Boka heritage: The tradition of wooden boats

Activities, HERITAGE AND YOUTH

Young people are still interested in old skills and heritage! In the workshop of Master Vitomir Vujović in Prčanj, a team of young people who wanted to attend a workshop on making wooden boats gathered to learn more about this old craft. This two-hour workshop included a lot of history, geometry, details about construction and materials, tradition and profession, and that knowledge was passionately passed on by Master Vitomir. After the lecture, the team present had numerous questions and showed great interest and respect for the details of this craft. This third workshop in a row within the program “Youth and Cultural Heritage” aims to encourage as many young people as possible to discover, research and get to know the traditions of Boka and its heritage, which was definitely achieved last night. This activity is organized with the support of the Municipality of Kotor and the European Endowment for Democracy in celebration of the European Heritage Day in 2021, and it has realized another measure of the Local Action Plan for the Youth of Kotor.

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Workshop “Why we should all understand the digital transformation”

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The workshop “Why we should all understand digital transformation” was held in the premises of #omladinskiklubkotor with the financial support of the Secretariat for Culture, Sports, Youth Kotor. We talked about this topic and how to use digital platforms in a real way. We have two more workshops ahead of us as part of Digitization Month. We especially thank our colleagues from @ nvo35mm.emisijarobinhud for their support.

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NGO Our action at the 12th eco colony, Blidinje, BiH

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NGO Our action at the 12th eco colony in the Blidinje Nature Park. Last weekend, the young NGO Naša akcija joined their partners the Eco ZH Association in the Blidinje Nature Park at the 12th eco colony, which is financially supported by the American Embassy in Sarajevo. The colony gathered 60 young people from the surrounding countries, who focused their artwork on the landscape of Blidinje. Artists leave their works for auctions, and the money raised from the paintings supports an institution for neglected children in Široki Brijeg, BiH. The art colony also included an ecological cleaning action. NGO Naša akcija held an expert lecture on the use of various arts for environmental activism. In addition to project activities, young members managed to climb to Hajduk Gate. At the foot of the hiking trail, they came across the sign PSD Vilinac on which it is written that (whoever is able) take part of the material for the renovation of the only source of drinking water to the mountain lodge, which is never a problem for our young volunteers! The young team decided to take everything that was, and thus contribute in another way to this local community. The NGO Naša akcija financed part of its journey through the European Endowment for Democracy funds.

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Digitization workshop with Matija Pejović.

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As part of the Month of Digitization, the first in a series of events called “Digital applications for colleges” was held yesterday in #omladinskiklubkotor “
Through an interactive way, Matija Pejović introduced us to how one can apply to various faculties around the world through the digital platform Common App!
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This activity is realized through the support of the Secretariat for Culture, Sports and Social Activities.

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Our action in the project “Ulcinj coast without plastic”

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MSJA – Dr. Martin Schneider-Jacoby within the project “Ulcinj coast without plastic”, funded by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit – GIZ, organized a three-day event called “REuse_REduce_REcycle”, and consisted of presentations, workshops and exhibitions of sculptures .
The idea of ​​the final activity on this project is the desire to together with beach tenants (Pacha Kitesurf Beach, Dolcinium Kitesurf Beach, Ka´banya Kitesurf Beach) draw the attention of all beach users to the impact of plastic on the environment with a focus on the coast, and to more actively involve all stakeholders to reduce the use of plastics in order to completely eliminate plastics and soon Ulcinj coast becomes Plastic free. The exhibition contains 6 sculptures and 4 installations created by young activists of the NGO Our Action with the active participation of MSJA volunteers and all participants in this event. The opening ceremony of the exhibition “Under the clear sky” was attended by the mayor of Ulcinj, Mr. Aleksnadar Dabovic, who also officially opened this exhibition, as well as representatives of the media and NGO sector and citizens who showed support for this project. The exhibits we set up at Pacha Surf Beach were already accompanied by the enthusiasm and participation of visitors on the day of the set-up. The sculptures will be on display at PachaSurf Beach until August 23, 2021.
Organization and activities in the three-day camp for young NGOs Our action is supported by the European endowment for democracy and Prince Albert II from Monaco / BeMed Foundation through the project “Youth for a Clean Adriatic”. New generations of young people from Kotor, Podgorica, Cetinje and Tivat, in addition to the theme of this three-day event, learned how the setting and life in the camp and nature works.

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English language chat

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Despite the final activities of the project Youth for a Clean Adriatic and preparations for the eco camp on Ada, the NGO Naša akcija continues with the education of young people and a summer English language chat. This month, our guest speaker was Oxford Lee, a Marine at the US Embassy in Podgorica. Young people had the opportunity to learn about the life of a young person in this service, obligations, as well as beautiful and difficult situations. We are continuing the month with the support of the European Endowment for Democracy and the Municipality of Kotor with training on digitalization / security on the Internet as well as training on “Youth and Culture”. “We invite all young people to follow our organization’s Instagram and FB page and get involved in the summer program, actions and educational / creative workshops. New members are always welcome.”

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Completed eco actions on Orjen through the project “YOUth drive”

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Completed eco actions on Orjen through the YOUth drive project In the past few days, two eco actions for young people were held on the sunny slopes of Orjen. The first action was carried out by primary school students and the second by high school students from the Boka Kotorska area who applied in order to contribute to the preservation of the environment as well as to raise awareness of the need to preserve nature of this importance. Participants had the opportunity to get acquainted with the mountain and this new terrain, get a short training on the mountain, forest protection and nature. After the training, the actions of cleaning illegal landfills at several locations along the paths and roads of this area were completed. The field part was followed by socializing and enjoying the charms of the mountains and homemade food of the mountain lodge “Za vratlom” with the distribution of school equipment and T-shirts to all participants. The project within the IPA cross-border cooperation program Bosnia and Herzegovina – Montenegro, funded by the European Union with more than 232,000 EUR. The project partners are non-governmental organizations, the Association for Development, Environment and Culture EKO ZH from Široki Brijeg, Bosnia and Herzegovina as the project holder, and the NGO Naša akcija from Kotor. European Union in Bosnia and Herzegovina European Union in Montenegro #CBCBIHMNE # NVONasaakcija # NGOOuraction # cbcbihmne # cross-border cooperation # YOUthDrive #European Union in Bosnia and Herzegovina #European Union in Montenegro

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Donations for schools in Kotor, Tivat and Herceg Novi

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In the previous days, the NGO “Nasa akcija” donated smart boards to the Elementary School “Veljko Drobnjakovic” Risan, Elementary School “Njegos” Kotor and Elementary School “Nikola Djurkovic” in Radanovici. The donation is planned for eco sections of schools, and will facilitate online access and presentations to students of these educational institutions. The equipment is provided by the European Union, within a project that contributes to raising awareness of young people about proper waste disposal and environmental protection. The project “YOU thdrive”, funded by the EU, will contribute to proper waste disposal. The project is also intended to create a basis for improving the existing legislation in this area. Recall, the project “YOUTH DRIVE” within the IPA cross-border cooperation program Bosnia and Herzegovina – Montenegro, funded by the European Union with more than 232,000 EUR. Our action “, from Kotor. The realization of the project is planned in the period from 15 November 2019 to October 15 this year, while the total value of the project is 279,200 EUR.Our NGO has dedicated in recent years to the arrangement and renovation of educational institutions in Kotor, with the aim of improving conditions for our youngest citizens. Acting concretely and actively, not only in terms of raising environmental awareness, but also in terms of the need for institutions and overall social responsibility. In the coming period, donations are also planned for schools that are partners in the project in the municipalities of Tivat and Herceg Novi “, said the NGO” Our Action “. European Union in Bosnia and Herzegovina European Union in Montenegro # CBCBIHMNE # NVONasaakcija # NGOOuraction # cbcbihmne # cross-border cooperation # YOUthDrive #European Union in Bosnia and Herzegovina #European Union in Montenegro

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