October 12, 2006
Embassy of the United States of America
Belgrade

U.S. Embassy to "Adopt" Segment of Danube River Bank
Embassy working in Partnership with City of Belgrade and Serbian Schoolchildren

The U.S. Embassy, in partnership with the City of Belgrade and 200 Serbian schoolchildren from the Dorcol neighborhood, plans to clean up a part of the riverfront along the Danube River, from Nebojsina kula to 25 May Sports Center, on Friday October 13th. The Embassy will also be launching an initiative that will both stimulate recycling and create jobs for citizens of Serbia.

River Clean-Up: This event is a follow-up to a similar event the Embassy organized in September 2004 in the same area of the Belgrade riverbank. However this year, the Embassy is adopting the stretch of riverbank, similar to the popular "Adopt-a-Highway" program in the United States. By adopting this portion of the riverbank, the Embassy and its employees hope to ensure the cleanliness of the area for the length of the planned adoption.

Many volunteers from the Embassy, Belgrade city offices, police and firemen, as well as American companies and Serbian NGOs, plan to be working side by side to demonstrate everyone's pride in a clean city. During the cleanup, the schoolchildren will be engaged in activities centered on recycling, led by the Serbian NGO Eko Centar.

Recycling/Job Creation: This initiative, which will also be officially kicked off on Friday, will provide heavy-duty cargo tricycles and uniforms for up to 15 individual collectors in Belgrade, who will then be trained in proper recycling procedures.

U.S. Ambassador Michael C. Polt, Deputy Mayor Radmila Hrustanovic and Princess Elizabeth Karadjordjevic will address participants and journalists. In addition, a representative from the Roma NGO Dur will present the Embassy's new recycling project.

Journalists interested in covering the river cleanup event on Friday, October 13, should be at the riverbank near Nebojsina kula no later than 10:30.

Ambassador Polt addresses the audience

Ambasador Polt se obraća prisutnima

Deputy Mayor Radmila Hrustanovic addresses the audience

Zamenik gradonačelnika Beograda Radmila Hrustanović se obraća prisutnima

Princess Elizabeth Karadjordjevic addresses the audience

Princeza Jelisaveta Karađorđević se obraća prisutnima

Mrs. Hallie Polt is planting a tree

Gospođa Hali Polt sadi drvo

Volunteers from American Embassy clean the riverfront

Volonteri ambasade SAD čiste obalu reke

Volunteers clean the riverfront

Volonteri čiste obalu reke

Heavy-duty cargo tricycles

Tricikl za prenos tereta

Waste containers

Kontejneri za odlaganje otpada

12. oktobar, 2006
Ambasada Sjedinjenih Američkih Država
Beograd

Američka ambasada "usvaja" deo obale Dunava
Ambasada u partnerstvu sa gradom Beogradom i učenicima

U petak, 13. oktobra, ambasada SAD, u saradnji sa Skupštinom grada Beograda i 200 učenika iz dorćolskih škola, planira da očisti deo obale Dunava od Nebojšine kule do Sportskog centra 25. maj. Ambasada će takođe najaviti akciju kojom se stimuliše reciklaža i otvaraju radna mesta za građane Srbije.

Čišćenje reke: Ovo je nastavak slične akcije čišćenja koju je ambasada organizovala septembra 2004. godine na istoj lokaciji. Međutim, ove godine ambasada će "usvojiti" deo obale, slično konceptu popularnog američkog programa "Usvojite autoput". "Usvajanjem" ovog dela obale reke ambasada i njeni službenici se nadaju da će obezbediti čistoću ovog područja u periodu trajanja "usvajanja".

Mnogi volonteri iz ambasade, Skupštine grada, policije i vatrogasne službe, kao i američkih kompanija i srpskih nevladinih organizacija, planiraju da rade rame uz rame i time demonstriraju da je čist grad ponos njegovih građana. U toku čišćenja, učenici će biti angažovani na aktivnostima usmerenim na recikliranje kojima će rukovoditi srpska nevladina organizacija Eko Centar.

Recikliranje/Stvaranje poslova: Ova inicijativa, koja će biti najavljena u petak, će obezbediti tricikle za prenos tereta i uniforme za do petnaest pojedinaca koji se bave sakupljanjem sekundarnih sirovina u Beogradu i koji će biti na adekvatan način upućeni u procedure recikliranja.

Ambasador SAD Majkl K. Polt, zamenik gradonačelnika Beograda Radmila Hrustanović i princeza Jelisaveta Karađorđević će se obratiti učesnicima i novinarima. Takodje, predstavnik romske nevladine organizacije Dur će predstaviti ambasadin novi projekat recikliranja.

Novinari koji su zainteresovani da izveštavaju sa ovog događaja treba da dođu, u petak 13. oktobra najkasnije do 10:30 časova, na obalu kod Nebojšine kule.

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