Coastal and bay clean-up on Earth day, Kotor 2019

On Saturday, the 20th of April 2019 in honor of Earth day, NGO Our action organized a coastal and bay clean-up event in the town of Kotor. The action included the are from the main police station to the main beach, all rain water channels going into the sea that are full of plastic, the river Skurda and well of Gurdic. In the project youth of the north of Montenegro, from NGO Euromost where included in order to raise awareness and participate in the clean-up. Other local partner organizations where: NGO Koltrina, the Cultural center “Nikola Djurkovic”, the tourist company of Kotor, the Kotor children’s festival, mountaineering club Vjeverica, and the Triathlon club Kotor. Assisting us in the activity was the Waste management company of Kotor, Kotor bay company with kayaks, and Rogan fruit with food and refreshments. The activity was partially funded by the JU Morsko dobro and partially by the BeMed foundation thru the project “Youth for a clean Adriatic”. This is the second clean-up activity within the project. The goal is an active, participative approach to raising awareness for a plastic free Mediterranean sea. 120 bags of trash was collected including fishing gear and netting, plastic and wooden beach furniture, and much more. We thank all the volunteers, participants, donors and sponsors for their support and participation. #BeMed #BeMedMontenegro #YouthforacleanAdriatic #MladizacistJadran #NVONasaAkcija #NGOOurAction #Breakfreefromplastic #TrashtagMontenegro #TOKotor #KulturniCentarNikolaDjurkovic #JUMorskoDobro #DanPlaneteZemlje #EarthDay #KotorBay #OcistiME

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Humanitarian musical evening for baby Melek

On Friday the 19th of April youth volunteers of NGO Our action organized a humanitarian musical evening for baby Melek on the main square in Podgorica. Leading the organization of this event was logistics manager Jana Raicevic. 754 Euros was collected for the child, as it needs immediate surgery/transplantation in Italy since she was born without some vital organs. More activities will be organized in other towns and at high schools all across Montenegro. Donations can also be me made ono their bank account 510 170 496 245 000 944 in the name of Enver Agusevski. Thank you to all who helped in the organization and donated for this baby.

Ecological action -clean-up of Lim river coast, Plav

On sunday, the 23rd of march youth volunteers from “Euromost”, from the towns of Plav, Gusinje and NGO Our aciton with volunteers from Kotor, Cetinje Podgorice and Niksic commemorated World Water Day with a ecological clean-up action on the banks of the river Lim in Plav. We wanted to contribute to this local community and show how youth in a joint efford can contribute to a cleaner environment. Following the work activity volunteers visited lake Plav and the Alipasa wells where we had lunch together. The activity was supproted by the Retirement home Bijelo polje, Tourist agency Plav, Fishing organization Plav and our partners NGO Euromost. This activity was the first activity of the BeMed funded project “Youth for a clean Adritic”. We want to thank all participants, sponsors and the BeMed foundation. #trashtagmontenegro #trashtag #NVONasaAkcija #NGOOurAction #breakfreefromplastic #breakfreefromplasticMontenegro #BeMed #BeMedMontenegro #Mladi za cist Jadran #Youth for a clean Adriatic
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Volunteer support Beo Art theater, Podgorica (March 10-11th, 2019)

Upon recommendation NGO Our action was called upon to support the Beo Art Theater while they performed in Podgorica and Budva. Besides volunteering at the festival, we provided guide/host services to our guest and with this had a chance to meet the performers and crew, as well as watch the theater pieces. Thank you for calling on us. It was a pleasure to assist in your visit to our country.

Ecological clean-up action, roads to Troice, Kotor/Tivat (Feb. 3rd, 2019)

On Saturday, February 3rd NGO Our action joined by volunteers from the mountaineering club “Vjeverice” and Montenegro + company organized the ecological clean-up action and cleaning of the roads to Troice, in the municipality of Kotor and Tivat. The stretches of road that where cleaned are:

1. Road from Jugodrvo to Troica,

2. Road from the Kotor/Tivat/Budva circle to the tunnel

3. Road from Troice to the dug up road to Gradiosnica

4. Road from Troica to Kotor This action was initiated by a wonderful gentlemen Sergej Gron who lives in Kavac and who is one of the wonderful foreigners that have move to our country and are aware of our environmental issues especially in the UNESCO protected Bay of Kotor.

Additionally the Montenegro + volunteers where foreign national as well. We collected around 18 m3 of waste from this area mainly plastic bags and plastic bottles that so much accumulate in our countryside

Humanitarian action for Jovan Dasic

On Saturday, September 8th, youth members of NGO Our action organized a humanitarian campaign lead by Jana Raicevic for six-year-old Jovan Dasic from Plav, who is suffering from leucoccephalopathy. For the treatment of this disease, little Jovan needs detailed analysis and therapies in the Netherlands. For this he and his parents are traveling to Holland by the end of the month. They need funds, and this evening our NGO collected and additional 682 Euros in donations. The evening consisted of dancing and singing of NGO Our action youth, then face art, spray art, twister and selling souvenirs. We owe our gratitude to the companies PG sound that borrowed us sound equipment, as well as the dance school Buena Vista that impressed the audience with tango and salsa, and finally the Municipality of Podgorica that gave permissions and electricity for this event. The Dasic family surprised us with their presence as well. The fundraising campaign continues with our friends and partners from Kotor – the Kotor Children’s Theater Festival and the Cultural Center Nikola Djurkovic set up by donor boxes, and through the account 535-1900-1000-128-5092. Thanks to everyone who attended, donated and activated for this noble action.

International coastal clean-up, Prcanj

NGO Our action spend Saturday the 15th of September – International coastal clean-up day cleaning the coast of Prcanj in Kotor. This is the second year in a row our organization took part of this day with activities in Kotor. This year youth from NGO Euromost from Bijelo Polje joined our clean-up affords, as well as other local citizens. We collected 5m3 of waste especially at the location Glavati and near hotel Splendido. The coordinator of this day’s activity Montenegro wide is our partner organization Zero Waste Montenegro and our focus is of course what is most polluting our sea – plastic that makes up 80% of the world waste in the sea. NGO Our action realized this project thru the support of the Municipality of Kotor project “Thru education and activism to a beautiful city and a better future”. We were also supported by the Waste management company of Kotor, and the Prcanj township representatives who provided the group with valuable historical information regarding Prcanj thru the educational speech of Admiral Zbutega.

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