The First Year

The formal network establishment happened at the founding conference in Novi Sad, Serbia, on 19-20 October 2006 hosted by the Provincial Ombudsman of the AP of Vojvodina, wth participation of the following nine national and regional ombudspersons' offices: the Bosnian Federation, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of Srpska, Slovenia, Croatia, Montenegro, Kosovo, FYR Macedonia and the AP of Vojvodina / Serbia.

Discussing further network activities, the members opted for two annual thematic meetings and a conference as key happenings of the network. Meanwhile, the members exchanged their experience actively, contributing thus to compilation and publication of an annual network papers collection ending the year's activities.

The Second Year

The following cycle started by yet another two thematic meetings hosted by the Provincial Ombudsman of the AP of Vojvodina in Novi Sad. The year ended with two news members joining the network at the 2^nd annual conference: these were the Greek Ombudsman and the Republic of Albania People's Advocate.

The topics of the meetings were the following:

1. Healthy Nutrition & Healthy Lifestyles: Poverty as an Impeding Factor to Healthy Lifestyles, Novi Sad, Serbia, 5 April 2007;
2. Violence Among Children: Monitoring Through Educational, Healthcare & Welfare Institutions, Novi Sad, Serbia, 20 June 2007.

The Media Reporting About Children & Protection of Children With Disabilities annual conference was hosted by the office of the Human Rights and Freedoms Defender's Office of the Republic of Montenegro in Budva / Becici, Montenegro from 17-19 October 2007.

The Third Year

There was one thematic meeting in the third year named Children's Homes in the Light of the Welfare Reform held in Novi Sad, Serbia on 10 April 2008.

Another thematic meeting focusing on sustainability of the network and each member's possible individual contribution is to be held in Novi Sad this year.

The annual conference will be held in Republika Srpska, Banjaluka, Banja Luka in the third week of May, 17-23. 2010.