Operates In: Novi Sad, Vojvodina, Serbia, whole world
Our Mission: VISION
A society in which environmental protection and volunterism are the basic values and funds for the development and imrovement each member and society itself. A society in which solving problems and satisfiing needs of comunity functions through an interactive cooperation between people of all ages, nationalities, religions, political, cultural and other beliefs.
MISSION
The mission of the Organization is to work on the improvement of the individuals and society on the whole, solving the problems and satisfying the needs of a community by organizing activities aimed at preservation of natural values and different forms of volunteer work where all the interested citizens can contribute.
AIMS
1.Environment protection, promotions and organization of active work in this field.
2.Breaking prejudice, making people more tolerant, develop conciousness of solidarity, peace, fellowship, personal and group development through the organisation and promotion of voluntary work.
3.Education of kids, youth and citizens, and their active contribution to the environment protection programmes.
What We Do: PROGRAM
REFORESTATION
The problem of deforestation in Vojvodina
To point out this fact a series of lectures for citizens and local governmet will be held and the potentials of Vojvodina will also be mentioned.
Planting
Making new green areas in Vojvodina and planting seedlings of autochtonus species
Campaign "One billion tree"
Billion seedlings for 2007. is A World Campaign set by the UNDP and in 2006. NCM joined in and in the last year 8000 seedlings of the common oak have been planted and the activity is going to continue.
ECOLOGICAL EDUCATION
Lectures and seminars
about the nature preservation, urban ecology, horticulture and landscaping
Eco Camps
Each year Nature conservation movement organizes ecological camps for children and young people and they include several research activities, lectures, ecological and creative workshops. Camps are in the mountains Fruska gora, Kopaonik and Tara, Special Nature Reserve "Zasavica" and "Deliblato Sands".
Ecological Centre in Sremski Karlovci
An Ecological Center is in the process of development and it will serve for ecological education and accommodation for kids and youth from the whole region bz one or several-day seminars and camps.
VOLUNTEERS’ CENTRE
Since year 2004. Volunteers’ Centre of Vojvodina fuctions as a part of the Nature Conservation Movement and it aims at the promotion of volunteerism values and encouraging the youth to contribute to social activities in their souroundings trough voluntary work.
Activities trough which we realize our goals:
Promotion- tribunes, campagnes, questionnaires, research, etc.
Advocacy- IZVOR-Legal regulation of voluntary work – on the International Voluntary Day in December 5th, 2005. an initiative was made in order to create a legal document about volunterism in our country that would regulate the voluntary work. In December 2006. this law was given to the Parlament and we are expecting results in 2007.
Organizing international workcamps: short-term voluntary projects which includes a team of volunteers from different countries together with the local population who are trying to solve some specific common problem of the local community.
Local, regional and international cooperation with organizations with similar interests – YCV (Youth Council of Vojvodina), SEEYN (South East European Youth Network), ALLIANCE (Alliance of European Voluntary Service Organizations), YAP (Youth Action for Peace).
CAMPAIGNS
- Life without Ambrosia
- 100% Christmas Tree (Potted Christmas Tree)
- Important days for Environmentalists: Planet Earth day, Forest day, World environmental protection day and Danube day.
- World campaign "Clean up the World" actions or reforestation of dumps wherewith we try to prevent people from throwing the garbage.
Each VCVNCM organisation is making those on their own way.