A first aid shall be provided by means of grants and scholarships, exchange programs, summer schools, workshops and symposia, in a quick, flexible and non bureaucratic manner. Simultaneously the initiative tries to raise funds and support both public and private. The Balkan-Initiative has now established an agency at the Berlin Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities. Its task is to provide coordination and organization for the individual initiatives and to facilitate the well-directed help for scientists of the regions concerned. Numerous scientific institutions have declared their support for the Balkan-Initiative and a number of relief actions have been carried out successfully.
Any further contributions helping the initiative s development are welcome.