Humanitarian organization 28. Jun joined the Naša Kuća association in opening the first Serbian school in Croatia outside of Vukovar today. The school is located in the village of Đevrske near Knin. There 30 students will learn the Serbian language, alphabet, history, culture and traditions. The Deputy Prime Minister of Croatia Anja Šimpraga joined 28. Jun Associate Director Sava Vojnović for the opening of the school.

Our ongoing sustainable development project in Croatia which provides economic stimulus to the Serbian community in Croatia, has surpassed $150,000 USD in investments to date. Last September, his Holiness Patriarch Porfirije joined us in hosting 30 young scholars from Croatia who had been awarded our ‘Nikola Tesla’ scholarships. 28. Jun also supported earthquake relief efforts in Croatia last year.

40 days after the tragedy at the Sokobanja mine, international humanitarian organization 28. Jun announced the donation of 8.8 million RSD to the families of the 8 miners who tragically lost their lives on April 1st. The organization revealed the amount donated at the 1st World Youth Assembly at the United Nations in Geneva, while calling for stronger safety regulations in Serbia’s mines. It is the largest cash donation the organization paid out at one time in its 10-year history.

Serbs from all over the world of sport showed their support, led by world no. 1 tennis player Novak Djokovic, Luka Jovic of LaLiga’s Real Mardid, Bogdan Bogdanovic of the NBA’s Atlanta Hawks, and Milan Lucic of the NHL’s Calgary Flames. Joining Polygon co-founder Mihailo Bjelic from the tech world, the region’s leading Twitch streamer Nikola “Nikolarn” Anicic also contributed. From the world of entertainment, Hollywood film producer Gordon Bijelonic, film director and activist Boris Malagurski, musician Mihajlo “Voyage” Veruovic, singer and humanitarian Danica Karic and supermodel Sofija Milosevic lent their support as well.

28. Jun president and founder Filip Filipi stated: “I want to thank everyone who supported this project, starting with the Serbian people and their overwhelming response through donations, shares, and encouragement. I want to thank our celebrities from sport to entertainment and tech, who came together and showed these families they are not alone. I wanted to thank our 28. Jun volunteers, who barely slept during these 5 weeks to make this donation a reality. Lastly, I want to recognize that our government also donated, a slightly smaller amount, to the families in the immediate aftermath of the accident, and we look forward to working with them on strengthening safety regulations in Serbia so that these men did not die in vain.”

28. Jun is an international humanitarian organization in Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations. Since 2012, they have delivered 235 tons of humanitarian, medical, and disaster relief aid worth over $10 million to the Western Balkans. Their much-anticipated report for the UN on the environmental picture in the region, which will include recommendations on worker safety in the mining industry, is expected to be released in the near future.

The 28. Jun delegation spent a week at the United Nations in Geneva and addressed the 24th session of the Working Group on Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, the 1st World Youth Assembly and a special session of the Union of Arab Banks.

28. Jun announced an 8.8 million RSD donation to the families of the 8 miners who tragically lost their lives in the Sokobanja accident in April and lobbied for stronger safety regulations in Serbia. It is the largest cash donation the organization paid out at one time in its 10-year history.

Other topics the delegation touched on included the climate change forecast for the region and how to prepare for it, the people-powered removal of Rio Tinto from Serbia and an acknowledgement of Novak Djokovic’s 10 years of support for the organization.

28. Jun is an international humanitarian organization in Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations. Its much-anticipated report for the UN on the environmental picture in the Western Balkans is expected to be released in the near future.