Kotor’s NGO Our action and Marine Mammals Research Association Sign Cooperation Agreement

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August 27, 2020 – NGO Naša Akcija from Kotor and the Marine Mammals Research Association (DMAD) from Turkey, also with a branch in Radovići, signed a cooperation agreement on Wednesday in Kotor. The contract was signed on behalf of the NGO by its Executive Director Patricia Pobrić, and on behalf of DMAD by Dr. Aylin Akkaya. The main aim of the cooperation is to connect young people with the association and its long-term research work in Montenegro through education and field work with scientists. This will be offered at various levels; firstly to students of biology and ecology, and then to high school and elementary school pupils. During the activities, young people will also have the opportunity to meet students in the same professions from other countries who both live and carry out research work in our country. The cooperation also aims to support the implementation of the project “Youth for a Clean Adriatic”, which Naša Akcija has been working on since May 2019, and which is supported by Beyond Plastic Med and the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation. By joining forces, the project aims to ensure a comprehensive approach to education on the problem of plastic and other marine waste pollution, as well as the impact of the pollution on wildlife.

Action cleaning Ribnica

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At the invitation of our friends from the Sastavci Beach Bar, a new member of the Culture club family, we organized an action of cleaning the shore at Sastavci as well as the currently dry Ribnica riverbed. In addition to the young volunteer force of the NGO Our action, friends of the Sastavci Beach Bar, members of the Green Home and other citizens also responded. We are all aware of what Ribnica looked like in the winter and when the water receded a lot of waste, especially plastic and other packaging, as well as plastic bags remained in the riverbed. A total of 23- 120 litter bags, remnants of various wooden furniture as well as tires were collected. This activity, as well as all others within which we clean the banks of rivers, lakes and the sea, are part of the project “Youth for a Clean Adriatic” under the auspices of BeMed and the Prince Albert II Foundation of Monaco. Also a big thank you to our hosts Beach Bar Sastavci especially for the snack they prepared for the volunteers.

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Campaign “Fast drive could be Last drive”

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Montenegro In celebration of International Youth Day and in order to mark this day with a relevant topic for young people in Montenegro, the NGO Our action decided to focus on what is most endangering young people at the moment and what is little talked about – and that is traffic safety. The “Fast drive could be Last drive” campaign aims to raise awareness of the alarming situation on our roads regarding the devastating number of young people killed or injured in traffic accidents. The campaign focused on young people who wanted to send messages to their peers and create a promotional video with them that would send a message to the public. Join the campaign and post a picture on social media with #Fastdrivelastdrive. More than 12 media channels have already joined to announce our campaign. Be a part of it. We thank all the young people who took part from various organizations, cities, etc., and especially the group Who See for donating the song “Put Pasat”.

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“Info days” of the cross-border project “YOUth drive” held

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Last week in Kotor, Tivat and Herceg Novi, the cross-border project “YOU thdrive – Program for raising awareness on proper waste management and empowering legislators for action” was presented, which is implemented within the IPA Cross-border Cooperation Program BiH – Montenegro, funded by Delegations of the European Union to Bosnia and Herzegovina The project partners are non-governmental organizations, the Association for Development, Environment and Culture EKO ZH from Široki Brijeg as the project holder, and Naša akcija, a non-governmental organization from Montenegro, based in Kotor. actively contribute to the proper management of waste, and will work on the protection of waterways in the areas involved in the project activities.In cooperation with schools, the project will primarily affect the awareness of young people, who through their knowledge and action in the future should and act to raise awareness of the need to protect the environment.Also, the project will create a basis for improvement e and refinement of existing legislation in this area, and it is planned that the areas covered by the project will receive 287 bins for electronic waste, as well as 7 containers, which will be placed in the necessary places. Numerous schools are involved in the project through education for students from sixth to ninth grade, and for high school students. Through the project, it is planned to organize waste collection actions on identified illegal landfills in agreement with cities and municipalities, a field research will be conducted, which can be a guideline for future activities of cities and municipalities, and a web platform will be launched. The realization of the project will take place in the period from 15.11.2019. to 15.05.2021, while the total value of the project is 279,200.00 euros, of which the European Union finances 232,530.00 euros.

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Workshop on the organization of volunteer events

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On Monday, July 28, volunteers of the NGO Our action, respecting the limitations of covid measures, filled the hall and took part in a workshop on the organization of volunteer events in the community. The workshop was organized by the Secretariat for Culture, Sports and Social Activities of the Municipality of Kotor in cooperation with the Youth Council, and the lecturer was Tomislav Zegura, a longtime youth worker and activist.

Performance “Let’s keep the peace”

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On July 22, the NGO Our action participated in the performance “Let’s Save the Peace” organized by the NGO Anime from Kotor. The need for justice, the amount of police violence on the streets of Montenegro, the abuse of young people and the lack of response of the authorities to the case of Professor Jasminka Milosevic encouraged us to contribute to this performance.

Completed eco documentary evenings for young people

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Kotor Children’s Theater Festival in cooperation with the NGO Our Action organized last week’s screenings of documentary environmental films in the open air, in the garden of the Cultural Center “Nikola Djurkovic” Kotor. Screenings included films by Montenegrin director Mladen Ivanovic “Between the River and the People” and “Godovi”, the film “The Undamaged” as part of the Balkan river defense, to the film “The Road through Generations – Ulcinjska Solana” by the association Dr. Martin Schneider-Jacobi. Young people of all ages learned about the long-standing struggle for Beranselo, about the activism of citizens across the Balkans against small hydropower plants, and about the struggle of citizens around the world for free access to drinking water. The need to protect the saltworks and important habitats, as well as the preservation of the environment and especially the sea and forests were the main topic of discussions of young people with directors, activists and volunteers after the screening of the film. This activity was implemented as part of the “Youth for a Clean Adriatic” project supported by Beyond plastic MED and the Prince Albert II Foundation of Monaco. #stopplasticpollution #initiativesbemed #montenegro #BeMed #BeMedMontenegro #YouthforacleanAdriatic #MladizacistJadran #NVONasaAkcija #NGOOurAction #Breakfreefromplastic #Kotorskifestivalzadjecu

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Eco school completed within the project “Youth for a clean Adriatic”

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Within the middle of June NGO Our action held a workshop on making plastic decorations and education on recycling, the summer eco school for children was completed. The school was held as part of the Kotor Children’s Theater Festival and was led by young NGOs Our action. During the workshops, young schoolchildren learned about the importance of water and protection of the sea from plastic pollution, sound, sound waves and sound pollution, recycling, and reuse of objects. Favorite workshops focused on autochthonous plants and making a herbarium. This event was held with respect to covid measures and in a shortened version, but with joy, play and to the great satisfaction of children, because “Everything matters, only children grow.”, The slogan of this year’s festival. NGO Our action realized this activity as part of the project “Youth for a clean Adriatic” and under the auspices of Beyond plastic Med and the Prince Albert II Foundation of Monaco. #NVONasaakcija #NGOOuraction #BeMed #Mladizacistjadran #Youthforacleanadriatic #Kotor #ecology #BeyondplasticMed

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New installations set up on Long beach, Ulcinj

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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.

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