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14

Nov

Healthcare

“You are a Sunflower” Foundation Raises EUR 60,000 EUR for Children with Leukemia in Kosovo

Money was raised through the sales of special sunflower t-shirts. With 3,000 shirts sold at the price of 20 EUR, the foundation was able to purchase a contemporary piece of equipment for early detection of leukemia for the pediatric department of the Clinical Center of...

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14

Nov

Education

Société Générale Bank Donations for Students in Macedonia and Bijelo Polje, Montenegro

Ohrid bank Société Générale opened a call for applications for scholarships for students with musical talents in June, while 8 finalists performed at a concert last week. At the event, two students were awarded annual scholarships. In Montenegro, the bank has donated a...

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14

Nov

Support to marginalized groups

Organization Big-Hearted Women of Bar Opens a Soup Kitchen

They started out as a Facebook group “Women of Bar Cook with Heart” (“Žene Bara kuvaju srcem”), and n 6th November they achieved one very big goal – they opened the first soup...

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13

Nov

Healthcare

The Latest Success of “Let’s Dance”: EUR 27,000 Raised for mothers and children in Kosovo

Over 500 people danced the night of 1st November away in Pristina at an event organized by Action for Mothers and Children and raised a total of EUR 27,556.

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13

Nov

Healthcare

“My Hair, Your Hair” Successfully Concluded: 1,600 People in BiH Donated Hair for Children with Cancer

The last hair collecting event took place in Sarajevo, on 11th November. This was the last one in a series of events which were part of the initiative launched by the Association Heart for Children with Cancer (...

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08

Nov

Poverty relief

Tinex and 1TV Help 2 Families in Macedonia

This joint initiative was launched in support of families in need across Macedonia. Their stories were broadcast on 1TV and Tinex provided them with shopping vouchers for their supermarket.a

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08

Nov

Community development

Competition for Economic Empowerment of Women: “I am Bold!”

The project is run by Ana and Vlade Divac Foundation, IKEA Serbia and MasterCard. Its aim is to economically empower women and improve their status in society and their work environment.

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06

Nov

Support to marginalized groups

Another Soup Kitchen Opens in Mostar

The kitchen which started working on 5th November was launched by the organization Together for our Town (Zajedno za naš grad) as part of the initiative “You’re not Alone” (“Niste sami”). This is the 3rd soup kitchen in Mostar, and they have already...

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05

Nov

Support to marginalized groups

Coca-Cola Celebrates 50 Years in Serbia and Donates EUR 50,600 to Soup Kitchens

As a way of marking 50 years of doing business in Serbia, Coca-Cola signed a donation agreement on 31st October with Red Cross Serbia and Fund B92. The value of the donation is EUR 50,667 (RSD 6,000,000) and the money is meant for supporting the work of soup kitchens...

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03

Nov

Support to marginalized groups

Pomozi.ba and Chefs Association BiH are Making Tasty and Safe Meals for Socially Vulnerable People

Many people like cooking, and there are some skilled amateurs who are able to make real delicacies. Luckily, there are also organizations where people can cook for those in need. However, only professional chefs have a complete knowledge on safety and health risks when...

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