Ecological Movement "Ripaljka", Sokobanja

Date of interview: 8/12/2000

I. Identity of Organisation

Address

Sokobanja Postal Code 18230 Street: Vrelska 1

Tel. +38118 831-423 Fax +38118 830-155

Contact persons: 1) Stevanovic Slobodan , 2) Stankovic Gordana Tel. 1) +38118 830-545, 2) 831-423 Speaks: English

Legal Status

The Organisation is Association of citizens since 1998

Aims

Realization of eco activities; initiation of activities for solving actual eco problems; campaign organizations, education activities;

eco preventive; improving of eco awareness; cooperation with young's and schools

Members and Friends

With voting right: 80

Material Substructure

Office: , Operating days: by need for now, in perspective with working hours, Operating hours: by need for now, in

perspective with working hours

There are databases in Paper Structure

Activities Hall: ceded

Vehicles: ceded or won property

Administrative board

Stavenovic Slobodan president

Jovanovic Dragan member

Ristic Goran member

Sasa Trpkovic member

II. Activities

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

Citizens information, Campaigns, Publishes)

Issue-Topic: Water supply of Sokobanja - as a main problem of community and local action

From To Issues-Topic Range Local

Activities - Resaults:

Pressure on local organs of authority and public communal firm for provision of resources for decision of project: "Water supply

of Sokobanja"

Public call for saving water by mass media

Raising public consciousness about importance of decision of this problem and raising of total ecological consciousness of

public

Made up saving water and serious comprehension of this problem as main one, in sense of development and guarding of

Sokobanja as an ecological environment

III. Source of Information

Source of information: REC

Subject: raising of ecology sense

Time period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level

9/1998- once a month Common Moderate

Future plans

Connecting with other organizations

IV. Relations with the Press

Title: Bulletin REC

Subject: protection of water flows and forests

Type Circulation Time period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level

Magazine National 9/1998- yearly Common Moderate

V. Relations with Mass Media

Title: TV Soko

Subject: ecological sense of citizens

Type Range Time period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level

TV Local 9/1998- by need Ours

Title: Radio Sokobanja

Subject: ecological since of citizens

Type Range Time period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level

Radio Local 9/1998- by need Ours

Future plans

Expansion of cooperation with electronic mass-media

VI. Relations with others ENGO

Name: Ecological society "Zrenjanin"

Subject: help in organization

Nativity Time period Initiative Satisfaction level

Yes 9/1998- Common Low

Name: Ecological society "Stara planina"

Subject: recycling

Nativity Time period Initiative Satisfaction level

Yes 1/2000- Ours High

Future plans

Cooperation with Institute for protection of animals

VII. Relations with Public and Private Bodies

Name: PGO "Napredak"

Subject: cleaning

Time period Initiative Satisfaction level

9/1998- Ours Moderate

Name: Democratic party

Subject: ecology programme

Time period Initiative Satisfaction level

9/1998- Ours Moderate

Name: Municipality of Sokobanja

Subject: support in media

Time period Initiative Satisfaction level

9/1998- Ours Moderate

VIII. Printed material of the ENGO

Future plans

Edition of educational materials and poster map