The Lighthouse of Knowledge
About the Lighthouse
"The Lighthouse of Knowledge” (srb. “Svetionik Znanja”) is a project implemented by the Association for the Affirmation of Culture – ASK (afirmacijakulture.org) that encourages high school students to master the fundamentals of project writing and presentation through creative and educational work over several months.
The “The Lighthouse of Knowledge” project represents a competition involving 48 high school students from 12 local communities, divided into teams.Each team consists of four students from the third and fourth grades.With the expert guidance of mentors and coordinators from the youth organization, the teams will work on developing ideas to improve life in their community.The project themes include: information technology, public health, environmental protection, social activism, and social responsibility.The project involves 12 cities from the Republic of Serbia.
Project Phases
OUR TEAM
Guardians of the Light
Andrej Balanč
Executive Director
Andrej is the founder and Executive Director of ASK. He is detail-oriented and believes that a kind word opens iron doors. Balancing between "ideas" and planet Earth, he is dedicated to achieving the organization’s long-term goals and the perfect implementation of projects. He enjoys reading and traveling.
Maja Rubin
Program Director
Maja is the Program Director responsible for ensuring that the Lighthouse of Knowledge runs flawlessly. She constantly overwhelms team members with new ideas, except when she is hungry and roaming. She has many years of experience in project work and is passionate about marketing. She loves watching series and aspires to travel the entire world.
Marija Takić
Project Coordinator
Marija is the Project Coordinator at ASK, working as a producer and cultural manager. Art and culture are a vital part of her life, and she believes that communities should be built around them and made accessible to everyone. In her free time, she enjoys nature, visits exhibitions and concerts in Belgrade, and practices climbing and lindy hop dancing.
ALUMNI BOARD 2024/2025
Alumni Guardians of the Light
Aleksa Božić
President
Aleksa is a student at the Faculty of Economics and has loved Svetionik since the first day he joined our organization. He is a lover of good fun, and also has a desire to progress and gather new knowledge. He likes to help people and has a desire to start his own humanitarian organization.
Kristina Rajić
Vice president
Former participant and alumni mentor of the Beacon of Knowledge. He has been in the world of activism and volunteerism for five years. He studies journalism and loves radio and television. At the same time, Christina is a very dynamic person, because every day in her calendar is full of activities, but also perhaps the calmest person in any situation, because almost nothing can upset her.