Members of the Epeka Association attended the Good Stories Bazaar organized by  the Ministry of Cohesion and Regional Development in cooperation with Europe Direct Koper – Capodistria.

The stands presented content from various fields – from tourism, culture and creativity to health, entrepreneurship, knowledge, employment, sustainability and safety.  The event brings together projects from various programs and funds of the European Union, which further emphasizes the cohesion and complementarity of European funds. Projects from cohesion policy, Interreg programmes, the Common Agricultural Policy, the Fisheries Fund and the Recovery and Resilience Plan were presented in one place.

Visitors were able to learn first-hand how European funds contribute to improving the quality of life, developing local communities and creating new opportunities.

The Epeka Association presented several of its projects at the bazaar:

The Social Activation Programme strengthens social competences by ensuring the implementation of various activities, such as activities to increase motivation, activities to improve functional skills for active solving of social problems and challenges, activities to empower participants to enter the labour market.

DigitalVsCorrupt is a project led by EPEKA Montenegro, which aims to raise awareness of the impact of corruption and develop tools to tackle this problem through digitalization. One of the key activities within the project was the development of an online platform where you can find all the relevant information about corruption, its analysis and possible solutions.

From experience to support is a project that is aimed at strengthening quality, organized and sustainably oriented volunteering and providing better, integrated support to volunteers. At the Epeka Association, we have been running volunteer programs for many years. Within these, on the one hand, we offer volunteers the opportunity to develop, further educate and perform activities that are available to them during our programs, and on the other hand, with the support of volunteer programs, we offer our final target groups expanded and enriched content that addresses the problems they face, and at the same time responds to the needs we perceive in cooperation with them.

The Loli Luludi Association  is an association founded on the initiative of members of the Roma community who attended social activation programs. Their desire to upgrade their own knowledge and autonomous decision-making in planning activities that address the problems that Roma women face in everyday life was key in the formation of this organization. The Association strives to empower Roma women, as we believe that this is the only way to achieve lasting changes in their lives.

EU Youth Cinema: The Green Deal is an innovative project dedicated to a sustainable Europe. It presents the European Union’s green goals in a film context and contributes to the evaluation and understanding of the EU Green Deal among young viewers and provides a platform for a multicultural approach to the Green Agenda. The project engages mainly young audiences and encourages them to address environmental challenges and promote green activities and lifestyle habits.