Civil society Development Program
Will it Succeed?
“WILL IT SUCCEED?” TV serial is an interactive weekly programme through which the viewers are following the attempts of different non-governmental organizations throughout Serbia to implement some of their useful ideas in their hometowns.
In the first season of the serial the actions are taking places in: Belgrade, Požega, Leskovac, Kraljevo and Pančevo.
THE MAIN PURPOSE of the serial is a change of the image of NGOs in public opinion, by using a popular form of reality show. “Will it succeed?” reacts to a need of repositioning the concept of civil activism in Serbia and shifting it from an apstract, political level to a concrete, daily life level, where the people will be able to identify with it and, consequently, realize the neccessity of their participation in the process of solving their own problems. Thorugh this TV serial we wish to develop citizen awarenss that the main goal of NGOs is to work on solving thir problems and protecting thir interest.
The serial is created in a form which resembles the existing reality show programms. The main objective is to use the alreadyaccepted and succesfull TV form for promotion of good ideas, civil initiatives and projects which serve the benfit of local communities and Serbia, in general.
The Presenter/Host is linking all the actions form different towns and introducing the viewers to the problems which the citizens are trying to solve through joint efforts.
The creative concept of the project was realized by SVA marketing agency.
The Production team:
Director: Peđa Marković
Host and narrator: Žarko Lazić
Producer: Aleksandra Mandarić
The First season of “Will it succeed?” TV serial was broadcasted on the second channel of RTS from June 28th to August 2nd.
Actions represented in the first season of “Will it succeed?” are:
1. Beograd
Action: “Safe Migrations”
Partner: Anti Traficking Center (ATC)
A great number of young people wanting to travel abroad are forced to reach for alternative methods, due to strict visa regime, and they often end up as human trafficking victims. This problem was presented on a speaker’s platform held in Belgrade’s Dom Omladine where the representatives of the countries for which the visas are often demanded, but rarely issued, were present. During the action interviews on this matter were done with the foreign embassy representatives in Serbia. Also, the problems in visa issuing procedure, which a common Serbian citizen encounters if he/she wants to travel abroad, were clearly depicted.
2. Pančevo:
Action: “Making disabled people able to live independently
Partner: NGO Na pola puta
Each working day of the week, during 16 – 22h, the beneficiaries: disabled
people (Down syndrome and autism), gather together in a rented apartment
and with the assistance of trained professionals and volunteers conduct
regular house chores. Together with their helpers they go shopping for groceries,
and prepare food. Once a week they have folklore dancing, go to swimming
pool, or participate in some similar activity. In one of the well known
houses in Pančevo, they organized a sales exhibition of the art works they
made, and a party afterwards. The goal of this action was to get those people
prepared for living alone with the support in a home community, and later
enabling them to become partially
3. Leskovac:
Action: “Let's tidy up our town“
Partner: Leskovac Educational Centre
The goal of the Leskovac's action is to encourage disabled people to go
around town with no problems and to have easy access to city's institutions
as well as to make it possible. At the assembly of small and medium bussines
enterprizes from Leskovac area and, also, through the direct comunication
with entrepenuers, individuals and local community representatives, a fund
was raised which helped putting on a ramp at the entrance to Leskovac's
town comitee building for disabled people and the sidewalks at the crossroads
were adapted for them. The action itself was, also, promoted on a speaker's
platform organized by the assotiation of praplegics. This action is particularly
interesting, because Romani community in Leskovac joined to help alongside
their fellow townsman.
4. Kraljevo
Action: “ Taking back the legacy of Petar Bogavac ”
Partner: Youth union of Kraljevo
The youth organizations from Kraljevo, gathered in a youth union of Kraljevo,
are trying to implement their right to use the building which was left to
Merchant Youth of Kraljevo, by Petar Bogavac, a merchant before World War
II, in his will. On a «breakfast work meeting» with the President of the
city counsel, they are trying to get some support for their action. A speaker's
platform about the matter of charity foundations in general, was held as
a part of the action and, also, a meeting with the young representatives
of local self-management, at the town's main square, where they were explaining
the meaning and importance of getting back the right of use.
5. Požega
Action: “ Eco-Center in action ”
Partner: FORCA Požega
The focus of the action conducted in Požega was put on protection and
improvement of the environment. During the action, several of containers
for collecting “pet wrapping material” were provided and installed. At the
same time, through the support to the local fishermen organization and their
active involvement in the project of environmental protection and improvement,
fish was planted in the river Skrapež. The action was, at the same time,
promoting the work of fish-protecting service. The goal was to protect the
fish fund, and also the environment. During the action a short piece about
local alcohol beverage factory was made, since they are one of the biggest
environment polluters in that area.
We invite all of the interesed citizens and NGOs to contact us with their ideas and actions which could be filmmed and represented in the next seasons of the serial.
Feel free to send us your ideas and projects at: proconcept@sbb.co.yu
The realization of this project is financially supported by:
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