Cooperation between Serbian and Croatian project Cross-Border Cooperation

Cooperation between Serbian and Croatian project Cross-Border Cooperation

Backa Palanka – Vukovar, September 2009. Preparations are underway for the cross-border project, which is aimed at women from the area of ​​the municipality of Backa Palanka (Serbia) and Vukovar-Srem County (Croatia), a result of cooperation between the Adult Education Society and Youth NGOs ( ONO) from Novi Sad, and the financial support of the Institute for International Cooperation of the Union of the German adult education (dvv International) in Bonn. The project aims at initiating association of women and organizations of women, information and creation of spaces for inter-ethnic dialogue and cross-border cooperation in the region. The program includes two weekend seminars. During the seminar, the group will work on the establishment and strengthening of cross-border cooperation, personal empowerment and recognize their own potential, conditions for successful communication, the resources of the region and future joint actions. After two weekend seminars are planned two-day meetings, one in each city. During these meetings the group will visit local government representatives and present experiences and plans for future cooperation. They also planned visit cultural institutions with the aim of socialization and rapprochement of cultures in the region, as well as the creation and strengthening of multicultural dialogue and learning about the resources of the region (culture, sport, tourism, etc.).