On the 10th of January, assisted by an abundance of homemade cakes and pancakes, our traditional January volunteer meeting was held. We firstly focused on the strategic planning for NGO Our actions activities for 2020, ie in which direction do our members want our NGO to go to best serve their needs. The tradition of our organization has always been an open door policy towards its young members and their needs, wishes and challenges as that is why the NGO was founded.

The second part of the meeting, volunteers worked on their own development thru a personal SWAT analisis and then personal goal setting for 2020. Year 2019 has been a year of change for our NGO with the older generations leaving and many new members with us who have not touched any of these subjects in their lives so the subject at hand was new to many. We even touched the subjects of happiness and youth mental health – so rarely talked about in our society. Of more then 100 members of our NGO, one fourth where at this first yearly activity, however we will repeat it soon for volunteers from other cities.

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On Wednesday, October 9, a workshop for youth “Career counseling and CV workshop” was organized at the NGO Center in Rakite (Kotor), organized by the NGO Our action.
“Young people between the ages of 15 and 30 are increasingly interested in extracurricular education, especially on this topic, which is a normal part of the secondary education system abroad, but unfortunately not in our country. Active engagement of young people in their education, CV writing and motivation letters business and work ethics, personal finance are essential for planning your business career but also for applying for scholarships, projects, EVS and other student exchanges, as well as other youth opportunities. ” says executive director Patricia Pobric.
This is the first in a series of extracurricular educational workshops that NGO Our action has planned for youth in Kotor this school year, based on the needs of young people in a survey conducted last year by NGO Our action. The workshops will be held once a month at the NGO Center in Rakite and will be announced on the Kotor Youth Info Center facebook page as well as other media channels.

As part of the Children’s Club of the Kotor Festival for Children’s Theater, an art workshop for the youth with the theme of the “Road to the Moon” festival was reflected. Youth flags were used to decorate the ramparts and spaces in the old town. Young youth educators Slavo Bozovic and Aleksandra Uscumlic held a workshop. #kfpd # kfpd_2019 #or #festival #theatre #children #montenegro #bokabay #two months #NVONaction #NGOOurAction

As part of the Children volunteer club that is part of the Kotor children theater festival, youth coordinators of NGO Our action organized a workshop about snakes under the title “Snakes. Why you should not be afraid?”. Children from the festival had a chance to see a snake live, touch it and learn much about snakes, their lives and habitats, as well as types that live in Montenegro. as well as how useful and needed they are in the local ecosystems. The workshop was lead by graduate biologist and snake lover Vernes Zagora from the Montenegro ecology association. #kfpd #kfpd_2019 #kotor #festival #theatre #children #montenegro #bokabay #putnamjesec #NVONasaakcija #NGOOurAction

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On Saturday, 10th of February in Nautika (part of the cultural center “Nikola Djurkovic” in Kotor) the workshop titled “Youth teaching youth: Why be a volunteer?” was held. At the gathering the speakers where youth from NGO Our action, Katarina Vukadinovic in front of the Youth club Budva/Office for youth, and Ana Asanin in front of the Youth club Tivat. The workshops was attended by the students from the local elementary schools “Savo Ilic” and “Ivo Vizin” as well as the Kotor high school, representatives or the Office for prevention of dependency, foundation Budva 2020, as well as the representative of the Kotor Red Cross Ilko Markovic. Following the workshop the youth had a chance to meet and discuss ideas and exchange experiences. This was the first in a row of workshops planned for youth in Kotor as part of the project “Thru education and activism for a better town and brighter future”.

The sponsor of this project is the Municipality of Kotor. Immediately the day after the workshop young volunteers had the opportunity to participate in the organization of the Kotor winter carnival, as well as participate in face art stand. As a sign of gratitude our organization created a new little library in the open, the second such library for Kotor, and donated it to the cultural center for further use.

On Saturday, February 10, in Nautica (within the Cultural Center “Nikola Djurkovic”) a workshop titled “Youth teaching Youth: Why Be a Volunteer?” was held. Present at the gathering where youth lecturers from NGO Our action, as well as Katarina Vukacinovic in front of the Youth Club Budva / Youth Office Budva, and Ana Asanin in front of the Youth Club Tivat. The attendees were the pupil of grade school “Savo Ilic” and “Ivo Vizin”, Kotor high school, representatives of the Office for the Prevention of Drug Addiction Kotor, the Budva 2020 Foundation, and of course we are always glad to have with us Mr. Ilko Markovic in front of Red Cross Kotor. After the presentation, there was discussion and socializing in order to activate new volunteers and exchange ideas between municipalities.

The workshop is the first in a series of planned educational and volunteer activities for young people within the project “Education and activism for a beautiful city and a better future”. The sponsor of the project is Municipality of Kotor, and the project holder is NGO “Our Action”, which has been engaged in civic activism and volunteerism with a focus on young people since 2012.

Immediately the following day, youth volunteers (old and new members) took part in the organization of carnival activities, and held a stand for face art at the entrance gate of the old town.