

A few words about “Going to the seaside is every child’s right” programme
The humanitarian programme “Going to the seaside is every child’s right” is the programme of the oldest and largest organization for children, the Union of Societies “Our Children” in Croatia, which was born out of a desire and a dream, but also a need.
The Union of Societies “Our Children” Croatia is an organization with a rich heritage in organizing summer vacations for children, which is why many generations still recognize us today.
We often hear people saying: “I went to the sea with you!” Along the Adriatic coast, you were with the Societies “Our Children” on summer holidays in Rab, Veli Lošinj, Crikvenica, Selce, Hvar, Puntižela near Pula and numerous other destinations. Throughout history, we have taken more than twenty thousand children to the sea!
And that is why we are restarting summer vacations – for children of lower financial status!
Tourism is the most important economic branch in Croatia, and our country is a world hit destination. Foreign media publish eulogies about Croatian beaches and natural beauties and almost 15 million arrivals were achieved last season.
Amid such great achievements and successes, one important but painful thing is overlooked – and that is that many children living in Croatia have never even seen their own sea.
Our vision is to provide free summer vacations to as many children in Croatia as possible, whose families barely cover their living expenses.
In the 2023 season, with the first group of children, we are laying the foundations of the programme “Going to the seaside is every child’s right”
Joined in our efforts are our friendly companies with whose help we are taking children to the sea!
Thirty-two children of low financial status are going to Mali Lošinj, in the height of the season, from July 12th to July 19th.
Children that are going to Mali Lošinj come from: Desinić, Duga Resa, Gospić, Kutina, Ogulin, Ozalj, Petrovsko, Petrinja, Radoboj, Slatina, Sveti Ivan Zelina, Sveti Križ Začretje and Vukovar.
A week of sea bathing, socializing, swimming and growing up together remains in the child’s memory for a lifetime and gives the children within the framework of this humanitarian programme an inestimable value – a hope for a better tomorrow!
However, we need your help!
The realization of the vision “Going to the seaside is every child’s right” is possible if YOU become part of the family of donors who have already joined us. Let your company become a friend of “The Sea is for Every Child” programme in order to cover all the expenses for this season.
Make summer vacations possible for children because THE SEA IS FOR EVERY CHILD!
Each of your donations will become a SUMMER MEMORY!
With the children on our summer vacations, we will carry out activities that strengthen mental resilience and social competences, such are: education on media literacy (how to approach the world of the Internet and mobile applications in a positive way and with caution), working on the personal, emotional and psychological resilience of each child, and workshops where our little ones are going to adopt new competencies that will give them an advantage in school or in everyday life.
We wish to continuously increase the number of children we take on summer vacations throughout the following seasons by expanding cooperation with numerous family hotels in Croatia, and by ensuring the support of other corporations and the general public through fundraising campaigns for children that we are planning to launch in the following seasons.
Highlight your company on the programme’s website www.morejezasvakodijete.hr
Tax credits for donations
Amounts up to 2% of the income realized in the previous year are considered a tax-deductible expense.
What does a tax-deductible cost mean?
This means that money, things and services that have been donated or gifted represent the cost of doing business in 100% amount.
In “Going to the seaside is every child’s right” programme, the CHILD is put forward first! And that is why we turned to a child for an idea of a promotional video, that is to say, a mother turned to her son, who is very, very interested in all techniques of animation.
“What is this about, Mom?”, he asked. After a short explanation, he agreed to create an animated video that would tell the story of how “Going to the seaside is every child’s right” from a genuine child’s perspective. It is not the first time that we turn to children for their opinion. The Union of Societies “Our Children” Croatia has been spearheading the “Messages from Children to Adults” campaign for years – campaign which surprises us again and again and makes us aware that we can learn a lot from the youngest. Basically, the idea and animation of the video story is the work of one little Neo… Ok, not so little anymore because he is already 12 years old, but young enough to call this a real work of a child.
We needed just that, a child’s perspective when telling the story of “Going to the seaside is every child’s right” programme.
Our friends from the RE:PUBLIC marketing agency are responsible for the selection of the background music and the final production of the entire video. Once again, they did an excellent job and made it possible for us to present the humanitarian initiative in this form.
This is an example which shows that young and old can successfully cooperate even on adult, important jobs. 😊



Cute little girl in hat at beach during caribbean vacation

Little girl kid having fun on the beach and playing with sand toys, family summer vacation, Background with empty space for text