NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATION ALTERNATIVE KAKANJ

	October, the month of the pink ribbon
	Throughout the world October is marked as the breast cancer awareness month. The World Health Organization (WHO) has again warned this year that breast cancer is the most widespread and most deadly type of cancer in women, stressing particularly the importance of early discovery of the disease.

	Vice president of FBiH, Svetozar Pudarić, in visit to NGO “Alternative” Kakanj
	During official visit to Kakanj on 7th October 2011, Svetozar Pudarić, the vice-president of Federation BiH also visited NGO „Alternative“ Kakanj, where he talked to its and representatives of other local NGOs.

	Volunteers from South Korea in visit to Kakanj
	As part of the exchange program run by World Vision International, a group of 16 volunteers from South Korea visited Kakanj Municipality. The World Vision’s office in Zenica, together with partner local organizations presented several volunteerism-based project being implemented in Kakanj.

	Increasing the transparency of 6 municipal courts in Zeničko-dobojski canton – project summary

	Strengthening the transparency of the judicial system - workshop
	In a workshop held from November 26-28 2010 in Vlašić the preliminary recommendations were defined regarding improvements to municipal courts' public communication procedures. The workshop is part of the project „Improving the transparency of 6 municipal courts in Zeničko-dobojski canton“, which is implemented by NGO „Alternative“ Kakanj and financed by the USAID.

Cooperation between Local Governments and Citizens ------------------------------------------- Young people will monitor activities of municipal councils and provide public reports Towards a dynamic partnership between local governments and citizens Seminar "Communication strategy" How to achieve successful communication with citizens? Cooperation between citizens and local governments Strengthening of Cooperation between Local Governments and Citizens in Central BiH Municipalities Project "Strengthening of Cooperation between Local Governments and Citizens in 8 Central BiH Municipalities" continues in 2008 Citizens are interested in communication with local government Citizens ask – Councilors answer Mayor of Kakanj Municipality in Visit to NGO "Alternative" Cooperation strategy between local governments and citizens of 8 Central BiH municipalities Communication strategy Postcard questions delivered to councillors 3-day seminar in Neum How to improve communication with citizens? "The Olof Palme International Center" representatives in visit to NGO "Alternative" Successful communication skills Improving councillors’ communication skills Cooperation Strategy between Local Governments and Citizens of 8 Central BiH municipalities Municipalities of CBiH for Europe ------------------------------------------- Participative democracy process initiated by the project "Municipalities of the Central BiH for Europe" Workshops Councillor as a facilitator and Councillor as a leader Project "Municipalities of the Central BiH for Europe" is nearing its completion A new method of communication between councillors and citizens Citizens asked councillors! First educational cycle for councillors completed Workshop for councillors held in Busovača Councillor as a communicator workshop delivered Report from the workshop Councillor as a communicator held on May 20th 2006. Representatives of Delegation of the European Commission in BiH visited our organization Alternative uses the most modern methods of learning Workshops within the project Municipalities of the Central BiH for Europe Meeting with trainers Citizens, ask councillors Citizens, ask councillors! My qestion for councillor is... ToT seminar for trainers ToT in the project Municipalities of the Central BiH for Europe Municipalities of Central BiH for Europe STEP in the region of CBIH ------------------------------------------- Promotion of the first Tourist Guide of Kakanj and Zavidovići municipalities Educational cycle for householls successfully implemented How to receive guests properly? More natural and rural elements in the tourist offer of the Central BiH region Another week-end of May dedicated to improving tourist services Manifestation Save Bobovac 2006 Assessing the quality of tourist services Report form the workshop for households Contribution of NGO Alternative to the development of tourism in the region of CBiH Improvement of tourist services in the region of CBiH Alternative in Bobovac Strengthening of tourism through education and promotion in the region of central BiH – STEP in the region of CBiH Municipial representatives visiting NGO Alternative

Annual report 2006.

Recommendations for improvements to public informing strategies of municipal courts in Zeničko-dobojski canton

Results of the questionnaire on reform of municipal courts in Ze-do canton

Analysis of the questionnaire on reform of municipal courts in Ze-do canton

Strategy of communication of local governments with public

Report on the state of 176 cultural-historic monuments in Kakanj Municipality