Month: March 2019

In December 2018. as part of the "International cooperation" leadership ZUHBL PTSD Croatia was visited by association JOB 'Union Veterans "Canton Sarajevo and met with the Assistant Minister for Veterans' Affairs of the Sarajevo Canton Mr.. Smajlovic. During the visit, the presidency of the Community and representatives of associations JOB "Union of Veterans' Sarajevo Canton through this cooperation, exchanged experiences in work, but the emphasis was on experience in working with veterans and the most common difficulties that you encounter in everyday life defenders. Representatives of the Community visited the tomb of veteran-pioneers from the Army of BiH Ahme Begovic who was the founder of the first veterans' organizations and longtime president JOB's "Union of veterans" of the Sarajevo Canton.

In December 2018. The members of the presidency ZUHBL PTSD Croatia thanks to the financial support of the National Foundation for Civil Society Development, visited the Association of Croatian War Veterans Suffering from PTSD Dubrovnik-Neretva County. With representatives of the Dubrovnik association took part in the celebration of the Day of Dubrovnik War Veterans and 27. anniversary of the successful defense of the city in the war and visited the Museum of the Patriotic War on Srđ. Visiting association lasted two days, and during the visit to exchange experiences, and the leadership of the local Association presented the difficulties they encounter in their work. Presidency of the Union informed about the activities of the local Association of the implemented and planned projects in 2019. year and found that current cooperation with other organizations at the local level with the same or similar interests is satisfactory and that this synergy proved to be a good way to work to the benefit of all Croatian defenders in Dubrovnik-Neretva County, and beyond.

Representation UHBL PTSD Zagreb County participated in the celebrations of the Association of Zagreb County with a focus on the activities of veterans' associations from the Homeland War. As part of the same organized the debate "veterans' associations and the importance of their actions in the Zagreb County" and, along with other representatives of associations working at the Zagreb County President g. Tihomir Trešćec presented history of working UHBL PTSD Zagreb County.

As part of the "psychological and spiritual empowerment of Croatian defenders treated from PTSD and their families," financed by the Ministry of Croatian Defenders in three cities (Slatina, Grubišno Polje and Daruvar) held three workshops and panel discussions about PTSD and in cooperation with the Croatian Association for Suicide Prevention. Workshop topics and discussions were "About drugs and their impact on the ability of users", "Hit the target and how to achieve it" and "The Meaning of Life: Or for which we have fought?“. The same were designed to veterans suffering from PTSD and women veterans and their family members. Given the large turnout at forums and workshops turned out that there is still a need for continuously organizing such events.

05. November 2018. It was organized by State 9. Knowledge Center organized a conference: Stepping Croatian war veterans and war victims in civil society. The conference members 9. knowledge center, including the Union of Associations of Croatian defenders treated from PTSD RH, the participants presented their work and describe the process of entering into 9. center of knowledge and emphasized the role of the Ministry of Croatian defenders and the National Foundation for Civil Society Development in their daily work, and with the aim to encourage other organizations to take active participation in the local community through various forms of financing and support offered by both bodies.