Croatia

Program "With Education Toward Quality“ (2009./2010.) which is dedicated to increasing the quality of social services organizations of persons with disabilities and organizations that work on behalf of persons with disabilities. With this training program we contribute to the development of organizational capacity by providing technical assistance and individual counseling and improve professional knowledge and skills of leaders and professional staff associations of persons with disabilities.
Program of informal education of youth "Youth in the labor market" (from 2004 and on-going) directed students final year of secondary vocational schools in order to achieve and protect their social and labor rights as well as preparation for the labor market.
Program has recommendation of the Ministry of Science, Education and Sports, and consent to distribute the educational - informational brochure "Employment Record Card for Youth” and other promotional materials in public high schools. Within the Program, action research study "My Rights Through Learning and Work" was published and designed a specialized website for young people in the labor market www.radoholik.info (eng. workaholic).
Partnership project with the Croatian Employment Service (2008) with the aim of improving social skills of vulnerable groups - women older than 45 years of age and young unemployed people to 29 years of age.
Guidebook for policy paper writing: “Writing Effective Public Policy Papers: A Guide to Policy Advisers in Central and Eastern Europe” (Quinn, L., and Young, E., Budapest, 2002), which is translated, adopted and published (electronic version) in Croatian language by DIM in 2008;
Research projects related to youth unemployment and social and workers right in Croatia: My rights through learning and work (2008) and Commitment under stress – Planning a long term career in organizations of civil society (2009.)
Research project Analysis of Impact and Development of Youth Policy in Croatia presents a pilot project of collaboration between DIM and Faculty of Political Science that has in future continue with new service learning activities with interdisciplinary approach. Their work was presented in the publication “Evaluation of Youth Policy in Croatia: the application of public policy analysis by political science students” (2006)
Service-learning is a teaching/learning method that connects meaningful community service with academic learning. In order to encourage the introduction of the service-learning methodology in the Croatian educational system we created the web site www.service-learning.net, published the translation of the “Academic Service-Learning Faculty Development Manual”.
Research project Learn with the community aimed to increase the transparency of the implementation of the Freedom of Information Act in Croatia by applying the service-learning method within Public Policy course on Faculty of Political Science in Croatia. We published the study “Evaluation of the Implementation of the Freedom of Information Act: the application of Practical Use of public policy analysis by political science students (2007)
Research project Good governance models in civil society organizations dealing with democratization and human rights (2007.). Study was published in 2010. Values in action: Governing and activism in civil society for democratization and human rights.
In 2005 we published a research study Youth in local government, conducted on a national level with focus on measuring the level of youth participation in political institutions and processes.
UNDP has engaged DIM as Implementing Agency to perform services in respect of producing the National Human Development Report 2004: Youth in Croatia. Aim of the Report was to define status of youth in Croatian society, different youth issue as well as possible solutions.

In cooperation with the Humanitarian Law Center from Belgrade, and the Research and Documentation Center from Sarajevo, Documenta is implementing the following regional projects: - development of a compatible database on war incidents, on those involved in wars, victims, survivors and possible perpetrators - monitoring the court proceedings for war crimes in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Croatia - support to victims and witnesses which encompasses the inclusion of the families of those killed and missing in the following of judicial processes, proposing measures for the protection of witnesses, legal aid and preparation of witnesses for testifying - collecting personal memories on war (oral history) - putting together regional lists of those missing, with personal information and brief information on the circumstances of the disappearance of all persons missing in the wars from 1990s - putting together regional lists of those killed and murdered

The program "Dokkica-my support" is performed in order to prevent institutionalization of children and youth with behavioral disorders and without proper parental care, by strengthening of capacities of Childrens creative house. The specific objective of program is to prevent separation of children for family environment and the local community trought provision of a half-day stay, to help parents to raise and care of childrens free time activities which are necessary for changing behaviour and creating acquire healty life skills and habits. The program  "My free time" is project aimed at improving quality of childrens free time. Users are children for age 5 to 14, an average 100 regural users and 300 children as participants as creators of actionas and initiatives. ( Trough cooperation with schools and kindergartens  ). The "Reporters of better society" is project carried out with a aim of empowering children and young people in the promotion of democratic values, human rights, critical thinking, active citizenship and the affirmation of their personal development to become empovered reporters of better society.. Project is founded by EEA Grants and Norway Grants. During the project, group of talented students, trough the workshops about civil education, with the use of different methods and forms of work, will create an educational television show. Partner in this project is local television station. "Warning!We swim at the scene" is project created in 2012. as an idea of promoting theatrical achievements of primary school children as competition in five minutes performances of student play created within scool drama groups. The idea was accepted by Childrens theatre in Osijek and they became a partner in organizing this event which has been held for three years on the occasion of the World Day of Theatre for Children and Youth ( March 20) and The World Day of Puppetry ( March 21 )

- Creating new models for improving women’s position and integration of gender equality on local government policies in City of Split, Lead manager, Department of Sociology, Faculty of Philosophy in Split, partner on project; EU Commission (88.000 EUR)main goal: improving women's position and integration of gender equality policy on local policies in City of Split; main activities: sociological research: women's position in City of Split; pre-election campaign and support group for women politicians - Citizen's Initiatives - media visibility of CSO - program, National Foundation for Civil Society Development; 41.100,00 EUR; main objectives: . to increased knowledge on CSOs in local community by TV CSOs independent production, to raise information and awareness of public, target groups and stakeholders about civil society,to create independent media space on local TV for CSOs transparent and public work; activities: 18 TV shows on local TV about civil society and NGOs activities; Creating new models for employment - partner project; Lead Manager CESI Zagreb, Partner Dominoes; 110.000,00 EUR; EU Commission; main objectives: raising opportunities for unemployed women over age of 40, first employed women and single parents; activities: workshops and ELCD courses for unemployed persons, support group for unemployed women, conference.

Main projects: Citizen Participation in Energy Efficiency Action Planning – CENEP – The objective is to support the development of structured dialogue and formalised counselling between Croatian civil society organisations and public authorities in development, monitoring and evaluation of the national policies in the field of energy efficiency. Promoting and Testing Soft Measures for Energy Saving in Croatia - ENCRO – The project aims to increase citizens’ awareness and knowledge on energy efficiency and energy saving measures. Renewable Energy Policies Advocacy and Monitoring – REPAM – The main objective of the project is to strengthen the capacity of CSOs and concerned public to participate in decision-making in the field of renewable energy sources. Public Dialogue on the Sustainable Use of Energy in South-East Europe - the aim is to initiate capacity building and the public dialogue about the sustainable use of energy with primary focus on energy efficiency, between the members of parliaments and key stakeholders.

The main activities of Drugo more are: production in the field of visual and performing arts, promotion – we are organising performing art festival Zoom and interdisciplinary festival Mine Yours Ours, we are implementing sociological research in the field of culture and we are organizing educational programs from the art theory and cultural management.
We are leading partner in a project Balcan can contemporary that is funded from the IPA program and we are partners in CORNERS project that is funded from EACEA.

Workshops during school year in childrens free time that encourage childrens crietivity (dance, acting, writing, painting), help them make good and healthy choices, learn to respect themselves and other people. 

Project: Women Peacemakers & Instigators of Social Change (2007) 18 grassroots activities implemented with local partners in the EWI region (939 direct & 1.510 indirect beneficiaries). Within this number: - 27 workshops in non-violent communication, conflict resolution, peace building & reconciliation; - 15 literacy workshops; - 8 inter-religious workshops - 3 inter-religious conferences; - 2 research activities; - 1 anti-trafficking awareness raising campaign. Project: Women Peacemakers (2008) 42 grassroots activities implemented with local partners in the EWI region (1.918 direct & 2.810 indirect beneficiaries). Within this number: - 47 workshops in non-violent communication, conflict resolution, peace building & reconciliation in which 543 women participated; - 5 new & innovative channels of communication developed across the region; - 5 cross border exchanges; - 346 women from different religious communities are actively using newly gained expertise in conflict transformation in their communities; - 1 new network established.