News in English     | 13.03.2019. 19:50 |

‘You are a Sunflower’ declared the Champion of Regional Cooperation for 2018

FENA Muhamed Hadžibegić

SARAJEVO, March 13 (FENA) - Secretary General of the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC), Majlinda Bregu presented the award of the Champion of Regional Cooperation for 2018 to the Founder and Chair of “You are a Sunflower” Foundation, Albana Osmani at the reception marking the 11th anniversary of the RCC in Sarajevo this evening.

“You are a Sunflower” is a non-profit, humanitarian organization based in Tirana, operating regionally. It is functioning as a foundation, aimed at  helping children in need, especially those treated for serious diseases, by providing them necessary assistance and improving conditions of their care.

Albana Osmani, who received the award on behalf of “You are a Sunflower” Foundation, thanked the RCC and its Secretary General for recognizing their work and choosing to stand together with them, behind every child.

“We started from the scratch in March of 2017, with our own money, producing the first branded products: the sunflower t-shirts, to raise money by selling them and helping children who were being treated in hospitals across Albania, and later spread our mission to Kosovo and North Macedonia.

Solidarity is a fundamental European value, one of those values sadly lacking lately in the post-modern world we are living in. Every year, the RCC selects, out of a pool of regional cooperation pioneers, one, whose actions and impact have marked the year behind us.

“Such actions that spread sprit of solidarity and tolerance beyond national borders, with the language of humanity and empathy, will teach the young generations what really matters,” said RCC Secretary General, Majlinda Bregu.

The raised money was and is being used to meet the wishes of the suffering children. Our next step will be a regional campaign! Wherever there is a child in need in the Balkans, we want to reach out a hand that helps!  Our region is a marvelous piece of land, blessed by nature, broken from history but united from the strength and the big heart of its people.” 

The RCC’s 11th anniversary reception gathered representatives of political and diplomatic core in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Media, NGOs and other friends, partners and supporters of the RCC’s activities, to welcome the new Champion of Regional Cooperation and celebrate together all past and future common successes.

The Champion of Regional Cooperation award is recognition of an individual or an institution that the RCC and its Secretary General consider to have contributed most to the development of regional cooperation in South East Europe over the course of the past year.

(FENA) S. R.

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