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PUBLISHED: 28. 03. 2022.

A Makeup Workshop at My Place Under the Sun by Romana Poropat

With the aid of professional makeup artist Romana Poropat, moms from the My Place Under the Sun program had an opportunity to partake in a makeup workshop.

PUBLISHED: 05. 04. 2022.

My Place Under the Sun in the Kids Escape Room

Heartfelt thanks to the KIDS Escape Room – Rijeka for an unforgettable adventure!

PUBLISHED: 15. 03. 2022.

The Official Opening of My Place Under the Sun’s New Space

Yesterday was a day dedicated to all those who helped in our campaign, the official opening of our new space!

PUBLISHED: 01. 03. 2022.

MPUS on the Field – Kooglana Food&Fun Rijeka

Many thanks to the Kooglana Food&Fun Rijeka bowling alley for providing our children with the opportunity to make their first try at bowling!

PUBLISHED: 18. 01. 2022.

Participation in the Guided Children’s Workshop “Look Inside the Magic Box”

We partook in the interactive guidance and children’s playroom “Look Inside the Magic Box.

PUBLISHED: 27. 12. 2021.

Christmas Hangout for Volunteers

“Kindness is like snow; it beautifies everything it falls upon.” Merry Christmas and the new year 2022!

PUBLISHED: 24. 12. 2021.

The Faculty of Medicine’s Students for Childhoods with Equal Opportunities

[Many thanks to Teddy Bear Hospital – Rijeka]

PUBLISHED: 20. 12. 2021.

On the Occasion of its Fifteenth Birthday, Tower Center Rijeka Contributes to My Place Under the Sun!

Many thanks to Tower Center Rijeka, which, on the occasion of its fifteenth birthday, delighted us with a donation of 15.000,00 HRK.

PUBLISHED: 15. 12. 2021.

The My Place Under the Sun Program and Campaign Granted the Krunoslav Sukić Peace Award

The Center for the Culture of Dialogue from Rijeka’s My Place Under the Sun campaign and project – which aim to collect the means to adapt and decorate a space to work with children who live below the poverty line in Rijeka – has won the award for promoting peace, nonviolence, and human rights Krunoslav Sukić, awarded by the Center for Peace, Nonviolence, and Human Rights from Osijek.

PUBLISHED: 11. 10. 2021.

The Beginning of the Readaonica Workshop

Last year, within the European Solidarity Corps, we mapped unused spaces in Rijeka to find a new area we will soon move into.

PUBLISHED: 17. 09. 2021.

The My Place Under the Sun Picture Book

You can now find our delightful My Place Under the Sun picture book in stores!

PUBLISHED: 07. 07. 2021.

Excursion to Lič

We spent Saturday, July 3, on an excursion to Lič that Saša Pavlić had organized for our children.

PUBLISHED: 24. 06. 2021.

Volunteer hangout at the OMEGA recreational-entertainment center

We decided to spend the end of the 2020/2021 school year, characterized by various restrictions and safety measures, in a relaxed and entertaining ambient with our diligent volunteers.

PUBLISHED: 10. 06. 2021.

Excursion to the Plitvice Lakes National Park for Single-Parent Families

Several single-parent families, volunteers, and My Place Under the Sun’s team have spent a wonderful weekend at the Plitvice Lakes National Park from May 29 to May 30.

PUBLISHED: 25. 05. 2021.

The Beginning of Construction Works on My Place Under the Sun’s New Space

We have begun working on Rijeka’s new space for the My Place Under the Sun program.

PUBLISHED: 19. 05. 2021.

Scientific Research on Urban Poverty in Rijeka and Gospić

CCD has begun conducting scientific research on urban poverty in the cities of Rijeka and Gospić.

PUBLISHED: 05. 05. 2021.

Agreement on Attaining the Pećine Space Signed Between the University of Rijeka and the CCD

During the campaign we initiated to adapt an adequate space donated by the University of Rijeka, on May 4, 2021, we signed an Agreement on Attaining the Space and using it to realize the My Place Under the Sun program.

PUBLISHED: 18. 01. 2021.

The Beginning of a Three-Year Project Funded from Croatia’s Trust for Active Citizenship

My Place Under the Sun is a project worth 180.116,31 EUR, centered on the problem of children’s urban poverty in the cities of Rijeka and Gospić.

PUBLISHED: 26. 11. 2020.

Donate for Childhoods with Equal Opportunities by Using KEKS!

Join us in the struggle against child poverty and social exclusion, and support our efforts to provide our little protégés with a proper Place Under the Sun.

PUBLISHED: 25. 11. 2020.

Watch the Campaign Video – I Need My Place Under the Sun

Within the My Place Under the Sun donor campaign, whose aim is to collect 1,2 million HRK for entirely adapting and equipping the My Place Under the Sun Solidarity Center for working with socially excluded children in Rijeka, these days we have published a video where our various famous fellow citizens express their support for the campaign.