New installations set up on Long beach, Ulcinj

Actions, Youth of Adriatic , ,

NGO Our action attended a promotion on the occasion of the completion of activities on the first rehabilitation of sand dunes in Montenegro at the location Europe beach on Long beach in Ulcinj, organized by the Public Company for Management of Marine Assets of Montenegro. Our young members won third place in a public call for artists and NGOs to create and set up art installations made from natural and processed wood collected during beach cleaning actions. Installations “Medusa” and “Cancer” were made by volunteers of the NGO Our action (from 13 to 20 years old) in several actions. The project “WELCOME” (WatEr LandsCapes sustainability thrOugh reuse of Marine littEr – Sustainability of water landscapes with the reuse of marine litter), which is implemented under the Interreg IPA cross-border cooperation program for Italy, Albania and Montenegro, aimed at sustainable marine litter management as and to strengthen cross-border cooperation, all with the aim of solving the problem of waste from the sea, which is increasingly pronounced in this area. The activities of this project are focused on the removal of waste from beaches, monitoring of waste from the sea as well as the restoration and protection of sand dunes using wood waste collected from beaches. Public Company for Marine Asset Management of Montenegro and the University of Montenegro – Institute of Marine Biology, participate in the implementation of the project “WELCOME” in cooperation with partners from Italy and Albania. To the young volunteers of the NGO Our action, this is the third year in which they focus on raising public awareness about waste in the sea and the need to protect the sea through art installations, from making the installation “Skeleton whale” of 8.5m which was used as a musical instrument during the closing of KotorArt In 2018, the realization of the project ‘Youth for a Clean Adriatic’ with the installations “Dragon of Gurdić” and “Plastic Jellyfish” for the Kotor Children’s Theater Festival, and “Angry Poseidon” for the Kotor Summer Carnival 2019, and so on until this project. For the summer of 2020, this team of young people has hinted at new installations that will soon adorn the squares of Kotor and Herceg Novi.

Gallery

Eco camp Long beach, Ulcinj 2020

Camps, Youth of Adriatic , ,

To mark June 5, World Environment Day, the NGO Our action organized an eco camp for young people on Long beach in Ulcinj. The camp is part of the Youth for a Clean Adriatic project funded through Beyond plastic Med and the Prince Albert II Foundation of Monaco. At the camp, young people had the opportunity to learn from the representatives of the Public Institution Morsko dobro about the importance of sand dunes in the protection of the beach and this local ecosystem. An action of cleaning a dune with large deposits of plastic waste was carried out, and installations of wood material collected from the beach within the Interreg – IPA CBC project “Welcome” were completed, the results of which will be announced later. Of course, in addition to eco activities, young people learned to set up and assemble a camp, and enjoyed nature, the beach, swimming and socializing. NGO Our action celebrated the 5th of June – World environmental day by organizing an eco camp for youth on the Long beach in Ulcinj. The camp is part of the ongoing project “Youth for a clean Adriatic” funded by the Beyond plastic Med and the foundation of Prince Albert II of Monaco. Our youth members had an opportunity to learn about sand dunes on the beach and the importance of their preservation for beach protection, the pine forests in the back and the ecosystem of the entire area from the representatives of JU Morsko dobro. Additionally we had a clean up activity of a sand dune that was completely covered by plastic waste that the sea had brought to this location, and we finished two sculptures from driftwood collected from the beach as part of the Interreg – IPA CBC project “Welcome” , of which results will be announced at a later date. Of course besides our eco activities youth had an opportunity to learn about setting up and living at camp, and enjoyed nature, the beach, swimming and having fun. #nekabudecisto #stopplasticpollution #initiativesbemed #montenegro #BeMed #BeMedMontenegro #YouthforacleanAdriatic #MladizacistJadran #NVONasaAkcija #NGOOurAction #Breakfreefromplastic #TrashtagMontenegro #OcistiME #ZeroWasteMontenegro Beyond Plastic Med – BEMED # očistimocrnugoru #coastalcleanup #oceanconservancy #beachcleanup

Gallery

Beach clean up Maljevik, Sutomore

Actions, Youth of Adriatic , ,

On this wonderful first of december day, 50 volunteers spend the day cleaning beach Maljevik in Sutomore. The call for action at this beach was joinded by organization “Do not throw bottles”, the Dolphin Research center, NGO Clean sea, Kayak and SUP business Sutomore, the NGO LGBT Forum Progres, Undiscovered Montenegro and citizens of Sutomore, with the support of the muncipality of Sutomore and waste management of Bar. We collected 195 bags of 120L capacity, one full bag of plastic bottle lids for the initiative “A lid for invalid children” and a large amount of bulk waste items. The sea placed huge amount of plastic on the beach after a storm that hit Montenegro, but we returned the beach to it’s original glori. Following work the volunteers enjoyed the beach with football and swimming. This action was organized as part of our project called “Youth for a clean Adriatic” sponsored by Beyond plastic MED and the foundation of the Prince Albert II of Monaco. #stopplasticpollution #initiativesbemed #montenegro #BeMed #BeMedMontenegro #YouthforacleanAdriatic #MladizacistJadran #NVONasaAkcija #NGOOurAction #Breakfreefromplastic #TrashtagMontenegro #OcistiME #ZeroWasteMontenegro #budiprimjer

Gallery

River clean-up action, Ribnica

Actions, Youth of Adriatic , , ,

On the 10th of November, under very poor weather conditions, we managed to organize the river Ribnica clean-up action. The action was joined by our partner organization the kayak club “Podgorica” and the Podgorica Waste management company. We have managed to collect 30 bags of waste and a decent amount of larger waste items such as chairs and paint cans. Since the recent flooding and coastal bad weather brought a lot of plastic and other waste to the beaches and river banks, we are calling for all organizations, willing volunteer, citizens and the waste management companies to have actions to clean the accumulations. Additionally we sincerely thank all volunteers who helped during this action in the cold, wind and rain. . #budiprimjer #NVONasaakcija #NGOOurAction #MladizacistJadran #YouthforacleanAdriatic

Gallery

Media conference – brand audit report, EU Info Centar, Podgorica

Trainings, Youth of Adriatic

A conference was held today, 30.9.2019 at the EU Info Center in Podgorica, which focused on the results of the actions of the International Day for the Cleaning of the Coasts of Montenegro, as well as a detailed brand audit and analysis collected during this day. The conference began with a performance by an NGO Our Action, entitled “Angry Poseidon”, with which young people, with their creativity, pointed to the problem of plastic pollution. More than 560 volunteers have collected a total of 926 bags of waste and 2️40 car and truck tires. Total weight of waste collected 5940 kg. While the estimated total volume of waste collected is 80.83 m3. “The aim of the action is not just to clean the coasts but to send a clear message – that we must all contribute to the protection of the environment,” said Nadezhda Dramicanin of the EU Delegation. Poseidon, installation of “Jellyfish” made of plastic, as well as coastal clearing and other activities related to the sea. #nekabudecisto #stopplasticpollution #initiativesbemed #montenegro #BeMed #BeMedMontenegro #YouthforacleanAdriatic #MladizacistJadran #NVONasaAkcija #NGOOurAction #Breakfreefromplastic #TrashtagMontenegro #OcistiME #ZeroWasteMontenegro Beyond Plastic Med – BeMed

Gallery

International Coastal Cleaning Day Stoliv

Actions, Activity report, Youth of Adriatic

NGO Our action marked the International Coastal Cleaning Day in Kotor on Saturday, September 21 at the location of the Vrmac Institute beach in Stoliv. With 76 volunteers, young people from the NGO Our Action, students and teachers of Arcadia International School, other local and foreign citizens collected 10 m3 of waste mainly plastic bottles, cans, cigarettes, tires and other waste. For the third year in a row, cleanup actions for the International Cleanup Day are being carried out across Montenegro in the organization Zero Waste Montenegro, and this year in partnership with the EU delegation and the Info EU Center and with the participation of over 15 NGOs, institutions and other organizations. In Kotor, the cleaning action was implemented through the project “Youth for the Clean Adriatic”, supported by BeMed and the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, as well as the Kotor Tourist Organization, with the support of Waste management Kotor. The International Coastal Cleaning Day began 30 years ago and involves over 100 countries and millions of volunteers around the world. After the clean-up action, the participants enjoyed refreshment and refreshment, sports activities and socializing on the coast. #nekabudecisto #stopplasticpollution #initiativesbemed #montenegro #BeMed #BeMedMontenegro #YouthforacleanAdriatic #MladizacistJadran #NVONasaAkcija #NGOOurAction #Breakfreefromplastic #TrashtagMontenegro #OcistiME #ZeroWasteMontenegro Beyond Plastic Med – BeMed #očistimocrnugoru #coastalcleanup #oceanconservancy #beachcleanup #WorldCleanupDay

Galery

Youth Educational Camp Ponte Veslo 2019

Activity report, Camps, Youth of Adriatic

Ponte Veslo Youth Educational Camp On Friday, September 13, until Sunday, September 15, NGO Our Action organized an educational camp for young people at the Ponte Veslo site. The aim of the camp was to encourage young people to develop tools through collaboration and teamwork, reflection on problems and solutions to project activities and how to improve actions, as well as organizational planning for the benefit of local communities. During the camp, young people were given interactive outdoor workshops that focused on marine pollution, ecology, what are green festivals, and conflict resolution. A coastal clearing action was held and olive trees were donated to a site that suffered the effects of a fire two years ago. Of course there were times for swimming, jumping, diving, enjoying the outdoors, sunrises and sunsets. The Highlight weekend was a kayak tour from Camp Vesla to Blue Cave on pretty difficult conditions. The activities of this camp were carried out as part of the “Young for the Clean Adriatic” project supported by Beyond plastic MED and the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation.#nekabudecisto #stopplasticpollution #initiativesbemed #montenegro #BeMed #BeMedMontenegro #YouthforacleanAdriatic #MladizacistJadran #NVONasaAkcija #NGOOurAction #Breakfreefromplastic #TrashtagMontenegro #OcistiME #ZeroWasteMontenegro Beyond Plastic Med – BeMed

Gallery

First installation of Youth for Clean Adriatic Project Completed

Actions, Activity report, Youth of Adriatic

As part of the Youth for a Clean Adriatic project funded by Beyond plastic Med and the Prince Albert II Foundation of Monaco for the Kotor Festival of Children’s Theater, the first installation was designed to highlight plastic pollution and environmental problems such as primarily the sea. The installation was made by the skilled hands of the local town Mijo Milovanovic and the installation was completed by the young hardworking hands of the volunteers of the NGO Our action and the Kotor Festival of Children’s Theater. Along with this installation, there have been others installed around our city that indicate plastic pollution of the sea, and young volunteers during the festival are diligently working on another interesting installation. #kfpd # kfpd_2019 #that #festival #theatre #children #montenegro #bokabay #BeMed #BeMedMontenegro #YouthforacleanAdriatic #MladizacistJadran #NVONasaAction #NGOOurAction #Breakfreefromplastic #TrashtgroExtremeMesticMasticMastic

Karneval mask “Angry Poseidon”

Actions, Activity report, Youth of Adriatic

In the 18th International Kotor summer carnival, youth volunteer of NGO Our action tried again in a creative way to raise awareness to the topic of plastic pollution of the sea with a mask called “Angry Poseidon”. This organization thru the project “Youth for a clean Adriatic” has in a large way drawn attention of the public thru art, various installations and coastal clean up actions to this global problem by acting locally. The carnival mask describes Poseidon, the god of the sea, who angrily reacts to the plastic in his waters and the people polluting. He is carrying a trident that pierces a bottle of worlds largest polluter of plastic bottles. The rest of the team of NGO Our action supported the organization of the carnival. The project “Youth for a clean Adriatic” if financed thy Beyond plastic Med and the foundation of Prince Albert II of Monaco, and will last until march of 2020. #montenegro #bokabay #BeMed #BeMedMontenegro #YouthforacleanAdriatic #MladizacistJadran #NVONasaAkcija #NGOOurAction #Breakfreefromplastic #TrashtagMontenegro #OcistiME #ZeroWasteMontenegro Beyond Plastic Med – BeMed #stopplasticpollution #initiativesbemed #artagainstplastic

Photo Galery