Commitment for the Future

Commitment for the Future Calling YOU! Join us! Empower Youth: Preparing young people to solve the world’s greatest challenges is necessary to achieve the UN Agenda 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. The ”Commitment for the Future” brings together different perspectives and approaches in values-based education to provide a forum to examine Continue Reading →

MIL Cities around the World

What are MIL Cities?  Cities around the world have benefitted hugely from the digital revolution. Information about transportation, health care, entertainment, news, the private sector, civil society, and the government has increased efficiency, opened up new economic, social and cultural possibilities, reduced pollution, and enhanced transparency and participation. A growing Continue Reading →

Međunarodni dan mira

Dunav za Mir Medijski edukativni centar i OPENS 2019 Petak, 21. septembar, 13.00 časova Omladinski klub OPENS, Laze Telečkog 2 Medijski edukativni centar je, u saradnji sa OPENS-om realizovao projekat “Dunav za mir”, međunarodnu radionicu medijske, informacijske, filmske i digitalne pismenosti za mlade. Cilj ove radionice je bio da mladi Continue Reading →

International Youth Day

Youth need safe spaces where they can come together, engage in activities related to their diverse needs and interests, participate in decision-making processes and freely express themselves. While there are many types of spaces, safe spaces ensure the dignity and safety of youth.  Safe spaces such as civic spaces enable Continue Reading →

The Danube Peace Boat 2018-2022

“We cannot always build the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future.” Franklin D. Roosevelt, from Great Speeches The Danube Peace Boat Platform can be a tool for sustainable development, inclusion, reconciliation and peace, intercultural and interfaith dialogue and understanding. Four years ago, MEC Continue Reading →

Highlights

Highlights: Unity in Diversity – World Civil Society, Serbia Launch, 25-27 July 2017 By Mr Peter Pece Gorgievski and Mr Miomir Rajcevic The Danube Peace Boat and Unity in Diversity-World Civil Society Serbia event opened in the city of Novi Sad – the third largest city next to Belgrade, the Continue Reading →

Meet the Danube River Good

Travel more than 10,000 years in the past Lepen Whirl (Serbian: Lepenski Vir) is an important Mesolithic archaeological site located in Serbia in the central Balkan peninsula. The latest radiocarbon and AMS data suggest that the chronology of Lepen Whirl is compressed between 9500/7200-6000 BC. There is some disagreement about the Continue Reading →

Connecting People Back to Nature

World Environment Day is observed on the 5th of June every year across the globe is the largest annual event for positive environmental action. This Day aims to deepen public awareness of the need to preserve and enhance the environment where we all live. The Danube Peace Boat 2017 will Continue Reading →

Media and Information Literacy in Serbia

UNESCO-supported discussion on Media and Information Literacy in Serbia: Cross-sector approach for all generations Young people are faced with a challenge they might not even be aware of: from whom will they learn about Media and Information Literacy (MIL)? Parents, often themselves lacking MIL skills, are rarely aware of the Continue Reading →

My Danube Peace Boat Experience

My Danube Peace Boat Experience By Laura Gaynor, Ireland It’s more than a month since the Danube Peace Boat, and yet, I still find myself thinking and talking about it to my friends. Though I only visited one country, I felt like I visited eight. When I first heard about Continue Reading →