Serbia: Subotica

• The city: Subotica lies in the very northern part of Yugoslavia. The town is 10 kilometers from the Yugoslav-Hungarian border. It is considered a "gateway to Europe". Subotica is the second biggest town of the Vojvodina province and the most important administrative, industrial, trade, traffic and cultural center of the North Backa region.
• Local Partner: Kizur Istvan Elementary School
• Coordinator: Istvan Soos
• Volunteer Group: 25 young volunteers (average age is 16). The group has recently been incorporated under the name Tridia.
• Sample Projects:
  1. Cooperating with the local Caritas chapter in assisting the elderly with their daily needs (cleaning, grocery shopping or just having someone to talk with).
  2. Providing peer education on issues such as AIDS prevention for local youth.
  3. Teaching Roma children Hungarian and Serbian languages through group activities at a local playhouse.
  4. Organizing modern dance performances at an elderly home.
  5. Assisting a local reforestation initiative; establishing a small zoo, an eco-garden, and tree planting in the school yard.