International Law Professor Donates EUR85,000 for Excellence Scholarships for Hungarian Students
Tibor Varadi, an internationally recognized law professor, born in Zrenjanin, Serbia, has set up a fund for awarding the best master’s and doctoral students who attended their elementary and high schools in Hungarian. Varadi points out that he wants to give back and help young people the way others helped him when he needed it.
Source: http://rs.n1info.com
05-10-17
- Serbia
Addiko Bank Writes Off the Entire Debt of Family of a 3-year-old Boy with Leukemia
A family from Banjaluka had to deal with a lot of hardships in the past few months: three months after their son was diagnosed with leukemia and started treatment, the father developed a heart issue and had a burst aorta. Addiko bank, where the family had a housing loan, heard about their situation and decided to write their debt off completely.
Source: https://www.fokus.ba/
02-10-17
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
OKTA Awards 2 Young Women with Postgraduate Scholarships in Greece
Macedonian company OKTA, the biggest fuel supplier in the country, has partnered with Hellenic Petroleum and gave out 2 fully-funded postgraduate scholarships to the 2 best students of many who applied to the competition: Stefanija Tanevska and Angelina Slaveski, who will continue their studies in Greece.
Source: http://puls24.mk/
02-10-17
- Macedonia
Former Student Donates 20 Computers to His Old Elementary School in Jagodina
Dragan Milošević, now a lawyer from Chicago and a former pupil of the Elementary School "Milan Mijalković" in Jagodina, donated 20 computers to the school so kids today can have better Computer Science classes.
Source: http://www.rts.rs/
02-10-17
- Serbia
The Buddy Walk in Tirana to Raise Down Syndrome Awareness
Under the slogan "Come and have a buddy beside you", the Down Syndrome Albania Foundation will organize a march on October 1st, in Tirana, as a part of the Down Syndrome awareness month.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/
29-09-17
- Albania
Bottle Cap for a Smile Brings Together Charity and Ecology, Hoping for a Guinness World Record
Serbian association “Čepom do osmeha” (Bottle Cap for a Smile) from Novi Sad, which brings together charity and ecology, will set up a mosaic made entirely of bottle caps, at Trg slobode on September 30th, and it will cover the size of 621 square meters. That's 1.5 tons of bottle caps and 300 volunteers - enough for the Guinness World Record.
Source: http://www.blic.rs/
29-09-17
- Serbia
A Macedonian Band Held a Fundraising Concert to Help a Domestic Violence Survivor
Pancho and Andrej, members of a famous Macedonian group called DNK decided to help Blagorodna Dimitrievska from Kumanovo, when she found herself on the streets with 3 children.
Source: http://24vesti.mk/
28-09-17
- Macedonia
CKB Provides Brave Montenegrin Firefighters With a Well-Deserved Holiday
After a difficult summer for the whole region, with forest fires raging through Montenegro and Croatia, CKB, a bank from Montenegro, recognized and awarded the efforts of the firefighters who spent their summer fighting against the blaze. 15 firefighters from different municipalities and their families, spent a few days enjoying the seaside in Sutomore.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/
27-09-17
- Montenegro
Letsdancers - A New Type of Fundraisers Dancing to Help Mothers and Children in Pristina
Letsdancers are the supporters of a great project: Let’s Dance, the Annual Fundraiser for Mothers and Children, a successful initiative from a group of private sector and non-profit professionals who wanted to create a different kind of a fundraising event. They came up with a simple but effective idea: gather people in downtown Pristina, focus on the community, have fun and dance for a good cause. The ideal recipient of the funds raised was Action for Mothers and Children.
Source: http://seeobserver.com
27-09-17
- Kosovo
Hemofarm Builds the First Inclusive Playground in Banjaluka
The first inclusive children’s playground in Banjaluka is now open in the Obilićevo neighborhood. This is an important step for the community, which will make possible for children with developmental disabilities to interact with their peers and participate in outdoor games more easily than before. The playground was built thanks to a donation from Hemofarm Banjaluka.
Source: http://www.banjaluka.rs.ba/
27-09-17
- Bosnia and Herzegovina