WORLD CAMPAIGN “CLEAN UP THE WORLD” HELD ON BUBANJ
18.09.2010.
Participants of  scout oriented contest of Serbia, under the name “Cup of King Peter 1st” and volunteers of EKOpolis network, with activities in Memorial Park Bubanj of City Municipality of Palilula, held week of world campaign “Clean up the world”. In general standing the winner of this year 26th Cup of scouts is unit “Vozd Karadjordje” in Nis. It was promoted and aims of project of energetic efficiency about biomass – “Biogenerator”.Competitors of scouts Cup and participants of ecological action “Clean up the World” from Serbia but and guests from Kumanovo in Macedonia, on opening of Cup welcomed Milan Djurdjevic, president of Assembly of City Municipality of Palilula. He reminded on very good cooperation of Municipality with scouts organization of City of Nis especially  with unit “King Peter I”, who is organizer of contest. “And this activity – stressed Djurdjevic shows that is scouts organization today one of the best organized youth groups which in own program has the most ecological education of children and youth”.

According to the words of Boban Mikic, member of Council of City Municipality of Palilula “Memorial park Bubanj” is sort of park of nature – memorial space, that we want – stressed Mikic, that in cooperation with scouts, as “keepers of nature” and other interested associations  rearrange in sustainable sports-recreational center of City and Municipality and to provide to our citizens, one more “green oasis” in the city center”. At this moment we make  new project and new contents will be reconstruction and building of Summer stage on Bubanj, that will be place for organizing of number of cultural – artistic manifestation ( Film festival, music festivals, etc.) of the City and Palilula Municipality.

In cooperation with EKOpolis network, promoter of world ecological campaign “Clean up the world – Clean up the Serbia – Clean up the City of Nis”, Alliance of scouts of Serbia and City Municipality of Palilula realized in Memorial park Bubanj and this activity. Theme of this years campaign “Care of community for nature”, is part of planetary activity which encourages people across the world to search for ways to mitigate influence which make on environment when it comes about biodiversity but and of accumulate of waste, water pollution, saving the energy. This is especially important in urban areas, considering that 80 percent of natural resources of the planet spent in cities”, said Dragan Vidojkovic, chairman of EKOpolis network. With this occasion on Bubanj is promoted project “Removing non – technical barriers to the use of biomass for energy purposes – BIOGENERATOR”, which Ekopolis and Association AgroVetmanagement realizing this project with support of program SECTOR, which implements Regional Center for Environment (REC) and financed Swedish Agency for International Development and Cooperation (SIDA)” Campaign of organization of civil society, which are promoted by EKOpolis network strengthen consciousness of population of need to improve the condition of environment and to promote “green” life style.

Senior of Alliance of scouts of Serbia Momcilo Petkovic reminded participants of scouts Cup “King Peter - First” that this ecological activity came from Australia and that scouts of Serbia more then sixteen years successfully achieved. Program of scout organization – stressed Petkovic have for aim that to young members provide mastering various skills for successful stay in nature and better knowing flora and fauna as protection of ours natural goods.

Members of eight competitive teams of 26th of scouts Cup “King Peter - First” in Nis, except of  participation in ecological campaign CUW weekend, they showed and high level of training of staying in nature, moving on unknown terrain, making tasks, transmitting on distance, first aid – said Dalibor Rakic, senior of unit “King Peter – First”. By estimate of  competition commission and Staff of action, as we find out from Milan Stojanovic, senior of this action, at category of scouts the best results on this year scouts Cup “King Peter – First” showed in the overall members of unit of scouts “Vozd Karadjordje”. At category of scouts first place went to the team of unit “Lola”, second to the guest from Kumanovo from unit “Scout” and third to the team from unit “Vozd Karadjorde”. In category of mountain girl for successful ended tasks, first place won a girl from unit “Vozd Karadjorde”.