Humanitarian organization 28. Jun will commit $110,000 over the next 10 months to special projects to mark their 10-year anniversary. 28. Jun is marking 10 years since their first project ‘Boj Za Kosovo’ was launched in October of 2011 to aid Serbs in Kosovo and Metohija.

10 years on, 28. Jun has grown into a world-class humanitarian organization— attaining Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations— and delivering 235 tons of humanitarian, medical and disaster relief aid worth $9.7 million to the Western Balkans.

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Humanitarna organizacija 28. Jun izdvaja 110.000 dolara za posebne projekte povodom 10-godišnjice

Humanitarna organizacija 28. Jun će u narednih 10 meseci izdvojiti 110.000 dolara za specijalne projekte kojima će obeležiti njihovu 10-godišnjicu. 28. Jun obeležava desetogodišnjicu od svog prvog projekta “Boj za Kosovo”, koji je pokrenut u oktobru 2011-e godine, za pomoć Srbima na Kosovu i Metohiji.

Deset godina kasnije, 28.Jun je prerastao u neprikosnovenu humanitarnu organizaciju svetskog kalibra – dobivši Specijalan Konsultativni Status pri Ekonomskom i Društvenom Savetu Ujedinjenih Nacija. Isto tako, ova organizacija donirala je 235 tona humanitarne, medicinske i pomoći od prirodnih katastrofa, u vrednosti od $9.7 miliona, zemljama Zapadnog Balkana.

28. Jun Aid is the newly-launched division of 28. Jun focused on leading special projects around the world. Launched to commemorate our 10th anniversary, 28. Jun Aid brings the Serbian spirit of generosity to vulnerable people around the globe.⁣
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On October 17, 2011, we watched the unfair treatment of people peacefully protesting for access to basic needs— food, medical facilities, justice— and decided to use our privileged positions to join their brave fight.

On July 31, 2012 our spontaneous, student-led movement to make this world a little easier for communities in need, took a leap forward and incorporated as a Canadian Not-for-profit.

10 years on, we have organically grown into a world-class humanitarian organization and want to share with you the challenges and achievements that enabled us to make a difference in the region many of us call home.

Our 10-year report is available in:

Web format – 28jun.org/10years

PDF format – 28jun.org/10years.pdf

His Holiness Patriarch Porfirije and MP Sanja Lakic joined us in hosting our young scholars from Earthquake-ravaged Glina in Belgrade this weekend. The total number of “Nikola Tesla” scholarships we awarded this year, our third, was 30. We are grateful for the exceptional cooperation it took to organize the reception of our students — a memory they will cherish for years to come.

We receive a large amount of pleas from parents asking for the most basic school supplies (notebooks, pencils, backpacks) throughout the year and it only increases in September. Last year we did all we could through our numerous educational initiatives and this year we want to do even more.

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PayPal/Credit Card: https://28jun.org/donate/

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Име: 28. ЈУН
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Today we mark 9 years since our registration on 31 July 2012 and the official start of our mission to genuinely assist those in need.

In the first half of 2021, we focused on disaster relief helping with both the floods in Pirot and earthquake recovery in Glina. We made donations to children with cerebral palsy in Banja Luka, veterans from Kosovo and Metohija, and dozens of families throughout the Balkans. We are also in the process of rebuilding and purchasing homes for several underprivileged families in the region.

Despite not being officially registered, our organization began humanitarian work as early as October of 2011. This upcoming fall we will begin marking this date as our 10-year anniversary. We have many special projects in store that we look forward to sharing with you in the near future!

 

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Cerebral Palsy Association working towards improving quality of life for children with CP

Every Christian holiday brings joy with it, and this Easter joy arrived in Banja Luka and brought with it help to our little friends with cerebral palsy. Thanks to all of you that donated, we managed to make many children happy with Easter gifts, specifically selected to their grade of CP disease. Even more important was the donation of four tricycles designed for the children to train their motor skills daily and be active at the same time.

What is normal everyday life for most people, for these children, is a challenge and a fight to lead a normal life. Riding a bike for the first time in their life, with mom and dad, has now become possible for these little ones. In order to facilitate their daily physical therapy, we contacted the City Administration of the City of Banja Luka, which promised to give them one of their spaces for the Day Center for the  CPossible Association.

Milica and her best friend Lana

The story you loved so much got its happy ending and brought a new beginning to the Rackov family! The much-needed refrigerator and washing machine were purchased, bringing relief and joy to mum. Dad received a large variety of tools to assist him with his job, empowering him to do a larger variety and number of jobs, resulting in a better income for the family.
The response from the people and the wish to help the family was incredible. A new bicycle was donated for Milica so she can use it to ride to the nearest bus station, instead of walking the lengthy distance. The younger siblings were not left out, Miljana and Miljan also received bicycles. In addition, new sneakers were purchased for everyone, a brand new cupboard for the bedroom, essential food and hygiene items, and even a little pool for children! And of course, we did not forget the hero of this story, Lana the dog, who received food, toys, and a new kennel.

A new house for Dragoslav!

After our visit to little Dragoslav and his mother in January, we joined the action of building a home for this wonderful family. Weather and field conditions have finally enabled the beginning of construction near Ivanjica and their dreams are slowly being woven with your and God’s help. We donated the funds for the roof material and roof construction, concrete, Styrofoam, tiles, paint, and much more. Including furniture for the boy’s room which was completely covered by our partner JYSK. What remains for us is to encourage and follow the hard-working continuation of the home building and we eagerly await the upcoming photos of the work that we will share with all of you which made this possible!

We are deeply grateful for your constant support, as well as for your generous donations. If you want to help our most vulnerable families, please donate.

28. Jun honored our Košare vets by donating over 1,000,000 dinars ($13,000) to seven former soldiers who took part in the heroic battle. In addition, many of you donated directly to the soldiers during our month-long campaign.

Our aim was to ensure their sacrifice is not forgotten and to assist those who are in most need. We launched social media awareness campaigns — including the viral video Košare: Zaboravljeni Heroji — to remind the public of their stories and worked with veteran associations to channel our donations appropriately.

For several years now our ‘Srbi Za Srpske Veterane’ drive has helped dozens of former soldiers get back on their feet. To continue to support our heroes please consider making a donation or sharing the links below.

PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/28jun

Credit Card: https://28jun.org/#donate

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The humanitarian organization 28. Jun will use its Special Consultative Status with the United Nations to hold an event which will highlight the film ‘Dara of Jasenovac’ and educate the public on the Jasenovac extermination camp it is based on. The planned event will be held during the ECOSOC Youth Forum scheduled to take place on the 7th and 8th April 2021. 

The reason for holding the open discussion is to educate the public on the WWII concentration and extermination camp in which hundreds of thousands, of mostly ethnic Serbs, but also Roma, Jews as well as Croats were murdered by the Nazi Germany puppet state known as the Independent State of Croatia (NDH).

Recent misinformation about this film and the historical facts related to Jasenovac, as well as misinformed critiques have prompted our organization to hold this event. Recent times have demonstrated the need to inform the public about the truth surrounding the Holocaust, including lesser known atrocities. In order for the peoples of the the Former Yugoslavia to move forward and reach meaningful reconciliation, all victims of genocide must be remembered and continued genocide of all ethnic groups must be equally condemned.

As the old adage goes, ‘those who forget history are doomed to repeat it.’ Our organization is committed to doing our part to ensure these events from history, as well as its victims, are remembered. Invitations to speak at the event will be sent out to the creators of the film, survivors of the camp, Western movie critics and representatives of all ethnic groups involved. 

Naš ogromni Božićni projekat zaokružio je rekordnu godinu za našu organizaciju. U 2020. godini, uprkos pandemiji Kovida-19, zemljotresima i poplavama, postavili smo rekord – dostavili humanitarnu pomoć u vrednosti od 1,6 miliona dolara. Preko 35.000 vas je ukazalo poverenje donirajući našem pokretu, što takođe predstavlja novi maksimum.

Za naš tradicionalni projekat na kraju godine, naši volonteri spakovali su hiljade božićnih paketa u našem skladištu u Beogradu, pre nego što su krenuli na isporuku – automobilom, kamionom ili motornim sankama – čak i u najudaljenija područja, dok su članovi naše dijaspore predstavljali podršku pri prikupljanju uloga i slanja donacija kući.

• Donirali smo hiljade poklona osnovnim školama, sirotištima, centrima za decu sa smetnjama u razvoju, bankama hrane i crkvama širom Centralne i Južne Srbije, Kosova i Metohije, Vojvodine, Bosne i Hercegovine, Crne Gore i Krajine kako bismo uneli duh praznika svakom detetu u nevolji.

• Pomogli smo u renoviranju kuća, kupili uređenje i donirali hranu, potrepštine, poklone i gotovinu desetinama najteže pogođenih porodica širom regiona (u Merdarima, Palama, Pančevu, Novom Selu, Ivanjici, Istočnom Sarajevu, Banja Luci) dajući im do znanja da ove godine nismo zaboravili na njihovu tešku situaciju.

• Prvi put ove godine, udružili smo se sa Magičnom Poštom i JP Poštom Srbije kako bismo poslali stoline božinskih poklona deci sa smetnjama u razvoju u svakom regionu Srbije – naši timovi su neumorno radili tokom zime kako bi svako dete osetilo koliko nam je važno i da nam je zaista stalo do njih.