Winners
From a total of 402 submitted projects, of which 293 were eligible according to the criteria provided in the call, the jury chose 20 projects and proposing organisations to be the finalists of this year’s award ceremony. The jury also determined the ten winning projects. Among them are the six recognition awards: two third place winners, one second prize winner and one first prize winner. A Special Prize of the Jury consisting of a ten-day networking visit to Vienna is also awarded. In addition, the finalists chose from among their group the winner of the Practitioners’ Award.
First Prize (EUR 20,000)
Volunteer Finance 2007
UG INFOHOUSE
Non-governmental organisation, founded in 2003; project launched in 2007
Sarajevo, 71000 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Second Prize (EUR 15,000)
Library Wide Open Door
Knjižnice grada Zagreba — Zagreb City Libraries
Public institution in culture, founded in 1907; project started in 2007
Zagreb, 10000 Croatia
Third Prize (EUR 10,000)
Schools Protecting the Well-Being of Children
Center for Promotion of Education — QPEA
Non-governmental organisation, founded in 1999; project launched in 2000
Ferizaj, 70000 Kosovo, UNMIK Kosovo
Third Prize (EUR 10,000)
Communication — Photographic workshops with young people in multiethnic regions
Kiosk NGO
Non-governmental organisation, established in 2002; project established in 2005
Belgrade, 11000 Serbia
RECOGNITION AWARDS (EUR 5,000 each)
Centre for Female Entrepreneurship
Girlfriends — Prijateljice
Association / Non-profit organisation, founded in 1996; project launched in 2000
Tuzla, 75000 Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Invisible Child Program
Centar za integraciju mladih — CIM / Center for Integration of Youth
Non-profit organisation, founded in 2004; project launched in 2004
Belgrade, 11000 Serbia
The Great Game of Equal Opportunities
Društvo Mladinski Ceh
Association, founded in 1992; project launched in 2005
Ljubljana, 1000 Slovenia
Kralji Ulice — Kings of the Street
Kings of the Street
Association, founded in 2005; project launched in 2005
Ljubljana, 1000 Slovenia
Day center for children with multiple dissabilities
Koraci Nade — Steps of Hope
Citizens’ association, founded in 1994; project launched in 1994
Tuzla, 75000 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Support for the education, psycho-social development and integration of Roma children
Hleb Života — The Bread of Life
Association, founded in 1992; project launched in 2004
Belgrade, 11000 Serbia
SPECIAL PRIZE OF THE JURY
Free legal aid for endangered and marginalized groups
Committee for Human Rights
Non-governmental Organisation, founded in 1992, Project launched in 1997
Leskovac, 16000 Serbia
PRACTITIONERS’ AWARD
Centre for Female Entrepreneurship
Girlfriends — Prijateljice
Association / Non-profit organisation, founded in 1996; project launched in 2000
Tuzla, 75000 Bosnia and Herzegovina