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We are the team of Aurora Mother Center in Belgrade, Serbia.
Aurora Mother Center
Belgrade, Serbia
Aurora Mother Center (Centar za majke Aurora) is taking the lead in providing the needful for vulnerable families with local and international partners to create a fostering surrounding and an inclusive society.
Workshop "Food and Drink"
Within the framework of 9 dimensions, we held the “Food and Drink” workshop, which represents one of the important dimensions for our Center.
Our dear ladies showed great interest in this topic and thus opened up important segments for discussion in our community.
We look forward to the continuation of the dimensions
"9 Dimensions" Training
We convey a part of the working atmosphere from the training on “9 dimensions” held in our Center through a video that you can find by clicking on more at the bottom of the text.
We developed dimension-specific concepts of work, learned more about them and began a plan for implementation in our Center, mapped meaningful initial dimensions for our community….
Each of the 9 dimensions represents importance for the development of our Center and our community.
We would like to thank our lovely ladies and trainers Marieke from the Netherlands and Nada from Bosnia and Herzegovina, for the wonderful training.
9 dimensions
As part of the “Understanding the nine dimensions of the public living room” project, we held an introductory workshop with our members.
We have presented nine areas that are key to understanding the work of mothers’ centers.
We are implementing the project in partnership with the Nest Foundation from Holland, and it is financed by the European Union.
Distribution of New Year's packages for our little ones
On that occasion, we also distributed gifts to the dear women of our Center.
We would like to thank the Red Cross of Zvezdara for donating packages for our ladies and our youngest members.
Play day
It is important to allow children to learn and develop their abilities through fun.
Playing with our little ones always fills us with positive energy.
The activity was realized as part of the project “Neve Droma – new roads”, which is implemented by the Center for Mothers, “Aurora”, in cooperation with the Mother Centers International Network for Empowerment. The project is funded by the Baden-Württemberg Stiftung.
Food Preservation Day
Another successfully implemented mini-initiative of the dear ladies of our Center.
The general goal of the initiative is to raise the awareness of the local community about the importance of preserving food, reducing waste and valuing traditional knowledge through the active participation of women and children.
Wonderful food, important message and our dear ladies, definitely a beautiful day.
The activity was realized within the project “Neve Droma – new roads”, which is implemented by the Center for Mothers, “Aurora”, in cooperation with the Mother Centers International Network for Empowerment. The project is funded by the Baden-Württemberg Stiftung.
INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF MINE
Our Center took part in the International Academy of Centers for Mothers, as part of the “Mothers for Peace and Ecology” project.
Together we shared experiences and learned from each other.
The exchange of experience and practices is key to the development of each Center for Mothers, we are especially glad that Centers for Mothers from Slovakia, Hungary, America, Ukraine, Germany, the Netherlands and Bosnia and Herzegovina also took part.
Thank you to our hosts and friends from Bosnia and Herzegovina for their hospitality.
I am Clara.
Klara” is an innovative concept composed of 9 dimensions that represent pillars for building bridges.
Nikola Brkic, as one of our members, had the opportunity to take part in a training session in Vienna for the application of “Klara”, which makes him one of the first experts in this concept in our region.
The time spent with excellent trainers provided Nikola with enough educational material that he will develop together with other members of our team at our Center.
“Klara” represents the future of all the Centers of our network, and soon we will translate the first manual for the use of “Klara” from German to Serbian.
We would like to thank our dear colleagues and friends for their hospitality and wonderful coaches for their professional and dedicated work.
From seed to plate - Women's garden without waste
You can see how the process from seed to the exchange market and plate looked like in our video.
The activity was realized as part of the project “Neve Droma – new roads”, which is implemented by the Center for Mothers, “Aurora”, in cooperation with the Mother Centers International Network for Empowerment. The project is funded by the Baden-Württemberg Stiftung.
From seed to plate - Women's garden without waste
One of the mini-initiatives of our dear ladies has successfully come to an end, and as the final event, a small surplus exchange market followed.
The goal of the initiative is to empower women to reduce food waste, preserve natural resources and contribute to a more environmentally responsible lifestyle through growing their own food and implementing sustainable practices in the household.
As many as 10 women have successfully created their own mini gardens on terraces, yards or balconies.
A local women’s network was formed to exchange seedlings, recipes and surpluses from the garden.
An initiative that we all enjoyed, learning about responsibility and sharing.
Sewing course
Our lovely ladies came up with and mastered the design for 4 new products:
– a skirt
– a robe for children
– New Year’s boot
– a large eco bag with the logo of the Center
Our eco line has been refreshed with these 4 new products, more about each soon.
We would like to thank our dear Kaća for the training, after which we all improved our sewing techniques.
The activity was realized as part of the project “Neve Droma – new roads”, which is implemented by the Center for Mothers, “Aurora”, in cooperation with the Mother Centers International Network for Empowerment. The project is funded by the Baden-Württemberg Stiftung.
A visit to our dear ladies in BIH
We had the opportunity to visit our dear ladies in Bosnia and Herzegovina and on this occasion to exchange experiences in the work of our Centers.
We shared our experience in the field of work with the Roma community, but we also learned a lot from the Roma associations in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Together we analyzed the needs of the Roma community and talked not about problems, but about solutions!
We will be glad to continue and expand our cooperation, because only together we can reach the goal with small steps!
We sincerely thank you for your hospitality and look forward to our next meeting.
Play day
It is important to give children a break from studying and let them simply play.
“Play day” is one of the relatively new activities of our Center, which is dedicated to playing!
The activity was realized as part of the project “Neve Droma – new roads”, which is implemented by the Center for Mothers, “Aurora”, in cooperation with the Mother Centers International Network for Empowerment. The project is funded by the Baden-Württemberg Stiftung.
Sewing training
The second sewing training module has started!
From the very beginning, our members showed seriousness and willingness to perfect their works and techniques.
We would also like to thank our mentor Kaća, with whom we create new products for our ECO line.
The activity was realized as part of the project “Neve Droma – new roads”, which is implemented by the Center for Mothers, “Aurora”, in cooperation with the Mother Centers International Network for Empowerment. The project is funded by the Baden-Württemberg Stiftung.
From seed to plate - Women's garden without waste"
Now one of the well-known mini-initiatives of the dear ladies of our Center has begun to bear its first fruits.
Today we had the opportunity to taste the fruits of one of the gardens, natural, tasty, healthy!
More activities are coming soon, follow our page to stay up to date.
The activity was realized as part of the project “Neve Droma – new roads”, which is implemented by the Center for Mothers, “Aurora”, in cooperation with the Mother Centers International Network for Empowerment. The project is financed by the Baden-Württemberg Stiftung.
CALL FOR COLLECTION OF RECIPES
As we promised!
Another of the total of four mini-initiatives created by the ladies of our Center is the online cookbook “Recipes of our grandmothers”.
The general goal of the initiative is to preserve and digitize traditional recipes for preserving food from the Roma community, while empowering women to become ambassadors of their knowledge through a modern channel of communication – the online cookbook.
If you want your recipes or your grandmother’s to be found in this innovative online cookbook, you can contact us via our Facebook page.
From seed to plate - Women's garden without waste
One of the mini-initiatives created by the ladies of our Center is “From seed to plate – Women’s garden without waste”
This initiative aims to empower women to reduce food waste, conserve natural resources and contribute to a more environmentally responsible lifestyle through growing their own food and applying sustainable practices in the household.
Our ladies who have land outside the city opted for real small gardens, while those who live in more urban conditions decided for urban gardens and growing in pots.
International meeting "Centers for mothers as spaces for learning in times of crisis"
It takes place in the period from 22.05.2025 to 25.05.2025. in Banska Bistrica, Slovakia.
The theme of the meeting is democracy in times of crisis and the exchange of experience in the work of Centers for Mothers.
The event will be attended by representatives of Centers for Mothers from Slovakia, Ukraine, Hungary, Holland, Germany, Bosnia and Herzegovina and our Aurora Center from Serbia, who will be represented by our dear Danijela Lakatoš.
Third day of the visit
We discussed the expansion of cooperation and exchange of experience with the Center for Mothers from Bosnia and Herzegovina.
We also covered the topic of project documentation and planning future activities.
Our dear Andrea gave us a short course in the field of pedagogy, as she herself mentioned for the successful development of the child and his creativity, the space where the child stays and plays is important, on that occasion we received some constructive advice on how we can improve our children’s corner.
The third day was also the last day of the visit. During the visit, we learned a lot, exchanged experiences, mapped new goals and innovations. We would like to take this opportunity to thank our lovely ladies Andrea and Ingrid for their visit, greetings from our Aurora and we hope to visit again soon.
Second day of the visit
The second day of the visit was very emotional.
During the first session, there was a presentation of the experience from the sewing course, we agreed together that our skills and products have improved, but we will continue to improve them. We also talked about improving our products and further developing the eco line.
Presentation of experience in working with children was the second session, extremely emotional for everyone, the experience of young mothers was incredible. Our Center actively supports and advises young mothers in the healthy upbringing of children, and during this session our little ones made beautiful drawings for our dear ladies Andrea and Ingrid.
We dreamed together.
Today was the first day of visit to our Center by our lovely ladies Andrea and Ingrid, and we would like to welcome them once again!
The retrospective of our Center was performed by our dear president Jelena Brkić, and then the session on the current state and future of our Aurora took place.
We dreamed together, talked about the problems of the community, the challenges we face, the importance of support and the future of our Center.
We all felt like a community that wants to change the world with small steps, and to the question addressed to Ingrid, who came to visit us for the first time, “How was the first day for her?”, she answered “I’m at the Center for Mothers”.
Traditional egg painting
Project writing training
How to set a problem, target the target group, create a project goal and budget, set a clear plan of activities, were some of the areas.
Our dear women will have the opportunity to design and implement their mini-initiatives, and in order for them to be as successful and innovative as possible, our dear mentor Danijela Lakatoš gave us the training, to whom we hereby thank.
Initiatives will be implemented with mentoring support. We look forward to the new ideas of our women and believe in them. This is a process for all of us from which we will learn a lot and influence the solution of some of the problems of our community.
Learning, fun, laughter!
Workshop with women
Creative workshop and aprons for children made of recycled material
Sewing training "Neve Droma – new roads"
Fruit salad
Sewing training "Novi put"
Kreativna radionica
Creative workshop
Listening to the needs of the community and seeing our role
Aprons made of recycled material
The incredible creation of the women of our Center. Aprons made of recycled material are not just aprons, they are woven with love and a desire for change, it is a mechanism of environmental protection that everyone can provide by personal example! Contact us through our Facebook profile or email address to order these amazing aprons and we will tell you their story.
Our Center receives an article in the German magazine "Perspektive"!
We are not afraid, we learn to count
Playing with children is the time we invest in their future. At our Aurora Center, we try to learn through play and have fun with our little ones. Children are our favorite visitors, but we are also their favorite place to have fun.
Entertainment in our Center
Playing with children is the time we invest in their future. At our Aurora Center, we try to learn through play and have fun with our little ones. Children are our favorite visitors, but we are also their favorite place to have fun.
Workshop with children
The wonderful children of our Aurora Center prepared, with our support, traditional cookies of various shapes. It was real fun to participate in this kind of activity, and the children were especially interested in kneading and using a rolling pin. Your cookies were phenomenal!
Sewing Eco Bags
The wonderful ladies of our center continue sewing handbags from ecological material. These wonderful and socially useful products, hand-sewn by our ladies, cost 3 euros to be distributed according to the following principle: 1 euro for the woman who sews, 1 euro for the material and 1 euro for the activities in our Aurora Center.
Combine shopping convenience with social responsibility in these adorable purses.
Visit of the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality
Creating a business plan
Distribution of New Year's packages for children
It’s real magic to make children happy! For the children of Aurora, Santa Claus came especially from Lapland and gave them packets, but the children also had a special task for him, they wanted him to draw or calculate something for them, this turned into real fun for everyone.
Creative workshop with children
Responsible parenting
There is no Equality without both sexes!
Joint relaxation of children and parents
Besuch des Bürgermeisters der Gemeinde Zvezdara
Children are the decoration of the world.
Baby cafe and workshop of playing with children are always special in our Center. We will reveal to you the secret of the recipe for happiness, which is playing with children! If the game is joined by the education of mothers at the Baby Cafe and the learning of children through the game, a full hit has been achieved.
Sewing aprons from recycled material
Our hard-working women continue to sew aprons from recycled materials. They combined incredible design and environmental protection in one product! Also, by purchasing these aprons, you provide the women of our Center with the opportunity to earn some money and help the Center to maintain its activities.
Baby coffee
Fun with children
In our Center, children occupy a special place, playing with them cheers us all up, it is especially fulfilling to watch them progress in their little works of art. Our hard-working children always put away their toys themselves after the party, which makes us all proud.
Eco bags
Why not protect the environment and be socially responsible? By purchasing an Eco bag, you protect the environment and donate to women who are often marginalized in society! Isn’t that great? Eco bags are made entirely of ecological material and are extremely practical. Price: €3 per piece
Conference for the urban future!
Our Projects
Discover our programmes and projects that we do with- and for our community.
Our Partners
Founded by Jelena Brkic and her small team in 2016, Aurora Mother Center has been instrumental in bettering the lives of roma mothers in its community…
