USAID Serbia and Montenegro
Local Economic growth (Serbia): Municipalities in USAID’s Municipal Economic Growth Activity attracted over 800m Euro in investments and created over 11,000 jobs in two years by becoming more business friendly; 270 new businesses opened; 26 Local Economic Development offices set up to actively attract investments. | Commercial Courts (Serbia) have become more efficient and transparent with Case Management Systems in all 16 courts and the High Commercial Court. Case backlogs cut drastically. | Compete Project (Serbia): Helping to bring Serbian companies back into world market – leading directly to $20.5m in 2008 exports. Helping to introduce International Industry standards that allow companies to compete in the global marketplace. Attracted major film productions and millions in investments. | Support to companies (Serbia) in vulnerable areas increased their competitiveness. 2008 sales at trade/shows fairs for assisted companies up 42%. | Economic systems (Serbia): Helped introduce: VAT; private pensions; investment funds; sound insurance industry, bankruptcy and enforcement and modern payment systems. | Opportunity Bank (Serbia) loans created 5,000+ new jobs and ensured 40,000+ existing jobs were kept. Only lender for vulnerable people who have little access to credit. | Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) (Serbia): Civil Society activities have brought together 14 major companies and an array of NGOs to establish culture of CSR. | Preparedness Planning (Serbia): USAID works with all levels of government to improve disaster risk reduction, trained 675 responders from 50 Municipalities on disaster management. | Civil Society Grants (Serbia): USAID assisted 160 Civil Society organizations with $5.2 million in 2.5yrs to better represent the needs of ordinary people & become more influential partners with businesses and government in the democratic process. | Media (Serbia): USAID media assistance has contributed to more independent, professional and financially viable media outlets and media associations. The regulatory environment now better supports the development of e-media; 2,000+ media professionals trained. | Court Reform (Serbia): U.S. assistance helped increase independence and the professional skills of judges, magistrates and prosecutors; provided legal assistance to victims of war crimes and human rights abuses. | Local governments (Serbia): Through work with a wide geographic spread of municipalities, local governments are now more responsive: 30+ Citizen Assistance Centers, E-government in 80+ Municipalities. | Youth (Serbia): Junior Achievement in 90 schools in 2009. USAID supports efforts of the Ministry of Youth/Sports to better prepare youth for post-graduation work opportunities. | Agribusiness (Serbia): Serbian companies assisted made $16.7m in registered sales in 2008. Recent trade shows expected to bring over $17m in contracts. |
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    Photo Tour

    September 04, 2007

    Montenegro tourism

     
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    With the objective of presenting Montenegro as a tourist destination USAID as part of the Community Revitalization through Democratic Action - Economy (CRDA-E) program, in collaboration with the Center for Sustainable Tourism Initiatives (CSTI) supported a ‘Photography Adventure’ project that was realized in October 2006. The project gathered seven recognized photographers from six countries - Daniela Aroyo (Bulgaria), Theo van der Heijdt (Netherlands), Vlada Tatarević (Serbia), Ivan Blazev (Macedonia), Amer Kapetanović (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Lazar Pejović and Duško Miljanić (Montenegro) - who have captured Montenegro’s “Wild Beauty” from seven unique perspectives. The artists granted more than 1000 photographs to CSTI, who in turn provided them to the National Tourism Organization of Montenegro, the Ministry of Tourism and Environmental Protection, Regional Tourism Organization of the Bjelasica and Komovi Region, local tourism organizations and the National Parks of Montenegro.

    NOTE: All the pictures in the Montenegro tourism photo tour have been taken during the Photography Adventure Project. You can use all photos free of charge provided that you mention the name of the photographer either in the text or below the photo in the magazine, as this is specified in the contract between CSTI and the photographers. CSTI has over 1,000 photos from across Montenegro and all stakeholders from the tourism field who are interested can receive these photos to use for tourism promotion. For additional information please contact Slavica Vukcevic, Executive Director, Center for Sustainable Tourism Initiatives at +381 69 338 062 (mobile) or slavica@cstimontenegro.org. For more information about CSTI please visit www.cstimontenegro.org.