15. february – 5 activities supported in one day

Actions, Activities 
One of the most important aspects of youth development is quality leisure time. We are proud of our young members who in just one day, February 15, supported or participated in five activities, working or educational in nature:
1. 3 of our members continued their training at the Academy of Social Entrepreneurship organized by CEPS
2. 2 of our members attend the School of Human Rights organized by the CCE
3. 1 of our members joined the NGO Felix in marking the International Day of Children with Cancer
4. 10 of our members joined NGO EnvPro and supported the action of cleaning Cemovsko polje, location Dinosi
5. 6 of our members were joined by the NGO Galop on the preparation of the wall for drawing murals on the topic of animal protection, which will continue on 16 February.
Don’t keep your teens at home, let them get involved, activate, socialize, dedicate, accomplish, work and educate in outdoor activities on the weekends.

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Volunteer action on Gorica, Podgorica

Actions, Activities 
On Saturday, February 1, 2020, NGO Our action once again joined our friends, the Association of Gorica Lovers, at a working action. This time the action focused on the east side of the hill where three old pine trees that had been cut down and taken out of the forest had collapsed. The action was joined by wonderful members of the NGO Nase doba and thus people of all generations worked together. Thank you to all the volunteers for taking some time for such activities.

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Dog shelter volunteering

Actions, Activities 

January 30th was our first visit in 2020 to the Podgorica dog shelter. Under the watchful eye and leadership of the NGO Spas and the NGO Ruka sapi, our small group of volunteers spent three hours walking and hanging out with these wonderful creatures. As the visits are on Thursdays from 3 pm to 6 pm, we have divided into groups and as the shift changes, so will the volunteers who will go to be volunteers in this group in smaller groups, and thus we will contribute. See you next Thursday at 3 p.m.

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Support for the Upshift project for the elementary school “Njegos”, Kotor (part 2)

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For the second action in a row volunteers of NGO Our action responded to the call for help to the Upshift project for impovements in elementary school “Njegos” in Skaljari, Kotor. The project is lead by three young ladies Dejana Vukokovic, Nadja Srdic and Ivana Rapovac who together with the school teacher Tanja Lalosevic put together a big works schedule for this day: 1. Painting preparation and the paining of the entire hallway, 2. Paining of the school kitchenet, 3. Paining of remaining doors, 4. Paining of the remaining Gym details, 5. Paining of the base for wall targets, 6. Removing of the adhesive from the previous vitrage, 7. Placement of the new vitrage on the windows. The projects the ladies organized has one more planned activity and that is the delivery of school supplies for the Gym and recreational area for the children and with that the school will not only have gotten a new coat of paint everywhere but also a valuable donation of physical education supplies.

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Clean up and planting of the old mill area, Ribnica

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NGO Our action participated today in the joint action of clean up and organizing the left bank of the Ribnica river, by the old mill. The action was supported by the Greening department of Podgorica, the Waste management company of Podgorica, the Municipality of Podgorica, NGO Green home, Monteneomaks control and logistics company and the firefighters of Podgorica. For NGO Our action this is already the seventh activity this year that we supported with flying colors, happiness and alot of work. The action included three planting, river bank clean up, cutting of additonal greenery, freeing the old mill from shrubbery. Feel free to visit and enjoy this beautiful space in the city.

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Workshop for youth volunteer work at the dog shelter

Activities, Trainings

On Wednesday, 22th of January in the office of the NGO 35mm NGO Our action organized a workshop for youth who wish to volunteer at the dog shelter. The workshop was held by our friends and partners NGO Spas and NGO Ruka Sapi. With high attendance 19 volunteers crammed in the office to hear about the rules and regulations, volunteer responsibilities, the hours of operation and volunteering, and safety aspects of working in a shelter.

By request of our youth we included this type of volunteering in our yearly activities and programs. We agree that working with animals entices happiness, physical activity, empathy and much more, all elements so highly needed in Montenegro. A viber group for shelter volunteers was crated and will be used for further coordination and communication.

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Studying abroad – winter consultations

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While NGO Our action is waiting for the implementation of the local Kotor youth strategy 2020-2021 we started with the implementation of measure B3 of the action plan for the youth of Kotor.

We started the year with a winter consultation workshop regarding studying abroad that was held by the representative of the Organisation of Montenegrins Studying Abroad, Dimitrije Jovicevic. Dimitrije talked to youth about mobility and studying abroad, available stipends for Montenegro citizens, procedures and deadlines for application, the process of application and much more. There was of course Q&A time for young people to ask about details that interested them regarding studying abroad.

We invite all young people in the Boka bay to follow our facebook page or the page Info centar za mlade Kotor for more educational and other possibilities.

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Spring work in the Mediterranean garden, Gorica

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On the 18th of January, youth volunteers form NGO Our action joined spring garden preparation work in the Mediterranean garden in Podgorica. Our host and partner – Union of Gorica lovers gave direction on removing old and dried plants, preparing the ground for planting and weed removal. We will continue to do work in the gardne twice a month until the summer season break.

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CV and motivation letter writing workshop

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January 16th our first workshop regarding the education on how to write a CV and motivation letter was held in order to prepare young people for project, stipend, university and job application processes. In the Youth center in Podgorica young people from Danilovgrad and Podgorica worked on their documents and had an opportunity to ask question on their further career development. This workshop is a continuance on our years of educating youth outside of the school system for a better and more successful future.