About us

Terraforming is committed to promoting and improving teaching and learning about the Holocaust, and combating antisemitism, antiziganism and other forms of xenophobia.

safeguarding the future of our past through education

Misko Stanisic, Director,
Member of the Serbian delegation to the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance – IHRA

Nevena Bajalica, Co-Founder and Programme Manager,
Member of the Serbian delegation to the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance – IHRA

in a couple of words

Terraforming is an independent non-governmental and non-profit organisation from Novi Sad in Serbia, with branches in Stockholm and Amsterdam, and with partners, contributors, associates and project activities all around Europe.

Terraforming develops educational methodologies and teaching materials, combining best practices in contemporary pedagogy with new-media technologies while facilitating multidisciplinary cross-sectoral international project cooperation and exchange.

Pedagogical Approach

Terraforming strives to follow the guidelines of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), the educational philosophy of the International School for Holocaust Studies Yad Vashem, UNESCO recommendations on education about the Holocaust, ODIHR and UNESCO guidelines for educators and policymakers on addressing antisemitism, as well as ODIHR recommendations and guidelines for education about Human Rights and countering various forms of intolerance and discrimination.

To and from Serbia

Terraforming facilitates cooperation and exchange between institutional partners from Serbia with relevant partners around Europe and around the World. In Serbia Terraforming promotes education about the Holocaust, stronger culture of remembrance, protection of endangered authentic Holocaust sites, and contributes addressing distortion and manipulation of history. On the other side, internationally, Terraforming contribute raising awareness and better knowledge about Serbian history and culture, available archival materials, research, achievements and ideas of experts and creators from Serbia.

Mission

Terraforming promotes human rights, diversity and tolerance, combating discrimination, intolerance, antisemitism, antiziganism and all forms of xenophobia, while debunking bias, myths, prejudice and stereotypes. Through education and public outreach programs Terraforming empowers multipliers such as teachers, librarians, archivists, and other NGO activists, by developing and providing teaching materials and methodologies, facilitating training programs and international exchange of experiences and best practices.

Expertise

Terraforming has longstanding expertise in developing and writing grant proposals with a proven track record of successful applications to major international funding institutions. With its large network among cultural and educational institutions, scholars, experts, NGOs and other stakeholders around Europe, Terraforming sets up cross-sectoral international project cooperations and exchange.

Terraforming was founded in 2008 by Misko Stanisic and Nevena Bajalica.

Misko Stanisic at the presentation “Escalating into Holocaust” at The NIOD Institute for War, Holocaust and Genocide Studies in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, during the project “Escalating into Holocaust” organized in cooperation with the Historical Archives of Belgrade and other partners.

References

Our work has been praised, presented and referred to in various publications and reports by different international, governmental and intergovernmental institutions and organizations such as OSCE/ODIHR, Council of Europe, the Anne Frank House, the Swedish Institute, and others.

Terraforming is awarded the annual Yehuda Bauer Grant by International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance IHRA.

Administrative and registration data

Terraforming South – Novi Sad
Balzakova 16, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia

Identification:
Legal Status: Non-profit NGO
Registration nr: 28024410
Tax Registration (Serbian PIB nr): 106791153
PIC – Participant Identification Code (EU funding programmes): 932179022
PADOR (EuropeAid ID – EID database of legal entities): RS-2013-BIL-1704863652

Bank account:
IBAN: RS35170003001453800168
SWIFT: BACXRSBG
BANK: Unicredit bank Serbia JSC

Terraforming West – Amsterdam / Terraforming North – Stockholm
Nieuwe Wagenstraat 10 /II
1013 KK Amsterdam
The Netherlands

Contact:

E-mail: Contact Form

Statute (Serbian & English)

Proof of Registration (Serbian & English)

Tax Registration (Serbian & English)

Anti-corruption

With aim to secure highest professional and ethical standards in its work, and in order to contribute prevention of corruption, Terraforming will continuously work on strengthening of its organizational culture and improving its working methods and routines. Following the Transparency International definitions and recommendation on countering and reporting corruption, Terraforming developed its own

Anti-corruption Policy

Procurement Routines

Why Terraforming?

Terraforming (”Earth‐shaping”) is a term from astronomy, defining the theoretical process of deliberately modifying the atmosphere, temperature or topography of a new planet, to make it habitable by humans.

But before we start changing other planets, we believe that it is our World that needs to be “terraformed” first, making it a better place, with more empathy and love, with genuine respect for human rights, equality and freedom.

We are trying to give our small contribution to that kind of "terraforming" of our World.