“Udruženje Crvenodrvo”

“Udruženje Crvenodrvo” is non-profit association registered in Serbia and which is implementing the project at the territory of Serbia. Association is founded by presidents and representatives of five youth associations from the Serbia active in the youth field and youth politic (associations are from city of Pančevo, Šabac and Vranje). Its administrative structure includes a board of three professionals with rich background in youth work and project management. It objective is preservation and promotion of culture; promotion of education, education of youth, youth policy, youth work and open youth work; social and economic development; social justice. Association goals are dissemination and popularization of art and culture as well as it use in problem solving; democracy development; building peace and trust among all nations and ethnic communities; promotion of multiculturalism and intercultural dialogue; environmental protection and preservation of the pursuit of sustainable living; developing decentralization as a basis for further political and economic development of Serbia; improving the position of vulnerable and disadvantaged groups in society; development of youth work; development of social work; providing the space for the creative expression of young people, networking at regional, national as well as international level with similar associations. In it activities it is working with young people primarily and with other stakeholders coming from the field of youth politic, social politic and education. We promote: voluntarism, a non-violent culture, intercultural activities, human rights, gender equality, employability and sustainable development issues; decentralization; development of individuals and teams; cultural, social and economic integration of marginalized youth, active citizenship, healthy life style, and all positive values. Association is also working at improvement of cooperation between associations, youth centres, schools, universities, national reserves, public bodies from the region and from entire word by offering competences of members founders and other members, supporters as well as collaborators of association. Methodologies used in the association work are: open youth work, non-formal education, peer education, music, film, urban youth culture, social media and media campaigning, knowledge alliances among professionals, building of open resources. Our activities are: trainings, workshops, conferences, debates, meetings, public events, awareness-raising campaigns, researches and need analyses. We are young people who work with youth and for youth. Our team is made of young experts engaged in youth policy development, youth activism and non-formal education, international youth work as well as in political reforms. It also have members who was pioneers in non-formal education in Serbia and who are still practicing it. We work directly with the young people from 13 to 30 years old; cooperate with the youth workers, social workers as well as with associations and institutions active in the youths, social, education area. The office of the association is in Vranje, Serbia but it implements activities internationally. It is closely connected to „Roter Baum Berlin“ UG office from Berlin but it is also developing a project that addresses problems or needs on the local level especially through international cooperation projects. Association is politically, administratively totally independent from Roter Baum Berlin“ UG office. Until now we had implemented several projects with our partners at local and European level. We are developing our projects in accordance with the needs of our target groups and in close and constant cooperation with our members, partners associations in Serbia as well as abroad. Our experts from Serbia are constantly working in the development of cooperation between Serbia and Roter Baum office and it international as well as national partners. One of it main work with youngst