The Regional Rural Development Standing Working Group (SWG) in South-Eastern Europe and Municipality Lopare supported the manifestation “Majevica is calling”which which was organized by NGO “Majevicki akcijasi”. The manifestation gathered around 100 participants from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia and Montenegro. Focus was set on the environmental protection and cleaning actions. Traditionally dances from Lopare was presented and humanitarian actions as blood giving was organized. To the participants presented were “Majevica breakfast” which contained only product from the region. Idea is to brand and promoted the “Majevica breakfast” to organize the producers and to be jointly visible on the market. The participants jointly arranged the kindergarten.
The event was supported within the SWG GIZ project “Rural development through integrated forest and water resources management in Southeast Europe: Rural perspectives: qualification, reintegration and (self) employment”.