Jozsefa Antala 3, 31300 Beli Manastir
Beli Manastir
Croatia
- Democracy and community development
Citizens Democratic Initiative project - CDIP is non governmental, non profitable and imapartial association which through principals of tolerancy, understanding and cooperation, education programmes and civil organization, support active participation of individuals and groups in creation of civil society and democration. CDIP objectives are: to eduacte citizens about democracy and democratical processes, to develop democracy through presentation of democratic relationships, to develop ability of the citizens for taking place in social processes, to encourage individuals in taking over active roles in positive social changes aiming on develop of civil society, encouraging culture of life in multiethnical communities of the principals, tolerancy, freedom of speach, human rights of everybody, no mather of ethnical, religious or cultural differences and to support other NGO-s which are establishing their working programmes on democratic principals and encouraging civil society through assembling available informations.
Activites that CDIP are implementing are divided in three programmme areas: community organizing, democracy and civil society development and work with young people. CDIP activities are relized through: workshops (educate citizens about basic principals of democracy), education of citizens through organizing tribines, round tables, seminars, quizes, publishing actions (party papers, biltens, newspapers, brochures, books), preparing and distribution of educational materials, leaflets and posters, organization of public manifestations, concerts and gathering, education for medias (radio and TV shows), education of citizens through giving help and support in their selforganizing in search of rights, starting legislative initiatives, lobbing and mediating throught citizens and their elected spokesmen and questioning public opinion about actual social problems, consultations with groups and individuals, work with young people (abot addictions, non violent communication, volunteering) and european integrations.