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According to
comments and suggestions received during public discussion
on Draft Law on Volunteerism, a group of experts (lawyers
and members of IZVoR working group) prepared an amended
text of the Law on Voluntary Work. After the public
discussion of the amended version, the Law was formulated and
submitted to the Assembly of Autonomous Province of Vojvodina by IZVoR Initiative in December 2006. The Assembly
will, after the Law is adopted on the Provincial level,
submit the Law to the People's Assembly of the Republic of
Serbia for further procedure and adoption. |
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Final text of the Draft:
Law on Volunteerism
Serbian,
PDF, 178KB
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Explanation of the text
Serbian,
PDF, 121KB
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Volunteer!
Promotion and
Improvement of Conditions for Volunteer Work in Serbia |
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Law on Volunteering
adopted |
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On 26 May
2010 the Serbian Parliament
has adopted the
Law on Volunteering, defining volunteer work
as organized voluntary services or activities of
general interest for the common good.
NSHC participated in the
debate on the proposal of this law, which differs
significantly from
the version proposed
by the civil society
in 2007.
That version was
adopted two years ago by the Vojvodinian Parliament and
submitted to the People's Assembly of the Republic of Serbia
for further procedure. However, the new Draft Law was made
and adopted afterwards. |
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The Big Volunteer Tour
As
part of the
Big Volunteer Tour, with aim to promote
volunteerism, NSHC has organized a street action on
30 June 2009. Ten more actions with the same goal
will be organized throughout Serbia in the following
months.
14
NGOs with more than 80 volunteers presented its
volunteer programs in Dunavski park in Novi Sad:
NSHC,
Nature Preservation Movement and Volunteers Center
of Vojvodina,
Center for Youth Work, Prevent, The Youth of JAZAS
Novi Sad, Srce Center, Vojvodina's Green Initiative
and Green Patrol, Balkan idea, Ecumenical
Humanitarian Organization, Society for Assistance to
Persons with Difficulties in Mental Development,
Independent Youth Organization Ruma, Youth NGO, and Association of Vojvodina Teachers.
During the action citizens could find out more about
the work of organizations which engage volunteers.
Informative material on volunteerism was
distributed, and a Big Volunteer Quiz was organized.
Organization for Creative Gathering made a
performance on the subject of non-violence and
citizens' activism. Citizens also had the opportunity to volunteer
themselves during the action, by joining one of the
numerous organized activities.
Support to the action was given by young musicians:
Stefan Stanecic (trumpet), Milica Svirac
(violoncello), and Marta Kojadinovic (violin).
See more photos from the
action in Dunavski park
On the same day, beginning at 9PM, a volunteer party
has taken place in Route 66 Club with young bends
performing: Recycle Bin, Puls, Alijansa, and
Brickheads. Volunteers and NGO activists, as well as
others interested in volunteerism and good music,
had a good time.
See more photos from the Route
66 party
NSHC
would like to express its gratitude to the Fund for
Development of Non-Profit Sector, Gradsko zelenilo
Novi Sad and Route 66 Club for their contribution to
this action.
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Volunteers
in action |
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Marta
Kojadinovic andi Milica Svirac |
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Big
Volunteer Quiz |
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Volunteer
party, Route 66 |
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 NSHC has
organized a media conference on the subject of volunteerism
development in Serbia. The conference was held in Media
Centre Belgrade on 27 May. The speakers were: Ivana
Kovacevic, state's secretary in charge for youth issues,
Dragan Golubović, legal counselor of the European Center for
Non-Profit Law, Marko Stojanović from Citizens' Initiatives'
Youth Program, Srđan Staletović, ISC representative, and
Mira Novaković from NSHC. Special emphasis was put on
necessary conditions for volunteerism development, and the
importance of passing of the adequate Law on volunteerism.
Activities of the Ministry for Youth and Sport were
presented with aim to promote volunteerism in Serbia. The
conference was organized as part of activities within the
project
''Volunteer! Promotion and Improvement of Conditions for
Volunteer Work in Serbia''. |
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About the project |
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 In February 2009 NSHC has
started implementation of a new project ''Volunteer!
Improvement of Conditions for Volunteer Work in Serbia''.
The goal of the project is to contribute to the development
of volunteerism in Serbia, therefore to overall society
development. We intend to raise the level of information and
knowledge on the importance of proper legislation of
volunteerism in Serbia, as well to increase the level of
awareness on volunteerism iteslf, its values and importance.
We are also going to enhance participation of citizens in
creating favorable conditions for volunteerism development
and its legislation. The project is supported by the
Institute for Sustainable Communities, by means from
USAID.
Volunteer work provides
significant benefit for the society and gives incentive for
citizens' participation in social happenings. It contributes
to creation of citizen's responsibility for its
surroundings, which is one of the main pillars of democracy.
In Serbia conditions for volunteerism are not favorable. The
role and the status of volunteers, as well as their
engagement, are neither defined nor regulated through
existing legislation. On the other hand, significan number
of organizations from civil sector and institutions of the
public sector engages volunteers on a regular basis.
Together with several NGOs,
during 2006 and 2007 NSHC implemented a project
'Initiative for Volunteerism
Legislation in the Republic of Serbia',
which
resulted
in
the
Draft Law on Volunteerism,
after a comprehensive public debate which included all
relevant stakeholders. The Draft Law was submitted to the
Executive Council of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina,
which sent it to the People's Assembly of the Republic of
Serbia for adoption in March 2008.
 However,
parliamentary elections in mid-2008 resulted in composition
of a new government which did not have obligation to carry
on with the procedure for law adoption. Ministry for Work
and Social Policy formed a commission with task to re-write
the Draft Law received from the Executive Council. The
changes were made without participation of relevant
stakeholders and the public, and therefore the new version
is significantly different that the original one. NSHC
believes that the law should be in accordance with the needs
of volunteers, organizations and institutions which are
engaging them. It is therefore necessary to involve all
interested parties in the process of making the draft law.
Due to all
the reasons listed above NSHC is going to conduct a public
advocacy campaign in order to promote volunteer work and to
improve legislation framework. 10 cities in Serbia will be
the target area for the campaign, with active participation
of interested stakeholders, first of all civil society
actors. |
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NOVI SAD
HUMANITARIAN CENTER 2004 - 2010 |
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