Maja Stojanović

Maja Stojanović is the Executive Director of Civic Initiatives, an organization that supports activists in Serbia and fights for an enabling environment for civic participation. She is also the President of the Board of Directors of Human Rights House Belgrade and a Board member of the Balkan Civil Society Development Network.

Maja is a long-time activist for the protection of human rights, with over 23 years of experience in the field. Her first activist engagement was in the Students’ Union of Serbia, after which she spent 5 years working in different positions in youth organizations dealing with war crimes and human rights. She also led the organization of various regional and international events, including the Miredita festival, Dobar dan (the cultural festival among Serbia and Kosovo), Days of Sarajevo in Belgrade, and Civicus’ International Civil Society Week in Belgrade.