Specific support measures to combat all forms of violence against women 

An international training "Boosting Inclusion Through Social Entrepreneurship" was organized in Bologna from June 17 to 24, 2018, within the Erasmus plus program of the European Union. The participants of the training were representatives of various civil society organizations from Morocco, Macedonia, Greece, Albania, Italy and Serbia.

On November 25, 2018, Association Žene na prekretnici organized a panel discussion "Challenges, Results, Plans: Social Entrepreneurship as a Model for Economic Empowerment and Inclusion of Vulnerable Groups", as part of the Serbian Visions multicongress. The panel included Marija Radovanović from the German Organization for International Cooperation (GIZ), mentor and trainer Sonja Dakić, Milica Gudović from social enterprise Bagel Begl, Ivanka Stamenović from Ekobag, Vladica Jovanović from Brodoto, while the panel was moderated by journalist Maja Kukavica.

Last night, at the United Nations Headquarters, as part of the WE Empower UN SDG Challenge Marijana Savić and Bagle Bejgl shop have been awarded #WEEmpower certificate for their efforts on advancing Sustainable Development Goals and improving the position of women and girls in our society and globally!

Idea for a better tomorrow

Social entrepreneurship in Serbia is picking up its pace - from food and fashion industries to media with the aim to support the most vulnerable categories of citizens

Simonetta Sommaruga, head of the Swiss Federal Department of Justice and Police, was a guest of NGO Atina and our social enterprise Bagel Bejgl shop during her visit to Belgrade.

Bagel Бејгл was awarded WEEmpower certificate for their efforts on advancing Sustainable Development Goals and improving the position of women and girls in our society and globally!

The certificate was awarded at the UnitedNation Headquarters, as part of the WEEmpower UN SDG Challenge.

Learn more about Bagel Bejgl in the video below.

Today, on the occasion of the World Day against Trafficking in Persons, US Ambassador to Serbia, Kyle Scott, and Minister Zoran Djordjevic visited the social enterprise of Citizens’ Association Atina, Bagel Bejgl shop, whose profits are financing recovery programs this organization runs for the victims of human trafficking.

US Ambassador Scott has underlined that human trafficking is a global phenomenon, and that there is no country in the world that is not faced with the issue of modern slavery.

Atina and Bagel Bejgl gained new allies in the fight for an equal society, Alona Fisher-Kamm, Ambassador of the State of Israel to the Republic of Serbia, and Rina Bar-Tal, President of the Israel Women's Network.

They visited Atina and Bagel Bejgl shop on Friday, June 30, 2017. The meeting was held in a pleasant atmosphere, with the exchange and understanding of the position of women, and things that must be done to achieve gender equality, but also to provide equal opportunities for all the women in society.