Last week we visited Strahinja, Mihajlo and Nemanja in Gracanica, 3 brave young boys who lost both their parents to tragic circumstances. Our members delivered everything on the boy’s wish list; smartphones, a tablet, a pool, school supplies and tickets to Belgrade to watch their favorite team, Partizan. Our movement was born 5 ago years with a delivery of medical supplies to Serbs in Gracanica and we pledge to continue to stand with our people living in Kosovo and Metohija.

WE DO MORE WITH LESS

Here are the charitable projects we completed this summer:

– We donated 3 industrial heaters to the St. Mary’s Church in Plaski, Lika – the biggest Serbian Orthodox Church outside of Serbia proper. We want to thank members of the Serbian Orthodox Church of St. Sava (Kilkenny) and members of the Serbian community in Adelaide, South Australia for assisting us with this project.

– We completed our humanitarian project to equip impoverished Serbian areas with computers with a delivery of 4 desktops to the ‘Retirement Center Kragujevac’. 28. Jun Coordinator Andjelka Popov who commented; “I was happy to help out the grandmothers and grandfathers, I felt as if I helped my own.”

– Our volunteers visited the orphanage ‘Youth House Mladost’ in Herceg Novi and delivered beach towels and chocolates to all 86 children at the facility. Thank you to the celebrities who supported the project; Ceca Raznatovic, Vlado Georgiev, Emina Jahovic, Beli, Milica Pavlovic, Milica Dabovic, Bo Krsmanovic and many others!

– With your help, we managed to raise over $50,000 for Miona Kojadinovic (leukemia), Snezana Kovacevic (chronic pancreatitis), Miljana Ristic Stankovic (leukemia), and Stojan Radeka (leukemia) toward their fight against cancer and other debilitating illnesses.

28. Jun in partnership with Alfa University completed their humanitarian project to equip impoverished Serbian areas with computers with a delivery of 4 desktops to the ‘Retirement Center Kragujevac’. Dr. Vesna Randjelovic, Director of the center, toured the facilities with 28. Jun Coordinator Andjelka Popov who commented; “the visit was a great experience and the recipients were excited for their computer lab, I was happy to help out the grandmothers and grandfathers, I felt as if I helped my own.”

The project, which kicked off in Spring, focused on Central and Southern Serbia with previous deliveries being made to Elementary School ‘Braca Aksic’ in the village of Staro Gracko, Kosovo and Metohija, Elementary School ‘Zivko Tomic’ in the village of Shatornja near Topola and the Cultural Center in Leskovac. 20 computers and laptops with flat-screen monitors were donated in total.

In keeping with their Vidovdan tradition, humanitarian organization 28. Jun today announced a significant donation, this time assisted by Serbian celebrities. Ceca Raznatovic, Vlado Georgiev, Emina Jahovic, Beli, Milica Pavlovic, Milica Dabovic, Bo Krsmanovic and many others supported their project to help orphanages and centers for the disabled.

Per usual, 28. Jun donated to Serbian causes and institutions throughout the Balkans; volunteers visited the orphanage Youth House ‘Mladost’ in Herceg Novi and delivered beach towels and chocolates to all 86 children at the facility. Additionally 28. Jun donated $3,000 to Boris Malagurski’s #NoKosovoUnesco documentary in support of the Serbian community in Kosovo and Metohija.

The organization also announced centers for the disabled, maternity wards and Serbian Churches in Serbia, Republika Srpska and Croatia will receive donations over the next several weeks. After operating in the Diaspora since 2011, 28. Jun registered in Serbia earlier this year, to learn more or to donate visit their Serbian website www.28jun.rs or send a SMS to number 1733.

U sklopu vidovdanske tradicije, humanitarna organizacija 28. Jun je danas najavila veliku donaciju, ovog puta uz podršku poznatih ličnosti. Cece Ražnatović, Vlado Georgieva, Emine Jahović, Belog Preletačevića, Milice Pavlović, Milice Dabović, Bo Krsmanović, kao i mnogh drugh, koji su pomogli projektu za pomoć deci bez roditelja, porodilištima i centarima za ometene u razvoju.

Kao i ranije, 28. Jun nastavlja da pomaže Srbima širom Balkana; naši volonteri su posetili “Mladost”, dom za decu bez roditelja u Herceg Novom, gde su dostavili peškire za plažu i čokolade za 86-oro dece koja tu žive. 28. Jun je takođe donirao 3000 dolara Borisu Malagurskom za njegov dokumentarni film #NoKosovoUnesco koji će biti snimljen kao podrška srpskoj zajednici na Kosovu i Metohiji.

Organizacija je takođe najavila donacije centrima za ljude ometene u razvoju, porodilištima i srpskim crkvama u Srbiji, Republici Srpskoj i Hrvatskoj u sledećih nekoliko nedelja. Nakon osnivanja u dojaspori 2011. godine, 28. Jun je prošle godine registrovan i u Srbiji, a da biste saznali više, ili informacije o tome kako možete donirati, posetite naš sajt na srpskom www.28jun.rs ili pošaljite SMS 1 na 1733.

28. Jun participated at the UNGA Preparatory Process Global Compact for Migration at the United Nations Office in Geneva and the Aid & Trade Conference in London last week. In Geneva we met with H.E. Mr. Juan José Gómez Camacho, Permanent Representative of Mexico to the United Nations and H.E. Mr. Jürg Lauber, Permanent Representative of Switzerland to the United Nations. In London we met with H.E Elhadj As Sy, Secretary General of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and HRH Princess Lamia Bint Majid Al Saud, Secretary General and member of the Board of Trustees at Alwaleed Philanthropies.

The events served as follow ups to the United Nations World Humanitarian Summit we attended last year in Istanbul which was convened by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. We were the only organization from the Western Balkans invited to the event which was attended by 55 Heads of State and Government. The meetings dealt with migration and optimizing humanitarian response to crises. After the events, we debriefed H.E. Petar Vico, Serbian Ambassador to the Netherlands in The Hague on our experience.

28. Jun will hold events on every continent over the next several months to celebrate our 5th year anniversary. The first took place in Shenzhen, China and the second in Perth, Australia last weekend and was attended by over 1000 people! With Australia and Asia now complete we will hold events in Europe (London) and North America (Toronto) next!

28. Jun Coordinator Aleksandar Golijanin met with Serbian Ambassador to Canada Mihailo Papazoglu in Ottawa last week to discuss strengthening ties between Serbia and the Diaspora. At the request of Dr. Ljiljana Niksic, Head of the Department for Diaspora in the Serbian Foreign Ministry, the embassy nominated 28. Jun for the ‘Majka Srbija’ Award; the highest honor bestowed by Serbia upon members of the Diaspora.

Registered as a Canadian Not-for-profit in 2012, 28. Jun has since opened chapters in over 20 countries with significant Serbian populations. Their major accomplishments thus far include the delivery of $1.5M worth of medical aid to Serbs in Gracanica in 2012, sending an additional 30 tons of aid to Serbs in Visegrad, Knin, Berane and Nis in 2013, organizing the global response to the 2014 Southeast Europe by running donation centers in the Diaspora and directing the airlift of urgent humanitarian relief, leading the successful #NoKosovoUnesco campaign in 2015 and presenting at the UN’s first ever World Humanitarian Summit and meeting UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in 2016.

In an interview with BN television last week, 28. Jun President Filip Filipi Jankovic, cited an incident in 2011 when NATO troops used live ammunition on Serbian protesters in Kosovo as the event which lead to the creation of the organization.

Koordinator 28. Juna Aleksandar Goljanin se sastao sa ambasadorom Mihailom Papazogluom u Otavi prošle nedelje radi razgovora o jačanju veza između Srbije i njene dijaspore. Na predlog Dr Ljiljane Nikšić, predsednice odseka za dijasporu u Ministarstvu spoljnih poslova Srbije, ambasada je nominovala 28. Jun za priznanje „Majka Srbije“, najveće priznanje koje Republika Srbija može dodeliti članovima dijaspore.

Registrovana kako neprofitna organizacija 2012. godine, 28. Jun je od tada otvorio poglavlja u preko 20 država u kojima se nalazi srpska dijaspora. Njihovi najveći uspesi uključuju dostavu od preko 1,5 miliona dolara područiju Gračanice 2012. godine, kao i dodatnih 30 tona pomoći Višegradu, Kninu, Beranama i Nišu. 28. Jun je organizovao veliku akciju tokom velikih poplava 2014. godine tako što je oformio centre u dijaspori preko kojih su se sakupljala i slala humanitarna sredstva Srbiji. Takođe. 2015. godine, predvodio je #NoKosovoUnesco digitalnu kampanju, kao i prisustvovao prvom svetskom humanitarnom samitu u organizaciji Ujedinjenih Nacija, gde je imao priliku da upozna Ban Ki Muna, generalnog sekretara, 2016. godine.

U intervjuu za BN televiziju prošle nedelje, predsednik 28. Juna Filip Filipi Janković govorio je o incidentu 2011. godine kada su NATO trupe koristile živu municiju protiv sprskih demonstranata na Kosovu, što je bio jedan od povoda za osnivanje ove humanitarne organizacije.

We donated computers to the Cultural Center in Leskovac which serves youths, pensioners and people with disabilities who don’t have access to internet at home and to Elementary School ‘Zivko Tomic’ in the village of Shatornja near Topola. Additionally, we donated over $5000, and helped raise tens of thousands more, to our most recent five families and to the Association of Victim Families in Kosovo and Metohia. 28. Jun and our Australian Chapter also donated $6000 to The Holy Lazarica Monastery for renovations which concludes our project to help Serbs in Krajina.

28. Jun in partnership with Alfa University, made a donation to Elementary School ‘Zivko Tomic’ in the village of Shatornja near Topola. 28. Jun member Angelina Djordjevic, whose family is from the town, presented the students with 5 computers and a projector. We were very happy with the delivery and will look to expand our humanitarian work in the Sumadija region in the future. Watch the video of the delivery here: https://www.facebook.com/28jun/videos/1880555392011263/

Thanks to your support and a generous donation from Alfa University we successfully donated a computer lab to Elementary School ‘Braca Aksic’ in the village of Staro Gracko, Kosovo and Metohija!

The delivery took place yesterday, we purposely gave conflicting dates on when the donation would occur to avoid any interference from Albanian authorities who have  been at odds with 28. Jun since we led the #NoKosovoUnesco campaign in 2015. In an intense debate on Serbian TV, 28. Jun members argued that support to Serbs in Kosovo must remain unwavering. Highlights can be seen here: https://www.facebook.com/28jun/videos/1806369869429816/

Photographer Viktorija Jovanovic accompanied our team and documented the delivery, her powerful photos can be seen on facebook.com/28jun

Marina and her husband, former Serbia national team player, Zdravko Kuzmanovic received the final of five humanitarian awards celebrating the 5th anniversary since 28. Jun was founded to assist underprivileged Serbs throughout the Balkans. They were honored for their contribution to 28. Jun’s humanitarian project in Republika Srpska in 2013. Previously, Jelena and Novak Djokovic received the award to recognize their support of 28. Jun’s maiden humanitarian project ‘Boj za Kosovo’ in 2011. The project turned out to be a huge success and $1.5 mil of humanitarian aid was delivered to Serbs in Kosovo and Metohija.

Celebrities and athletes were not the only recipients of the awards, three longtime members of the organization were also honored. The mother and brother of 28. Jun France coordinator Sofija Bukvički, who passed away at the age of 21 last summer, received the first award. Sofija was an instrumental leader of the organization, she presented the 140,000-signature strong #NoKosovoUnesco petition to the UNESCO headquarters in Paris. 28. Jun UK coordinator Ricki Ilić Booth also received the award. During the 2014 floods which devastated Serbia, Ricki’s mom unexpectedly passed away, the next morning Ricki was loading trucks sending urgent aid to Serbia. Lastly, 28. Jun Canada coordinator Marko Racić accepted the award in Mississauga. Marko, who is originally from Kosovo, organized over 20 fundraising events in the GTA area while his mother was battling terminal cancer.

The recipients of the awards are the embodiment of dedication to the Serbian people.

28. Jun is a multinational organization engaged in humanitarian, social and philanthropic functions. Founded in 2011 and registered as a Canadian Not-for-profit in 2012, to date they have delivered 170 tons of humanitarian, medical and disaster relief aid worth over $4.4 mil to the Western Balkans. The organization has recently registered in Serbia and donations can me made via SMS to 1733.

28. Jun put together a video highlighting 5 years of humanitarian work which can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rs0rZ7PQzOk