Serb Democratic Forum ( sh, Srpski demokratski forum, Српски демократски форум) is a

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of the

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, which in cooperation with national and international organizations and institutions, protects

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, develops and promotes inter-ethnic tolerance and understanding and tries to restore mutual trust and respect. Forum is a voluntary, non-governmental, non-profit and non-partisan organization. It is the first Serb non-governmental organization founded in Croatia in the aftermath of the disintegration of

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. Forum has won numerous awards for his work in affirmation of human rights and civil society, most notably the Democracy and Civil Society Award in 1998, awarded by the

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and EU for promotion of democratic values. Image:Veljko Džakula.jpg, Veljko Džakula

Serb Democratic Forum-Youth Forum

* Serb Democratic Forum-Youth Forum (Serbo-Croatian)
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, status = informal youth interest group at SDF , purpose =

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, headquarters =

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, location = Draškovićeva,

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, coords = , region_served = , membership = , language = Croatian or Serbian , general = , leader_title = President , leader_name = Željana Modrinić (21 December 2013-) , key_people = , budget = , num_staff = , num_volunteers = , website = , remarks = Serbian Democratic Forum-Youth Forum ( hr, Srpski demokratski forum-Forum mladih, sr-cyr, Српски демократски форум-Форум младих) is an informal group of

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, which is acting as an independent section and youth interest group within Serb Democratic Forum. It was founded on 21 December 2011 on the 20th anniversary of SDF. Group was founded by a group of former students of

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from Zagreb. Forum mladih SDF-a

SDF-Youth Forum is a signatory of

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against the increasing

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and

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. In June 2013 SDF-Youth Forum publicly supported organizers of

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and urged its members as well as other members of

community to join event. In October 2013 in cooperation with group from Finnish municipality

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SDF Youth Forum conducted a project entitled "Focus on us!" funded by the

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References

* ''Стратешки план СДФ-а од 2004—2009'', Загреб, 2003. * ''Срби у Хрватској 2007'', Српско народно вијеће, Загреб, 2007. * Iznad sudbonosnih okvira, Identitet, br. 100, jul 2006. {{Serbian minority institutions and organizations in Croatia Serbian minority institutions and organizations in Croatia Human rights organizations based in Croatia 1991 establishments in Croatia Donji grad, Zagreb Organizations based in Zagreb