In 2015, the Ana and Vlade Divac Foundation provided housing solutions for 156 refugee families through new construction and social housing. They also distributed 247 economic and agricultural grants to start or expand local businesses. Additional projects in 2015 included refurbishing 8 schools and 22 flood-damaged homes, building 5 playgrounds and kindergarten classrooms, supporting 138 youth initiatives, and providing aid to 70,000 refugees from the Middle East. The Foundation continues to focus on supporting refugees, rural development through agriculture grants, youth programs, education, and engaging corporations to increase their social impact.

1. Ana and Vlade Divac Foundation
Overwiev of 2015

2. Results for 2015
156 families
Housing solution for 156 Ex-Yu refugee
families through the construction of
prefabricated houses and social housing
247 grants
247 economic and agricultural grants
for start up/development of
business/agricultural production
22 houses
Refurbished 22 houses and
8 sports facilities in the flooded areas
8 schools
Refurbished 8 schools
via“One in a million”project
5 playgrounds
renewed and 5 Montessori
classrooms/sensor rooms provided for
kindergartens in Belgrade
138 projects
138 youth projects/initiatives
in 11 municipalities across Serbia
19 single mother families
Supported with income
generation grants
24 families
having second/third child financially
supported – project ”Babies are in”
70 tons
of humanitarian aid for 70.000 refugees
from the Middle East in Belgrade,
Dimitrovgrad and Sid

3. In 2015 only, 156 families were
provided with new homes!
Since 2007, Foundation has
provided permanent housing for
650 refugee families.
Social Housing
for Refugees

4. In Oct 2015, new builDing for refugees with 20 flats was opened.
500.000$ budget was raised with the support of:
30K 3 2
Individuals major individual
donors
embassies
(Japan and USA)
1 7
corporate
foundation
corporate in-kind
donation
Belgrade city authorities
provided land and
infrastructure

5. Support to rural areas – Divac Agriculture Funds
• In 2015, agriculture grants to 247 families
in 20 municipalities
• Unique public-private partnership model developed
• Donors:
individual donors from Diaspora, local municipalities,
Canadian and Norwegian embassy

6. Divac Youth Funds
• In 2015, DivacYouth Funds (funds managed by selected
young people towards dealing with local youth issues)
operating in 11 municipalities across Serbia supported
138 local youth projects
• Unique model of partnership between CSO, local
municipality, and local businesses
• In order to make this model organizationally
sustainable and even more locally-owned, Ana and
Vlade Divac Foundation selected 6 CSO’s that will go
through extensive mentoring and capacity building
process and run Divac Youth Fund model in the future

7. PROJECT: BIG HEART
In 2015, build 5 courses and 5 Montessori
classrooms in public kindergartens
For the 5 year duration of the project, a
total of 24 playgrounds in kindergartens
that benefit more than 8,000 children
across the country

8. New challenges in 2015 – Refugee Relief
• Over 600.000 refugees have passed trough Serbia over
the last 5 months
• Divac Foundation provided 70 tons of food, water,
medicines, hygiene packages and winter clothes
(jackets, boots, and hats) for over 70.000 refugees
• Fundraising efforst started with American Economy
Chamber in Serbia and their members. Foundation
immediately involved 10 corporate donors,
100 volunteers and established partnerships with
international donors

9. Promoting tolerance and humanity
In September 2015, Foundation gathered
representatives of 4 traditional religious
communities in Serbia – Orthodox,
Catholic, Islamic and Jewish, who have
sent mutual message of humanity and
publicly invited people and communities
to support refugees.
Action had a great media coverage
and great response from the Serbian
community, corporate and international
donors.

10. Support to the philanthropy development in Serbia
Divac Foundation is investing continuous efforts in improving environment for
philanthropy with focus on:
Foundation representatives are taking active part in activities related to the
sector development as well on different panel discussions and conferences
Active role in UN Global Compact network in Serbia and in Serbian
Philanthropy Forum
TRANSPARENCYLEGALISATION STANDARDAS VOLUNTEERISM

11. Exchange of knowledgeFundraising conference
In April, Foundation has
organized fundraising
conference for the CSOs. The
aim was to gather and educate
representatives of different
CSO’s in order to improve their
fundraising capacities and
increase their suistainability.
Conference consisted of
lecture from US fundraising
expert Jerry Twombly and
presentations from 5 national
foundations and 2 corporations
regarding their approach
to fundraising and decision
making in grant giving.
60 participants from 23
organizations took part on the
conference.
Conference was free for the
participants and has been
organized without any budget.

12. Volunteers actions
Divac Foundation
is investing effort to
organize volunteers
and to motivate people
in Serbia to join such
initiatives
Volunteering actions:
World Charity Day, many
activities with corporate
sector and partners for
refugee relief projects
Foundation and
its volunteers have
delivered 70 tons of food
and water, thousands
pieces of clothes,
blankets, hygienic
packages, etc

13. Engaging corporate sector
Trough Global Compact network Serbia, Foundation have initiated several activities for
corporate sector. In August 40 employees were engaged in a volunteering action in a home for
children without parental care. They have renewed some parts of the building and sport court.
Also, another company donated furniture for two SOS children villages.

14. PROJECT: ONE IN MILION
In 2015, refurbished 8 schools
Since the beginning of the project has
been refurbished 19 schools attended
by more than 5,000 pupils

15. Advocating for favorable legislative regarding taxes
Non-supportive legislative
environment in area of tax
deductions for individuals and
corporative donors is a huge
obstacle for the whole non-
profit sector, but also for the
beneficiaries
Together with Serbian Economy
Chamber, Nordic Business
Alliance and KPMG and an
expert advisor, Divac Foundation
have raised this issue with the
government
The whole sector is interested
to support this initiative and we
are hoping for some positive
changes during 2016

16. Holiday season
Providing new furniture and equipment for 100 pupils in village school in Southern Serbia
Delivery of food packages for 150 families in rural area of Southern Serbia
Children’s New Years gifts for 1.000 refugee kids which have entered the country during holidays
Children magazine for over 12.000 kids across Serbia with focus on rural areas and institutions
for unprivileged children

17. Uros Delic
Corporate Philanthropy Officer
uros.delic@divac.com