2010

November 30, 2010 | Serbia

Knowledge is Power in Attracting Tourists

The World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) estimated that overall revenues attributable to tourism brought 232 billion RSD into Serbia and provided 128,000 jobs in 2009, representing 7.4% of GDP and 6.7% of all jobs.

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November 30, 2010 | Serbia

What the global social revolution means for your family

New media and social networks like Facebook, Youtube and Twitter rule the internet today and have redefined the ways we spend our free time and do our jobs.

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November 30, 2010 | Serbia

“Get with the Planet! Recycle”

One of the most popular activities during the “Get with the Planet! Recycle” campaign was the use of recycling androids (containers based loosely around the famous robot from Star Wars - R2D2 that attracted large numbers of children.

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November 30, 2010 | Serbia

Five New Business Friendly Municipalities

The National Alliance for Local Economic Development (NALED), with USAID support, designated five additional Serbian municipalities/cities as business friendly.

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November 30, 2010 | Serbia

Fire safety once again being taught to Serbian students

Recently, at the “Jovan Ducic” school in Belgrade, U.S. Ambassador to Serbia Mary Warlick joined Deputy Prime Minister/Minister of the Interior Ivica Dacic and the Minister of Education Dr. Zarko Obradovic to officially mark the launch of emergency safety training in Serbia’s elementary and primary schools.

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November 30, 2010 | Serbia

Serbia plugs into renewable energy

USAID’s Agribusiness project is assisting Serbian agricultural companies to find out which renewable energy sources make sense for them and how to save money or even profit from their use.

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November 30, 2010 | Serbia

Our Differences Can Make a Difference

The “Midway Initiative - for inclusion of children with disabilities into the educational system and employment of persons with disabilities” is being implemented by Catholic Relief Services in partnership with the Center for Independent Living of Persons with Disabilities and the Center for Interactive education, with USAID’s financial support.

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November 30, 2010 | Serbia

Students in the Assembly

To help facilitate such an experience, USAID’s implementer, the National Democratic Institute (NDI) worked with the Human Resources department of the National Assembly to set up a new Assembly Internship Program.

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November 30, 2010 | Serbia

Subotica Leads the Way in Converting Military Property

All around Serbia, the military is spending money to maintain bases that no longer have any strategic purpose. At the same time, municipalities keen on attracting investment are eyeing these bases as potential sites for brownfield investments.

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November 30, 2010 | Serbia

“Dosta čekanja!” (Enough Waiting!)

Over the past year, the Ministry of Justice’s Law Drafting Committee, with technical assistance provided by USAID, has proposed significant reforms to the current enforcement law, including the introduction of a system of professional enforcement.

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November 30, 2010 | Serbia

Blogging for better care for Mothers and Babies

Soon after realizing the uproar that she had created on B92’s website through her blog, Branka started Mother Courage, a civic initiative intended to effect change in maternity hospitals, and registered a website under the same name.

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November 30, 2010 | Serbia

USAID helps Serbia Take Off as the “Next Investment Destination”

Vrsac, Leskovac, and Uzice soared higher than other municipalities to take the top three places in the USAID supported “Invest-in-Serbia” 2010 municipal competition.

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November 30, 2010 | Serbia

Study Tour for Hospice, Palliative Care and Patient Support

Ten professionals from Serbia will have the opportunity to meet with their U.S. counterparts and learn about the organization and operation of the US health system in the area of hospice, palliative care, and patient support.

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November 30, 2010 | Serbia

Building a Greener Serbia

The worldwide trend to “Go green!” is not just because it is the right thing to do for the planet, but because it also makes sense for our wallets.

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November 30, 2010 | Serbia

Junior Achievement is Serious Business for Forestry School Students

Creating mosaic mirror and picture frames from ceramic tiles is old-hat for teenagers from the construction and carpentry departments of Kraljevo’s Forestry School (Šumarska Škola), but building a business to sell their mosaic designs certainly presented them with a new and exciting challenge.

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November 30, 2010 | Serbia

One Man’s Quest for Healthy Food…

In a competition of more than 50 products sold in the UK, Britain’s “Soil Association Organic Foods” awarded Suncokret’s Walnut Butter “The best organic shelf product” title in the ‘Store Cupboard Staples’ category.

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November 30, 2010 | Serbia

Library Saves Your Money!

The website www.novcici.rs is dedicated to financial education of the Serbian citizens.

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November 19, 2010 | Serbia

Serbia Scouted for all the Right Reasons

This spring, waiters in some of Belgrade’s famous restaurants discovered they had Hollywood stars like Gerard Butler and Vanessa Redgrave asking them to recommend Serbian wines, dog walkers noticed film crews occupying abandoned buildings at all hours of the day and night and, most importantly, drivers, costume makers, lighting specialists and hundreds of others all found themselves working with their counterparts from all around the world.

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