Bowling tournament in memory of the SKOK operation 1

Association HBLPTSP SDŽ carried out activities in memory of the anniversaries of the Homeland War and in memory of the almost forgotten, but an important SKOK operation 1 organized a bowling tournament. Recall, the SKOK 1 operation was a one-day operation by the HV and HVO, when Serbs are 7. April 1995. again defeated at the Dinara. Operation Jump 1 was preceded by Operation Winter ’94, during which the bulk of the Livno field and important heights of the Dinara mountain. Goal of this action wasprepema terrain for the implementation of the liberation operation "Storm". Namely, by this action he was liberated 75 square kilometers of territory, which enabled them to take more favorable positions on the Dinara in the areas of Crvena Greda and Zeleni Brdo. Likewise, the goal of approaching the villages of Uništa and Cetina was achieved, thus preventing the danger of an enemy counterattack from the direction of the village of Uništa. He participated in a bowling tournament 12 team after 2 player. The tournament was held in three groups at different times according to the relegation system (from 9:00 – 11:00 hours first group, from 11:30-13:30 hours another group and from 14:00-16:00 third group, group winner finals from 16:30-18:30 hours) so that u was maximal in each group 10 person. The tournament was held in the open air on a specially built long track 35 m and width 4 m where it was easy to maintain social distance. U 19:00 hours was the announcement of the winners and the distribution of trophies and medals to the winners of the tournament and thanks to all representatives of the participating associations – representatives of the units that took part in Operation SKOK 1 and representatives of other associations that emerged from the Homeland War. The winners of the tournament with the most wins were: 1. place UHBL PTSD SDŽ, 2. Veterans Association 1. Croatian Guards Association and 3. place Association of Croatian War Veterans "Knin Battalion" ŠKŽ. The organizer thanked everyone and especially the Ministry of Croatian Veterans who co-financed the purchase of bottles and cups in the hope that next year will continue to mark the anniversary of SKOK 1. The above activities were carried out in accordance with the instructions of the National Civil Protection Headquarters. and according to all protective measures that included activities so that the safety of the participants would not be endangered in any way.

EU projekt ”Analysis of social factors that affect the quality of life of the veteran population – guidelines for the future. "

The Association of Croatian Veterans Treated for PTSD in the Republic of Croatia is a partner organization in the EU project ”Analysis of social factors that affect the quality of life of the veteran population - guidelines for the future. " The aim of the project is to improve the quality of life of Croatian veterans and victims of the Homeland War by conducting scientific research on the basis of which guidelines will be created for the improvement of legal provisions governing the rights of veterans.. We hereby invite all citizens to fill out an anonymous online survey that will be the basis for conducting six scientific studies., the topics of these tests have been determined in advance through prior consultation with relevant experts and will be conducted on an adequate number of samples., and they concern:
1) Public opinion about veterans and the image created in the media;
2) Health care for veterans;
3) Veterans' work activity and involvement in social entrepreneurship;
4) War tourism in the Republic of Croatia;
5) Psychosocial status of veterans' families;
6) Veterans' communication with decision makers;

The obtained data will be processed by statistical analyzes within professional and scientific research, which will result in exact indicators and conclusions in the development of guidelines for policy development.. Engaged professors from three scientific organizations will participate in the research (Ivo Pilar Institute of Social Sciences, University of Zadar, Croatian Catholic University) who will present their work in scientific articles and guidelines for drafting guidelines. The developed guidelines will be presented to decision makers during six structured dialogues, and each of them will be organized in a different city in order to achieve regional equality of involvement in the policy-making process.
Survey link: -HERE-