Expeditio

Volunteerism in EXPEDITIO

EXPEDITIO emerged and survived thanks to volunteerism. During its existence, a large number of Expeditio activities was based on volunteer work. The first of our projects were exclusively voluntary, and the little resources that we have managed to secure from sponsors and donors would be spent on printing costs, travel, materials or basic living expenses on the field. Often, it would be necessary to invest even own funds so that individual projects and activities could be implemented. At a later stage, as the organization developed, we managed to provide minimal resources for implementation of activities and covering the fees, but we still mostly invested a substantial amount of unpaid work. Also, some of our friends and supporters helped on volunteer basis to EXPEDITIO at a time when we were not able to provide funding for certain activities (mainly translation). In the following, we shall list our volunteers, as well as some examples of volunteer support to others provided by Expeditio since 1997.

People who have contributed to the Expeditio development through their volunteer engagement:

- Stevan Kordić, photographer from Kotor - Stevan grants us with his professional photography everytime we ask :)

- Adrienne Blattel, Montreal, Canada - Adrienne has volunteered at Expeditio for 3 months in the fall of 2009
- Darmila Vojinović, Podgorica - translation

- Jadranka Vojvodić, Podgorica - translation

- Mila Marjanac Turi, Budva (and Novi Sad) - translation of the Forum „From Vision to Action”

- Miomira Bohus, Beograd - translation

- Dejan Radović, Beograd - translation in English of the first Expeditio web site

- Leigh Grant, USA - editing the book "Guide to Perast" in English, financial donations

- Jasmina Andonović, Beograd - translation "Management approach and its applicability on protected landscapes"

- Dado Žica, Beograd - various kinds of help and support

- Milica Lopičić, Beograd - various kinds of help and support

- Milica Tanasijević, Beograd - translation

- Vuko Strugar, Bar - translation "Protected Landscapes and Cultural Landscapes"

- Gordana Petković, Jagodina - translation of the Forum "From Vision to Action”

- Nataša Govedarica, Montreal - translation of the Forum "From Vision to Action”

- Gillian Caddy, England - editing of the book "Medieval Towns in Monetenegro"

- Svetlana Kikanović, Kotor - assistance in carrying out a survey on the project "Cultural Needs of Youth in Boka"

- Srđan Milošević, Beograd - travelogues Bratislava and Brno

- Dragiša Spremo, Banja Luka, travelogues through Bosnia

- Bojana Karavidić, Novi Sad - travelogue about Albania

- Miško Leković, Godinje - travelogue about Godinje

- Aleksandar Stanojlović, Pančevo - travel books on railways

- Zorica Tomanović, Podgorica - travelogue about Zabljak Crnojevica

- Marija Nikolić, Tivat - travelogue of the City Park in Tivat

- Zorana Melović, Beograd - travelogue about Italy

- Marija Mihaliček, Kotor - travel books about Perast Islands

- Tanja Piperović, Podgorica - travel books about archeology in Montenegro

+ Participants of the Volunteer work camps in Perast 03/04/2002 (~ 40 people from the region and Sweden)

A huge thanks to all our volunteers!

Projects that are entirely based on the voluntary work of EXPEDITIO members are:

Other volunteer activities of EXPEDITIO

Organization of Southeastern Europe Alumni retreat workshop
Ralization of the trening for Project application for members of the NGO Anima Workshop: Project application
Participation in Action of cleaning Godinje organized by NGO “Godinje”, November 2003
Participation in environmental action NGO NATURA “Cleaning of the river Svinjača”, October 2003 Kolasin
Participation in Volunteer camps in Sweeden through partners Svenska byggnadsvårdsföreningen (participation of 8-10 volunteers from EXPEDITIO)
Local organization of the project FREE distribution of the energy saving light bulbs in Montenegro
Local organization of participants from Montenegro at Study visit: Wooden Eco Houses in Styria (organizers cover costs for participation of one person from Expeditio at stusy visit)
Workshop organization - Planning Through Community Participation for nongovernmental organizations and state institutions representatives, held July 11-12 July 2005 in Cetinje in QLF / Atlantic Center for the Environment, USA organization

Volunteer engagement of EXPEDITIO - Design and Prepress:

- Kotor City Walls - partnership project MBA, IRD ...

- Perast City Museum - informational leaflet

- Lapidarium Kotor - informational leaflet

- NGO Anima, Kotor - different PR material (leaflets, brochures...), translation...

- Mountaineering Club "Vjeverica" from Kotor - PR material (logo, t-shirts, pocket calendars, leaflets), website, all promotional material of the project "All to Vrmac - Vrmac for all!", organization of presentation "Layers of Austro-Hungarian heritage at Vrmac"

- Cultural Centre Kotor - banner for the festival EX - YU film in Kotor (2007), poster for the play "Chicago perversion", a website for the "Festival Teuta"

- NGO Women's Safe House, Podgorica - brochures and leaflets, website ..

- NGO Vertigo - poster for the play "Jacques or obedience"

- NGO Natura - help with translation...

EXPEDITIO conceptual design projects that were voluntary implemented:

- House of Free Thought - preliminary design for the reconstruction for NGO Anima + financial support

- Preliminary design for the solution of the Elementary School yard in Kolasin - Expeditio in cooperation with Jelena Franovic, landscapes. Arch.

Websites made voluntary by EXPEDITIO:

www.vjeverica.org

www.festivalteuta.com

www.pro-story.org

www.szk.me

www.svetionik.cg.yu

www.arheologija.info

Other volunteer activities of EXPEDITIO:

- Organizing visits to the Bay of Kotor Canova to the participants of the association "Architectes du Patrimoine in France"

- Help in the form of consultations, providing advices and literature from EXPEDITIO library to students, researchers and all interested ...

- EXPEDITIO hired free of charge projection equipment many times (projector and screen) to non-governmental organizations, associations and public institutions that would come forward with this need

- EXPEDITIO also hired free of charge its premises to other non-governmental organizations for their meetings, focus groups etc.

- EXPEDITIO donated 4 used monitors to citizens of Kotor

Unpaid participation of EXPEDITIO members in different working groups, councils, committees, such as:

- National Council for Sustainable Development

- Committee for the sites of world cultural and natural heritage of the National Commission for Cooperation with UNESCO

- Board of the Association of Friends of Perast

....

If you desire to volunteer in Expeditio, please contact us at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Our partners

Public Sector

Ministry of Economic Development of Montenegro, Energy Department – Sector for Energy Efficiency
Ministry of Culture, Sports and Media of Montenegro
Municipality of Kotor
Municipality of Tivat
Municipality of Herceg Novi
Education Office of Montenegro, Podgorica
Primary School "Savo Ilić" , Kotor
Local Community of Perast
Regional Institute for Heritage Protection Kotor
Museum of the Town of Perast
Municipality of Cetinje
Faculty of Arts, Cetinje
University of Valencia, Spain

Non-governmental Sector

OD-DO Architects, Belgrade, Serbia
South East European (SEE) Heritage Network
Europa Nostra, the Hague, Netherlands
Natura, Kolašin
Quebec-Labrador Foundation, USA and Canada
Society of Friends of Perast
SNV, Netherlands Development Organisation
Cultural Heritage Association "NAPREDAK" Gornja Lastva, Tivat
Paraplegic Association of Montenegro, Podgorica
Women's Safe House, Podgorica
Anima, Kotor
PaPs - Public Art and Public Space, Belgrade, Serbia
Svenska föreningen för byggnadsvard, Stockholm, Sweden
Cultural Heritage Without Borders (CHwB), Regional Office Sarajevo
Montenegro Business Alliance, Podgorica
MANS- Network for affirmation of NGO sector, Podgorica
Green Home, Podgorica
Centre for the Protection and Study of Birds, Podgorica, Podgorica
Monitoring Group MOGUL, Ulcinj
Eco Centre "Delfin", Kotor
Association of Architects of Nikšić
Lynx, Podgorica
MOST, Žabljak
Club of Architects of Herceg Novi
Za Druga, Petrovac
Kamelija, Stoliv
Society of Friends of Durmitor, Žabljak
Association for the Restoration of the Podlastva Monastery
Committee for Civic Initiative, Niš, Serbia
Institute for Sustainable Development, Warsaw, Poland
NGO Godinje
Projektor, Tivat
Notar, Kotor
ffice for the Prevention of Drug Addiction, Kotor
Relais Culture Europe, Paris, France
AMI-Aide aux Musiques Innovatrices, Marseilles, France
Bunker, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Zunino e Partner Progetti (ZEP), Albenga, Italy
CITEMA, Italy
Remont, Belgrade, Serbia
ProstoRož, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Academica, Belgrade, Serbia
CORNUCOPIA - Institute for Space and Culture, Vransko, Slovenia
Suburbium, Petrovaradin, Serbia
Albanian Heritage Foundation, Tirana, Albania
Vitra - Centre for Sustainable Development, Cerknica, Slovenia

Media

RTCG
Radio Kotor
Radio OZON, Kolašin

Business Sector

Karver Bookshop, Podgorica
Holzcluster Steiermark GmbH, Graz, Austrija
Biro Konto, Igalo
Agency for the Construction and Development of Herceg Novi

Individuals

Stevan Kordić, photographer, Kotor
Lazar Pejović, photographer, Cetinje
Associate Professor Dr. Emir Fejzić, Faculty of Architecture, Sarajevo
Milica Tomić, artist, Beograd
Professor Mirko Kovačević, architect, Belgrade

and many others ....

Our approach

In its work EXPEDITIO is guided by by the following principles:

Concern about the space and the environment: We promote an approach to building and spatial planning practices that includes the care for the environment. Construction sector is a major consumer of energy and is responsible for a high level of pollution. Our vision is that sustainable building and planning practices should not be an exception but usual approach in architecture.

Taking care of cultural heritage: We believe that culture is an important resource that contributes to social and economic sustainability of a society.

Suitability: We try to understand the real needs of the surroundings in which we live and design our projects accordingly. We try to achieve project results which are visible, clear and useful to their beneficiaries.

Cooperation and partnerships: We believe that good effects of projects can be achieved through networking and partnerships between non-governmental, private and public sectors. The media also have an important role.

Cultural diversity and human rights: We believe in partnerships that reflect the national, religious or any other diversity.

Participatory approach: We regard as sustainable that approach which includes as many stakeholders as possible. The space is a matter of concern of all people, and they have the right to influence its development. We believe that through active participation in projects, the stakeholders can develop ownership of the project ideas and results.

Sustainability: We promote sustainable solutions – in social, environmental, economic and cultural sense.

Gender equality: We attach a lot of importance to promoting and applying the principles of gender equality. We believe that gender equality, together with other kinds of equality, forms the basis of social development.

Transparency: We try to achieve the greatest degree of transparency in our work. We regularly publish and disseminate information about all our activities through our website, mailing lists and annual reports. Information about our financial revenues and expenditures is available to the public.

Diversity of target groups: Since space matters concern all people, our target groups are diverse: children, youth, persons with disabilities, local governments, NGOs, the media ....

Philanthropy: We believe that everything we do should be shared with other people. Because of that, our publications, documents, researches, reviews, photographs, etc.. are available to all through our website.

Membership

Australia, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, France, Georgia, Holland, Croatia, Italy, Macedonia, New Zealand, Poland, Republic of Srpska, Slovenia, Serbia, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, USA, England...

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Press

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Media files
Here are the documents that describe the number and type of EXPEDITIO occurrence in public through various media - radio, TV, newspapers, magazines ...

Press cliping
Here you can see copies of press clipping about the activities of EXPEDITIO.

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Expeditio is grateful to all the donors and volunteers who support our work.

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Thank you in advance.

Expeditio team

Why support EXPEDITIO ?

If you want to join those who support our mission, there are many ways to get involved and contribute. EXPEDITIO mission is encouraging sustainable spatial development of Montenegro and SEE region through activities in the field of sustainable architecture, cultural heritage, spatial planning, as well as through activities that contribute to the overall development of civil society.

In its work EXPEDITIO is guided by by the following principles:

Concern about the space and the environment: We promote an approach to building and spatial planning practices that includes the care for the environment. Construction sector is a major consumer of energy and is responsible for a high level of pollution. Our vision is that sustainable building and planning practices should not be an exception but usual approach in architecture.

Taking care of cultural heritage: We believe that culture is an important resource that contributes to social and economic sustainability of a society.

Suitability: We try to understand the real needs of the surroundings in which we live and design our projects accordingly. We try to achieve project results which are visible, clear and useful to their beneficiaries.

Cooperation and partnerships: We believe that good effects of projects can be achieved through networking and partnerships between non-governmental, private and public sectors. The media also have an important role.

Cultural diversity and human rights: We believe in partnerships that reflect the national, religious or any other diversity.

Participatory approach: We regard as sustainable that approach which includes as many stakeholders as possible. The space is a matter of concern of all people, and they have the right to influence its development. We believe that through active participation in projects, the stakeholders can develop ownership of the project ideas and results.

Sustainability: We promote sustainable solutions - in social, environmental, economic and cultural sense.

Gender equality: We attach a lot of importance to promoting and applying the principles of gender equality. We believe that gender equality, together with other kinds of equality, forms the basis of social development.

Transparency: We try to achieve the greatest degree of transparency in our work. We regularly publish and disseminate information about all our activities through our website, mailing lists and annual reports. Information about our financial revenues and expenditures is available to the public.

Diversity of target groups: Since space matters concern all people, our target groups are diverse: children, youth, persons with disabilities, local governments, NGOs, the media ....

Philanthropy: We believe that everything we do should be shared with other people. Because of that, our publications, documents, researches, reviews, photographs, etc.. are available to all through our website.

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Publications

Expeditio portfolio

Here you can see Expeditio references.

My City - My Home

Short TV programs on the theme of sustainable spatial development in Montenegro MY CITY - MY HOME:

Bicycles in cities

City of pedestrians
Green city

Sustainable cities

City and advertisements

City adapted to climate changes

City of recreation

Health in cities

Spaces for playing

Creative public spaces
City and gender equality
Public transport

City adapted for blind and visually impaired persons

Tourism and city development

Montenegro region

City and cultural heritage

Energy efficiency

Contemporary architecture in cities

Urban rappers

City adapted for persons in wheelchairs

Coexistence with animals in the city

My city and green economy

Cleaner city

Sustainable building

Nature and cities

City and community involvement

Coastal zone management

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