Domowina – Župa Dolna Łužyca | Domowina – Regional Association Lower Lusatia
Serbski dom | Wendisches Haus
Droga August Bebela | August-Bebel-Straße 82
03046 Chóśebuz | Cottbus
Germany
Contact
Regional Spokesperson
- Represents Domowina in Lower Lusatia, focusing on the promotion of Sorbian affairs and culture in the districts of Dahme-Spreewald, Oberspreewald-Lausitz and the city of Chóśebuz | Cottbus
- Responsible for the board of the Regionalverbandes Niederlausitz
- Contact person for Sorbian associations, organisations as well as friends and supporters of Sorbian culture
- Advises councils and local authorities on projects to protect and promote Sorbian language and culture
- Supports municipalities in considering Sorbian concerns in local planning
- Identifies needs for action in implementing legal provisions to safeguard Sorbian identity in Lower Lusatia
- Analyses and forwards regional concerns to Domowina’s Main Office in close cooperation with the Regional Board
Committees / Representation of Domowina:
- Member of the “Bramborski źeń | Brandenburg Day” Board of Trustees for the Regional Association Niederlausitz e.V.
- Represents Domowina in school boards in Brandenburg, including:
- “von Houwald” Primary School, Tšupc | Straupitz
- “Mina Witkojc” Primary and Comprehensive School, Bórkowy | Burg
- Member of the Sorbian Committee of the City of Grodk | Spremberg
- Member of the Working Group on Sorbian Monuments of the City of Chóśebuz | Cottbus
- Represents Domowina in Lower Lusatia, focusing on promoting Sorbian interests and culture in associations and youth groups, as well as in the district of Sprjewja-Nysa | Spree-Neiße
- Contact person for Sorbian associations, initiatives, interest groups, and supporters of Sorbian culture
- Advises councils and municipal representatives on Sorbian concerns
- Supports municipalities and districts in projects protecting and promoting Sorbian language and culture, ensuring recognition in local planning
- Identifies needs for implementing legal provisions safeguarding Sorbian identity
- Analyses and forwards regional concerns to Domowina’s Main Office in close cooperation with the Regional Board
Committees / Representation of Domowina:
- Member of the Committee for Sorbian Affairs of Sprjewja-Nysa | Spree-Neiße
- Member of the Regional Advisory Board of the LEADER regions “Błota+ | Spreewald+” and Spree-Neiße-Land
- Advisory Board of the Biosphere Reserve Błota | Spreewald
- Active support of Sorbian interest groups (Serbske koło Drjowk | Drebkau, Naša gromada in Bórkowy | Burg, Sorbisches Fenster in Gołkojce | Kolkwitz)
Volunteering:
- Municipal councillor in Hochoza | Drachhausen
- Chair of the Hochoza-youth group
- Member of the Volunteer Fire Brigade Hochoza | Drachhausen
- Supports executive management
- Office organisation and administration
- Member services
- Minute-taking
- Supports Sorbian/Wendish associations in Lower Lusatia, e.g. with applications, accounting and sponsorship – including the Njepila Farm in Central Lusatia
- Supports projects of the Lower Sorbian Cultural Academy
- Assists the Domowina Youth Coordinator in Lower Lusatia with applications, accounting and third-party funding acquisition
- Manages the projects ZORJA/REWITALIZACIJA and the IKE project for the valorisation of intangible cultural heritage
- Supports Dompro gGmbH as a project sponsor
- Provides project support in Lower Lusatia on the basis of cooperation agreements, including project planning and funding applications
- Acquires third-party funding
Volunteering:
- Managing Director of Dompro gGmbH
- Member of the Regional Board of the Regional Association Dolna Łužyca | Niederlausitz
- Builds and maintains contacts through regular visits to Sorbian/Wendish-speaking kindergartens and after-school centres
- Implements Sorbian/Wendish educational offers for children in Lower Sorbian
- Contact person for developing bilingual (German-Sorbian) educational programmes based on Brandenburg’s six educational areas
- Advises and supports institutions on child-oriented use of the Sorbian language
- Promotes awareness of traditions and customs in early childhood
- Raises awareness of Sorbian culture, e.g. by dressing in traditional costumes or supporting festivities
- Supports Sorbian associations, incl. funding applications, accounting and creating Sorbian-language materials
- Participates in Sorbian/Wendish projects and cultural initiatives in Lower Lusatia (e.g. Blue Moon Festival Cottbus)
- Promotes the use of Lower Sorbian in cultural projects, events and educational programmes
- Provides linguistic support for the Lower Sorbian Cultural Academy and the IKE project
- Organises training offers for associations and cultural projects
- Contact person for Sorbian/Wendish associations, institutions and supporters of the Lower Sorbian language
Volunteering:
- Cantor of the Easter Riders in Pančicy-Kukow | Panschwitz-Kuckau

