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.

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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.

28. Jun will join earthquake relief efforts in Croatia with a focus on assisting the Serbian minority in the affected area. Our two phase response will begin with a lightning-quick action to distribute urgent humanitarian relief in the field to those hardest hit. Our second phase will draw on the experience of our sustainable development project in Croatia — ‘Krajina Zivi’ — which has been providing economic stimulus to the Serbian community for the past two years through rebuilding houses, academic scholarships and donations of tools, livestock and farming equipment.

28. Jun has vast experience with disaster response having led the global effort during the 2014 Southeast Europe floods. We maintained the logistical infrastructure to acquire, store and transport material donations worth over $1.3 million. We also airlifted 30,000 lbs of urgent humanitarian relief – the largest non-state donation during the natural disaster. Since 2012 we have delivered 216 tons of humanitarian aid worth $8.5 million to the region. Most recently, we donated over 100,000 protective equipment items worth $1 million to help curb the COVID-19 pandemic.

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28. Jun is the first humanitarian organization from the Western Balkans to attain Special Consultative Status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council in 2018, Association with the United Nations Department of Global Communications in 2019 and Participant with the United Nations Global Compact in 2020. We are also the only organization operating in the region to be vetted by CAF America – after having our financials, work in the field, measurable results and organizational structure thoroughly reviewed – making our donations tax deductible in the United States.

The first phase of the annual Christmas project is complete! With your help, 28. Jun and our partners Magic Mail Serbia, delivered gifts to 240 children with special needs.
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Additionally, thousands of Christmas gifts are on their way to underprivileged Serbian children in Kosovo & Metohija, Krajina, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Serbia and Montenegro. ⁣

Happy holidays and thank you for your support! ???

https://28jun.org/christmas-2020/

Jelena and Marko are two of the 115,000 children in Serbia who live in absolute poverty. For them, the Christmas Holidays are not about presents but about survival.

While some of us have managed to weather the COVID-19 pandemic better than others, this year has seen more children plunged into extreme poverty than ever before.

Poverty and hunger do not disappear during the Holidays — For children with disabilities, for children living in orphanages and for children growing up in enclaves of Kosovo and Metohija, 2020 has magnified their already dire situations.

These kids do not have food to eat, winter clothes to keep them warm, a bed to sleep on and a roof over their heads to keep them safe. Along with gifts, we want to provide them with much needed food and supplies to make their Christmas Season a little warmer.

For the 4th year running, we are making these children and their families our priority. However, we can’t do this without you, the children are counting on your support now more than ever.

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Jеlena i Marko su dvoje od 115.000 dece koji žive u apsolutnoj nemaštini. Za njih Božić nije dan kada će dobiti poklone, već još jedan dan u nizu koji je potrebno preživeti. Praznog stomaka.

Ova godina je pred svakog od nas donela nove prepreke zbog pandemije Covid-19. Upravo zbog toga, u ovoj godini siromaštvo je pogodilo našu decu više nego ikada do sada.

Ne zaboravite, siromaštvo ne nestaje Božićnom čarolijom za vreme praznika. Sta više. Ono tada jos teže pada. Naročito dečici sa posebnim potrebama, u sirotištima ili pak enklavama na Kosovu i Metohiji.

Ova deca nemaju ni hranu za pristojne obroke, odeću da ih utopli u ovim zimskim danima, možda čak ni krevet ili krov nad glavom da im ulije dozu sigurnosti, u ovu krajnje nesigurnu 2020.

S toga, zajedno sa Božićnim paketićima, želja nam je da ih snabdevemo hranom i svim ostalim potrepstinama, kako bi im praznici bili što topliji i sigurniji. Kako se ne bi osećali da su sami.

Četvrtu godinu za redom, stavljamo našu decu i njihove porodice ispred svega i svih. Zato nam je potrebna vaša nesebična pomoć , jer deca računaju na nas, više nego ikada do sada.

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2020 REVIEW: WHAT WE DID TO BATTLE COVID-19

• Donated over 100,000 protective equipment items including N95 respirator masks, gowns, gloves and eye protective goggles worth nearly $1 million to help curb the pandemic in Serbia.

• Translated and distributed the leading manual for COVID-19 prevention and treatment to 200,000 medical personnel throughout the Western Balkans within days of its publication.

• Donated over $10,000 in financial assistance for Serbian children in Croatia, with each child receiving paying 50$ per month to help cope with the economic costs of the crisis.

• Donated 3 pallets of emergency food and supplies to orphanages, aged care facilities and women’s shelters throughout Serbia to assist in easing the burden of economic hardship.

• Created a data center for Serbs stuck abroad due to COVID-19 and shared our information with Serbian embassies around the world while providing emergency medicine and accommodation.

• Led an email and social media awareness campaign to consolidate the relief and response effort which resulted in over 10 million unique impressions among the global Serbian population.

2020 REVIEW: WOMEN’S PROJECT

We donated several tons of aid to women’s shelters in Sombor, Pancevo and Zrenjanin to mark a massive launch to our Women’s Project.

28. Jun Women is committed to empowering women in the Western Balkans. As one of the broadest campaigns in support of women’s mental and physical health, the core pillars of our initiative are ensuring women’s access to education, participation in sport and economic leadership. We will aggressively combat current issues of domestic violence and trafficking in the region. We strive to provide direct assistance and resources to women’s shelters and single mothers, while promoting positive role models to mentor young girls in their life and career goals.⁣
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Find out how to get involved on 28jun.org/women

2020 REVIEW: CHILD POVERTY ERADICATION IN ACTION

This year we made battling child poverty our top priority! Under the ‘Child Poverty Eradication Program’ umbrella we invested over $500,000 into expanding four ongoining projects:

• ‘Their Future, Our Responsibility’ Project
• ‘No Child Left Out’ Project
• ‘Krajina Zivi’ Project
• ‘Help Serbian Families’ Project

Through these initiatives we provide; Christmas gifts, scholarships, school supplies, computers, clothes, groceries, hygiene products, sports equipment, medical supplies and home appliances to some of the poorest children and families in the Western Balkans. Renovation of homes and sports facilities as well as donations of farming equipment for long term economic stability round out our program. To learn more please visit 28jun.org

Thanks to your support our organization has had the busiest Autumn on record! While other humanitarian organizations struggle to survive due to the pandemic, your trust in us has enabled us to help thousands of people in need.

We donated several tons of aid to women’s shelters in Sombor, Pancevo and Zrenjanin to mark a massive launch to our Women’s Project. We’ve also continued to support vets and their families with our ‘Srbi Za Srpske Veterane’ Project. Here is a quick look at what else we accomplished:

NIKOLA TESLA SCHOLARSHIPS – YEAR TWO

Throughout the year, we receive a large number of requests from parents who are looking for the most basic school supplies (notebooks, pens, backpacks), and that number increases drastically in September, at the beginning of the school year.⁣
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We are pleased to inform you that once again our organization provided ’28. Jun Nikola Tesla’ scholarships in the form of school work materials for Serbian children in the Knin municipality of Kistanje in Krajina. This is our second year of providing 30 plus scholarships for this region!

NEW SPORTS COURT IN KRAJINA

‣ At a time when the whole world was fighting the peak of the vicious Covid-19 virus, a group of young and determined people found themselves in the village of Đevrske near Knin with the desire to build a tennis court and enable the youngest members of their community to have a sports court.

‣ We helped by painting the court, buying a net for the tennis court, while providing sports equipment in the form of tennis rackets, footballs, basketballs and volleyballs.

‣ Sport is what makes our nation the most recognizable in the world, and we hope that one of these kids will one day follow in the footsteps of our famous sports greats!

HELP SERBIAN FAMILIES 2020 – NOV

‣ In Republika Srpska, we helped the Makaric family by buying books for their 3 kids, as well as clothes, groceries and hygiene products. And most importantly, we bought them wood so they would be warm this winter!

‣ In Banija, we met Djordje Nisevic who is disabled from a serious car accident. We managed to buy him a wheelchair and additional medical supplies which will make his and his parents’ everyday life easier!

‣ In Metohija, our friends ‘Kosovsko Primorje’ asked us to assist in their campaign to help the elderly in the province. We responded by donating a new heater for Baka Marija so she can stay warm as the weather gets colder!

COMPUTER DELIVERY TO STUDENTS IN HERCEGOVINA

A few months ago our DACH (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) team began the campaign for the “Petar II Petrović Njegoš” primary school in the small town of Bileća. Our goal was to enable the students to have access to modern online learning. We would now like to proudly present the end result of our project; happy and grateful students who can hardly wait to make use of the new computers! Thank you to all those who supported us!

As long as we have you to count on, these families have a fighting chance!

28. Jun Women is committed to empowering women in the Western Balkans.

As one of the broadest campaigns in support of women’s mental and physical health, the core pillars of our initiative are ensuring women’s access to education, participation in sport and economic leadership. We will aggressively combat current issues of domestic violence and trafficking in the region. We strive to provide direct assistance and resources to women’s shelters and single mothers, while promoting positive role models to mentor young girls in their life and career goals.

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28. Jun has proudly supported Clinical Center Nis by donating 8 tonnes of medical aid during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. The organization collaborated with Director Zoran Radovanovic, who expressed his immense gratitude on behalf of all staff and patients at the center and for the donation as well as previous support to Serbian health institutions since the organization’s inception in 2012.

The contents of the container were valued at 553,389.44 Euros ($855,692.89 CAD) by the Nis region Ministry of Finance customs division, and consisted of anesthesia machines, portable X-ray units, ultrasound machines, EKG/ECG machines and several tonnes of medical supplies. The support also included over 100,000 protective equipment items such as N95 respirator masks, gowns, gloves and eye protective goggles, to support staff throughout the COVID-19 pandemic in Serbia.

28. Jun President and Founder Filip Filipi added “I am immensely proud of the dedication shown by our donors and Snezana Dimitrijevic, Sava Vojnovic and Maria Grubor, who spent over a year clearing this much needed help. This donation concluded an eight-year project in which we delivered over 200 tonnes of aid worth over $8 million to Serbia. I thank you all for your support and hope that, in the coming weeks, we will take a unified stand in our efforts to combat COVID-19, continuing to protect our country and our people.”