Citizens Democratic Initiative Project

National Network
Croatia
Address

Jozsefa Antala 3, 31300 Beli Manastir
Beli Manastir
Croatia

Telephone
0038531702088
Telephone (other)
0038531705088
Fax
0038531702088
E-Mail
projekt.grad@os.t-com.hr
Mobile Phone
0038598386454
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
1998
Fields of Activity
  1. Democracy and community development
General Information
CDIP is working through the president, assembly, board of directors (5 members) and supervisory board (3 members). CDIP has 23 members, 3 employees and 15 volunteers. Partners are National foundation for civil society, PRONI centre for social eduaction, Volunteers centre Osijek and Social care centre Beli Manastir, etc. Donors in 2010 are : Ministry od science, education and sport, Ministry of regional development, forestry and water eceonomy, Osjecko-baranjska county and City Beli Manastir. Projects and rpogrammes in 2010 are: programme "Salter" - support programme for civil society organizations and active individuals, Info clubs project, Projects aiminig to stop addictions (Information and education against addiction), Hand of friendship project (activities with foster children and foster parents), and SOS computer project.
Mission and Objectives

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.

Main Projects / Activities

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.

Contact (1) Full Name
Mirela Alagic
Head of the organisation
Mirela Alagic
Contact (2) Full Name
Ana Rebrina