Society of Funs of River Đetinja "Heaven islands", Užice

Date of interview: 3/11/2000

I. Identity of Organisation

Address

Užice Postal Code  31000 Street:  Dimitrija Tucovića 97

Tel. +38131 522-969 Fax +38131 522-969                                                        e_mail: uzcentar@infosky.net

Contact persons: Miloš Lišanin Tel. +38131  office 522-969, home 512-386 Speaks: English , French

Legal Status

The Organisation is Association of citizens  since 1997

Aims

-Maintenance, develop and rehabilitation of river Djetinja, -To increase level of public environment awareness, -To

move local government about issues of environment protection of town Uzice

Members and Friends

With voting right: 123 Without voting right: 135

Material Substructure

Office: , Operating days: 10-15,  Operating hours: 10-15

The organisation has access to personal computer and it is mainly uses it for everyday activities, e-mail, data

bases and publishingThere are databases in Paper and Electronic Structure

Activities Hall: 1

Vehicles: personal and rent-a-car

Administrative board

Miloš Lišanin                                                     president

Miroslav Filipović                                               vice president

Slavko Lukić                                                     treasurer

II. Activities

General Issue: Information - sensitization of the public (Environmental education,

Citizens information, Campaigns, Publishes)

Issue-Topic: Public awareness activities for establishment of sustainable development activities at local level

and for protection and rehabilitation of natural heritage

From    To                                                              Issues-Topic                Local

Activities - Resaults:

Public discussions  and actions in favor of organized approach in environmental actions

Actions of cleaning illegal waste deposits from banks of river Đetinja 1997-2000

Organized eco camps "Paradise islands" 1998-2000

General Issue: Lobbing

Issue-Topic: Political and cultural activities for improvement of local environmental standards of living

From    To                                                              Issues-Topic                Local

Activities - Resaults:

Contacts and public pressures on local authorities to accepts certain environmental standards

Local authorities are preparing new urban plan taking in account public opinion

Decision to organize regular eco-patrols by local authorities

III. Source of Information

Source of information: REC

Subject: International ecology organization

Time period                                            Frequency                                             Initiative           Satisfaction level

1/1997-                                                 periodically                                              Theirs                    Perfect


Source of information: DEFYU

Subject: National ecology organization

Time period                                            Frequency                                             Initiative           Satisfaction level

1/1999-                                                   full tome                                              Common                  Perfect

Source of information: Dr Zoran Marković

Subject: Professor on Faculty of agriculture

Time period                                            Frequency                                             Initiative           Satisfaction level

1/2000-                                                 periodically                                            Common                  Perfect

Future plans

Organize a net of NGO-s of the region Đetinja, Better collaboration with local government and to connect with

international organizations

IV. Relations with the Press

Title: JIP "Vesti"

Subject: Action

Type                Circulation      Time period                     Frequency                        Initiative             Satisfaction level

Magazine              Local             1/1997-                when it is necessary                    Ours                        High

Title: "Užička nedelja"

Subject: Community

Type                Circulation      Time period                     Frequency                        Initiative             Satisfaction level

Magazine              Local             1/1997-                when it is necessary                    Ours                     Moderate

Future plans

To increase cooperation with press

V. Relations with Mass Media

Title: Radio Užice

Subject: actions

Type                  Range          Time period                     Frequency                        Initiative            Satisfaction level

Radio                   Local             1/1997-                       temporally                           Ours                       High

Title: Radio 31

Subject: community

Type                  Range          Time period                     Frequency                        Initiative            Satisfaction level

Radio                   Local             1/1997-                       temporally                           Ours                       Low

Title: TV5

Subject: community

Type                  Range          Time period                     Frequency                        Initiative            Satisfaction level

TV                       Local             1/1997-                       temporally                           Ours                    Moderate

Future plans

TV programs about the problems of environment protection and TV programs about the problems of society

VI. Relations with others ENGO

Name: DEFYu

Subject: net


Nativity                                 Time period                                                           Initiative            Satisfaction level

Yes                                          1/1999-                                                                Theirs                      High

Name: UMNO

Subject: net

Nativity                                 Time period                                                           Initiative            Satisfaction level

No                                           1/1999-                                                              Common                  Perfect

Name: REC

Subject: net

Nativity                                 Time period                                                           Initiative            Satisfaction level

Yes                                          1/1997-                                                                Theirs                      High

Future plans

To be more active in the networking, to spread the nets in the region of Uzice and to integrate with international

VII. Relations with Public and Private Bodies

Name: ECO fund

Subject: ecology

                                         Time period                                                              Initiative            Satisfaction level

                                         1/1997-                                                                        Ours                         High

Name: Municipality of Užice

Subject: civil society

                                         Time period                                                              Initiative            Satisfaction level

                                         1/1997-                                                                        Ours                         High

Future plans

Reorganization of eco-service and ecology project

VIII. Printed material of the ENGO

Title:

Type                                     Time period                                      Frequency                Way of Publication

Diary, Poster, Map                          -                                                                            In cooperation with another

                                                                                                                                                 ENGO

Title:

Type                                     Time period                                      Frequency                Way of Publication

Materials for                                  -                                                                            In cooperation with another

                                                                                                                                                 ENGO

Future plans

To press "Bilten"