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2019

ASSOCIATION OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN

SISAK-MOSLAVINA COUNTY

UDRUGA OSOBA S INVALIDITETOM

SISAČKO-MOSLAVAČKE ŽUPANIJE

Impressum

Publisher:

Association of Persons with Disabilities of Sisak-Moslavina County

For the publisher:

Dijana Smajo

The author:

Aleksandra Milković, B.Sc.

Design and graphic layout:

Kristina Grdić, mag.ing.techn.graph.

Press:

Glasila d.o.o.

Edition:

50 copies

English translation:

Predrag Milunić, sc. teachers

Petrinja, May 2020

The printing of this publication was made possible by the financial support of the

National Foundation for Civil Society Development. The contents of this publication

are the sole responsibility of the author and can in no way be taken to reflect the

views of the National Foundation.

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Content

Editorial

About us

Structure of the Association

Report on the work of the Assembly of UOSI SMŽ in 2019

2019. in numbers

Projects and programs of the Association in 2019

Project report for 2019

Financial report for 2019

Associates and donors in 2019

Education in 2019

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EDITORIAL

Each year of our existence brings new challenges, and I am especially proud

of all of us because with joint effort sand commitment we are becoming more

and more successful.

Our members are our life inspiration, and their smile is our biggest driving force.

The most laughter during this year was brought to usby a group of young

people who with their diligent hands, in accordance with their abilities sowed,

planted, picked the planted fruits, cooked and processed them all together.

They also prepared their first theatreplay and simplyshone on stage, showing

their true potential and rewarded all of us in the audience with joy.

They are the motivation for the quickest possible establishment of our new

project challenge - Inclusive Farm in Hrastovica.When we encounter an obstacle

in our work, it always brings us new friendships that prove to us again and

again that we have support and we are not alone on our path.

But, I will not go any further because you can read about everything related to

the Association on the following pages…

P. S. Many thanks to the whole community for being with us when ever we

needed you, and we will need your support forever.

Dijana Smajo, president of the Association

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ABOUT US

The Association of Persons with Disabilities

of Sisak-Moslavina County

(further in the text: UOSI SMZ) is an

independent, voluntary, non-political

and non-profit organization voluntarily

joined by children with developmental

difficulties and persons with disabilities

who have different physical, intellectual

and sensory difficulties, in order

to achieve privileges based on being

members of the Association and to

achieve all rights that they are entitled

to by law.

The association was founded on 14th

of May 2003 at the initiative of twelve

people with disabilities to help children

with disabilities and people with disabilities

in all segments of their lives.

UOSI SMZ is a member of the Croatian

federation of associations

“OSIce”, the Croatian federation of

associations of cerebral and child paralysis

(HSUCDP), the Union of the

federations of persons with disabilities

(SOIH). We are members of the LAG

Zrinska Gora-Turopolje and the Local

partnership for employment of Sisak-

Moslavina County.

We are systematically working on connecting

and networking, both regionally

and locally. Since 2013, we have

signed the Agreement on joint appearance

and cooperation with the following

organizations: the Association of

the blind persons of Sisak-Moslavina

County-Sisak, the civic initiative My City

of Sisak, the Diabetic society of the city

of Sisak, the Association of disabled

workers of the city of Sisak and the

Association for therapeutic riding “Kas”.

In September 2015, the UOSI SMZ was

one of 6 Founders Associations of the

new National Union - the Croatian Union

of Associations of children with developmental

difficulties, persons with

disabilities and their families) – with the

abbreviated name Croatian federation

of OSIce associations. Today, OSIce

has 10 membership organizations,

and their headquarters is in the city of

Sisak, on the address Frankopanska

5. The president of the Association is

Aleksandra Milković, B.Sc., Executive

Director of the UOSI SMZ.

In September 2016, UOSI SMZ hosted

and co-initiated the signing of the

mutual cooperation Agreement and

the establishment of Platform 53.

This is an informal civic initiative and

an alliance of 11 associations from the

city of Petrinja that advocates for democracy

and political culture, solidarity

and protection of human rights,

and provides social community services.

The Platform 53 initiative was

launched at the Petrinja Association

Forum, held on 15th September 2016.

The objectives of Platform 53 were

agreed at the Forum: development

of civil society and active citizenship,

revitalization of unused public areas

and construction of a social center

in Petrinja with the aim of developing

an inclusive community, cooperation

in the process of deinstitutionalization

and provision of social services for vulnerable

groups of citizens, better visibility

of NGO work and transparency

in financing of associations from the

local and county budgets, as well as

improving the working conditions of

local associations.

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The UOSI SMZ bases its work on the

values of a society in which everyone

has equal rights and equal opportunities

as a basis for personal growth, sustainable

development and the common

good. The Association bases its work

on the principles of teamwork, consistency

and professionalism, tolerance

and solidarity, and by respecting high

ethical principles in work: achieving the

rights of disabled children and persons

with disabilities, equality, competence,

tolerance, transparency, impartiality, responsibility

and confidentiality.

While planning and developingits services,

the UOSI SMZ is guided by the

principles of individualized approach

and focus on the beneficiary, and realizes

their rights and needs by providing

professional therapeutic work, counseling

and information, and personal

support to beneficiaries.

The work of UOSI SMZ is based on

preventing institutionalization, facilitating

social inclusion and equal opportunities

for children with difficulties and

persons with disabilities. In our work

we apply a new approach whereby

persons with disabilities and children

with developmental difficulties no longer

adapts to society but, on the

contrary, society adapts to them.In

relation to the outdated medical-rehabilitation

model, we advocate the socalledsocial

model that emphasizes

the elimination of barriers in the society

in order to support equal opportunities

for persons with disabilities.

In March 2019, the Association was

registered in the Register of legal entities

and entrepreneurs providing social

services of the Ministry of Demography,

Family, Youth and Social Policy.

During 2019, UOSI SMZ introduced

the Quality Management System for

civil society organizations - OK 2015,

where our organization was evaluated

by the SMART Association for Civil

Society Development and licensed

mentor for the quality management

system for CSOs, Mrs. Slađana Novota,

as being an association that

has high standards of leadership and

management. The process of introducing

OK 2015 has also shown high

quality in work in all segments of the

organization. The evaluation of the

standard states that the introduction

of OK 2015 showed that UOSI SMZ

puts its developmental focus equally

on working with its beneficiaries, but

also on the communityand all other

stakeholders who contribute to our

mission. The expertise, transparency,

quality and rational management of

the resources we have can serve as

an example of running a non-profit

organization.

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS

The associations of the UOSISMZ are:

Founded and equipped Small House

in Petrinja as a unique community resource

center for non-institutional social

services and psychosocial support

for children with developmental difficulties

and persons with disabilities in

Sisak-Moslavina County.

A small house, size of 200 m2, and with

an outdoor area of 400 m2 was awarded

to the Association on 21st March

2007, thanks to the commitment of the

Regional Office for Displaced Persons

and Refugees in Petrinja, and the Ministry

of the Sea, Tourism, Transport and

Development, and based on the Con-

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sent on housing care provision through

lease-contract onthe state-owned

family house within the area of special

state concern.

The small house is presently fully accessible

for persons with disabilities and

has equipped offices for staff, associates

and volunteers, and premises for

social services provision including a

room for occupational therapists, a large

multi-purpose playroom for children with

developmental difficulties, for gatherings

and socializing of beneficiaries and families,

as for creative occupation activities. It

has a small kitchen, a custom toilet and a

landscaped area around the house with

an equipped playground (paths, swings,

benches), all of the above with a high

standard of adjustment for children and

persons with disabilities. All equipment

intended for beneficiaries has quality

certificates to ensure high standard and

safety of beneficiaries.

Thanks to the Office of the United Nations

Development Program (UNDP),

the amount of HRK 170.000,00 has

been invested in the exterior and interior

renovation of the house (joinery,

floors, facade, fence, plastering, central

heating ...). The Ministry of Health

and Social Welfare has equipped the

premises of the Association with a vertically

lifting ramp - an elevator for persons

with disabilities and adjustment

of space to persons with disabilities, in

the amount of HRK 270.000,00, as for

equipment for the work of the Association

(personal computer, notebook,

projector, projector screen, security

system, alarm system, “Verboton” for

speech therapist, etc.) in the amount

of HRK 54.000,00. The playground is

equipped thanks to the companies

Lidl Croatia, Erste & Steiermärkische

bank, and the Embassy of the Federal

Republic of Germany, in the amount

of HRK 117.575,89. In addition, with the

sponsorship of INA in 2012, an exterior

balcony fence of the house was constructed

(HRK 25.000,00). At the end

of 2012, the financing of the Energy Efficiency

Fund included the central heating

on pellets (HRK 44.709,00).

Provision of social and rehabilitation

services for children and young people

with developmental difficulties and personal

disabilities from the cities of Petrinja,

Sisak, Hrvatska Kostajnica, Dubica,

Glina, Novska, Dvor, Topusko, Jasenovac

and smaller rural places belonging to a/m

cities.

Depending on the needs, UOSI SMZ

provides social services in several areas

of the County, depending on the

capacity of the Association, through the

individual work of occupational therapists,

physical and sensory therapists

with children with developmental difficulties

and persons with disabilities, and

through personal support services for

children with developmental difficulties in

educational institutions (learning assistance,

small school, household activities)

and group work for children with difficulties

through playrooms, as well as for

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persons with disabilities through creative

workshops and sports games.

In the area of Petrinja, the Association

provides the following forms of support

and services:

- informing and counseling services

- occupational therapy services

- playrooms for children

- creative, recreational and occupational

services

- small school program

- household activities

- respite care

- psychotherapy forums – individual and

group (Petrinja and Sisak)

- Glina, Hrvatska Kostajnica and Sisak)

- home assistance - improving the quality

of life of people with disabilities and older

members of the community (Petrinja, Sisak,

Glina, Novska, Jasenovac and small

rural places)

- organizing volunteer actions and programs

of volunteering

- periodic organization of public events,

forums, roundtables to sensitize the

community (Petrinja, Sisak, Novska, Glina)

- marking important dates related to the

equal opportunities policy of persons with

disabilities (Petrinja, Sisak, Novska, Glina)

- organization of public actions to warn

about existing architectural barriers and

needs for adaptation of public institutions

in the County for persons with disabilities

(Petrinja, Sisak, Novska, Glina)

- periodic participation in consultative

processes and cooperation with all relevant

stakeholders in the Sisak-Moslavina

County and on national level (various

Commissions, working groups, working

in the Alliances andthe LAG)

- professional development and education

of employees

- strengthening the administrative level of

the Association through educations

In the area of the cities of Glina and

Novska, in its branch offices, UOSI SMZ

provides information and counseling

services, socializing with members, plus

in Novska it offers the patronage of an

occupational therapist. In its premises

in Sisak – “Room of Wonders”, on the

address Frankopanska street No.5 –

the Association provides occupational

and sensory integration therapy services.

Established a quality and professional

team of the Association consisting of

occupational therapists, occupational /

sensory therapists, 2 physical / sensory

therapists, B.Sc. teacher, executive director,

head of administrative and financial

services, auxiliary administrative staff,

project manager, project assistant, volunteer

psychotherapists and a network of

registered volunteers aged from 17 to 64

years who provide services based on the

defined Protocol on the conditions and

methods of providing social services of

the Association of Persons with disability

in Sisak-Moslavina County - Small house

The Association paid great attention to

recruiting quality staff and building the

professional and organizational capacities

necessary for the quality provision

of social services.

In order to further improve the work of

all employees, the Association emphasizes

the importance and value of the

procedures and implements the work

on the basis of a defined Protocol on

the manner and conditions of providing

social services of the UOSI SMZ Small

House. The primary objective of the

Protocol is to define precisely the modalities

and conditions for providing social

services to beneficiaries, associates

and volunteers of UOSI SMZ, with the

aim of improving procedures for providing

non-institutional social services

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to beneficiaries - children with developmental

difficulties and persons with

disabilities in the County, and it contains:

goals, methods and conditions of social

service provision, description of procedures

for the provision of teaching assistant

services, description of procedures

for the provision of speech therapists,

description of procedures for

the provision of occupational therapist

service, description of procedures for

providing a playroom for children with

disabilities, description of procedures

for providing creative, recreational and

occupation activities for beneficiaries,

description of procedures for providing

information and counseling services

to beneficiaries on social rights, cooperation

with other organizations and

institutions in the County, cooperation

with the Centers for social welfare in the

County, conclusion and appendices.

The Association has a well-developed

cooperation with local self-government,

various institutions and local media

with which it implements projects in

partnership.

Since June 2015, UOSI SMZ has a

signed Protocol/Agreement on support

for children with developmental

difficulties and their families, with the cities

of Sisak, Petrinja and Sisak-Moslavina

County.

The Room of Wonders in Sisak is ensured

and equipped as the first premises

for sensory integration therapy for children

with developmental difficulties

and persons with disabilities in Sisak-

Moslavina County

The Room of Wondersis the first

equipped room for sensory integration

therapy for children and young people

with developmental difficulties that was

opened on 2nd December 2016, after

2 years of intensive work on renovations

and furnishing.

In the arranged space in Frankopanska

street No. 5 in Sisak, children with

developmental difficulties from the City

of Sisak are provided with occupational

therapies in a small cabinet which is an

integral part of the Room of Wonders

and sensory integration therapy is provided

for children from the entire Sisak-

Moslavina County. The stimulating and

calming atmosphere created in these

specially equipped rooms helps beneficiaries

to improve their coordination

and speech skills, but they also have a

relaxing effect on children who are constantly

on the move, and focus the

attention of inactive children.

Since 2019, the Sensory garden of the

Room of Wonders has been an integral

part of this space. By creating a Sensory

garden, the Association has made

it possible to supplement therapeutic

activities in the sense that it enables

children to have sensory experiences

and to interconnect all the senses. Children

with disabilities can, by playing with

plants and with the help of a therapist,

create new adaptive reactions, develop

self-confidence and independence

and experience success.

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Inclusive Farm - Establishment of an

Inclusive Farm in Hrastovica as a model

example for an active half-day stay,

respite care and a future center for the

independent living of young and elderly

people with disabilities in the community

The project implements a pilot program

for the establishment of a social farm in

a rural area (Hrastovica near Petrinja),

which will include children and young

people with developmental difficulties

and persons with disabilities, as well as

members of marginalized groups and

volunteers.

It offers an informal forms of education

and enhancement of personal

competences through half-day care

and respite care activities - the target

group will undergo soft skills training –

e.g. identification, breeding, picking and

processing of food, breeding some less

demanding animal species, learning to

work with clay which has a therapeutic

and sensory effect as well as the design

of simpler useful objects for the development

of entrepreneurship and self-sustainability

of the farm, weaving on

a traditional loom and making traditional

products, sewing, metal-forging and

the like. Project idea of UOSI SMZ and

its project partner the Society for social

ecology Green Gold

Social Entrepreneurship Development

- Sugar packer

UOSI SMZ has been contributing to

and supporting social inclusion and

employment of persons with disabilities

for years through project activities

and employment incentives to help

them overcome social exclusion and

increase their employability.

In 2019, the Association declared as a

commercial activity a packaging of catering

sugar, for which it previously requested

and was allocated the state

support for co-financing the employment

of one person with disability, in

the value of 75% of the total salary cost

(gross II) for 12 months, from Croatian

Employment Service.

Since June 2019, UOSI SMZ has been

offering this service to catering entities

in the area of Sisak, Petrinja, Dvor and

Glina, and we are seeing an increase in

the number of business clients who, by

purchasing catering sugar from our Association,

allow co-financing a non-subsidized

part of the salary for a disabled

employee.

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UOSI SMŽ introduced the quality

system OK 2015

With the introductory workshop and the

appointment of the working group of

the Association of Persons with Disabilities

of Sisak-Moslavina County on Tuesday,

5th February 2019, it officially started

introducing the Quality Management

System for civil society organizations OK

2015, currently the only one available in

Croatia.

The application of the SOKNO system

has shown that civil society organizations

recognize the importance of quality

assurance and, accordingly, in 2014

the SMART Association, with the support

of key stakeholders of the Government

Office for Associations and the

National Foundation for Civil Society

Development and a working group consisting

of representatives of various civil

society organizations from Croatia developed

this new Management System

OK 2015.

The introductory workshop “Introduction

of OK 2015 and support in the

application of the quality management

system in the organization” was held by

the executive director, mentor and consultant

Slađana Novota from the Association

for Civil Society Development

SMART. Employees, members of the

Board, volunteers and partners of the

Association of Persons with Disabilities

of Sisak-Moslavina County were introduced

to the OK 2015 system and the

self-assessment process, educated on

the necessary steps for successful introduction

and implementation of quality

management system OK 2015, and on

example of 2 quality areas educated on

the manner and implementation of detailed

self-assessment.

The workshop immediately appointed

a working group within the Association,

which during several months in 2019

conducted self-assessment in 4 basic

areas of quality (organizational management

strategy, human, financial and

material resources, communication and

environmental relations and the results),

and in their sub-areas of quality, so

that this makes a total of 17 self-assessments

and an additional 4 as part of

the general requirements.

OK 2015 as a Quality Management

System for civil society organizations

contributes to the Association in fulfilling

legal obligations, improving the planning,

organization and communication of

the organization, it is useful as an aid in

reporting to donors and contributes to

the credibility of work. The introduction

of Quality Standards enables the target

groups and beneficiaries of the Association’s

services to carry out better activities

and obtain a better service.

At the Small House in Petrinja, the Room of

Wonders in Sisak, our branch offices in Glina

and Novska, the Inclusive Farm in Hrastovica,

the ceramic atelier Clay-story and in the

Association’s relocated administrative office

at Hanžekova 19 in Petrinja, we offer over 30

different project services and activities, and

we emphasize this as special importance of

the Association because we are working on

continuous and innovative development of

social services in Sisak-Moslavina County.

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Structure of the Association

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In accordance with the legal obligation on

the governing bodies and the manner of

performing activities in the associations,

defined by the Law on Associations and

the Statute of the Association, UOSI SMZ

takes into account the division of competences

between the management (and

supervisory) and operational levels.

The main governing body is the Assembly,

which approves the activities,

annual plans and reports. It has 15

members-delegates who are representatives

of the members of the Association,

and they are elected in proportion

to the cities and municipalities of the

County.

The main governing body between the

two sessions of the Assembly is the Management

board, which regularly meets

and makes strategic decisions on the activities

of the Association, of which there are

minutes and supporting documentation.

In addition to the Management Board,

a Supervisory Board has been set up

whose responsibility is to oversee the entire

business. It consists of three members

of the public sector and associations.

For the operational project management

and coordination of the projects and

professional activities of the Association

responsible are the Executive Director of

the Association, who along with her professional

knowledge has experience of

project and organizational management

(project planning, organization of work of

employees and associates, establishment

of work procedures, management of

the activity plan and budget management),

and Head of administrative and

financial services, who is also the Head

of EU projects in the Association. In 2019,

the Association expanded its project

administration team by employing the

project assistants and project manager.

The persons authorized to represent the

Association are the President, the Vicepresident

and the Executive Director.

MEMBERS OF THE BODY THAT

CONTROL THE ASSOCIATION

ASSEMBLY

Representatives of Sisak and its

surroundings:

1. ALENKA BERENDIKA

2. TIHOMIR LAVOR

3. NIVES BAČIĆ

4. TAMARA TAČKOVIĆ

Representatives of Petrinja and its

surroundings:

1. JOSIP MAŽIĆ

2. DAVOR BREBRIĆ

3. ANTUN BARIĆ

4. LJUBOMIR ORABOVIĆ

5. PETAR ŽUPAN

6. LJILJANA GAVRANOVIĆ

Representatives for Novska, municipality

Lipovljani, Okućani, Jasenovac

and their surroundings:

1. JELENA VEBLE

2. DARINKA MARUSKI

3. LADISLAV FEREKJAMBREK

Representatives for Glina and their

surroundings:

1. RADOJKO BABIĆ

Representatives for Hrvatska Kostajnica,

and municipalities Hrvatska

Dubica, Majur, Dvor i Donji

Kukuruzari - 1 delegat

1. JANJA ŠAPINA

President of UOSI SMŽ

Dijana Smajo

e-mail:predsjednica@uosismz.hr

mob. 091/4050 530

EXECUTIVE COMMITTE

Ana Alapić - Vice-president of the association

Silvijo Radošević - member of EC

Duško Marić - member of EC

Nikica Mračić – member of EC

Violeta Jelić – member of EC

SUPERVISING COMMITTEE

President of the supervising committee:

Sanja Lovrenović

Članice Nadzornog odbora:

Krunoslava Kosina Milutinović

Aneta Radoš

Work therapists: Natali Klarić

Pranić, bacc. radne terapije

Veronika Muža, bacc. radne terapije

Marta Križanić, bacc. radne terapije,

Jasmina Mekanović, bacc. radne

terapije

Sensory therapists:

Luna Berendika, bacc. physioth. –

Ayresse-nsorytherapist

Jasmina Šakinović, bacc. radne terapije

- Ayressensorytherapist

Dino Heblin, bacc.physioth. – Ayressensorytherapist

EMPLOYEES OF THE ASSOCIA-

TION in 2019.

Executive director: Aleksandra

Milković, dipl. nov

Head of financial and administrative

services & EU projects:

Manda Šalić

Project assistants and project manager:

Predrag Milunić and Ivana Šalić

Project coordinator and administrator:

Sandra Adžam

Leader of the program Little

school, help in studying, rest

from care and playground: dipl.

učiteljice - Ana Prša i Maja Jurišić

People hired through incentive

programs and measures of hiring

within the Croatian Employment

Institute:

RozanaPentek

Krešimir Gagula

Joso Basać

Hiring personal assistants within

EU projects:

Antonija Marić

Ante Čakarić

Ivana Perković

Goran Šipuš

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Snježana Bujak

Milana Đukić

Katarina Petrović

Sanja Roksa

Ivana Debeljak

Kristina Brkljačić

Barbara Antoliš

Diana Sokler

Marijan Hebli

Employment of women within

the EU project from the program

“Zaželi”:

Vesna Klarić

Ljiljana Šako

Nada Gagula

Ivana Šimičić-Brnić

Marija Radojević

Neda Katušić

Anđelka Martić

Mitra Polak

Janja Mitrović

Maja Spoja

Dušanka Relić

Marija Karaga

Branka Krumpačnik

Milena Đurđević

Marica Djak

Marica Radman

Daliborka Pejaković

Ljiljana Jandrić

Zlata Draženović

Ivanka Tortić

Slavica Kožul (zamjena)

PROJECT-ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE

UOSI SMŽ

Hanžekova 19 (1st floor, room 6)

44250 Petrinja

e-mail: info@uosismz.hr

Tel. 044 719 482

ROOM OF WONDERS - SISAK

Frankopanska br.5.

44000 Sisak

e-mail: sisak@uosismz.hr

Tel. 091 4050 531

OFFICE IN NOVSKA

Radnička 1

44430 Novska

e-mail: novska@uosismz.hr

Tel: 044636 573

OFFICE IN GLINA

S. i A.Radića br.8

44400 Glina

e-mail: glina@uosismz.hr

Tel: 044636 570

ADRESAR UOSI SMŽ:

SMALL HOUSE – PETRINJA

(Association headquarters)

Jelene Babić 18

44250 Petrinja


Tel. 044 719 482

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Report on the work of the

Assembly of UOSI SMŽ in 2019

ACTIVITY REPORTS AND

AMENDMENTS TO THE STATUTE

ACCEPTED AT THE REPORTING

ASSEMBLY IN 2018

The regular reporting session of the

Assembly of the Association of Persons

with Disabilities of Sisak-Moslavina

County was held on 14 April 2019. Aleksandra

Milković, the Executive Director

of the Association submitted the Report

on the work of UOSI SMZ in 2018,

which was again printed for members

of the Assembly in a brochure, and it is

also available for viewing on the Association’s

website www.uosismz.hr.

Manda Šalić presented and explained

the Financial Report and emphasized

that the Association did not encounter

financial difficulties, it provided sufficient

funds for all planned activities, salaries

of employees and contractual experts.

The Association duly settles all financial

and other obligations, but unfortunately

the contracting parties have debts

of approximately HRK 1 million to us.

“We hope that this will be settled otherwise

we will have to take some drastic

measures and present to the public

the irresponsible and negligent work of

the competent ministries through the

media,” said Šalic. Manda Šalić informed

the attendees of the obligation

to complete the 2018 Questionnaire

on financial management and control

system function.

The Report of the Supervisory Board was

submitted by Sanja Lovrenović, pointing

out that the work of the Association

is getting better and more successful

year after year, which is evidenced by

the number of approved projects and

services it provides throughout the

county, likewise by the amount of revenue

and the number of beneficiaries,

members of the Association and the

number of employees. Mrs. Lovrenović

commended the Association for its

proper and transparent documentation

management. The Executive

Director A. Milkovic informed the participants

about the proposal to amend

Articles 12 and 13 of the Statute of the

Association, which is necessary due to

the fact that the Association is about to

start with the first activities of the Inclusive

Farm, since the contract for the

project “Inclusive Agricultural Chain” financed

by ESF was signed on26thof

March 2019. The existing Statute does

not define goals and activities related to

agriculture, as well as for the expansion

of economic activity in relation to the

one stated in the Statute. The 2018 reports

and amendments to the Statute

were adopted unanimously.

ADOPTED 2019 BUDGET

REVISION & WORK PLAN AND

PROGRAM, OPERATIONAL AND

FINANCIAL PLAN FOR 2020

A regular annual session of the Assembly

of the Association of Persons with

Disabilities of Sisak-Moslavina County

was held at the “Small House” in Petrinja

on Saturday, 23rd of November

2019. The President of the Association

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Dijana Smajo in the introductory part of

the session addressed the work of the

Association in the current year, while

Aleksandra Milković, the Executive Director

of the Association, initially gave a

brief report on the work of the Association

in 2019.

“As far as projects are concerned, we

have carried out 17 project activities

and are still implementing them, and

this is indeed a respectable figure for the

Association which today has 46 employees.

Unfortunately, I have to say that

we will probably have a reduction in

the number of employees sometime

in the third month of 2020, because at

this moment we cannot promise anything

regarding the continuation of the

project called “Make a wish“,where we

have 20 women employees. From

29th February 2020 onwards, they will

most likely find themselves again at the

Employment Service after two years

of being employed. Not by our mistake,

but because the Governing Bodies

1 and 2 have not yet announced

the second call for proposals. As part

of the first call, we have already been

approved and cannot apply again. So,

only after the first project ends we have

to wait for the second call for applications,

so that we can then run again for

the same project” Milković said, adding

that this project proved to be of multiple

benefit - both for women who found

employment through it, and for the 150

beneficiaries of the much-needed assistance.

Of the projects that have made further

progress this year, she emphasized the

personal assistance project. “This year,

we expanded personal assistance with

additional eight disabled people to a

total of 12, so that we have 12 personal

assistants. Now we are collecting new

data on candidates who need personal

assistance and also collecting related

documentation, so that in the next call

for proposals we intend to apply for,

we can hire even more personal assistants,

since unfortunately this need is

constantly increasing in our county.”,

Milković pointed out.

In addition to its own projects and regular

activities of the occupational therapy,

sensory therapy, Small School program

and learning assistance cabinets,

the Association has also participated

in several projects as a partner. “With

the Green Gold ecology association

as partners, we participated in another

meaningful European project called “Inclusive

agricultural chain. “We are also

partner to the public open college Croatian

Home in the project “Culture for

All”, where we recently premiered the

first inclusive play, which was created

in our Association and starred by our

young members. We had other small

project activities like “Summer sports

camp”, so we really looked to offer

programs for all beneficiaries”, Milković

added.

This year, the Association also worked

intensively on its Inclusive Farm project.

“We paid the requested amount for the

legalization of the existing facilities and

now we are waiting to get a decision

from the City of Petrinja that all documentation

has been resolved and then

we can start obtaining the electricity

connection. We are already connected

to the water supply network. The Local

Board of village Hrastovica has donated

a separate water connection to

us and provided a free water supply, at

least in this initial phase of the project as

donations are raised and charity events

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are organized to raise funds. Through

the Intervention Plan announced earlier,

we will finance all those project activities

related to infrastructure - such as

greenhouses, establishing orchards,

setting up wooden houses, toilets and

everything else, but what we cannot

finance through the project is the Day

Care Center. That is why we started

humanitarian initiatives and actions”,

Milkovic reported.

Ivana Salic said more about the first

such humanitarian action, intended for

the roof of the Inclusive Farm, which will

be held in Zagreb on December 14th

2019. One of the items on the agenda

of the regular annual session of the

UOSI SMZ Assembly was the revision

of this year’s financial plan of the Association,

explained by Manda Šalić.

“As for the financial plan, last year we

planned HRK 7.897.000,00. It was not

an unrealistic plan but, on the contrary,

it would be very realistic, however

what happened? All the results of the

calls for proposals to which we applied

were delayed. We already have information

that we have been approved

for some projects, but they will not be

realized until 2020. So, we did not plan

something that we would not be able

to accomplish if everything was approved

on time, but as everything in our

country is late - and so it is in this case

- we proposed a budget revision at the

Management Board and the Supervisory

Board, and we reduced it for HRK

2.800.000,00”, Šalić said.

The rebalance was unanimously

adopted, as was the report of the Supervisory

Board, and the Association’s

Work Program, Operational Plan and

Financial Plan for 2020.

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2019. in numbers

257 members in the Association of Persons with Disabilities of Sisak-Moslavina County

33 newly enrolled in 2019 - including 24 children and young people with disabilities

30 different services - project services, program services and volunteer activities offered

by UOSI SMZ in Petrinja, Sisak, Glina and Novska

83 children and young people involved in sensory integration therapy in the Room of

Wonders in Sisak

98 children and young people involved in occupational therapy at theSmall House in

Petrinja and the Room of Wonders in Sisak

2055 held sensory integration therapies in the Room of Wonders in Sisak

2543 held occupational therapies in 3 therapeutic premises in Petrinja and Sisak

575 hours of respite care - half-day care, theatre workshops, gardening, household

activities, sports and recreational activities as part of a summer sports camp

69 hours of playrooms, socializing

67 services of individual psychosocial support - 41 beneficiaries received support

6 group psychosocial support meetings 45 members, volunteers, parents and employees

participated

94 volunteers in the UOSI SMZ project activities in Petrinja, Sisak and Hrastovica

1727 hours of volunteer work done in the project and humanitarian activities of the

UOSI SMZ in Petrinja, Sisak and Hrastovica

46 employees in the Association in 2019, of whom15 are newly employed during 2019

5 persons with disabilities employed by the Association during 2019

21 projects UOSI SMZ was implementing as project holder in 2019 + 3 UOSI SMZ projects

in partnership with other associations

33 projects written, done in partnership and reported in 2019.

47.127,00 kn invested in 2019 in enhancing personal competencies and educating

employees

2.499.719,49 kn value of all approved projects in 2019 to which the holder is UOSI SMZ

3.337.151,00 kn income of UOSI SMZ in 2019

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PROGRAM AND PROJECT

ACTIVITIES IN 2019

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY

Service description: Occupational therapy

for children and young people with

developmental difficulties and disabilities

with guidance and counseling to parents

for better insight into access and the most

appropriate wayof working with children

and young people. Individual therapeutic

work of 45 minutes for optimal functioning

in day-to-day activities that include self-care,

productivity and leisure. It is performed

through play with the use of various auxiliaries,

didactic toys and other materials or

objects, depending on the development

and specific difficulties of the child in the

field of motorics, sensory processing, perception,

sociological skills and cognition.

Location of service:

In occupational therapy premises in the

Small House in Petrinja (2 cabinets) and

Room of Wonders in Sisak (1 cabinet)

Time of service:

Continuously throughout 2019

Number of beneficiaries in 2019:

98 children and young people


Project implementers in 2019:

Natali Klarić Pranić, bacc.therap.

occup. - Jasmina Mekanović replacement,

bacc.therap.occup. (since April);

Marta Križanić, bacc.therap.occup;

Veronika Muža, back.therap.occup;

Funding sources in 2019:

City of Petrinja, City of Novska, City

of Sisak, Sisak-Moslavina County,

MDOMSP, MZO, participations and

membership fees, donations

Results in 2019:

- 2543 occupational therapy sessions in

3 cabinets in Petrinja and Sisak

- development and improvement of motorics,

cognitive psychosocial and psychological

components of beneficiaries

continuously through the game for the

best possible and independent functioning

in daily life activities.

- systematic education of therapists for

the provision of quality services: during

2019 education related to the use of assistive

technology and assisted communication

in occupational therapy and professional

development through setting

goals and plans for occupational therapy

intervention.

- educational workshops for parents - inhouse

training related to the use of assistive

technology and assisted communication,

published communication books.

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SENSORY INTEGRATION

THERAPY

Service description: Sensory therapy

for children and young people

with developmental difficulties and

disabilities with guidance and advice

to their parents for better insight into

access and the most appropriate

wayof working with their children.

The development of the neurological

system is supported; pathological

behaviors are eliminated; the motor

function of the child is improved;

sensory processing is improved

by ensuring that the necessary stimuli

and / or information is received

through constructive and meaningful

activities through play. In the Room

of Wonders in Sisak two sensory

therapists work simultaneously with

two children (through an interactive

method or approach every child

learns to share objects and space

with another child, learns to organize

her/himself in time and space, interacts

with and communicates with

another child, and so improving his/

her social skills, controlling emotions,

and the best way of learning for each

child is by copying from another child).

Location of service: An equipped

cabinet within the premises of Room

of Wonders, on the address Frankopanska

5 in Sisak

Time of service:

Continuously throughout 2019


83 children and young people with developmental

difficulties and disabilities


Luna Berendika, bacc.physioth -

Ayres sensory therapist, Jasmina

Šakinović, bacc.therap.occup - Ayres

sensory therapist, replacement

Dino Heblin, bacc.physioth. - Ayres

sensory therapist (since July 2019))


City of Sisak, Sisak-Moslavina County,

MDOMSP, participations and

membership fees, donations

Results in 2019:

- 2 055 sensory integration therapy

sessions in the Room of Wonders in

Sisak

-education of the individuals to establish

a state of calm attention (awareness),

which is essential for maintaining

attention, which is the basis for the

correct receipt of information coming

from the individual and the environment

in which he lives, and most importantly

- exploring the space around

him and acquiring new knowledge,

empowermentin structuring received

sensory experiences into concrete

and useful information, adopting new

motor tasks, stimulating the neurological

system and providing sensory

experience in performing activities in

a safe environment,adopting basic

concepts of learning which is an essential

factor in integrating children

with neurodevelopmental and motor

impairments into the “normal” process

and encouraging activities of daily living;

selfcare, social skills, play, emotion

control

- systematic education of therapists

in the provision of quality services: during

2019 education related to the use

of assistive technology and assisted

communication.

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Respite care1 day a week for 3 hours

and a playroom one day a week for 2

hours (from September 2019)


Small House in Petrinja, address Jelene

Babic 18

GROUP ACTIVITIES FOR

CHILDREN AND YOUNG

PEOPLE WITH DEVELOP-

MENTAL DIFFICULTIES AND

DISABILITIES, AND THEIR

PARENTS

SHORT-TERM RESIDENCE –

RESPITE CARE, PLAYROOM

Service description: Group activities

with children and young people

with developmental difficulties, conducted

by age groups and psychophysical

development. The activities

are beneficiary-centered whereby

they are encouraged to choose toys

and activities on their own. Volunteers

are involved in this program activity to

help children manipulate certain materials,

organize leisure, play, stimulate

imagination and freedom in the choice

of activities. This activity encourages

the development of communication

and interaction with other children,

learning and mastering different creative

techniques, supporting motorics,

cognitive and social skills through various

thematic workshops.

Respite care 3 days a week for 3

hours and a playroom one day a

week for 2 hours (January to June

2019)

Time of service:

Continuous throughout 2019

Number of beneficiaries in 2019: 5

– 10 children and young people with developmental

disabilities and disabilities


Veronika Muža, bacc.therap.occup.,

graduate teacher Ana Prša, volunteers

of the Association


Sisak-Moslavina County, MDOMSP,

MZO, participations and membership

fees, donations

Results in 2019:

- 69 hours during 2019

- Progress has been made in changes

in communication and interaction

with other young people and adults.

Unacceptable behaviors are reduced

and acceptable behaviors are

increased.

-On the other hand, we give their

parents free time to fulfill their other

obligations or take a short break

knowing that their children are cared

for and spend meaningful time under

professional supervision.

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HOUSEHOLDS - PROJECT “A

COLORFUL POT – CHEERFUL

LADLE”

Service description: Group activities

for young people with disabilities

from the age of 15 –outside classroom

teaching aimed at developing

social competences that affect the

development of quality of personal

and family life: menu planning, grocery

shopping, hygiene-protective

procedures, preparation of complete

meals, serving dishes, eating culture,

maintaining the cleanliness of the

room and kitchen equipment; methods:

conversation, demonstration,

practical work, guidance and physical

assistance - learning independent

activities for independent functioning,

taking care of yourself and living

in home, promoting healthy eating

habits, teaching them the basics of a

diverse foods

Location of service: Small house

in Petrinja, Jelene Babic 18 - one day

a week for 4 hours

Time of service:

January - June 2019

Number of beneficiaries in 2019: 13

youth with developmentaldifficulties

and disabilities

Project implementers in 2019: Veronika

Muža, bacc.therap.occup and

volunteers of the Association

Funding sources in 2019: OTP

BANK (until June) - from 30.08.

within the Inclusive Agricultural Chain

project - holder: Green Gold Society

- UOSI SMZ is a partner in the project

Results in 2019:

Development of social competences

that influence the development of

quality of personal and family life. They

actively participated in going to the

grocery store, buying groceries, preparing

and cooking simple and complex

hot and cold dishes, learning

how to set a table, behave at a table,

use accessories, maintain cleanliness,

doing dishes and workspace.

SUMMER SPORTS CAMP - I

CAN DO IT TOO

Service description: Guided by

the basic human right that playing

sports should not be a privilege, but

a right available to all, UOSI SMZ this

summer repeatedly designed fun

and recreational activities through a

project called Summer Sports Camp

“I can do it too “. Through the project,

the Association organized bathing

in Topusko for children and young

persons with developmental difficulties

and for people with disabilities

on 2 occasions during the summer

months, as well as 3 sports and recreational

gatherings in the Capriccia

Center in Nebojan and 2 bowling

trips to the Bowling Club Zagreb.

Location of service: Petrinja-Nebojan,

Topusko, Zagreb

Time of service: June - September

2019

Number of beneficiaries in

2019: 21 members of the Association

participated in the activities of

the Summer Sports Camp - children

and youth with developmental diffi-

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culties and disabilities. As the camp

was conceived as a form of informal

socializing of all family members, 32

parents and grandmothers and 23

siblings joined them in the activities of

the Summer Sports Camp. The implementation

of the camp’s activities

was also assisted by 10 volunteers.


Aleksandra Milković

Results in 2019:

The activities of the Summer Sports

Camp offered fun and recreational

activities under the supervision of

professional staff of the Association

and volunteers. At all levels, both

among the elderly and the youth,

mutual interaction, social inclusion,

strengthening of competencies and

the creation of a network of mutual

support and connection were developed.

Sport is more important to this group

of beneficiaries than in the case of an

average population, since this group

needs systematic rehabilitation necessary

to maintain basic physical

condition and mobility.

CULTIVATION WORKSHOPS

- WORKING TITLE - HORTI-

CULTURE - PROJECT “INCLU-

SIVE AGRICULTURAL CHAIN”

Service description: The inclusive

agricultural chain is an integrated

unit consisting of 3 thematic areas

- growing, processing, preparation

and serving of mini vegetables, aromatic/

spicy herbs and edible flowers.

The program consists of two

parts: theoretical and practical. The

program was implemented through

a total of 15 workshops + 1 workshop

of the theoretical part at the

beginning, which was an introduction

to sustainable plant breeding (on

the Recycled property in Vukomerić

since the educator in this program

was from the Association ZMAG).

The practical part was consisted of

14 workshops lasting a total of 75

hours during which participants acquired

the basic knowledge, skills,

competencies and attitudes necessary

for the cultivation of mini vegetables,

aromatic/spicy herbs and

edible flowers. The practical part of

the program was conducted at the

City Gardens of Sisak.


ZMAG - Recycled property in

Vukomerić and City Gardens of Sisak

Time of service: May - September

2019


6 youth with developmental difficulties

and disabilities + 1 parent + 1 volunteer

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Veronika Muža, bacc.therap.occup,

volunteers of the Association and

Aleksandra Milković


EU-ESF - The project holder is the

Society for Ecology “Green Gold”,

and project partners are UOSI SMZ,

the Association of Teachers in Catering

Education and the Croatian Employment

Service / Regional Office

Sisak

Results in 2019:

As part of the workshop, professional

support services were provided

to include people with disabilities who

have improved life skills and adopted

a healthy lifestyle through project

activities. At the same time, preconditions

were created for inclusion in

the everyday social and work environment.

The development of social

competences affected the quality of

personal and family life, and created

the preconditions for more independent

living and equal participation

in society. The implementation of the

activities affected the public’s prejudices

about the abilities of persons

with disabilities.

PROCESSING WORKSHOPS

- WORKING TITLE - HOUSE-

HOLD - PROJECT “INCLUSIVE

AGRICULTURAL CHAIN”

Service description: The inclusive

agricultural chain is an integrated unit

consisting of 3 thematic areas - growing,

processing, preparation and

serving of mini vegetables, aromatic/

spicy herbs and edible flowers. The

program consists of 16 workshops for

4 hours once a week (Friday - Small

House - Petrinja).


August 2019 - still in operation

Time of service: August 2019 - still

in operation

Broj korisnika usluge u 2019. godini:

8 young people with developmental

difficulties and disabilities + 1

parent + 3 volunteers


Veronika Muža, bacc.therap.occup,

volunteers of the association, Vesna

Pereković Bučar as workshop leader

engaged through the project (Petrinja

High School) and Aleksandra Milković


EU-ESF - The project holder is the

Ecology Society “Green Gold”, and

project partners are UOSI SMZ, the

Association of Teachers in Catering

Education and the Croatian Employment

Service / Regional Office Sisak

Results in 2019:

As part of the workshop, professional

support services will be provi-

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ded to persons with disabilities, who

will improve life skills and adopted a

healthy lifestyle through project activities,

and create preconditions for

inclusion in the everyday social and

work environment. The development

of social competencies will affect the

quality of personal and family life, and

create the preconditions for more independent

living and equal participation

in society. The implementation of

the activities will affect the public prejudices

about the abilities of persons

with disabilities.

school) groups, individual work with

a teacher within a small school and

learning assistance. The main goal

of educational work and the use of

assisted communication and assistive

technology is the achievement

of functional communication,

full participation in age-appropriate

activities and the acquisition of new

knowledge and experience, the full

development of the children’s overall

potential and advancement in each

of its aspects, socialization and their

easy integration into regular education

system, and generally improving

the quality of life.

Location of service::

Petrinja - Small House, address

Jelene Babić 18

Time of service: From 15November

to 31December 2018, still ongoing in

2019 (project “My voice is heard today”)

- until 31August 2019, since November

2019 a project called “Voice

for every child - watch, listen and

learn” has been continued

SMALL SCHOOL AND

LEARNING ASSISTANCE

Service description: Use of assistive

technology and assisted communication

in educational work

with pre-school aged children with

developmental difficulties and school

children with developmental difficulties

with an emphasis on problems

in communication, concentration

and expression. Pre-school (small


20 children with developmental difficulties

are included in the Small

School and Learning Assistance program

(until August 2019), in the new

project 18 children in the Small School

program and 7 children in the Learning

Assistance program


Graduate teacherAna Prša

Kovačević (until August 2019) and

graduate teacher Maja Jurišić (since

November 2019) and volunteers of

the Association

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Ministry of Science and Education -

from the Call for Proposals for NGOs

active in the field of non-institutional

education of children and young

people in the 2018/2019 school yearand

the similar Call for proposals for

the school year 2019/2020.

Project partners:

“Today, my voice is heard too” - Primary

School “Mato Lovrak” (Petrinja),

Galdovo Primary School (Sisak)

and Glina Primary School (Glina) -

2018/2019 school year.

“Voice for All Children - Watch, Listen

and Learn” - Kindergartens “Sisak

Stari” and “Sisak Novi” in Sisak,

Kinde-rgarten “Petrinjčica” in Petrinja

and Primary School “Davorin Trstenjak”

in Hrvatska Kostajnica.

Results in 2019:

School year 2018/2019 - the program

of the Primary School and learning

assistance included 20 children with

disabilities – 14 children in the Primary

School and 6 children received learning

assistance from all parts of the

County - Sisak, Petrinja, Sunja, Petkovac,

Hrastovica, Glina, Budaševo

, Voloder and Hrvatska Kostajnica. In

the small school program, children

with disabilities spent 153 hours, and

68 hours were dedicatedto learning

assistance. Five (5) children enrolled

in the regular classroom with an individualized

approach, three (3) children

enrolled in a special classroom

with an individualized approach, and

school was postponed for five (5)

children who, considering their year

of birth, continued in the new project

of Small School.Assistive technology

and assisted communication within

the project were used by the Association

in occupational therapy, especially

in activities aimed at 32 children


who have problems with communication

and difficulties in speech and

language development. The wider

community also benefited from the

fact that several educational support

workshops for teachers and teaching

assistants were held on the methodological

application of assistive technologies

in educational work, and

employees of partner schools Mate

Lovrak in Petrinja, Elementary School

Galdovo and Elementary School

Glina, and additionally schools from

Hrvatska Kostajnica, have also been

strengthened through internal education

in their schools. Through this

project, in addition to education partners

also received work equipment

from the Association: ABC maestro

- software, keyboard CLEVY, tablet

with bag, headphones and USB

stick. The equipment is used in educational

work with children with developmental

difficulties.

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PSYCHO-SOCIAL SUPPORT

FOR PERSONS WITH DIS-

ABILITIES AND PARENTS OF

CHILDREN WITH DEVELOPME-

NTAL DIFFICULTIES AND

DISABILITIES - GROUP AND

INDIVIDUAL

Service description: Group discussions

5 times a year on a selected

topic and 4 individual meetings

throughout the month - sharing experiences

with mutual listening and

support, completing anonymous

questionnaires with a common interpretation

of results, conclusions,

suggestions for enhancing personal

growth and development. Group

work, guided reading, discussion on

a given topic - with verbalization (and

interpretation) of personal experiences,

introduction tothe elements

of art-therapy and sociodrama, creation

of posters and folders, conversation,

etc.

Location of service: Petrinja, Small

House - Sisak, Room of Wonders

Time of service:

Continuously during 2019, 4 individual

meetings a month and group discussions

5 times a year


The Association has hired an external

contractor-psychotherapist dr.sc.

Daša Poredoš Lavorr.


MDOMSP

Results in 2019:

15th January 2019 - Women and

confidence

5th March 2019- About daughtersin-law

and sons-in-law - that is, about

double values and relationships

8th May 2019 - Emotional support

15th September 2019 - Creativity in

our lives

12th November 2019 - Chat room on

“men’s” and “women’s” jobs

- Higher level of emotional empowerment,

higher level of self-confidence

and self-esteem, more successful

coping with stressful life situations,

developing and applying skills of

self-advocacy, reduced sensitivity

to social stigmatization, greater level

of social trust towards the local community,

certainty in making own

decisions, better recognizing and

meeting personal needs, recognizing

leisure opportunities and using them

more actively, greater awareness of

and active participation in community

support services, etc.


67 individual psychosocial support

services - 41 individuals received

support and 5 group psychosocial

support meetings wereheld- 45

members, volunteers, parents, employees

participated

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PERSONAL ASSISTANCE

FOR PERSONS WITH DIS-

ABILITIES

the presence of a “third person” in their

home who is not a nuisance or a burden,

but a helper to the whole family.

Service description: Personal assistance

to the most severely disabled

people for 20 hours per week in order

to improve their quality of life, better

social inclusion in the community and

prevent institutionalization.

Location of service: Petrinja, Sisak,

Glina and H. Kostajnica - with beneficiaries

in their homes

Time of service:

Continuously during 2019


12 persons with disabilities (6 in Petrinja,

3 in Sisak, 2 in Glina, 1 in H. Kostajnica)

Funding sources in 2019: European

Social Fund - Operational Program

Effective human resources

2014-2020 - “Development of personal

assistance services for persons with

disabilities”

Results in 2019:

- development of new social services

in the community

- prevention of institutionalization - persons

with disabilities and intellectual

difficulties -beneficiaries of personal

assistance services have improved

the quality of life and social inclusion

- employment of disadvantaged people

in the labor market

- improved reconciliation of family

and work roles in families - the family

has gained confidence that someone

else can replace them in provision of

help and support to beneficiaries in an

equally successful way when they are

no longer able to do so, and accepted

POMOĆ U KUĆI – HOME

ASSISTANCE - IMPROVING

THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF

PERSONS WITH DISABILI-

TIES AND ELDERLY MEM-

BERS IN THE COMMUNITY

Service description: The purpose

of the project “New skills for equal opportunities”

applied to the Call for proposals

“Wish - women’s employment

program” is to include disadvantaged

women from Sisak-Moslavina County

in the labor market to reduce the unemployment

rate of women belonging

to hard-to-employ and vulnerable

groups. On the other hand, the project

contributes to the prevention of institutionalization

and improves the quality

of life of targetedbeneficiaries, primarily

members of the Association - persons

with disabilities, elderly, disadvantaged

who livein poor and underdeveloped

areas of Sisak Moslavina County - providing

them with support in everyday

life.

Location of service: Sisak-Moslavina

County - the towns of Petrinja, Si-

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sak, Novska, Glina, Jasenovac and

smaller rural towns

Time of service:

Continuously during 2019 - project financed

through 30 months in the period

from 1 December 2017 to 31 May

2020


179 users from Petrinja, Sisak, Novska,

Jasenovac, Glina, Križ Hrastovački,

Donji Mokrice, Budičina, Bačuga and

Kraljevo

Funding sources in 2019: European

Social Fund - Operational Program

Effective human resources 2014-

2020; “Wish - women’s employment

program”

employment measures for years in

order to help them overcome social

exclusion and increase their employability.

In addition to 4 employees with

disabilities in the Association, Rozana

Pentek from Petrinja has also found

a new job since 1 June 2019. Today,

at the age of 41 with 100% disability

that occurred at the age of 28 when

suffered a stroke, she spent 12 years

at the employment office as an unemployed

person with a disability until

the last year, when the Association

gave her the opportunity to work for

6 months through public work in the

“Clay story”.

The Association used the opportunity

for the state subsidy in co-financing

employment of persons with disabilities

amounted to 75% of the total

salary cost (gross II) for 12 months,

and employed Rozana on the new

job offilling catering sugar, which is

also the first attempt of the Association

to start social entrepreneurship

and economic activity.

DEVELOPMENT OF SPECIA-

LIZED EMPLOYMENT FOR

PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

- DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL

ENTREPRENEURSHIP

(economic activity,

self-financing)

UOSI SMZ has been contributing and

supporting social inclusion and employment

of persons with disabilities

through project activities and incentive

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CENTER FOR RESIDENCE

AND INDEPENDENT LIVING

OF PERSONS WITH DISA-

BILITIES - INCLUSIVE FARM

Service description: The project

implements a pilot program of establishing

a social farm in a rural area

that will include children and youth

with developmental difficulties and

persons with disabilities, as well as

members of marginalized groups

and volunteers. By organizing inclusive

volunteering and working with

different stakeholders, the project

improves community life, develops

social services, creates job opportunities,

and reduces unemployment,

the risk of poverty and the risk of social

exclusion for persons with disabilities

and other vulnerable groups.

These are informal forms of education

and strengthening of personal

competencies through activities of

shortened daily rest and respite care

- the target group will undergo training

on soft skills – e.g. recognizing,

breeding, picking and processing

food, breeding some less demanding

animal species, learning to work

with clay which has both a therapeutic

and sensory effect, and designing

of simpler useful items for the development

of entrepreneurship and

self-sustainability of the farm, weaving

on a traditional loom and making

traditional products, sewing, metal

forging and the like.

Location of service: Petrinja –

Hrastovica village

Funding sources in 2019: Reach

for Change – 180.000,00 kn


Project idea of UOSI SMZ and partners

of the Society for Social Ecology

Green Gold

Results in 2019:

- Employed project manager Ivana

Šalić (Reach for change) - on 50% of

working time, other 50% on another

project

- Request sent and received decision

for legalization of existing buildings on

the farm (City of Petrinja)

- Obtained free water connection by

the Municipality of Hrastovica

- A garden house was awarded

through the tender of Croatian Forestry

(Hrvatske šume)

- Soil analysis made - Faculty of Agriculture

Zagreb

- Facebook page created - Inclusive

farm

- 31.08.2019. - A meeting of the working

team of the Inclusive Farm was held

- 09.09.2019. - meeting was held with

the Ministry of Defense and associations

from Hrastovica, presentation of

the project and invitation to cooperation

- A. Milković and I. Šalić

- 20.09.2019. - As part of the European

Mobility Week, a gathering and a small

country sports -“Olympic games” -

were organized for the purpose of

promoting the space in Hrastovica

and presenting the project

- 2 work actions:

14.9.2019. (cleaning of the space for

socializing on Friday, September 20)

19.10.2019. (as part of the 72 hours volunteer

action - digging holes for planting

fruit trees and concreting the foundations

for the garden house obtained

from the Croatian Forests project.)

- 22.09.2019. - concreting the foundation

for the garden house

- 26.09.2019. - as part of the national

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campaign “Plant a tree - do not be a

stump” planted an orchard on the Inclusive

Farm

- December 2019 - Humanitarian action

“Panda-my-way”

PROVISION OF INFORMA-

TION ACTIVITIES

IN THE FORM OF DIRECT WORK

WITH CLIENTS IN THE FIELD OF

SOCIAL WELFARE, PENSION

AND HEALTH INSURANCE, AND

OTHER LEGAL PRIVILEGESIN

THE AREA OF NOVSKA, GLINA,

SISAK AND PETRINJA

During 2019, the Association had

257 members registered in the database,

of which 33 were newly registered

during the 12 months of the last

year, and 24 of them were children

and young people with developmental

difficulties and disabilities.

At the time of enrollment, their parents

and members themselves

were introduced to the rights from

the social welfare and pension insurance

system, benefits for people

with disabilities. During the year, in

addition to information, members

are assisted in scheduling medical

examinations, writing applications,

scanning and sending letters and in

all other needs for assistance they

express towards the management

and administration of the Association.

Administrative assistance is also provided

as part of regular weekly shifts

in the Association’s offices in Novska

(Mondays) and Glina (Wednesdays).

The work in Novska is co-financed by

the City of Novska by assigning offices

and paying overhead costs and

allocating financial resources from

the budget through the Call for proposals

for Associations (in 2019 in the

amount of HRK 15,000.00).

Work in Glina is also sponsored by

the City of Glina by providing work

space and paying overheads.

VOLUNTEERING AND VOL-

UNTEER PROGRAMS IN THE

ASSOCIATION

The Association has a valid Quality

Label that allows it to participate in the

European Solidarity Corps program

as an organization that can host foreign

volunteers and a coordinating

organization in the same program.

During 2019, the Association participated

in various trainings on volunteer

management, including foreign

volunteers and on inclusive volunteering;

Modul I: 11-12 April 2019; Module II:

25-26 April 2019 - The Sisak Local

Democracy Agency organized the

Training for Volunteer Coordinators

from the Sisak-Moslavina County,

which is intended for employees

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from schools and other civil society

organizations who use or are just

planning to start using volunteers in

their work.

24-26 September - Slovenia, Gozd

Martuljek - volunteer Center Osijek,

together with partner organizations

from Ireland, Germany, Belgium, Denmark

and Slovenia organized an international

training on measuring the

impact of volunteering on social inclusion

within the project “Making it matter”.

Trainers and experts from partner

organizations offered through education

new perspectives and views

on social inclusion, presented and

tested a new tool for measuring the

impact of volunteering on social inclusion,

presented stories of successful

examples of inclusive volunteer programs

from these partner countries.

The training also provided space for

making new international contacts

and offered space for exchanging

experiences with volunteer program

organizers and volunteer centers.

The coordinator of volunteer programs

is Ivana Šalić.

Number of volunteers: 94

Number of volunteer hours: 1727

Volunteer work has a special importance

in our organization. All programs

that we implement are aimed

at children and young people with difficulties

and persons with disabilities.

Working with them requires an individual

approach which becomes a challenge

in working with larger groups. It

is the volunteers who make it easier

for our beneficiaries to participate in

all activities, and in addition to helping

them by volunteering, the experience

that volunteers gain is invaluable.

The main goal - to develop new volunteer

programs, improve existing

ones, reward volunteers, involve new

members and external associates in

the activities carried out by the Association

and expand the network of

volunteers.

PERIODIC ORGANIZATION

OF PUBLIC EVENTS, FORUMS,

ROUND TABLES FOR SENSITI-

ZATION OF THE COMMUNITY

IN THE COUNTY AND WIDER

WORLD DOWN SYNDROME DAY

– 21 MARCH 2019

Every 21th of March of the year marks

World Down Syndrome Day. The celebration

of World Down Syndrome Day

aims to make the world aware of this disorder

and at the same time encourage

people to have greater respect for the

rights of people with Down syndrome.

By better understanding and improving

their position in society, we can improve

the quality of life of these persons.

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Three years ago, UOSI SMZ decided

to mark this day by spending time with

our members with Down Syndrome

in a way that we want to show the community

and our citizens that they can

be active members of society. They

show this by serving in one of the cafes

in our county, and we called the whole

event “Coffee with an excess chromosome

and the most beautiful smile in

the world.”

We started from Sisak 3 years ago,

in 2017 we were in Petrinja, in 2018 in

Novska, and this year we returned to

Sisak, where we hung out at the Disco

Club Grill in Sisak, on Thursday, March

21.

AUTISM AWARENESS DAY - THE

ASSOCIATION HOSTED THE

NATIONAL PROJECT PLAYFUL

PEDAL

to the Sisak-Moslavina County she

was greeted by cyclists - members of

the Recreational Cycling Association

“SWANS” from Sisak. After the welcome

gathering at the Ciglarska graba

in Sisak, Maja cycled with the participants

of the gathering and the circle

of honor through the center of Sisak.

After the bike ride, we held a themed

session with Maja Bonačić at Ciglarska

graba. To several parents, professionals

and citizens who came to support

the celebration of Autism Awareness

Day, Maja talked about emotions of

children from the autism spectrum.

The emphasis was on the importance

of emotional literacy and emotional development

of children within the spectrum.

Early intervention involves a lot of

work on noticeable developmental delays,

but what about the hidden world

of emotions? What about emotional

development? What about emotional

intelligence? How to find a balance between

numerous therapies and healthy

emotional development of children in

the spectrum. When it comes to children

with autism, the world usually sees

only autism forgetting that the children

are still in focus, and that they are only

children. And that we need to listen to

their needs and give them a chance to

express themselves.

On the eve of April 2, which is the

World Autism Awareness Day,UOSI

SMZ hosted the project Playful Pedal

2019, as part of which we hosted Maja

Bonačić, Master of Psychology and

play therapy practitioner, who deals

with psychological assessment, early

intervention and play therapy with children

diagnosed with autism spectrum

disorders.Maja came to Sisak by bicycle

from Zagreb, and at the entrance

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DISTRIBUTION OF DIPLOMAS TO

THE SCHOLARS OF THE SMALL

SCHOOL

In the Small House of UOSI SMZ in

Petrinja, on 29 August the graduation

ceremony was held for the participants

of the Small School, which

marked the end of the project “Today

my voice is heard” funded through the

“Tender for projects of education of

children and youth for the school year

2018/19.” with the approved funds of

the Ministry of Science and Education

in the amount of HRK 185,879.59. The

main emphasis of the project was on

the use of assistive technology and assisted

communication in educational

work with children with developmental

difficulties and disabilities. It included

the Small School and Learning

Assistance programs, as well as occupational

therapy in the Association for

the entire duration of the project. This

time, 20 children with disabilities from

all parts of our county - Sisak, Petrinja,

Sunja, Petkovac, Hrastovica, Glina,

Budaševo, Voloder and Hrvatska Kostajnica

- were included in the Small

School and Learning Assistance program.

Of them, 14 children attended

the Small School, and 6 children were

enrolled in Learning Assistance. In the

Small School program, children with

disabilities spent 153 hours, and 68

hours were used to help with learning.

Five children were enrolled in the regular

class department with an individualized

approach. A special class department

with an individualized approach

enrolled three children, and school

was postponed for five of them, who

are (along with new children, by year

of birth) candidates for the new Small

School program, if the Ministry of Science

and Education approves the

Association to continue the project in

the next school year.

PROMOTED INCLUSIVE FARM

PROJECT AND SPACE

On 20 September 2019, as part of the

celebration of the European Mobility

Week, UOSI SMZ in cooperation with

the Ecology Society “Green Gold”, the

Association of Teachers in Cateri-ng

Education (UNUO) and the Association

“KAS” organized socializing of children


and persons with disabilities, and the

promotion of space and projects of

the Inclusive Farm in Hrastovica as a

future Center for half-day stay and

independent living of persons with disabilities.

The project was presented by Dijana

Smajo, President of the Association,

Saša Balen Andrić, President of the

Ecology Society “Green Gold” and

Ivana Šalić, leader of the first project

on the Inclusive Farm funded by

Reach for change Croatia, as well as

Vedran Habel, President of UNUO

who is already a joint partner in the

project Inclusive Agricultural Chain.

On behalf of the City of Petrinja, the

project was welcomed and offered

support by Viktorija Kaleb, Deputy

Mayor of Petrinja.

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The KAS Association responded to

the invitation for gathering in Hrastovica,

bringing its horses and presenting

the activity of therapeutic riding, which,

like the future activity, is also planned

on our Inclusive Farm.

Friends and partners from the Association

of Teachers in Catering Education

(UNUO) took care of the warm

salty and sweet snack. Under the expert

guidance of Vedran Habel, the

“Zlevka” in various salty and sweet

variants was prepared by Damir and

Robert, persons with disabilities who

have acquired knowledge in the Association

with which they can be able to

work andfeel useful in the community.

The cheerful and young boys of the

Tamburitza ensemble TAMAN from

Petrinja were in chargeof the entertainment

part of the event, and at

one point our versatile employee Ivana

Šalić joined them.

WORLD CEREBRAL PARALYSIS

DAY

On 6 October 2019 in Sisak, the World

Cerebral Paralysis Day was marked by

UOSI SMZ by promoting physical activity

and its impact on the quality of life

of persons with cerebral paralysis. A

group walk was performed on Ciglarska

graba.

AN EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOP

MARKED WORLD OCCUPATIONAL

THERAPY DAY


of Sisak-Moslavina County

marked the World Day of Occupational

Therapy (October 29) with an

educational and practical workshop

(held on 28th October 2019) with the

title “Feel the world around you”.

For their day, occupational therapists

employed in the association: Marta

Križanić, Veronika Muža and Jasmina

Mekanović in a slightly different way

presented to all interested parties all

the problems faced by children who

do not receive important information

from the environment due to difficulties

related to their senses, and

pointed out their feelings caused due

to that fact. Parents and members of

the Association, educators and the

professional team of Kindergartens

Sisak Stari, Sisak Novi and Petrinjčica,

Rehabilitation Center Komarevo and

primary schools Dragutin Tadijanović

from Petrinja and Braća Bobetko

from Sisak responded to the invitation.

The exercises in the workshop were

designed in such a way as to “take

away” one sense (usually visually), in

order to bring the situation and feelings

of children with disabilities as

close as possible to adults with regular

health development. Exercises in

the field of communication and development

of speech and language

skills through assistive technology

(switches, interactive wall, pictures

made in the Boardmaker program),

graphesthesia (ability to recognize

what is drawn on the skin; usually on

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the back, but also on the palm, which

we then transfer to paper ), graphomotor

skills (ability to write - where

we need a combination of other

skills: visual perception, fine motor

skills of the hand, especially grip and

oculomotor skills, gross motor skills

(moving around the room on various

tactile surfaces, obstacles, stairs,

without holding but with blindfold),

olfactory system (smell recognition

with visual system switched off), stereognosis

(recognition of objects by

touch without visual contact)….

The celebration of the Day of Occupational

Therapy was organized as

part of the Association’s three-year

program called “Equal Opportunities

- Not Limits!“.

and independent living of children

and youth with developmental difficulties

and people with disabilities.

The “Panda my way” initiative raised

HRK 66,299.00.

THE FIRST “EVENING OF EQUAL

OPPORTUNITIES” WAS HELD

‘STAIRWAY TO ROOF’ FOR THE

INCLUSIVE FARM

On Saturday, 14th December 2019,

starting at 4:00 am the sports-humanitarian

initiative called ‘Stairway

to roof’ was held in the building of

Zagrepčanka at Savska 41 in Zagreb.

Panda man performed the Everesting

discipline in the building: 107

climbs - 25 floors – 52 430 steps. The

goal of ‘Stairway to roof’ was to raise

funds for the Association of Persons

with Disabilities of Sisak-Moslavina

County, which will finance the roof

of our inclusive farm. The farm is designed

as a Center for the residence


of Sisak-Moslavina County,

as one of the 5 partners of the Public

Open University Hrvatski dom in the

project “Culture for All”, funded by the

European Union from the European

Social Fund, as part of its project activities

organized the first “Evening

of Equal Opportunities” which was

participated by creative people with

disabilities - members of our association,

the Association of the Blind

persons of Sisak-Moslavina County-

Sisak and residents of the Rehabilitation

Center Komarevo.

Choir members of the music section

“Optimists” of the Association of

the Blind persons of Sisak-Moslavina

County from Sisak: Neda Katušić,

Ratko Đurić, Stjepan Bobinac and

Ilija Pavić, accompanied by Jasminka

Vugić on the accordion performed

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songs from their music program,

and then President of this Association

Danko Tomanić joined the program

by performing one of his own

songs. Additionally, Radmila Rakonić

spoke Jesenjin’s poetry with guitar

accompaniment by Tomanić, and a

self-taught flutist Ilija Pavić played the

song “Fishermen”.

Versatile users of the Rehabilitation

Center, poets Marijana Kihalić and

Goran Terzić also presented their

poetry.

with children with developmental difficulties

at school for many years. The

text for the play, which is originally

based on the story “Grandfather and

Tail”, was written by Maja Latinčić, a

member of the UOSI SMZ. She has

been writing since she was six years

old. She mostly writes love poems

because, as she says “love is the only

force that can beautify the world.” In

addition to poems, she is currently

writing a novel for youth, with the

working title “Incompatibly compatible.”

At the “Evening of Equal Opportunities”,

Maja introduced herself with

the love poem “The Reason of My

Life” and the text “Trolley”, which was

actually a strong final message of this

evening. The idea of the Association

is to organize such an “Evening of

Equal Opportunities” every year.

The hosts from the Association of

Persons with Disabilities of Sisak-

Moslavina County, at the “Evening of

Equal Opportunities” performed their

theatre play “Our Happy Garden”,

which was created as a result of this

project. Maja, Marin, Andrej, Luca,

Viktorija, Luka, Mateo, Toni, Ana,

Eva and Marija rehearsed and prepared

the play through about twenty

workshops with Ivana Šalić and Kata

Perković, who have been working

The association had promotional

stands during the Health Week, Europe

Day and Association Day, as

part of the “Lovrenčevo” program in

Petrinja.

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Projects and programs of

the Association in 2019

PROJECTS APPLIED AND APPROVED IN 2019

Year of

application

Name of grantor Name of project /

program

2019. SISAK-MOSLAVINA

COUNTY

Project value

(in HRK)

SMALL HOUSE-BIG HELP 100.000,00

2019. CITY OF PETRINJA SMALL HOUSE-GREAT HELP 30.000,00

2019. CITY OF PETRINJA SUMMER SPORTS CAMP 15.000,00

2019. CITY OF SISAK “THE ROOM OF WONDERS”- thefirst

room for sensoryintegrationofchildrenwithdevelopmentaldifficultiesfromtheareaof

SMC

2019. ESF – MDOMSP/HZZ SUPPORT FOR A BETTER AND QUAL-

ITY LIFE

2019. SISAK-MOSLAVINA

COUNTY

150.000,00

1.545.661,11

“THE ROOM OF WONDERS” 15.000,00

2019. MDOMSP EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES - NOT

LIMITATIONS

2019. CITY OF NOVSKA SOCIAL SERVICES FOR PERSONS

WITH DISABILITIES IN THE CITY

OF NOVSKA

2019. LAG ZRINSKA GORA

- TUROPOLJE

240.000,00

15.000,00

INCLUSIVE AGRICULTURAL FARM 4.000,00

2019. TELE 2 REACH FOR CHANGE 180.000,00

2019. HZZ – PUBLICWORK RESPITE CARE 26.212,50

2019. CROATIAN

FORESTRY

FARM HOUSE 6.000,00

2019. HZZ STATE SUPPORT FOR EMPLOY-

MENT OF PERSONS WITH DIS-

ABILITIES

2019. MZO VOICE FOR EACH CHILD - WATCH,

LISTEN AND LEARN

50.179,21

122.666,67

2019. NZRCD INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT 202.750,00

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2019 PROJECTS CONTINUED FROM 2018

2018.

2019.

2018.

2019.

2018.

2019.

2018.

2019.

2018.

2019.

2018.

2019.

2018.

2019.


program

Ministry of Science

and Education

MDOMSP

Year of application

MinistryofDemography,

Family, Youth

andSocialPolicy

OTP bank

INA – Green zone

ESF_OP Effective

human resources

ESF – MDOMSP/

HZZ

Project value

(in HRK)

TODAY, MY VOICE IS HEARD 185.879,59

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES - NOT

LIMITATIONS

240.000,00

FOR A BETTER TOMORROW 40.000,00

A COLORFUL POT – CHEERFUL

LADLE

A SENSOR GARDEN FOR THE

ROOM OF WONDERS

NEW SKILLS FOR EQUAL OPPOR-

TUNITIES

FOR AN EASIER AND QUALITY

LIFE

10.000,00

22.000,00

3.248.260,00

513.900,56

APPROVED PARTNERSHIP PROJECTS IN 2019

Year of

application


program

2019. ESF INCLUSIVE AGRICUL-

TURAL CHAIN

2019. MinistryofCulture / EU CULTURE TO EVE-

RYONE

2019. LAG ZRINSKA GORA

- TUROPOLJE

PHOTO STUDIO –

GRAK – UOSI SMZ

Project value for

UOSI SMZ as a

partner (in HRK)

Project

holder

190,300,00 Ecology

Society

Green Gold

20.000,00 POU

CROATIAN

HOUSE

4.300,00 GRAK

ASSOCIA-

TION

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PROJECTS APPLIED IN 2019 ON THE WAITING LIST FOR

APPROVAL

Year of application


program

2019. “NEW TOMORROW”

FOUNDATION

2019. “Join - ActiveinRetirement”

FOR A BETTER

TOMORROW

LIVE LIFE

2019. INA APPLICATION FOR

DONATION - INA

2019. LAG ZRINSKA GORA-

TUROPOLJE

MAKING OF PROJECT

DOCUMENTATION

FOR THE PROJECT

“SMALL HOUSE- BIG

CHANGE”

Project value

(in HRK)

68.160,00 kn

1.599,980 kn

10.000,00

5.000,00

2019. MDOMSP #GIVE ME A HAND 100,000,00

2019. Upgrading the

infrastructure for

community-based social

services to support the

deinstitutionalization

process - phase two

“SMALL HOUSE- BIG

CHANGE”

5,230.319,43

PROJECTS APPLIED IN 2018 ON THE WAITING LIST FOR

APPROVAL

Year of application


program

2019. Development and implementation of programs for

social cohesion and increase of employment in the

cities: Knin, Beli Manastir and the municipality of

Darda, Benkovac, Petrinja and Vukovar

INCLUSIVE FARM - THE

BASIS OF INDEPENDENT

LIFE

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APPLIED PARTNERSHIP PROJECTS IN 2018 – PENDING IN 2019

Year of application

2018.

2019.

2018.

2019.

2018.

2019.


program

ESF - Expanding the

Community's Social

Services Network– PHASE

1- UP.02.2.2.06.

ESF - - Expanding the

Community's Social

Services Network– PHASE

1- UP.02.2.2.06.

Development and implementation

of programs for

social cohesion and increase

of employment in cities:

Knin, Beli Manastir and the

municipality of Darda,

Benkovac, Petrinja and

Vukovar

MY RIGHT TO GAME

AND SPORT

CHILDREN'S WORLD

- TOGETHER FOR A

BETTER FUTURE

INCLUSIVE FARM -

PLATFORM FOR GREEN

ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Project holder

Education and

Counseling Center

“Sun”

“Sveta Ana” -

Association for

Helping Children

with Developmental

Difficulties and

Persons with

Disabilities in

Krapina-Zagorje

County

Ecology Society

Green Gold

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PROJECTS NOT APPROVED OR ON THE WAITING LIST IN 2019

Year of

application


program

2019. HEP HOUSEHOLD

A COLORFUL POT –

CHEERFUL LADLE

2019. INA – GREEN ZONE INCLUSIVE ORCHARD

– COME, PLANT,

CHOOSE, PICK AND

TAKE AWAY

2019. UNIQUA GROW BY READING

2018.

2019.

2018.

2019.

2018.

2019.

IPA– interreg – cross -

border with Montenegro

and BiH

ESF - Expanding the

Community's Social

Services Network –

PHASE 1- UP.02.2.2.06.

- Expanding the

Commu-nity's Social


PHASE 1- UP.02.2.2.06.

2018. ESF - Expanding the

Community's Social


PHASE 1- UP.02.2.2.06.

GREEN SOCIAL

SUPPORT, PILOTING

INTERREGIONAL CSO

BASED SOCIAL

SUPPORT TO

VULNERABLE GROUPS

BEING IN NATURE

SOCIAL NETWORK

FOR PERSONS WITH

DISABILITIES -

SOCIONET

INCLUDE US -

WE ARE HERE!

Project value (in HRK)

25.453,28 kn

27.680,00 kn

Eparchy of Budiimlje-

Niksic

Ecology Society

Green Gold

Association of persons

with disabilities

Križevci – UIK

2019. MDOMSP THE CLAY STORY 79.856,25 kn

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Financial report for 2019

REVIEW OF INCOMES AND EXPENDITURES OF THE

ASSOCIATIONS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES OF

SISAK-MOSLAVINA COUNTY in 2019

I. INCOME 2019 (in HRK)

1. Revenue from the county budget 115.000,00

2. Revenues from city and municipal budgets 290.000,00

3. Revenues from the state budget 1.239.902,58

4. Income from membership fees 20.250,00

5. Income from the sale of goods and provision of services 195.356,00

6. Income from employment co-financing - public work 105.693,48

7. Income from business entities 126.054,00

8. Income from citizens' donations 30.338,00

9. Income from earmarked donations for individuals 30.000,00

10. Revenues from foreign donations (EU projects) 1.166.211,00

11. Donations in kind 9.345,94

12. Income from affiliated non-profit organizations 9.000,00

TOTAL INCOME 3.337.151,00

II. EXPENSES 2019 (in HRK)

1. Employee gross salary, total amount 2.319.640,00

2. Travel costs of the employees 117.397,00

3. Business trips 160.496,00

4. Educations, professional trainings 47.172,00

5. Telephone and postal charges 29.489,00

6. Equipment maintenance costs 14.937,00

7. Services – book-keeping services, notary public fees,

printing services, intellectual services…

149.197,00

8. Fees - copyright, work contracts 61.095,00

9. Publicity and information 15.411,00

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10. Regular business expenses, office supplies 80.007,00

11. Public utilities, work materials and raw materials 237.616,00

12. Small inventory 111.574,00

13. Insurance premiums 11.705,00

14. Representation costs 10.328,00

15. Expenses of membership in other Associations 700,00

16. Amortization 44.234,00

17. Current donations 50.488,00

18. Refund of unspent amount 0,00

19. Bank fees 4.714,00

20. Other expenses 16.667,00

TOTAL EXPENSES 3.482.867,00

REVENUES TRANSFERRED FROM 2018. 914.866,00

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Associates and donors

in 2019

ASSOCIATES IN 2019


of Sisak-Moslavina County is continuously

working to intensively motivate and

expand the network of associates.

We are members of the Croatian federation

of associations of cerebral and child

paralysis, the Union of the federations of

persons with disabilities of Croatia, one of

the founders and members of the Croatian

Union of Associations of children with

developmental difficulties, persons with

disabilities and their families (Croatian Union

of Association of OSIce).

We are signatories to the Agreement on

joint appearance and cooperation with

the following associations: the Association

of the blind persons of Sisak-Moslavina

County from Sisak, the civic initiative My

City of Sisak, the Diabetic society of the

city of Sisak, the Association of disabled

workers of the city of Sisak and the Association

for therapeutic riding “Kas” Sisak.

During 2016, we are one of the founders

and signatories to the Agreement on

establishing of the Platform 53. Platform

53 consists of the Civic Activism Association,

UOSI SMZ, the Youth Association for

the promotion of creativity, development,

informatics and socializing, the youth

association “New World“ from Luščani,

Association for assistance to the elderly,

Association for assistance and care for

the elderly and disabled “Star”, Association

of Croatian military disabled persons

of the Petrinja Homeland War, City Association

of pensioners of Petrinja, Association

for local community development

“Our Life”, Association “Our Children”

Petrinja, Association for initial development

“Hura“ and the Center for personal development

“Izvor“.

PUBLIC SECTOR:

Pre-school and school education institutions

(Petrinja High School, Primary

School ”Mato Lovrak“ Petrinja, First Primary

School Petrinja, Galdovo Primary

School, Glina Primary School, Sisak Kindergarten,

Sisak Novi Kindergarten

and Petrinjčica Kindergarten)

Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation

Sciences, University of Zagreb

Social Welfare Centers Petrinja, Sisak,

Novska

Open Society College”Hrvatski dom“

Petrinja

Croatian Employment Service - Regional

offices of Sisak and Petrinja

Electrical co. ”Dalekovod“, Petrinja Tourist

Board

STATE INSTITUTIONS:

Ministry of Science and Education

Ministry of Labor and Pension System

(PT1) and Croatian Employment Service

(PT2)

Ministry of Demography, Family, Youth

and Social Policy

Ministry of Regional Development and

EU Funds

Sisak-Moslavina County

Institute for Professional Rehabilitation

City of Petrinja, City of Sisak, City of

Novska

City of Glina, City of Zagreb

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NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS

AND CIVIL SOCIETY

ORGANIZATIONS:

”SMART“ Association, Center for civic

ini-tiatives, GrAk-Civic activism, PSO Petrinja,

LAG Zrinska Gora-Turopolje, ”New

Life“, Red Cross Sisak, Society for social

ecology ”Green Gold“, INA Volunteers

Club, Association of persons with disabilities

Križevci - UIK, Center for education

and counseling ”Sun“, ”Sveta Ana“ - Association

for assistance to children with developmental

difficulties and persons with

disabilities of Krapina-Zagorje County,

Association of persons with disabilities

“Friend” Metkovic, National Foundation

for Civil Society Development, Association

”Smiješak“, Association for the care

of woman and family from Sisak, ”ACT“

Čakovec, ”AKSIS“ Association, ”DVD“

Hrastovica, ”Sunflower“ - Community

development center Gvozd.

MEDIA:

Print media: Večernji list, Novi Sisački

tjednik, Electronic media: Petrinja radio,

Novska radio station, Radio Quirinus,

Radio Sisak, Radio Banovina, Croatian

Radio and TV, Mreža TV, Jabuka.TV,

Banovina TV, Internet: Portal53, PS Portal,

IN Portal, Qurinus portal, Banovina

portal, Sisak.info portal, Grakni.hr, City of

Sisak, City of Petrinja, City of Novska

DONATIONS AND

SPONSORSHIPS IN 2019

BUSINESS SECTOR, COMPA-

NIES, INSTITUTIONS AND OR-

GANIZATIONS:

Plasting ortopedics, “Majda“ Flower

Shop, “Petrinia“ Dance Club, Petrinja

Tourist Board, INA dd, OTP Bank, Caffe

Bar “Grill”, “ProPlan Smart“, Pharmacies

“Pavlić“, Croatian Forests, “Reach

for Change“, Allianz, PJR, “Zg Runners“,

“Antares Center Ltd.“, “Štrobi Ltd.“ , “Mali

Valjak Ltd.“, “Wild Boar Distillery“, Town of

Petrinja, Popovača Elementary School,

“Supremum Consulting Ltd.“, DRŠ “Aktivan

Život“, Raiffesen Bank, “Freud’s

Runners“, Zagreb Judo School, “Štrobi

Ltd.“, “Run Croatia“, Petrinja High School,

City of Sisak, “Darh 2 Ltd.“, Radio Sisak,

“Buda Team“, “Marin Seleš / Čas posla“,

“Maja Knepr Šegina / Team Bazinga“,

“Marija Grgic - Sretno dijete“

CITIZENS:

B. Tompak, S. Smiljanić, V.Briški, V. Kovač

Vezmarović, K. Dvorski, M. Ivančić, P.

Milunić, Z. Podnar, Daša i Tihomir Lavor,

M. Dragojević, Miro i Dijana Smajo, S.

Čolja, D. Korasić-Odribožić, M. Lovrić,

M. Sekulić, L. Vanić, I. Marušić, Suada i

Frano Bojić, TRIBE V. Knežević, I. Majetić,

I. Krznarić, D. Radušević, I. Šimunaci, N.

Markičević, S. Lončar, S. Bjelica, M. Zaloker,

I. Kovačević, E. Stanić, K. Milašinčić, Ž.

Kruc, D. Narandžić, V. Miholić, N. Panjan,

N. Mračić, D. Cepetić, D. Marić, I. Hafner,

A. Radoš, I. Radovčić, T. Sakar Vukić, I.

Kraljić, S. Barakovac, K. Musa, I. Matić,

A. Milković, G. Gvozdanović, A. Šeler,

P. Miličević, B. Stipić, A. Bogunović, B.

Antoliš, M. Antoliš, M. Antoliš, Ivana i Eugen,

D. Puškarić, M. Šarić, L. Berendika,

M. Holsinger, I. Matijević, S. Adžam, E.

Groš, M. Srebrić, N. Klarić Pranić, E. Božić,

V. Đaković, Lj. Šako, V. Klarić, I. Filipović, V.

Đureković, J. Krišto, M. Sablić, A. Ivančić,

S. Kuraber, K. Silaj, M. Lovrić, I. Majstorović,

S. Majstorović, A. Bedeniković, I. Mušec

Posilović, Z. Malezija, Ž. Đermanović,

Ž. Koprivnjak, A. Polić, M. Mladenović,

V. Pavičić, V. Jurašinović, M. Turniški, L.

Ostojić, K. Jurašinović, D. Kučić, I. Culek,

T. Tkalčec, K. Milutinović, M. Čvorak, I.

Gorišek, I. Dumbović, M. Bonačić, M.

Matošević Hačić, N. Katić, G. Volf, S.

Miščević, M. Ivnik

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EDUcations in 2019

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STRENGTHENING THE CAPACITY OF THE

ASSOCIATION AND PERSONAL COMPE-

TENCES OF EMPLOYEES - EDUCATIONS

IN 2019


of Sisak-Moslavina County is continuously

investing in the development

of human resources and strengthening

of organizational capacities of all employees

in the project-administrative and

expert team. The trainings relate mainly

to the personal and professional development

of employees, as well as to the

development of organizational capacity

of the Association. Their impact is evident

in improving the quality of services,

improving work performance and in

the noticeable progress of the Association’s

internal capacities in planning,

managing and executing development

interventions in a professional and systematic

manner by all employees.

Marta Križanić, bacc.therap.

occup.

25-27. 01. 2019., Petrinja - Artis Includum,

Backpack ofSkills, 3rd weekend

education

06.02.2019., Petrinja - UOSI SMZ,

SMART - Sladjana Novota - Quality

Management System for Civil Society

Organizations OK2015.

05.03.2019., Petrinja - Behavioral Approaches

to Working with Children with

Autism disorders

30-31.03.2019., - Rijeka, Synapse,

Development Assessment and Support

Cabinet in collaboration with OK-

URID,PECS

03.04.2019., - Petrinja, - UOSI SMZ

Small House and E-Voice, Communication

Grid 3 and Dyslexia auxiliaries

04.04.2019. Petrinja, - UOSI SMZ Small

House and E-Voice, Simple Communicators

and Their Application in the Education

System

05.06.2019. Petrinja, - Small House,

PECS Professional Lecture

27-29.06.2019. Pula, - E-Voice, Summer

School for Assisted Communication

15.07.2019. Petrinja, - Artis Includum,

presentation of the independent living-

IDP Living project

Veronika Muža, bacc.therap.

occup.



education







Autism disorders

30.03.2019., Sisak – PLAYFUL PEDAL,

Topic: A world of emotions in the spectrum

03.04.2019. Petrinja,- UOSI SMZ Small

House and E-Voice, Communication





System




School for Assisted Communica-

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tion



IDPLiving project

Jasmina Mekanović, bacc.therap.occup.



16.10.2019., - Zagreb (Westin) - E Voice

- Day 2 of the Conference: Conference

on Assistive Technology for Children

with Developmental Disorders and

People with Disabilities; Day 2: Assisted

communication

Luna Berendika, bacc.physioth.

- Ayres sensory therapist



education







Autism disorders

30.03.2019., Sisak – PLAYFUL PEDAL,

Topic: A world of emotions in the spectrum







System





IDPLiving project

16.10.2019., - Zagreb (Westin) - E Voice

- Day 2 of the Conference: Conference




communication

19.10.2019., Virovitica - A HAPPY CHILD

Cabinet for Assessing and Encouraging

the Development of EDU MOVEO,

Brain gym Croatia MOVE & LEARN.

Building block activities - brain gym for

children with developmental disorders;

Introduction to double doodle play

Dino Heblin, bacc.physioth. - Ayres

sensory therapist

AYRES SENSOR INTEGRATION

21.04.2019.-Module 1 ASI Theory-ON-

LINE

-Module 2 Comprehensive

Assessment in ASI -ONLINE

23-26.4.2019. - Module 3 Comprehensive

Assessment in ASI-ZAGREB

HURT

14-17.06.2019.- Module 4 Clinical Understanding

of the Use of ASI-ZAGREB

HURT

05.11.2019. - Module 5 Basic Intervention

including loyalty to the intervention-

ONLINE

15-18.11.2019.- Module 6 ASI Intervention-ZAGREB

HURT



IDPLiving project

16.10.2019., Zagreb (Westin) - E Voice -

Day 2 of the Conference: Conference




communication

13-17.11.2019., Zagreb - Body Balance

Zagreb Clinic, Proprioceptive neuromuscular

facilitation - PNF - Module 3

19.10.2019., Virovitica - A HAPPY CHILD

Cabinet for Assessing and Encouraging

the Development of EDU MOVEO,

Brain gym Croatia MOVE & LEARN.

Building block activities - brain gym for

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children with developmental disorders;

Introduction to double doodle play

Natali Klarić Pranić, bacc. therap.

occup.



education







Autism disorders

08.03.2019, Petrinja - Petrinja Health

Week, Approaches to Working with

Children with Autism

10.03.2019, Petrinja - Petrinja Health

Week, Media Literacy Days, “Screens

and Speech Development - Do They

Go Together?”

30.03.2019.,Sisak– PLAYFUL PEDAL

and UOSI SMZ - On the occasion of Autism

Awareness Day, “A World of Emotions

in the Spectrum”

Jasmina Šakinović, bacc.therap.

occup., Ayres SI therap.



education







Autism disorders

30.03.2019.,Sisak– PLAYFUL PEDAL

and UOSI SMZ - On the occasion of Autism

Awareness Day, “A World of Emotions

in the Spectrum”







System







IDPLiving project

Aleksandra Milković, BSc -

Executive Director

25.01.2019., Petrinja, UOSI SMZ Artis

Includum, Zagreb - Sasa Radic, Therapeutic

goals - planning and setting -

workshop for parents

31.01.2019, Zagreb, MDOMSP -

Zvjezdana Bogdanovic, Advisor to the

Minister-Regional Workshop on Implementation

of the National Strategy for

Equal Opportunities for Persons with

Disabilities





22.2.2019.,Sisak, - PISAK, Mind lab ltd.,

Sandro Kraljević - Convincement and

influence realization

06-07.05.2019. - Jastrebarsko, -

Knowledge to Social Services Workshop,

HSUCDP, MDOMSP

29.05.2019.,Sisak– Sisak-Moslavina

County / Administrative Department for

Social Welfare - Information Workshop

Catalog of Rights and Services for Persons

with Disabilities in Sisak-Moslavina

County

08.07.2019., - Webinar on e-portfolio

and other digital tools - Rehabilitation

Center for Stress and Trauma and Study

Center for Social Work, Faculty of Law in

Zagreb - Asst. dr. sc. Lucia Weimelka

from the Social Work Study Center

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15.07.2019. - HURT - Introducing the

IDPliving-Development of a Training

Program for Boosting and Facilitating

the Community Living with People with

Intellectual Disabilities

17.09.2019, Petrinja,- POU Croatian

House of Petrinja - Workshop on accessibility

of cultural events for persons

with disabilities - Understanding disabilities

- facts and prejudices, sensitization

of the local community and inclusion of

persons with disabilities - facilitator Aleksandra

Milković

14-16.10.2019. - International Conferences

of Representatives of the Association

of Cerebral paralysis and Polio,

and Persons with Disabilities, Čiovo

2019 ”- Aleksandra Milković, Croatia,

examples of good practice

Manda Šalić, Head of EU Projects,

Financial and Administrative

Services





April 2019, Zagreb, - Finance - APV -

PwC Croatia

May 2019, Zagreb, - Measuring Social

Impact-Sunčana Glavina Petričević,

ACT Group

16.04.2019., Sisak, - Advanced Communication

Skills - SIMORA

18-19.04.2019., Petrinja,-Volunteer Programs

- POU Croatian House of Petrinja

24.4.2019., Petrinja, Workshop: Culture

in the Center - Participatory Planning

for Future Programs - POU Croatian

House of Petrinja

25.04.2019, Zagreb, - Management of

APV - INA - Oil Industry ltd.

26.04.2019, Zagreb, - Finance APV -

PwC Croatia

May 2019, Zagreb,- Measuring Social

Impact-Sunčana Glavina Petričević,

ACT Group

15.5.2019, Zagreb,- Project Management

of the Intervention Plan Ministry of

Regional Development

15.07.2019. - HURT - Introducing the

IDPliving-Development of a Training

Program for Boosting and Facilitating

the Community Living with People with

Intellectual Disabilities

15.9.2019, - Quality Presentation of

Yourself and Your Entrepreneurship to

Desired Business Success - Women’s

Entrepreneurial Center

28.9.2019, Petrinja, - Participatory Management

- Participatory Planning and

Implementation of Cultural Arts Programs

and Projects - POU Croatian

House of Petrinja

11.10.2019., Petrinja,- Participatory Management


Implementation of Cultural and Artistic

Programs and Projects - POU Croatian

House of Petrinja

Sandra Adžam Project Assistant





13.02.2019 .; Petrinja, - Workshop:

Communication styles, skills and knowledge

as a source of confidence, Motivation

- CESI

27.02.2019, Petrinja, - Regional Days of

EU Funds - Ministry of Regional Development

and EU Funds

20.03.2019., Petrinja,- Workshop: My

Skills, My Confidence and Motivation-CESI



24.4.2019., Petrinja, - Workshop: Culture



House of Petrinja

30-31.05.2019, Petrinja, - Workshop

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on Participatory Governance in Culture

and Good Practice Applications from

Ireland /Getting out of your own frame-

Connecting with others and different

people, examples of good practice -

POU Croatian House of Petrinja








Milković

28.9.2019, Petrinja, - Participatory Management


Implementation of Cultural Arts Programs

and Projects - POU Croatian

House of Petrinja

11.10.2019., Petrinja,- Participatory Management


Implementation of Cultural and Artistic

Programs and Projects - POU Croatian

House of Petrinja

Predrag Milunić, teacher, Project

Assistant

16.04.2019., Sisak, - Advanced Communication

Skills - SIMORA



24.4.2019., Petrinja, - Workshop: Culture



House of Petrinja

6-10.5.2019, Petrinja,- Public procurement

- Acquisition of basic knowledge in

the field of Public procurement through

theoretical framework and interactive

workshops, SIMORA Sisak / PJR

12.9.2019., Zagreb, BSI - Buying for Social

Impact, Conference entitled “We

use public procurement to achieve social

impact” / PJR Zagreb








Milković

Ivana Šalić, mag. prim. educ.,

Project Manager

26.2.-1.3.2019 - Orahovica, AMPEU -

Training for newly accredited ESC organizations

January-May 2019 - Zagreb, participation

in the Reach for change Foundation

Accelerator program




System

11-12.4.2019. and 25.-26.4.2019.,Sisak

- ALD Sisak - Training for volunteer coordinators

28.5.2019., Zagreb - Win Reach for

Change Award



4-5.9.2019.,Slovenia,- Sunflower Community

Development Center - Study

trip to Korenika Eco-Social Farm

24-26.9.2019 - Kranjska Gora, Slovenia,

Osijek Volunteer Center - Making it

matter, education on the impact of volunteering

on social inclusion

15-18.10.2019. - Sisak, SIMORA - Writing,

implementing and reporting EU projects

2-6.12.2019. - Zagreb, AMPEU - Inclusive

ESC II

20.12.2019. - Zamahada Foundation,

Zagreb - Creative youth for sustainable

environment

Since12/2019 - Zagreb, University of Zagreb

- University interdisciplinary postgraduate

specialist study “Preparation

and implementation of EU projects”

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UOSI SMŽ

Jelene Babić 18, 44250 Petrinja

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