Logos-eng (1995-2001)

The name of the projects:

Logos Network

Short description:

The goal of the project is to form Logos Network consisting of the representatives of the informal groups and institutions,NGO-s and the interested individuals in Pirot region,whose work priority or a vision is-Wellfare for the Children and the youngsters.

Numerous contacts with the informal groups,institutions and the representatives of Civic Associations were acomplished.All the members of the network confirmed the readiness to form the LOGOS Network by the letters of purpose ,and accepted the principles of the good cooperation,forseeing the creation of better conditions for the life of the children and the youngsters,continuation of the cooperation,the developement of the common program,editing the publication,the strengthening of the international cooperation and goals for the developement of the civil society.There have been 22 institutions,11 informal groups and 138 individual e-mail decrees in the network in December.The members of the network receive more than 35 electronic information.

More details in the data basis of LOGOS.

The name of the project:

LOGOS RESOURCE CENTER

Short description:

The goals of the project are: the improvement of the informing of the youngsters of Pirot region,the improvement of the communication among the youngsters of the pirot region,involving of the young of Pirot region in the Net work,the education of the young,better cooperation of the young of Pirot region and the coevals out of the area,the transparence of the work of the young of the region,incorporation into the other networks of the young and cross-boarder cooperation,the help to the young in the field od the interests,realization of the mutual projects.

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The name of the project:

Open school of the tolerance and multiculturalism in Pirot

Short description:

Bu the project we want to help the developement of the society,by taking part in the educational,research,multicultural and informing activities enchancing the developement and undrestanding among the children-students*of the age of 11-16 who are undre the influence of the political events and exprewssing the agressive attitude toward the children different from themselves)as well as the future members of the democratic society,unburdened with the past and turned to the positive values of the developed world and Europe.

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The name of the project:

PIROT VOLONTEER CENTER

Short description:

The goal of the project is the renewal and the developement of the idea and the practise of the volonteer work, involvement of the greater number of the citizens into the volonteer work, creating of the stock-exchange of the volonteer work, connecting the organisations supporting the idea of volonteerism and internet presentation of the volonteer contribution to the community.

The basic aim of the project is forming of the first „Pirot Volonteer Centre“ under the Teachers“ Association“ LOGOS from Pirot wishing to create the necessary data basis in the international volonteer“s year about the necessity of the volonteer work and action and to enable involving of all citizens in solving the local comunity problems,with its skills,creativity,humanistic needs and offering of the good services.

Short-term goals:

Creating of the data base,Renewal and the developement of the idea and the practise of the volonteer work in Serbia and Montenegro.The involvement of the much greater number of the citizens in volonteer work,The promotion of the volonteering,and providing the support of the public opinion for the idea of the volonteerism.Recognition and evaluation of the volonteer work,Creating of the Net of all the organisations who involve volonteers in their work.

The long-term goals:

The forming of „The stock-exchange of the volonteer work“,The improvement of the conditions of the life in the local comunity by engaging of the citizens-volonteers.The reaffirmation of the responsibility and the care of the citizens for the community they live in.The involvement into the educational system of the pozitive value of the voloneerism.The developement and implementation of the volonteerism in creationg the legal regulation which will protect the volonteers(financing,relationship between the business and volonteer section,the form9ing of the team dealing with the work of the volonteer organizations...)The active participation of the MEDIA in informinf of the citizens about the activities of the volonteers.The internet presentation of the volonteer work.

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The name of the project:

Different but EQUAL

Short description:

The goal of the project is the expansion of the culture of peace and the respest of the difference among the students of Serbian,Jipsy and Bulgarian nationality of the age from 11 to 16 years in the elementary schools in Pirot.We realized 5 workshops with the project,with the children talking about the prejudices,the impact of the surrounding,the imp[ortance of the media,school,parents,the negative events happening according to the models,and how the children predict the possible prevention of the events..“The children’s coordinator were chosen,some of them involved in the second phase of the project or in some other projects.Especially important experience was of the children who have alredy had the experience (positive or negative) with the representatives of the other communities.The resault was a lot of honest children life stories,a lot of proposals(one of them was alredy realized in 2003 through the project of the international cooperation,on the ecological education of the children in the 4 countries of the region.We are expecting the strong financial support during the next phase.

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The name of the project:

Healthy food from Stara Mountain

Short description:

The goal of the project is to improve the quality of kačkavalj and cheese ( sir) from the Stara Mountain through the education.

By this project we want to elicit the new technologies to the producers, in order to increase the production of the high quality cheese and improve their material status.

The villages in the Stara Mountain extinct, the production of the healthy food, especially the high quality cheese is decreasing, and the huge space is unused.

The bad communication with the bigger towns, the altitude difference and the climate of the area minimize the possibility if the kinetic of the population and the possibility of education and the application of the new technologies with the respect of the traditional experiences in preparing and producing of the recognized cheese and kačkavalj from the area.

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The name of the project:

Strengthening of the Capacity and Improvement of the Quality of the Community Life-Disabled persons in Pirot region

Short description:

By this project we have wanted to strengthen the stucture of the organizations and associations offering the support to the disabled persons,and which would be ready to apply for the projects and the activities to other donors and financers.

We educated 5 future trainers,who will continue the education of its members after they are retired.

The indirect advantages of the project are the sense of personal satisfaction,the professional competence,the sense of belonging to the target group and the responsibility to help the developement of the volonteerism and better mutual undrestanding of the members of the association.

By the realization of the project we came accros the various proposals which we are ready to realize in the next period.We initiated the removal of the physical barriers in the centre of the town as well as the putting of the sound traffic light at the local authorities.

The project is the continuation of the project activities from the document „The Strategy of the Socio TEAM“

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The name of the project:

The sterategy of the Developement of the Tourism in the Stara Mountain

Short description:

The goal of the project is to emphasize the importance of the sustainable developement to the inhabitants on the theritory of the Natural Park of the Stara mountain through the field of the alternative way of the sustainable living.

By the project we realized the survay,TV spot in duration of 15 sec,two round tables,having pesented the importance of the sustainable developement, the possibilities and the advantages of the Stara Mountain.

The especially important document used by LOGOS is:”The sterategy of the Developement of the Tourism in the Stara Mountain”carried out by Dr Ph Stevan M. Stankovic,active professor of the Faculty of Geography-The University of Belgrade for the necessities of LOGOS.We hope that this important document will be used by the representatives of the municipality of Pirot in the creating of the strategy of the developement.

The product of the project is a new proposal for the project on the creating of pre-condition and collecting of the necessary information needed for the initiative of the procedure at tha authorized body of the Republic of Serbia about the protection of the specific products from the area of the Stara Mountain.

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The name of the project:

The Jipsy educational crntre – REC

Short description:

The goal of the project is foondation of „The Jipsy educational crntre – REC“ and offering of the support to the Jipsy children on the teritory of the municipality of Pirot.

18 children are involved in the projct from the primary schools,and who needed the help in learning of the curriculum from: Serbian language,Maths and Computer science.

The project is completely realized by volonteering of the members of LOGOS.

The educators are the teachers of the mentioned subjects.

More details in the data basis of LOGOS.

The name of the project:

"S.A.R.M.A.” The Strategic Action for the Development of the Children and the Youngsters in Pirot region

The goal of the project is to educate the children and the youngsters in Pirot region in order to take the active part in solving their own problems, and the problems they could solve in their surrounding, applying the educative developing program.

“SARMA” The Strategic Action for the Development of the Children and the Youngsters in Pirot region.

LOGOS especially acknowledges to its members,the authors of the program and project partners:

Marija Vasic ,the manager of the Inter-municipalities Centre for the social work for the municipalities of Pirot, Dimitrovgrad and Babusnica,

Mijic Miroljub ,The secretary of the municipality Red Cross organization-Pirot,

Djoric Emilija, The manager of the employment service-Pirot

THE LIST OF THE PROJECT ACTIVITIES

According to the report of the representatives of the donors the project is evaluated with 98 points (possible 100). During the last period only one project had 100 points at the donor. This is a moral and professional satisfaction to LOGOS team and the authors of the program who sent 23 projects from September 2003 to October 2004(only one was awarded the financial support for further working.

Social necessities of the Old Persons and the Persons with the specific needs in the villages of the Municipality of Pirot”

“Socio programs of the SOCIO TEAM for the citizens of Pirot Region”