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Municipality of Mionica awarded Philanthropy with the plaque of the Duke Živojin Mišić for results achieved in the field of humanitarian activities on the territory of the Municipality of Mionica.

The Charitable Foundation of the Serbian Orthodox Church Philanthropy provided 6o dehumidifiers to flash-flood affected families in the municipalities of Knic and Lucani.

A state of emergency is declared because of the abundant rainfall in Serbian cities: Cacak, Ivanjica, Sremska Mitrovica, Kraljevo, Novi Pazar, Knic, Arilje, Lucani, Tutin, Trstenik, Pozega, Paracin, Koceljeva, Kragujevac, Vrnjacka Banja, Svilajnac, Raca, Despotovac...

Philanthropy started ALMIT international project in January 2018, with eight partners from Austria, Bulgaria, Turkey and Serbia. The EU funds the project.

Third training for the people living with HIV/AIDS was held in Nis. It covered subjects of social and health rights and rights of patients.

Project “Empowerment of Vulnerable Older Persons Wellbeing in Kragujevac and Kraljevo Region“ started in December 2018 and will last till March 2020. Project is designed for an older population living in rural areas of Serbia, to older with а disability or chronic disease, older people living alone, poor, people who receive social welfare assistance, refugees and internally displaced persons.

Eurodiaconia Supervisory Board approved the application for membership of Covekoljublje/Philanthropy. Philanthropy is the 50th member of Eurodiaconiа, a European network...

On 24th of January 2019, CF Philanthropy welcomed their colleagues, experts in the field of social work with children deprived of parental care, members of the organization working with children and youth from the homes.

Philanthropy launched Serbia’s first cash assistance emergency program after the floods in 2014. Since the year of 2015, Philanthropy has been implementing cash program in the 15 reception centers and asylum centers and providing cash assistance to refugees and migrants. The CaLP global partnership for cash transfer programming in humanitarian assistance will be a catalyst for accelerating change further. Check out which organization are also CaLP members: http://www.cashlearning.org/membership/who-are-our-members-1

Upon receiving the invitation of the Brot fur die Welt, with its headquarters in Berlin, director of Philanthropy, Тhe Charitable Foundation of the Serbian Church, Mr. Dragan M. Makojevic, MDiv MTh, had the honor to take a part in the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the creation of it. While being in Berlin, there was enough time and opportunities to congratulate colleagues and friends, on such important jubilee as well and to talk about current and future cooperation between two institutions.  Director of Philanthropy also had a privilege to meet and talk with His Excellency Mr. Joachim Gauck, the former President of Germany, who used the opportunity and extended His most cordial greetings to the Holy Church and the Serbian people.