The Foundation for Partnership and Civil Society Development
The 10th Anniversary of “Our contribution to the community”
The Foundation for Partnership and Civil Society Development celebrated the 10th anniversary of the public tender "our contribution to the community". This is a tender that the Foundation has implemented within the framework of the extended decentralized financial model for civil society development in the republic of Croatia boosted by the National Foundation for civil society development. According to this decentralized model, the competition was run by the regional foundations: Slagalica Foundation from Osijek, Zamah Foundation from Zagreb, Kajo Dadić Foundation from Split and the Foundation for Partnership and Civil Society Development from Pula. Each regional foundation carried out a tender in a pre-determinate area and different counties. The Foundation for Partnership and Civil Society Development implemented it in the areas of Istria, Primorsko-goranska, Lika-Senj, Karlovac, Sisak-Moslavina and Krapina-Zagorje County.
During these ten years, 202 civilian actions have been supported, with a total value of 2.5 million Kuna, bringing however a much greater value to the communities where they have been conducted. The value of these actions is reflected in the involvement of citizens, various organizations, associations, local institutions, entrepreneurs and more than 4790 volunteers to whom, even on this occasion, on the International Volunteer Day, we wanted to thank for their contribution to the development of local community. All actions have enriched the quality of life in the local community and bring benefit to 239 671 citizens. The Foundation director, Helga Možé Glavan, in her introductory speech highlights the social importance of these civic actions, important not only because they have prepared the conditions for equipment supply or to make minor infrastructural works to create or maintain social contents, but also because a series of social contents were held as workshops, courses, schools, exhibitions, work actions, school gardens, dry-stone walls ... different activities that involved all the members of the community.
The Vice-President of the Istrian Region, Mrs. Sandra Čakić Kuhar, greeted everyone in the name of the President of the Region, Mr. Valter Flego and emphasized the special value of the synergy of the public and private sector and how it contributes to improve the community life quality. She also especially thanked the Foundation and the organizations that have conducted civic actions. The deputy mayor of the city of Pula-Pola, Mrs. Elena Puh Belci, thanked the Foundation for "giving altruistically to each human being" and pointed out that she is expecting a good collaboration in the future.
On this occasion the results of ten years of successful implementation of civic initiatives were presented at the Valli cinema. A 5-minute movie was inaugurated in which some of the actions of these ten years are briefly represented. After the movie, all the participants had the opportunity to hear concrete experiences of those who have successfully completed the civic initiatives:
-House for Elderly and Disabled "Alfredo Štiglić", Vesna Grubišić Juhas, "The Agata's Garden" (2017), "Green flowerbeds on the asphalt" (2009), "Mediterranean Garden" (2013)
- City Library of Novigrad, Morena Moferdin - "Let's go all on the Square" (2013)
- Children home "TIĆ" Rijeka, Tamara Žakula Desnica - "Happy Yard for playful Tic", "Children's voice against violence", "Me, mom and dad - together two hours", "FOR smile, AGAINST tears!" 2011/12/13/15)
- Our Children Society Poreč, Snježana Lehman - "My Creative space for a Healthy Life" (2012), "Fair of hangers" (2012), "The roof protects the head" (2015)
- Foliot Centre for Children and Youth - Matulji - Sanja Mornar and Nikolina Hrga - "I Have One Proposal" (2017)
Taking into consideration that the presentation of civic actions was held during the International volunteering Day, the Presidents of the Istria Volunteering Centre, Mrs. Danijela Ustić thanked all volunteers for the successful implementation of civic initiatives and wished a good International volunteering Day to everyone. It is always a pleasure to see crowded room, full of smiles, and not just volunteers but also people who work with volunteers, these legal entities that include volunteers in their work and experts who take care of them by supporting them in their commitment to the community and users.
The public tender "Our contribution to the community" of the National Foundation for Civil Society Development is implemented within the framework of the Expanded Decentralized Fianancial Model for Civil Society Development in the Republic of Croatia in the area of the following counties: up to 2013 in Istria, Primorsko-Goranska and Lika-Senj County; while from 2014 in the Istria, Primorsko-Goranska, Karlovac County, Sisak and Moslavina, and in the Krapina and Zagorje County.
The Foundation for Partnership and Civil Society Development is a partner of the National Foundation in implementing the decentralized financial Model for civil society in the Republic of Croatia.