March 2012

In early March days, the Local Democracy Agency Subotica implemented a project called PARTYCIPATION!. The project was implemented under the programme framework of European Commission's called "Youth in Action", and concrete realization of the project was held at the Open University Subotica, in the period from 3rd to 10th of March 2012.

September 2011

The project “Partycipation” initiated by the staff of LDA Subotica is approved by Youth in Action programme of the European Commission. Activities will consists of 6 day Training Course, which will be held in Subotica, beginig of  2012., and gather 25 participants. In the project we have involved 9 countries: Croatia, Turkey, Montenegro, Slovenia, Macedonia, Estonia, Moldova, Sweden and Serbia.

Activities will connect theory and practise in its best was by exploring methodology of non formal education, then electing non-formal educational methods and preparing methods’ market on different non formal educational methods with special focus on working with young people with fewer opportunities.

July 2011

On 14 July 2011, two EVS volunteers at LDA Subotica concluded their personal project by organizing a special event at the Open University. The event was about presenting the results of the exploration of Subotica’s diversity by showing a short movie about the origins of the project, the website and the interviews. It was an opportunity to gather people who participated to this project, who helped or who were just interested. The short movie was followed by a discussion on the different perspectives towards Subotica, as local or as young EVS volunteers. At the end, the participants could get to know each other more and exchange in a non-formal way while getting some refreshments.

June 2011

Subotica is a multicultural city. It has three official languages: Hungarian, Serbian and Croatian. On the one hand, Serbian and Croatian are very similar and almost totally mutually understandable. On the other hand, Hungarian’s syntax, grammar and vocabulary are very different from Serbian and Croatian and needs a high level of motivation to be learned by adult non-native Hungarian speakers.

It leads to the fact that speaking about the languages we can see two main groups: on the one hand Serbian and Croatian speakers and on the other hand Hungarian speakers. Nowadays, the language barrier between these two groups is quite big.

June 2011

Following the success of the first event in May, the LDA team of volunteers went for a second round of information about EVS at Plato Bookshop on 23 June 2011. This time, even more interested people came to listen to the presentation and meet the volunteers. Their questions were various, from the perceptions of current EVS volunteers to the practicalities of the programme. Many people were also taking part in the quiz, checking their knowledge about EVS and the EU.

June 2011

'Subotica and diversity: exploring the cultural and linguistic diversity of the city'

Two EVS volunteers of Local Democracy Agency (LDA) Subotica, Gregoire Vialleton and Agnes Rivet are now launching the website of their personal project.
Indeed, the EVS programme allows volunteers to create and implement a project from their own initiative, within the framework of their hosting organisation - more information about the EVS  programme is available in the website of EU Info Point (infopointsubotica.eu).

June 2011

The LDA team of volunteers along with their youth coordinator Dejana Bibić went to the Cafee Bodis on 14 July to meet young people in a non-formal and friendly environment. The City Councillor for Regional and International Cooperation, Ms Erika Kudlik was also attending the presentation which was managed by an EVS volunteer Gabriele Kuštan in Serbian. The presentation was followed by a small quiz where the audience could check their knowledge of EVS and ask their questions.

May 2011

On 31 May 2011, the team of LDA volunteers organized a two hour event in Plato, a famous bookshop in the city center of Subotica. It was the opportunity for LDA to promote the EVS programme towards young people. Visitors were invited to play an informative game on Youth in Action programme and the European Union and also to attend a presentation on what EVS is and how to take part in. This interactive event was part of the 5 month EU Info Point project (infopointsubotica.eu) managed by LDA Subotica, funded by Provincial Secretariat for Youth and Sports, aiming at providing information on EVS, EU programmes and opportunities for young people to get new skills and experiences.

May 2011

As one of its projects, the Local Democracy Agency of Subotica (LDA) is getting involved in youth and volunteering issues via the new EU Info Point.

For 2 hours, representants of the EU Info Point team have been presenting and discussing the programme European Voluntary Service (EVS) (infopointsubotica.eu) with students of Tech – College of applied sciences. It was an opportunity to provide students with information about the origins, framework, and implementation of EVS programme and how to take part in it. The presentation was held partly in Hungarian, in Serbian and in English and was managed jointly by a local volunteer Ronjec Viktor, an EVS volunteer Agnes Rivet and EVS and project coordinator of EU Info Point Subotica, Dejana Bibic. Students showed interest in the programme by asking questions and signing up to receive more information in future.

May 2011

2011 has been designated the European Year of Volunteering. By organising events fostering volunteering all over Europe, the European Union aims at promoting the work already done by millions of volunteers in Europe as well as encouraging other people to get involved. For more information, please visit the website of the European Union.

LDA team would like to make the most of this event by promoting volunteering in Subotica through activities at local level. Have a look at the agenda to get to know what is happening soon!