On October 23, 2021, commission for the allocation of funds from the Fund for Active Communities held a meeting and made a decision to support the projects of associations and informal groups from the Fund for Active Communities. 10 projects will be supported.
Overview of supported projects
| SUPPORTED PROJECTS – THE ACTIVE COMMUNITY FUND | ||||||||
| No. | Municipality | Applicant | Project title | Amount of requested donation | Amount of approved donation | Average grade | Project approved | Condition not fulfilled |
| 1 | Čelić | Local Development Group Čelić | Open door for all – Čelić | 2.515,00 | 2.515,00 | 43,2 | YES | Application complete. Project in accordance with the criteria |
| 2 | Bagdale – Ahmetaši | Local Community Development Group Bagdale – Ahmetaši | Svi na Bagdale | 2.700,00 | 2.700,00 | 42,9 | YES | Application complete. Project in accordance with the criteria |
| 3 | Par Selo | YOUTH ASSOCIATION PAR SELO-DUBRAVE | Renovation of the social home in Par Selo | 2.997,00 | 2.997,00 | 42 | YES | Application complete. Project in accordance with the criteria |
| 4 | Solina | ASSOCIATION OF CITIZENS FOOTBALL CLUB MLADOST SOLINA | Happy corner for children | 3.000,00 | 3.000,00 | 41,777 | YES | Application complete. Project in accordance with the criteria |
| 5 | Škahovica | LC Škahovica | Multimedia hall for the residents of Škahovica | 3.000,00 | 3.000,00 | 41,6 | YES | Application complete. Project in accordance with the criteria |
| 6 | Husino | Local Development Group Husino | Renovatio of the Husinska Buna Memorial Home premises | 2.623,69 | 2.623,69 | 41,4 | YES | Application complete. Project in accordance with the criteria |
| 7 | Tušanj | Local Development Group Tušanj | Open Days of Our Community | 750,00 | 750,00 | 40,9 | YES | Application complete. Project in accordance with the criteria |
| 8 | Hrvati | ASSOCIATION OF CITIZENS HRVATI 1 MAJ LOCAL COMMUNITY | Veliki za male | 2.741,44 | 2.741,44 | 40 | YES | Application complete. Project in accordance with the criteria |
| 9 | Tinja Donja | Public institution Elementary school Tinja | Botanical Garden with a creative corner for outdoor learning | 3.000,00 | 3.000,00 | 39,888 | YES | Application complete. Project in accordance with the criteria |
| 10 | Simin Han | Raft Eko Klub Accent Tuzla | Clean river bed of Jala from ambrosia and waste | 2.077,50 | 2.077,50 | 38,888 | YES | Application complete. Project in accordance with the criteria |
| 23.327,13 | 23.327,13 |
The grants commission did not approve the allocation of funds for 5 projects, as follows:
| APPLICATIONS WHICH HAVE NOT FULFILLED THE CONDITIONS OF THE PUBLIC CALL OF THE ACTIVE COMMUNITY FUND (do not comply with the Fund’s criteria, more information available at the link: https://admin.fondacijatz.org//FileRepository/539660_KriterijiFONDVOLIMSVOJGRAD.pdf) | |||||||
| No. | Municipality | Applicant | Project title | Amount of requested donation | Average grade | Project approved | Condition which was not fulfilled |
| 1 | Dobrnja | LGzR Dobrnja | Cypress planting | 450,00 | 36,2 | NO | Does not meet the general criteria of the Fund – Support of 500 BAM – 3000 BAM below the criteria. Cypress planting cannot create shade, take into account another type of tree |
| 2 | Kladanj | Local Development Group Kladanj | Caring for human kind and environment is our moral obligation | 1.333,30 | 35,5 | NO | Does not meet the needs of the community, not a priority, apply for another public call with consultations |
| 3 | Dragunja | Local Development Group Dragunja | Flavors of home-made products | 2.960,00 | 35,2 | NO | Project already implemented, the Foundation does not support retroactive activities |
| 4 | Turija | Local community Turija | Marking 100 years of the school’s existence in Turija | 1.500,00 | 34,888 | YES | The project is not well written, project activities are not harmonized with the budget, apply with a new project proposal in consultation with the grant team |
| 5 | Živinice Gornje | Public institution Elementary School Živinice Gornje | School garden | 2.999,89 | 32,6 | NO | There is a need in the community, but due to the fact that more funds are needed for implementation, recommendation is to apply for the Public Call for Advocacy Initiatives. |
SIGNING OF THE GRANT CONTRACTS will take place in the following period, depending on the epidemiological situation, of which the applicants will be notified in a timely manner by e-mail. When signing the contract, the presence of one member of the organization is required, while for informal groups, the presence of all three members of the project team is required.
Complaints on the results of the grants commission will be received within 7 days from the date of publication of the results on the website of the Tuzla Community Foundation exclusively in writing to the e-mail inicijative@fondacijatz.org. The complaint will be resolved shortly by the Foundation’s management.
Summaries of supported projects:
ASSOCIATION OF CITIZENS OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY HRVATI 1 MAJ – Veliki za male
With its project, this relatively young association wants to improve the quality of social activities and the ecological image in the area of LC Hrvati Lukavac. This community is the closest to the industrial zone of Lukavac, and currently they do not have any facilities for the social life of children and other citizens. With this project, the association will create a green area in the yard of the House of Culture in Hrvati, which is owned by LC Hrvati, and which is also used by the regional school attended by students from 1st to 4th grade. The aim of this project is to create an adequate, fenced and safe area for children to stay as well as to strengthen environmental awareness, i.e., improving the awareness of people, especially children, about the importance and preservation of the environment as well as improving the quality of life in the area of this local community. They planned to arrange a green area in the yard by setting up a playroom for children, which consists of a house, slides, swings, a climbing wall, as well as to enrich the greenery in the yard and also border the set playroom on two sides by planting cypresses. It will also set up 2 benches and trash cans. In addition, the goal of the project is to physically separate the school yard from the road that passes by the said plot for the safety of students.
Raft Eco Club Accent Tuzla – Clean river bed of Jala from ambrosia and waste
Founded on the initiative of enthusiasts, nature lovers and rafting on October 07, 2005 in Simin Han, the club has implemented numerous initiatives, and now they want to arrange part of the Jala riverbed. The project will work on the problem of the riverbed of the river Jala, which is overgrown with ragweed and different kinds of waste, which is not visible from ragweed and grass. The aim of the project is to clean the river Jala in the settlement of Talijani, the development of environmental awareness among citizens and young people by including them in the project activities. At the same time, the goal is to keep the river in its riverbed so that it does not overflow with the first heavy rain. Within the project, a minimum of three annual cleaning and landscaping actions will be realized with the support of LGZR members Simin Han for the following locations: Jala riverbed in the settlement of Talijani; the yard in front of the Ambulance; yard in front of the Agora Center, and coordination with LGZR representatives and school staff for possible assistance in the period (spring/summer).
Public institution Tinja Elementary School – Botanical Garden with a creative corner for outdoor learning
In the school building, on the ground floor of the school, there is an unused space under the open sky, which is currently neglected. With his project, PI E.S. Tinja wants to renovate this space, which has a large area, and enables the arrangement of a botanical garden and a creative corner. The botanical garden will be a space in three levels filled with planters with soil in which plants will be planted. The creative corner is a place where users could exchange ideas, knowledge and skills in a creative and relaxing way. It is conceived as a place for the realization of various educational workshops, free activities and classes. By introducing a new learning method, exchanging opinions, ideas and practical work, students will expand and improve their knowledge and life skills. The aim of the project is to connect the ideas of parents, teachers and the local community in a common goal aimed at children and their healthy and happy upbringing.
ASSOCIATION OF CITIZENS FOOTBALL CLUB MLADOST SOLINA – Happy corner for children
Football club Mladost Solina was founded in 1954 and as such is one of the oldest sports teams in the City of Tuzla and the wider region. This year it celebrated its 67th year. The club is currently competing in the II Cantonal League of Tuzla Canton – Group South, where it achieved very good results. In the previous period, they implemented several quality projects within their community with the support of Tuzla Community Foundation, but also local donors. The aim of this project is to improve the quality of life in the community by arranging a playroom for children and fencing the playroom to provide additional protection to its users. The project aims to arrange a playroom for children at the entrance to the Studenac stadium complex in Solina, repair of existing furniture, install lighting, create a safe environment for children by separating the area from the local road and parking, buy new furniture and video surveillance for security. The closest similar “outdoor playrooms” are located in the settlements of Brđani and Novo Naselje, which is quite far from this part of the local community.
Local Development Group Čelić – Open door for all – Čelić
The project “Open door for all” is primarily aimed at a sustainable and active local community, improving health, and socializing of citizens in the open and healthy air. The project is based on 4 ideas, which will be realized within this project initiative. The existing children’s playground in Čelić is quite far from the center, and children’s facilities are being destroyed by unknown persons. The idea of the applicant is to move them to new locations that are closer to children and parents, and to buy additional facilities to improve the safety and quality of life of children in local communities. Another idea is “Street workout park” – an outdoor gym. This would improve the quality of life of young people and satisfy their interest in sports and recreation. Students of the mechanical vocational school of the Public Institution MSŠ Čelić, welders, would also get involved in the work of making the park, which would also provide them with new practical experiences. The third idea of the project is the renovation of benches, planters and bulletin boards on the promenade in the center of Čelić. The fourth idea is to renovate the chess field and buy new pieces in the park in the center of Čelić, which are gladly visited by elderly and chess lovers. With this project, the population of all age groups would enrich the way of spending free time with play, sports and socializing, and would provide conditions for a better and healthier life for all residents in LC Čelić.
Tušanj Local Development Group – Open Days of Our Community
The Tušanj Local Development Group is one of the new local groups, with 200 members. Meetings are held once a month with the aim to identify problems and needs in the community. With this project, they want to solve a long-standing problem by replacing old doors inside the premises of the Local Community “Tušanj”. These rooms are used by several groups such as; Council of LC, CK, IGAS, Retired people, NGGM, chess players, Aktiv žena and but also political parties that participate in LC “Tušanj”. The goal of the project is to create better conditions in the premises of LC by replacing the windows and thus significantly affect the energy efficiency of the space, and will solve the unpleasant odors that spread around the sewer.
Husino Local Development Group – Renovation of the premises of the Husinska Buna Memorial House
The project of renovating of the premises in the Husinska Buna Memorial House aims to provide all residents of LC Husino, Cerik as well as associations from that area, unhindered use and stay in the mentioned premises regardless of weather conditions. After the implementation of this project, young people from Husino can spend their time in a more normal and quality way with numerous activities and socializing within the premises of the Home. The project would solve the problem of heating in the lower rooms, which would be used by the associations of this community. It is important to emphasize that heating was introduced in other rooms, and that the Home is heated on a pellet stove, but that this room was left without a heating system. In previous months, with the support of the City of Tuzla, they painted and arranged the rooms inside the Home, but now they will have to “damage” them in order to install heating pipes, so the project also planned painting works after the installation of the heating system.
LC Škahovica – Multimedia hall for the residents of Škahovica
In the last few years, LC Škahovica has been busy working on infrastructure projects, and one of the examples is the project of renovating the building of the Community Center in the local community. With this project, they want to arrange an unfurnished room of 35m2 in order to create a multimedia hall in which members of the local community and members of the association could organize workshops and meetings. In the first stage, it is necessary to reconstruct the walls and floor coverings, after which the procurement of furniture and IT equipment would follow. So far, they have arranged workshops for elementary school students and educating them on online learning (a large number of Roma children attend primary school and do not have a basic knowledge of using IT equipment), English and Turkish language courses.
Bagdale Local Community Development Group – Ahmetaši – Svi na Bagdale
The informal development group of LC Bagdale has a wish to create a bicycle and pedestrian path in order to promote, but also to organize their community. The area of the local community of Bagdale – Ahmetaši, as well as the neighboring local communities are rich in greenery, which could be used in the function of preserving the health of the population through learning about nature. The implementation of this project will contribute to the development of tourism in its own and neighboring local communities in the narrow sense and the City of Gradačac in the broader sense, as well as the promotion of healthy lifestyles and nature conservation, care for the environment and climate. Within this project, it is planned to mark and clean approximately 15 kilometers of the trail, and after that to create a lookout. The applicant has already established cooperation with the City Administration, and they have asked for permits for setting up a lookout, as well as marking the trails, and will continue to work with the Tourist Board to promote this project. This is the “Phase I” of the project, as the applicant plans to expand this path in the future, and connect its community with other communities in the area.
YOUTH ASSOCIATION PAR SELO-DUBRAVE – Renovation of one part of the social home in Par Selo
The youth association Par Selo Dubrave has been implementing its activities for less than 11 years. The project aims to arrange a part of the social home in Par Selo, specifically the office of the Youth Association Par Selo Dubrave and a common meeting room, which includes replacing windows, installing laminate, painting the room and additional electricity distribution, so they can install air conditioning and projector. In addition, they will procure and install office furniture from their own sources through partnership with other non-governmental organizations. The goal of the project is to renovate the office in order to create better working conditions for LGZR Par Selo.
