“In our work we focus particularly
on
children’s
right to participation
in culture and education”
C31 
team
We are the C31 team Maša Avramović and Aleksandra Stamenković, the founders of the Centre, are leaders, creators, and authors of the Organization’s conceptual frameworks, programs, and projects. This duo has been leading the Organization since its establishment in 2007, in strategic and program development and project management, ensuring that the organizational values, vision, objectives, and principles are met in all aspects of its operations.
Maša is a pedagogue, researcher, and teacher at Södertörn University in Stockholm, a Gestalt play therapist with children and adolescents, and a supervisor in the Oaklander model, Gestalt and integrative psychotherapist under supervision. She is the author and educator of the international community-based trauma-care program for children living in difficult circumstance and coping with traumatic experiences (YARN), an expert in children’s participation as well as the author of numerous publications.
Aleksandra is a historian, an educator, a licensed ICI international coach master trainer, and an NLP IN master trainer. She is the author of an internationally accredited youth coaching program, Young Practitioner of Self-Leadership (link), an entrepreneur, and a founder of the Moment of Excellence Consulting and Education Centre. She has enrolled in the European-accredited Diploma program in Gestalt psychotherapy.
A CULTURE OF CHILDREN’S RIGHTS
Since its establishing the C31 – Centre for Creating a Culture of Children’s Rights has remained dedicated to creating a context for living children’s rights. The inspiration for naming it came from Article 31 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, which is defining the right of the child to culture, play, and leisure activity.
A Culture of Children’s Rights is a set of values, attitudes, policies, and practices that ensure that the principles of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child are made an integral part of social institutions, educational systems, and intergenerational relations. A Culture of Children’s Rights is a way of living that involves understanding, respect, and implementation of children’s rights, and where children and young people are provided with opportunities to express their perspectives, influence the issues concerning them, and grow in an environment that is respectful of their uniqueness, dignity, and contribution. The concept of the culture of children’s rights recognizes children and the youth as active holders of their rights, who are active participants in creating culture, values, and knowledge, as well as in developing a vision of society and contributing to it by bringing up current issues and perspectives of their generation.
Through its work, C31 is contributing to building a society where the voice of children and young people is listened to, their participation is encouraged, and the respect of their rights becomes the foundation of joint life-living, individual and social development among the generations.
“Childhood means freedom to play, dream and create.”
Share Program
The SHARE program includes a number of educational projects and programs characterised by the use of history, important historical events and processes, cultural heritage and places of remembrance, as the starting point for learning and a dialogue on current individual, social and political concerns.
The aim of this program model is to share awareness of the life and important issues faced by people in the past, which are still relevant in their contemporary form, to identify and gain understanding of these issues, and to search for ways of responding to them.
Engage Program
The ENGAGE program model encompasses projects aimed at promoting living human and children’s rights, children’s and young people’s participation and activism, connecting with personal values in accordance with human rights, engaging in social action, and making contribution to society.
The aim of this program is to identify the current social concerns, emerging and ongoing challenges and crisis, analyse their consequences for individuals, communities and society as a whole, raising citizens’ awareness of these issues and co-creating constructive ways in responding to them, with active youth participation and intergeneration dialogue.
Share-Engage
Learning Platform
The Share – Engage platform, developed as a learning resource, was created within the ENGAGE project, implemented by the organization C31 in partnership with the Raoul Wallenberg Academy from Stockholm, with the support of the Swedish Institute and the Embassy of Sweden in Belgrade.
The platform was designed as a learning resource that represents the culmination of over twenty years of C31’s work in the fields of human and children’s rights, education, culture, youth participation and activism, critical thinking, creativity, development of inner and social values, and responses to crisis situations. It is intended for everyone working with and for young people, as well as young people themselves and all those who wish to contribute to making our society and the world we live in a better place.
CONNECT
With Values and Deeds
POSE IMPORTANT QUESTIONS
Think critically
ENGAGE
For a Better Reality
JOIN TOGETHER
Cooperate, exchange, contribute
BE A SUPPORT
In time of crisis
LIVE THE RIGHTS
Human and children’s rights
DEVELOP FURTHER
Programs – Seminars – Mentorship
SPARK CREATIVITY
Imagine, try, create
COOPERATION
We believe that recognizing those with whom we share values and aspirations, mutual collaboration, dedication, and a creative approach to reality provide a basis for building positive changes, both on the personal and on the social level. That is why networking, building cooperations and joining efforts for shared vision, goals, and actions are one of the most important aspects of our work.
We consider our years-long collaborations and the large number of associates and participants in our programs to be among our greatest achievements. It is our aim to continue broadening the circle of our associates. More than 12 000 young persons, 600 teachers and educational professionals, 100 museum professionals and cultural workers, 150 professionals in the field of child protection, as well as more than 250 primary and secondary schools directly participated in our programs and projects.
Appreciation
We wish to express our appreciation and special thanks to:
Snežana Nena Anđelković (✟ 2006), Raša Sekulović, Helene Larsson Pousette, Slavica Marković Sandić and Karen Knight
For recognition, opportunities, conversations, guidance, sincere support, understanding, cheering, trust and sharing our vision.
