Inicijativa Selam

Board Members

Oversight rooted in field credibility and fiduciary discipline.

The board combines program delivery expertise, finance, legal compliance, and public-interest governance.

Richard Johnson

Director

Milica Petrovic

Board Chair

Amir Hadzic

Treasurer

Jelena Markovic

Governance Lead

Stefan Ilic

Program Oversight Officer

Lejla Osmanovic

Community Partnerships Advisor

Programs

Four operating programs, one accountability standard.

Each program expands through board-approved milestones, local partner review, and published delivery metrics.

After-school tutoring, digital access, and parent coaching delivered through municipal and neighborhood partnerships in Novi Pazar, Belgrade, and Nis.

148 students

Received structured literacy and numeracy support during the last reporting cycle.

21 volunteer mentors

Completed safeguarding and data-handling training before placement.

Rapid-response grants help households stabilize rent, utilities, school transport, and emergency care while caseworkers connect them to longer-term support.

72 households

Prevented eviction or service interruption through time-bound support packages.

96% verified use

All grants were reconciled with receipts and board-reviewed documentation.

We convene lawyers, social workers, and local officials to resolve documentation issues, benefit access barriers, and community-level disputes before they escalate.

Quarterly legal clinics are paired with multilingual intake support and documented referral tracking.

Young founders receive small-seed grants, procurement coaching, and mentorship from local business leaders to build income-generating projects with clear reporting requirements.

The lab prioritizes women-led teams, first-time founders, and ventures tied to measurable community benefit.

Annual Impact Report

2025 annual report: audited delivery, verified outcomes, transparent costs.

The report consolidates board decisions, program performance, donor restrictions, expense allocations, and independent financial review notes.

Reporting Period: January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025 Published: February 14, 2026 Director: Richard Johnson

Download PDF Open Reports Archive

Governance Policies

Policy architecture designed for scrutiny, not presentation.

Core policies are reviewed by the board annually and updated when operational risk, regulation, or program scope changes.

Policy 01

Conflict of Interest

Annual disclosures, recusal expectations, and documentation standards for directors and officers.

Review policy Policy 02

Safeguarding

Beneficiary protection protocols, reporting channels, escalation paths, and partner obligations.

Review policy Policy 03

Procurement Controls

Thresholds for competitive quotes, delegated approvals, and vendor due-diligence requirements.

Review policy Policy 04

Whistleblower Protection

Secure reporting, investigation independence, anti-retaliation commitments, and board response timing.

Review policy

Financial Dashboard

Budget allocation reflects direct service first, administration visible, reserves disciplined.

FY2025 operating budget: EUR 842,000. The board maintains a restricted reserve target while preserving program continuity and compliance overhead.

Programs

46%

Family Fund

19%

Legal Support

14%

Monitoring

11%

Admin

10%

EUR 0.82

Of every euro directed to mission delivery and beneficiary support.

34 days

Average time from approved restricted grant to first documented disbursement.

100%

Board review coverage for grants above the internal materiality threshold.

Case Study Spotlight

From documentation dead-end to school re-entry in one quarter.

A family in southern Serbia approached Inicijativa Selam after repeated administrative barriers blocked school enrollment and health coverage for two children.

01

Barrier

Missing civil records and unpaid utility debt created overlapping eligibility failures across public services.

02

Intervention

Our legal navigation team coordinated municipal registry action, temporary debt relief negotiation, and school liaison support.

03

Outcome

Within 11 weeks, both children were re-enrolled, benefits resumed, and the family entered a six-month stabilization plan.

Stakeholder Testimonials

What partners, donors, and beneficiaries say when reporting is visible.

“Their reporting cadence is unusually disciplined. We see what was funded, what changed, and what still needs corrective action.”

Ana Ristic

Municipal Partner, Novi Pazar

“Inicijativa Selam gave us enough detail to underwrite risk confidently, without burying outcomes under marketing language.”

David Mercer

Institutional Donor Representative

“They did not just help once. They stayed until every paper was resolved and explained each step in a way our family could follow.”

Samira H.

Program Beneficiary

Upcoming Board Meetings and Events

Scheduled touchpoints for governance, fundraising, and public review.

Q2 Board Finance Review

Budget variance review, restricted grant approvals, and procurement exception log.

June 18, 2026

Open Community Listening Session

Beneficiary feedback forum focused on youth enterprise and family stabilization services.

July 9, 2026

Autumn Governance Workshop

Partner training on safeguarding updates, data retention, and incident escalation.

September 24, 2026

Annual Donor Transparency Briefing

Presentation of year-to-date outcomes, cost per intervention, and reserve position.

November 12, 2026

Donor Transparency

Impact per dollar is stated plainly.

We publish unit economics so donors can compare urgency support, programmatic depth, and systems-strengthening investments without guesswork.

EUR 12

Provides one week of learning support materials for a student in a hub program.

EUR 35

Covers a legal navigation intake and follow-up document filing session.

EUR 90

Stabilizes a family with targeted transport, utilities, or school-access support.

Take Action

Choose the level of engagement that matches your role.

Support delivery, examine the numbers, build partnerships, or bring new grant opportunities into the pipeline.

Inicijativa Selam builds durable pathways from local need to measurable public trust.