NGO's Aiding Krnjača

Walking through the asylum centre, there were plaques and stickers denoting the various donations made by all sorts of organizations. The most notable non-governmental contributions were made by the Caritas Organization and the Ana & Vlade Divac Foundation.

Caritas Internationalis:

Established in November of 1897 as a confederation of 165 predominantly Catholic relief-centered organizations. These partners focus on providing food, living necessities, and "dignified" shelter so that refugees and their families (especially women, children, and the elderly) can meet their basic human needs. Furthermore, they provide critical information, legal resources, along with translation and language services to centres like Krnjača, so that they can in turn best provide for the inhabitants.

Upon my visit to the camp, I saw a lot of places and things that featured the Caritas logo. Thereby showcasing how that place/item was funded by Caritas. Here are a few examples...

One of the MANY trash cans featuring the logo.

This is the 'laundry room' with a washer and dryer, along with detergent and fabric softener, all provided jointly by Caritas and German humanitarian assistance.

The Divac Foundation:

Established by Ana and Vlade Divac (the Serbian ex-NBA player), in June of 2007, as a continuation of the the humanitarian work they had been doing for twenty years in the United States through the Humanitarian Organization Divac (HOD). 

These are Ana and Vlade Divac.

Over the past eight years, their organization has narrowed their focus on supporting refugees and IDPs (internally displaced persons) in improving the conditions for raising children and youth, and addressing any resettling or housing and integration problems they may have. The Foundation's priority is security the prospect of quality life for vulnerable groups, primarily youths and single parents, by introducing them to lifelong learning and skills development.

One such provision by the Ana and Vlade Divac Foundation is the Social Café in Krnjača. I will do a full post following this, going further in depth on the "Café" and its effects within the camp.

This is a timetable of the weekly activity plan in the
Social Café that provides English learning services, artistic
outlets, and introductory computer science education.

The emblem was also featured on the jacket of Irena Radujevic, one of the people in the camp who works in the Social Café and is paid by the foundation.