de membre ( et sont des artistes, peintres et sculpteurs, poetes, litteraires,, personnes de culture qui ont donné aux personnes aide pour le developpe economique et culturel
Mission and Objectives

DEVELOPPER PROJECTS POUR LE DEVELOPPE DES ARTISTES et personnnes de culture dans les pays étrangers de la Mediterranée pour les changes culuturels entre les diverses pays d'orygine des artistes. En outre les ventes sont toujours finalisées pour le developpe du pays hote, parce que une bonne partie de l'argent de la vente est destinée aux enfants du pays en hotant les artistes

Main Projects / Activities

EVENEMENTS D'ART INTERNATIONAUX EVENEMENTS CULTURELS INTERNATIONAUX ( Cartagena, Hammamet, Taormina, Parigi, Bruxelles, les derniers Paris 7 Mars; Paris 21 Mars,2009 Bruxelles 4 Avril 2009; directioins artistique du Festival du Cinema Mostra Cinema dello Stretto , 2009, Messina, Italie etcetera) Nous vous pourrions faire enverrer les catalogues de l'expo dernier. A Taormine, Sicily, Italie, nous avons fait arriver de Bucarest deux musiciens et una corale de Bruxelles.

Contact (1) Full Name
Mariateresa Prestigiacomo
Head of the organisation
Mariateresa Prestigiacomo

Motorschiff Stubnitz e.V.

National Network
Germany
Address

Warnowufer / Stadthafen LP 82
18057 Rostock
Germany

E-Mail
blo@stubnitz.com
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
1995
Fields of Activity
  1. Arts
  2. International/Cultural relations
  3. Media
General Information
Motorschiff Stubnitz e.V. is a non-profit association, which operates an 80m former freeze & transport vessel of the GDR high seas fishing fleet. Built in 1964 in Stralsund, MS Stubnitz is listed as a Monument of German Shipbuilding by the city of Rostock. Since 1993 it was transformed into a mobile platform for music, cultural production, documentation and communication. The three converted cargo holds can accommodate around 700 people in total and are ideally suited as venues for live music, exhibitions, performances and media art. The ships maintenance and cultural work is mainly done on a voluntary basis. The responsibility is shared among 5 board members and one manager. The project employs 10 persons (3 of them full time) and 3 trainees. The core number of co-workers in one year is 36. The activities are supported by the City of Rostock, the Land Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and various administrations in various regions.
Mission and Objectives

Since its inception in 1994, Stubnitz has been and remains a unique cross-cultural project of its kind, committed to the research and documentation of the contemporary music and performance art across different European regions, for the benefit of the artists, their audiences and cultural exchange.
As a kind of “Culture Ark”, it is our mission to chronicle the innovation and diversity of contemporary youth culture and communicate it to the present and future generations.
Doing so, we keep the maritime cultural heritage of Stubnitz the ship, and the millennia-old tradition of maritime cultural exchange alive and accessible to the people.

Main Projects / Activities

Since 1994 Stubnitz has visited 15 different ports across 10 European countries, researching and presenting innovative youth culture and forming partnerships with local culture organizations and promoters. More than 430 000 people have attended more than 1500 events hosted by Stubnitz. More than 3000 live performances by artists from 30 countries all over the world have been documented and preserved in an on-board audio/video archive. Each performance is recorded by 2-3 cameras, live
mix and biophonic audio equipment, then edited and catalogued in an on-board multi-media lab.
Stubnitz maintains a file server and a web site where fragments of this vast archive material are now gradually being offered for public viewing.

Contact (1) Full Name
Urs Blaser (general manager)

EKO LIBURNIA, ASSOCIATION FOR DEVELOPMENT OF ECOTOURISM, ORGANIC AGRICULTURE & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

National Network
Croatia
Address

Jelacicev trg 1/III, 51000 Rijeka, CROATIA
51000 Rijeka
Croatia

Telephone
+385 51 331184
Telephone (other)
+385 51 842606
Fax
+385 51 212074
E-Mail
eko-liburnia@ri.t-com.hr
E-Mail (2)
eko_liburnia@yahoo.com
Mobile Phone
+385 98 1683031
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
1996
Fields of Activity
  1. Environment/Sustainable development
General Information
Eko Liburnia is non-governmental, non-partisan and non-for-profit association of legal persons and citizens for promotion of sustainable development through ecotourism, organic agriculture and environment protection. Regular membership comprises of citizens, as well as of small-scale private enterprises, cooperatives and crafts involved in ecotourism, organic agriculture, services and environmental protection. Within Eko Liburnia several independent branches (associations) were established. Furthermore, presently it has 19 legal persons as members including one regional development agency and one entrepreneurial business incubator, solicitor’s offices and tourism agency. Its 31 individual members are experts in different fields: agriculture, forestry, engineering, economy, law and computer services. At present Eko Liburnia has two full-time employees and four part-time contracted personnel. Partner organisations from abroad include: VITRA and SEF (Slovenia), AIAB and ICEA (Italy), DIO (Greece), IBOAA (Israel), SEAE (Spain), Agrobio (Portugal), SEKEM (Egypt), EKOPOT (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Eko-Agro Ohrid (FYROM) and Grolink (Sweden), as well as all members of BioAlpeAdria Group from Austria, Italy and Slovenia.
Mission and Objectives

Purpose of establishment of Eko Liburnia is preservation, protection, and economically, environmentally and socially sound management of natural, cultural and historical heritage, as prerequisite for the sustainable development. Association's philosophy is based on sustainable development of Croatia as a modern European and Mediterranean state, with emphasis on development of: (a) private family-owned SMEs, crafts and co-operatives; (b) society based on principles of social justice and solidarity; and (c) basic role of local communities in planning & implementation of development programmes.

Main Projects / Activities

Eko Liburnia`s activities are in accordance with the internationally accepted sustainable development standards and conventions such as Agenda 21 and Aarhus Convention. It cooperates with the local communities, municipalities, counties, ministries and organizations from abroad. The most important aspect of Eko Liburnia`s activities is revitalization and development of traditional and introduction of new agricultural productions based on organic agriculture principles. Eko Liburnia is proud to be a member of the IFOAM since 1996 and between 2000-2002 was hosting the Secretariat of the IFOAM official regional organization for Mediterranean countries (AgriBioMediterraneo). Activities of members of the Eko Liburnia are incorporated into already commenced organic agricultural programmes on: olive cultivation and processing; viticulture and wine production; bee-keeping and honey production; herbs & spices and mushrooms growing and processing; fruit and vegetables production; livestock growing, meat and dairy production.

Contact (1) Full Name
Ranko Tadic
Head of the organisation
Ranko Tadic
Contact (2) Full Name
Kristina Badurina

Uilenspiegel

National Network
Netherlands
Address

Westergracht 77-zw
2013 ZM Haarlem

Haarlem
Netherlands

Telephone (other)
00-32-4-344 36 52 (Liege, Belgium)
Fax
00-32-4-344 36 52
E-Mail
sytze@uilsp.com
E-Mail (2)
xytze@skynet.be
Mobile Phone
00-31-6-1888 3946 (The Netherlands)
Organisation Type
Private Company
Year of Establishment
2003
Fields of Activity
  1. Arts
General Information
Consultancy & production in the field of culture and education. Ella Kooi, director/researcher; Sytze Smit, partner/advisor/producer. Yearly turnover Euro 75.000
Mission and Objectives

Supporting young musicians; connecting older, pensionded musicians with institutes in the Middle East in order to transfer their expertise and experience. Advising starting music ensembles, in particualr in the Middle East. Involvement in music projects focussing on better communication and cooperation between the peoples and cultures in the Middle East.

Main Projects / Activities

Sytze Smit is Part time artistic advisor of the Amman Symphony Orchestra; also working on the Project Communicty Art, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra; and for Music Institute Multimedia Amsterdam;

Contact (1) Full Name
Sytze Smit
Head of the organisation
Ella Kooi

Stichting Youth Service Initiative Europe

National Network
Netherlands
Address

't Goylaan 97-1
3525 AC Utrecht

Utrecht
Netherlands

E-Mail
initiate@youthserviceinitiative.org
Organisation Type
Other
Year of Establishment
2006
Fields of Activity
  1. Youth and education
General Information
Board composition: one President, two Vice-Presidents, and two board members. Sources of funding: European Voluntary Service support. Actions: Service Projects on a local scale, plus one or two International Projects in a year.
Mission and Objectives

1. To promote a youth culture of service. Help young people to take initiative and contribute to society;
2. To organise activities for youth with different backgrounds and cultures, which are aimed at serving the local and international community;
3. Character-building activities through:
a. getting to know the immense social and cultural richness which the world contains
b. the cooperation of people with different cultural and religious backgrounds
c. studying and conveying universal values
d. counter the attitudes of materialism, relativism, and selfishness
4. Teaching the participating youth how to organise a project.

Main Projects / Activities

In the past Youth Service Initiative has already organised three service projects in Ghana in collaboration with the organization "Community Partnership for Youth and Women Development, Ghana", plus all the projects that the previous participants organised.
You can easily find all the reports of YSI first year participants at the webpage http://www.youthserviceinitiative.org/?q=en/taxonomy/term/1&page=1, while reports from YSI second year are available at http://www.youthserviceinitiative.org/?q=en/taxonomy/term/2.
The activities organized so far by YSI 2008-2009 participants are right at www.youthserviceinitiative.org.
They are most of all service activities, such as cleaning parks, promoting voluntary work, making old people meet young people, activities with children or handicap people…

Contact (1) Full Name
van der Stok, Frans Jonathan Albert

iStrike

National Network
Netherlands
Address

Rochussenstraat 255 c, 3021 NW Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Rotterdam
Netherlands

E-Mail
info@luciababina.net
Organisation Type
Public/Private Non-Profit Foundation
Year of Establishment
2006
Fields of Activity
  1. International/Cultural relations
General Information
Organizations has 3 members, not employed. We deal with projects and get money according to projects We apply to foundations and organization of culture We deal with concrete projects and exchange projects Main partners are organizations such as: Witte de With Art Centre Rotterdam, TU Delft, NAi etc.
Mission and Objectives

iStrike is an environmental organization which aims at highlighting and surveying new dynamics of intercultural exchange and international cultural co-operation. To stress and overcome definitions of culture, identity, diversity and development, iStrike Foundation produces visual representations of territories, focuses on the environment and strengthens the idea of resources, avoiding activities based on problem solving. iStrike is based in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, and operates as a collective subject at an international level

Main Projects / Activities

SUD 2007, a long-term program of cultural activities and urban interventions in Douala (Cameroon); the international workshops Moving in Free Zones #1 and #2, in collaboration with TU Delft, aimed at stimulating awareness amongst the inhabitants of Charlois (Rotterdam) about their urban environment. As a cultural producer she organized: Singingchairs - Voices and Stories from the city (NAi, Rotterdam), a collective performance about multiple ways of experiencing a city;

Contact (1) Full Name
Lucia Babina
Head of the organisation
Lucia Babina

Hungarian National Commission for UNESCO, Ministry of Education and Culture, Department of International Coordination

National Network
Hungary
Address

H-1055 Budapest
Szalay u. 10-14.
Hungary

Telephone
+36 1 473 7464
Telephone (other)
+36 1 473 7506
Fax
+36 1 331 35 26
E-Mail
agnes.biro@unesco.hu
E-Mail (2)
csillag.katalin@okm.gov.hu
Organisation Type
Public Institution
Year of Establishment
1955
Fields of Activity
  1. Democracy and community development
  2. Environment/Sustainable development
  3. Gender
  4. Heritage
  5. Human rights
  6. International/Cultural relations
  7. Research
  8. Youth and education
General Information
1. Independent Government institution, 5 professionals 2. Coverage of office costs only by Hungarian Treasury 3. Participation Programs from UNESCO, Paris, business and government contributions by project 4. All means used to promote UNESCO goals 5. Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Government
Mission and Objectives

Secretariat services to the Hungarian National Commission composed of 50 high level intellectuals, mainly members of academic circles
Promotion of UNESCO goals and objectives
Representation of Hungary in UNESCO, Paris
Network building in UNESCO context

Main Projects / Activities

Man and Biosphere, Ethics of Science (COMEST), Management of Social Transitions (MOST), World Heritage, Preservation of Intangible Heritage, Intercultural dialogue

Contact (1) Full Name
Ms Katalin CSILLAG (officer)
Head of the organisation
Mrs. Ágnes BÍRÓ (Secretary-General)

Universidad de Granada

National Network
Spain
Address

Vice-Rectorate for International Relations
Cuesta del Hospicio s/n
E-18071 Granada (Spain)

Granada
Spain

Telephone
(+34)958-243000
Telephone (other)
(+34)958-249030
Fax
(+34)958-243066
E-Mail
intlnetworks@ugr.es
Organisation Type
Public Institution
Year of Establishment
1531
Fields of Activity
  1. International/Cultural relations
  2. Research
  3. Youth and education
General Information
The University of Granada (UGR) was founded in 1531. As a classical university with around 80,000 students, 3,600 lecturers, 1,900 administrative and support staff, the UGR offers a wide range of courses at undergraduate and postgraduate level. Every year over 4,800 international graduate and postgraduate students choose the UGR to take full study programmes or via the approximately 800 network and bilateral exchange agreements in which the UGR is involved. The UGR is the leading European university in number of Erasmus students received, and in 2007, received the Erasmus Gold Star Award in recognition of its contribution to the programme. Additionally, the UGR is a full member of numerous international networks and associations such as the Coimbra Group, UNIMED, EPUF, EUA, IAU, EAIE, AUIP, AIEA, ORION or PEACE.
Mission and Objectives

The University of Granada (UGR) is a public higher education institution. The UGR is commited not only to quality and excellency in education, learning and research but also to activities targeting the transfer of scientific, technical and artistic knowledge to society, the betterment of society and a sustainable environment. As a modern university with a long-standing tradition, the UGR strives for improved and increasing outreach and the promotion of strong links with its local and regional context. Respect for the dignity of individuals, freedom of thought and expression, justice, equality, solidarity and eradication of discrimination are among the main values of the UGR. Due to its long-standing tradition, geographical location and high standards, both in teaching and research, the UGR regards internationalization as one of its strategic aims.

Main Projects / Activities

The main activities of the University of Granada (UGR) are related to higher education, learning and research in a very broad sense. Its more than 100 departments carry out high quality research and teaching activities at all levels. Furthermore, central services for students, research equipment, continuing education, summer schools, language training, transfer of knowledge, work placements, etc. are available for all the members of its academic community. The UGR is involved in a vast number of national and international projects financed through different programmes such as the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7), the Lifelong Learning Programme (LLP, Erasmus, Comenius), Erasmus Mundus, Tempus, Alfa, Interreg, etc.

Contact (1) Full Name
Dorothy Kelly
Head of the organisation
Francisco González Lodeiro
Contact (2) Full Name
Artur Schmitt