Activism and networking for Roma inclusion · 2019. 9. 20. · Primary schools "Sava Žebeljan" in repaja, "Mlada pokolenja" in Kovačica and "Sveti Georgije" in Uzdin provide services

Project is directly funded by Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund Deutschland E.V and implemented by Arbeiter-Samariter- Bund e.V. Offices in South Eastern Europe

Project summary

Roma population is in a position of multiple and multidimensional social exclusion. Active measures and assistance programs for Roma, dealing mainly with remedying the consequences of the problem, do not lead to a sustainable improvement in their lives.

Project Activism and networking for Roma inclusion will contribute to the participation of Roma in political and social life as a prerequisite for their social inclusion. Project is aimed at strengthening the capacity of young people, especially from the Roma population for social and political activation.

By putting community resources into the function of inclusion of the Roma population in the territory of the municipality of Čukarica, project will serve as a networking platform to connect public service, needs of vulnerable groups and civic engagement in a form of a development tool and activity.

Project Title Activism and networking for Roma inclusion

Applicant Municipality of Čukarica

Project partner Centre for Quality Education

Project location Serbia, Belgrade, Municipality of Čukarica

Total cost of the project 14.800,00€ Amount requested

from the Donor 10.000,00€

Co-finance

4.800,00€

Project duration 1 year

Project Category Supporting local partnerships Creating opportunities for youth Roma inclusion


Project summary

Gender equality in the sphere of economy is to a great extent the precondition for achieving gender equality in the society, and for full implementation of the established normative and institutional framework. Economic empowerment of women represents the most complex and difficult area for intervention. Particularly disadvantaged is the situation of women from rural areas of Čukarica who are isolated due to the distance from the centre, lower education and poor information.

Project partners are City Municipality of Čukarica and Association of Citizens BIO IDEA. BIO IDEA, the Social Franchise Project started in 2015 is a sustainable business model designed for vulnerable groups of women at risk of social exclusion and poverty. Within the social franchise network for the production of eco-soaps(eco-products), knowledge transfer and know-how are enabled, a joint appearance on the market with a recognizable brand, and franchise members of the diversity are solid and unique.

The concept relies on many years of efforts, as well as knowledge and experiences, professionals who have dealt with this topic through research or practice. The concept is innovative because it seeks to unite in a creative, educational way, as many people and institutions have the same aspiration: to enable the survival of social entrepreneurs who bravely stepped into the entrepreneurial zone.

Project Title Economic empowerment of women from vulnerable groups in Čukarica


Project partner BIO IDEA for sustainable development


Total cost of the project 22.425,00 € Amount requested

from the Donor 20.025,00 € Co-finance 2.400,00€


Project Category Supporting local partnerships New employment opportunities Social Entrepreneurship


Project summary

Education as the most important channel for social mobility largely remains unreachable for Roma, especially for Roma women. The project is designed as a response to the numerous challenges faced by young people from the Roma population in the education system, or who need to be positioned competitively on the labour market.

By realizing the project, local self-government will contribute to the goals of public policy in the field of human resource development, greater employability and social inclusion of the Roma population. By supporting the dissemination of career guidance and counselling services outside public sector institutions, these services will be available to potential beneficiaries outside the formal education system.

Project is aimed at establishing a Career Guidance and Counselling Centre as a mechanism to support people from marginalized groups. Another aspect is necessary raising of employability and economic empowerment of young Roma and Roma women aged 15-24 from the territory of the municipality of Čukarica.

Project will be implemented by Municipality of Cukarica and Centre for Quality Education during 12 months implementation period.

Project Title Centre for Career Guidance and Counselling as a Mechanism for

Supporting Children and Young People from Roma Population


Project partner Centre for Quality Education



from the Donor 19.975,00 € Co-finance 6.036,00 €


Project Category Piloting and Promoting new/innovative Social Services Capacity Building of Social Service Providers


Project summary

Project will be implemented by Municipality of Kovačica, in partnership with the Centre for Social Work Kovačica and the Humanitarian Organization “Dečje srce”.

Municipality is intending to create a safe atmosphere for children and people with special needs and help them to better understand their environment, as well as to improve their abilities and constraints.

Sensory Rooms are physical spaces used to provide therapy for people with developmental disorders. These rooms are equipped with sensory elements such as sounds, lights, and other objects to create an environment where children and adults learn to develop key vocalization and motor skills.

The Project will contribute to prevention of frequent and sudden changes in mood and inadequate reaction among children. Sensory room will give children the opportunity to develop the sensory skills they will need for later life. The stimulating and calming atmosphere created in these specially equipped rooms improves coordination, improve speech skills, relaxes children who are constantly on the move, and directs attention of inactive children.

Project Title Sensory Room

Applicant Municipality of Kovačica

Project partner Center for Social Work Kovačica and Humanitarian organization Children’s

heart

Project location Serbia, Vojvodina, Kovačica

Total cost of the project

30.000,00€ Amount requested

from the Donor 16.000,00€ Co-finance 14.000,00€


Project Category Investment in social infrastructure (minor interventions) Equipping of Institutions/Social Service providing Association Piloting and Promoting new/innovative Social Services


Project summary

Centre for social work of Kovačica municipality (CSW) is responsible for children without parents. All decisions about custody are made by CSW. There is a problem when these children turn 18 and become adults by the law. Then they must leave their foster family. Often these persons are still students and don’t have employment. Persons between 18 to 26 years of age are at risk because they leave institutional care and they often don’t have family or other support network, many of them stay on streets and are exploited.

House halfway is social care service, which targets decreasing of social isolation and endangered of youth without parents and with behavior problems after treatment in social care institutions, improvement of quality of their life, developing new social care services, as well developing citizen solidarity to children without parents and with behavior disabilities.

Expected result is to build house for accommodation of young adults who leave foster families, until their independence. Service House halfway will offer structural activities which enable independence, development and maintenance of social, cognitive and physical functions of users.

Purpose is to teach users how to fulfill their needs in environment where they live.

Project Title House Halfway


Project partner Humanitarian organisation ‘’Dečje srce’’




from the Donor 16.000,00€ Co-finance 1.000,00 €


Project Category Improving Social Service Delivery Capacity Building of Social Service Providers Creating opportunities for youth


Project summary

Number of children from families living in bad economic conditions on the territory of the municipality of Kovačica is increasing, so is the number of beneficiaries of prolonged stay in schools in Kovačica. Primary schools "Sava Žebeljan" in Crepaja, "Mlada pokolenja" in Kovačica and "Sveti Georgije" in Uzdin provide services for vulnerable children.

Mentioned institutions are in very bad condition due to worn out equipment, lack of funds for more frequent maintenance of the walls in the area where food services are provided and rising needs for providing these services. In kitchens, meals are provided in two shifts every working day, which is why it is very important that these spaces are high quality and safe for both children and all employees. Due to deterioration of space and equipment, there is a risk to the health of children and other employees in school.

Project is aimed at improving the quality of the kitchen operation through harmonization in provision of services and improvement of the hygienic sanitary measures.

Project Title Equipping existing school kitchens


Project partner Center for Social Welfare Kovačica




from the Donor 18.000,00€ Co-finance /


Project Category Equipping of Institutions/Social Service providing Association Improving Social Service Delivery


Project summary

The Centre for Social Work Apatin provides accommodation for 34 adult users without family care and support, refugees and internally displaced persons and other materially endangered families who cannot independently provide housing.

This is provided through the service "Social Housing in Protected Conditions". Problems faced by the target group, i.e. users of the SHPC service and Centre for Social Work Apatin, are high electricity cost and safety risks, among others. By obtaining funds for the introduction of central heating in the "Social Housing in Protected Conditions" facility, above mentioned problems will be solved, and risks eliminated.

Target groups i.e. persons accommodated in the building are former residents of collective centers for refugees and internally displaced persons where they lived in often very poor living conditions for many years before becoming resident of the SHPC service and facilities.

Improved conditions now will substantially contribute to more dignified living of the beneficiaries.

Project Title Renovation and central heating in the "Social Housing in Protected Conditions”

Applicant Centre for Social Welfare Apatin

Project partner Municipality of Apatin

Project location Serbia, Vojvodina, Apatin



from the Donor 20.480,00€ Co-finance 540,00 €

Project duration 4 months

Project Category Investment in social infrastructure (minor interventions) Equipping of Institutions/Social Service providing Association Improving Social Service Delivery


Project summary

The Agenda 2030 and the UN 2030 Strategic Agenda on Youth are global documents that recognize the importance of developing entrepreneurship among young people and investing in their lifelong education for competitiveness in the global labour market.

Existing civil society organizations in Apatin do not have any or have insufficiently developed capacities to withdraw any funds from a variety of donors, at least EU donors.

The overall objective of the project is piloting new services at the local level and launching a social enterprise in which vulnerable groups of the population, unemployed young people and women will be employed, in the field of project management and fundraising.

Project Title Centre for Projects of Apatin Municipality

Applicant Centre for culture and education Sonta

Project partner Municipality of Apatin






Project Category New employment opportunities Social Entrepreneurship Creating opportunities for youth


Project summary

Prevention of early school dropouts from elementary schools through the creation of a positive attitude towards school as an institution amongst the school-age Roma population will be carried out through the creation of content that would be very close to the existing cultural pattern in this population (such as manufacturing of traditional handicrafts with which these children are meet at home, with educational content adapted to young people, in the form of organized workshops).

Project targets Roma population and other members of vulnerable groups and is aimed at creation of preconditions for the social inclusion of Roma, reducing poverty among the Roma population and creating the conditions for a full access to the realization of human rights to Roma social group through an increased possibility of employment by acquiring formal education.

Elementary School “Zarko Zrenjanin” will implement the project in cooperation with Center for Social Welfare in Apatin. Project duration period is 12 months.

Project Title By Knowledge to Equality

Applicant Elementary school Žarko Zrenjanin, Apatin

Project partner Center for Social Work Apatin


Total cost of the project 15.424,00 € Amount

requested from the Donor

15.424,00 € Co-finance /


Project Category Supporting local partnerships Prevention of early school dropouts


Project summary

Inclusion of children in quality programs in the framework of preschool education is very important for their cognitive, motor, spoken language and socio-emotional development, readiness for school and achievements in later education and life.

The target group on this project is employees in pre-school / educators, management, professional associates; representatives of relevant service providers of importance for inclusion / health, basic education social protection, representatives of decision makers / local self-governments and NGOs. Final beneficiaries of the project are parents and children from vulnerable groups, as well as all children of pre-school age.

When we talk about children from vulnerable groups, we mean children with disabilities, children from socio-economically endangered families, children without parental care and other children who, by improving the inclusion and integration, should be able to enjoy full and quality living in conditions that ensure dignity, enhance self-confidence and facilitate its active participation in the community.

Within 12 months of the project duration, we want to enable the inclusion of every child in the peer group and activities and meet specific needs in acquiring knowledge through the purchase of appliances, tools and instruments that will enable children to easily, faster and better acquire new skills and knowledge.

Project Title Contribution to the Development of Inclusive and Integrative Practices in

Pre-school Education in Beočin

Applicant Pre-school Institution "LJUBA STANKOVIĆ" Beočin

Project partner /

Project location Serbia, Vojvodina, Beočin


from the Donor 18.200,00 Co-finance 5.970,00 €


Project Category Equipping of Institutions/Social Service providing Association Capacity Building of Social Service Providers Supporting local partnerships


Project summary

The entire Roma population in Beočin municipality, which, according to the 2011 census, has 1422 inhabitants, is living in one part of Beočin. Most of the Roma settlements are consisted of workers' colonies built for the needs of the workers of the Beočin cement factory. In these workers' colonies, as well as in the rest of the settlements with Roma inhabitants, there is not a single playground for children.

Construction works and installation of children's playgrounds are in the focus of the project.

The realization of this project will have positive influence on the reduction of the difference in housing and overall living situation and conditions in Roma and non-Roma settlements.

Project Title Construction of a children's playground in the settlement "Colonies"

Applicant Municipality of Beočin

Project partner /





Project duration 5 Months

Project Category Investment in social infrastructure (minor interventions) Roma inclusion


Project summary

Proposed project lasting for 8 months is targeting following fields: improving social service delivery, capacity building of social service providers and new employment opportunities.

According to the latest Population Census, 2,390 people over 65 years old are living in the municipality of Beocin, 16% of the total population. Most of them are people with chronic illnesses who need help in everyday activities such as: purchasing and preparing food, heating the house, maintaining personal hygiene, laundry and housekeeping, help with medical visits, purchasing and taking medicine, paying bills, etc. About 60% of the elderly needing help in the home are poor and do not have family support and therefore live in isolation, in messy and uninhabited homes, without cooked food and inadequate health care. At the same time, there is currently no institution nor service provider dealing with the elderly in the municipality and can provide them with the necessary assistance, medical or some of the services related to household maintenance, or there is no established home help service.

The main objective of the project is to contribute to the improvement of the living situation of various vulnerable groups in Beocin by providing assistance in the home to the most vulnerable elderly who need the help of another person in carrying out daily activities.

Home assistance services will be provided by unemployed Roma women, social assistance beneficiaries, and who have received a certificate for specific service delivery.

Project Title Housekeeping services for elderly in Beočin

Applicant Roma Association Beočin

Project partner Municiaplity of Beočin






Project Category Improving Social Service Delivery Capacity Building of Social Service Providers New employment opportunities


Project summary

According to the data available in the National Employment Service, office in Čoka, there are 889 registered unemployed persons, out of which 495 are with elementary and incomplete elementary school.

The idea behind this project is to get cooperation between the municipality and one of the employers, "Stara Livnica O.S.Č.L" Čoka, in order to provide traineeship and improve skills of the persons registered as unemployed. Project will last 5 months and is aimed at raising employability of 8 persons.

For years now, there has been a mismatch between the available skills and the needs of employers in the labor market. Many young people have left the world of formal education and want to get hired, but they lack what is most important to employers - practical experience. There are also many adults who are unemployed, without any practical skills and experience, and therefore with a reduced ability to gain work.

Thus, the target group of the project, are young and adult unemployed persons who would improve their position in terms of their employability and better position in the labor market through the traineeship program.

Project Title Traineeship as a Chance

Applicant Municipality of Čoka

Project partner "STARA LIVNICA O.S.Č.L.'' D.O.O.

Project location Serbia, Vojvodina, Čoka

Total cost of the project 7320,00€ Amount requested

from the Donor 7320,00€ Co-finance /


Project Category Supporting local partnerships New employment opportunities

Creating opportunities for youth


Project summary

The project refers to the field of social protection, more specifically protection of children and youth with disabilities and behavioral disorders. Target group are children aged 12 to 18 years, from the records of the Center for Social Welfare in the municipality of Čoka. Children from target group are coming from all vulnerable groups, that is, children who, due to the manifestation of various forms of social, family and personal dysfunctionality, are treated through the social protection system.

The project idea is based on re-establishing the work of the club for children and youth by the "model Grig" (application of the method of socio-therapy work), which was originally formed in 2011. The club's work has achieved excellent results in the period of functioning of the club, which led to a large drop in the number of juvenile offenders, as well as minors with asocial behavior.

The lack of funds for continuing to provide the same service to children and young people resulted in an increase in the number of registered children with asocial behavior in the Center, as well as an increase in the number of reported violence, which indicates the need to re-establish and introduce activities at the local level.

The overall objective of the project is to promote social integration of children and youth in the territory of the municipality of Čoka.

The specific objective of this 12 months long project is to provide support for independent living and active participation of young people in society through the establishment of a club for children and youth in Čoka.

Project Title We are all OK

Applicant Centre for Social Welfare, Čoka

Project partner /






Project Category Investment in social infrastructure (minor interventions) Equipping of Institutions/Social Service providing Association Piloting and Promoting new/innovative Social Services


Project summary

Project is focused on empowerment of women and promotion of women’s rights, with special focus on women in rural areas.

In Serbian society, and especially in rural areas, the patriarchal model of family life is deeply rooted, which is reflected in unequal positions, roles, responsibilities, unequal access to resources and distribution of those. The socio-economic situation in our society imposes this division of roles, reduced tolerance of abuse of power by men. The project will contribute to improving the position of women in the rural environment; they will gain wider perspective from and be empowered to take more active role in society.

The overall objective of the project is to promote gender equality in rural areas through cooperation with local self-government and the civil sector. Project specifically contributes to the promotion of gender equality and the position of women in Čoka.

The idea of the project is to organize and implement six one-day trips for women, three workshops for education of decoupage techniques, two meetings with a psychologist, one with a gynecologist, a doctor, a lawyer and women who lead a small economy and engaged in occupations that are not so represented by women. Within this 12-month long project, medical and gynecological examinations for women will be organized.

Project Title Woman, it’s time to love and respect yourself

Applicant Women Association "Sun" Padej, Čoka

Project partner /


Total cost of the project 26.815,00€ Amount


26.815,00€ Co-finance /


Project Category Supporting local partnerships Empowerment of women in rural areas


Project summary

The overall goal of the project is to promote and maintain standard social services in the community, to enable social protection, inclusion and independent life of vulnerable population groups in the municipality of Bac, specifically persons with disabilities.

Project activities during one year will be focused on premises for service provision, licensing for the service delivery and normal functioning of the center. The center will daily function as a club for person with disabilities, in line with the legislation prescribed by ministry in charge of social protection.

Project partner is Public library „Vuk Karadžić“from Bač.

Project Title Day care centre for children and persons with disabilities AND WE ARE HERE

Applicant NGO Cultural and ethnological club ‘’Iskon’’ Bač

Project partner Public library „Vuk Karadžić“ Bač

Project location Serbia, Vojvodina, Bač


21,900.00€ Amount requested



Project Category Equipping of Institutions/Social Service providing Association Improving Social Service Delivery Capacity Building of Social Service Providers


Project summary

Project is focused on promoting new and innovative social services on local level in cooperation with Centre for social welfare Bač.

Municipality of Bac is undeveloped municipality (between 60%-80% compared with national average). Also, The Municipality of Bač has high degree of unemployment persons (40%), and 756 users of social financial assistance. Also, in accordance with last census 510 people with disabilities live in municipality of Bač.

Due to the large percentage of elderly households (48%) the municipality already recognized the need for provision of innovative social services that will improve quality of life most vulnerable categories of population.

Since the Municipality of Bač has already established a home assistance service for elderly and persons with disabilities and equipped laundry from previous project, the proposed project will be a step forward towards the spread of social services to a wider population as well as step forward in improving the quality and sustainability of social services at the local level.

The proposed project wants to respond to the needs of vulnerable categories of the population through meeting their basic living needs in carrying out everyday activities. The project will contribute to reducing the degree of vulnerability of marginalized categories of population, with focus on elderly and persons with disabilities, reducing their social exclusion and poverty.

Project Title Social service for laundry

Applicant Municipality of Bač

Project partner Centre for social welfare Bač

Project location Serbia, Vojvodica, Bač





Project Category Improving Social Service Delivery Piloting and Promoting new/innovative Social Services Social Entrepreneurship


Project summary

Project is designed to address the needs for support of families and their children through innovative social services such as establishing a mobile team to help socially vulnerable families with children.

The main goal is to improve the quality of life and involve socially vulnerable families in the life of the local community through the improvement of knowledge and skills of everyday life with the support of the mobile multidisciplinary support service in the local community.

The target group are socially vulnerable and/or marginalized families, with children of pre-school age. Their needs will be addressed through establishing mobile support service for families, identification and inclusion of 30 families with mobile service support and experts, speech therapist, pedagogue, psychologist, educator, social worker, etc.

Project will be implemented in partnership with Centre for social welfare Bač and pre-school institution „Kolibri“, Bač

Project Title Establishing mobile service for family support

Applicant Women Association Aktivna žena, Bač

Project partner Centre for social welfare Bač, pre-school institution „Kolibri“,Bač

Project location Serbia, Vojvodina, Bač


from the Donor 9.650,00€ Co-finance 350,00€


Project Category Improving Social Service Delivery Piloting and Promoting new/innovative Social Services Capacity Building of Social Service Providers


Project summary

Project is designed to address the needs for support of families, children, youth and parents through innovative and comprehensive social services and improvement of services already provided by the Center for Social Welfare.

The Center for Children, Youth and Parents aims to encourage the early development of children, supporting young people in conflict with the law, and assisting parents in achieving their parental role. Many children aged up to 5.5 years are not included in any form of educational work.

The purpose of the project is the realization of activities aimed at advising and emotionally supporting young people with behavioral and crisis situations and young people who are in conflict with the law, as well as advising with their parents in order to strengthen parental competences in raising and educating the child in crisis moments, through advisory individual and group work.

Phase I (3 months) will be aimed at providing adequate premises for work of the Center and will be implemented in partnership with Municipality of Žabalj.

Project Title Center for Children, Youth and Parents (Phase I)

Applicant Center for Social Work for municipalities Žabalj and Titel "Solidarity", Žabalj

Project partner Žabalj Municipality

Project location Serbia, Vojvodina, Žabalj


from the Donor 9.570,00 € Co-finance 2.648,00 €


Project Category Improving Social Service Delivery Piloting and Promoting new/innovative Social Services Creating opportunities for youth


Project summary

Project is designed to address the needs for support of families, children, youth and parents through innovative and comprehensive social services and improvement of services already provided by the Center for Social Welfare.

The Center for Children, Youth and Parents aims to encourage the early development of children, supporting young people in conflict with the law, and assisting parents in achieving their parental role. Many children aged up to 5.5 years are not included in any form of educational work.

The purpose of the project is the realization of activities aimed at advising and emotionally supporting young people with behavioral and crisis situations and young people who are in conflict with the law, as well as advising with their parents in order to strengthen parental competences in raising and educating the child in crisis moments, through advisory individual and group work.

Phase II (9 months) will be focused on activities with children, youth and parents in the Center and will be implemented in partnership with Municipality of Žabalj.

Project Title Center for Children, Youth and Parents (Phase II)

Applicant Center for Social Work for municipalities Žabalj and Titel "Solidarity", Žabalj

Project partner Žabalj Municipality




from the Donor 20.823,00€ Co-finance 1.952 €


Project Category Improving Social Service Delivery Piloting and Promoting new/innovative Social Services Creating opportunities for youth


Project summary

Based on previous analyzes of the Association "Altruist", the most frequent problems of disabled young people, adults and their families in Žabalj are poverty, unemployment, prejudices and stereotypes, poor quality of leisure time and social isolation, lack of funds, etc.

This project would support the implementation of national policies and the establishment of strategic changes in the field of the protection of vulnerable social groups.

The specific objective of the project contributes to improving the quality of life and better integration of two vulnerable target groups (young and adult adults with physical and mental disabilities aged 15 and over) through the establishment and improvement of efficient services.

By realizing the project, CSO Altruist will establish daily community services (living room) for young people and adults with disabilities in the municipality of Žabalj.

Project Title Day care for children and adults with disabilities

Applicant Association of parents and foster parents of children and adults with

disabilities "Altruist" Žabalj

Project partner /



from the Donor 19.607,00€

Co-finance

15.647,00€


Project Category Improving Social Service Delivery Capacity Building of Social Service Providers


Project summary

The overall objective of the project is to improve the position of the elderly in the community. The specific objective is to establish the care service for the elderly through the engagement of elderly caretakers.

Phase I will be implemented in cooperation with local Center for Social Welfare and serve to provide

basis for service development and identification of potential beneficiaries during 3 months.

Project Title Help to the elderly (Phase I)

Applicant Municipality of Smederevska Palanka

Project partner /

Project location Serbia, Central Serbia, Smederevska Palanka




Project Category Improving Social Service Delivery


Project summary


Phase II will be implemented in cooperation with local Center for Social Welfare and serve to align the

service provision with legal requirements (licensing and other) and identify a CSO that can provide the

service in the future during 3 months.

Project Title Help to the elderly (Phase II)


Project partner /





Project Category Improving Social Service Delivery Supporting local partnerships

New employment opportunities


Project summary


Phase III will be implemented in cooperation with local Center for Social Welfare and licensed CSO (from phase II). Particular service will be provided to beneficiaries during 6 months.

Caretaker for elderly is a person who is assisting elderly by providing them with all the necessary services that involve the daily maintenance and proper functioning of a household. He/she maintains the living space clean, performs everyday activities such as dust removal, vacuuming and other similar services.

It also includes assisting elderly with movements (indoor and outdoor), checking whether the beneficiary has taken the therapy on time, helps with the purchase of medicines, etc.

Project Title Help to the elderly (Phase III)


Project partner Center for Social Work



from the Donor 33.000,00 € Co-finance /


Project Category Improving Social Service Delivery Supporting local partnerships New employment opportunities


Project summary

The project will improve the position and quality of life of children and youth with disabilities in the municipality of Ljubovija by providing reconstructed and adapted space for the needs of the day care center for children and young people with disabilities assigned to use to the women association "Vila" Ljubovija and licensing the same association for providing the service of day care for children and young people with disabilities.

The service of day care will provide beneficiaries with adequate support, better life quality in the everyday environment, and encompass a program that will enable qualitative upbringing, inclusive education, personal skills development and readiness for independent work.

The project will last for 9 months and it will be implemented by the municipality of Ljubovijа in partnership with the women association "Vila" Ljubovija.

Project Title Improving the services of day care centre

Applicant Municipality of Ljubovija

Project partner Women Association “Vila” Ljubovija

Project location Serbia, Western Serbia, Ljubovija


from the Donor 9.000,00€ Co-finance 0 €


Project Category Improving Social Service Delivery Capacity Building of Social Service Providers Creating opportunities for youth


Project summary

The project is aimed at improving the conditions of health and social protection in the territory of the municipality of Ljubovija.

Implementation of the project will create adequate conditions for accommodation of the elderly population of the municipality of Ljubovija and improving the conditions for performing occupational therapy at the Institution for Adults and Elderly "Ljubovija".

This will be achieved by reconstructing and adapting the space for providing occupational therapy for beneficiaries of the Institution for Adults and Elderly “Ljubovija”.

Project Title Creating conditions for adequate implementation of work and

occupational therapy at the Institute for Adults and Elderly in Ljubovija


Project partner Centre for Social Work “Ljubovija






Project Category Investment in social infrastructure (minor interventions) Equipping of Institutions/Social Service providing Association Capacity Building of Social Service Providers


Project summary

The number of unemployed persons in municipality of Ljubovija registered in the National Employment Service (NES) is 1.910, out of which 80% are low skilled people and only have basic education – elementary school or secondary school.

More importantly, there is an inconclusive number of people who are not registered with the NES or who are engaged in the grey economy.

The project is aimed at increasing employability of low skilled unemployed persons in Ljubovija by providing vocational education trainings. The trainings will be tailored according to the knowledge and previous experience of beneficiaries and according to their needs and on the demand on the labor market.

The project will last for 9 months and it will be implemented by the municipality of Ljubovija in partnership with National Employment Service – branch office in Ljubovija.

Project Title Increasing the employability of low skilled workers


Project partner National Employment Service – branch office in Ljubovija



from the Donor 6.000,00€ Co-finance €


Project Category New employment opportunities

Creating opportunities for youth


Project summary

The project is aimed at improving the quality of life of elderly people in the municipality of Mali Zvornik by complete renovation of the interior of the designated area for the Elderly Club and purchase of the office equipment for the club.

Besides this, the club will create sustainable program for providing day care services and everyday occupational activity.

Elderly people will have the opportunity to enjoy joint activities and socialization, participate in cultural and entertaining activities, participate in organized lectures on topics of their interests, as well as in creative and visual workshops, theater and drama sections.

Also a very important segment of this project would be the realization of cooperation with similar organizations that gather people of third age, through various joint activities and through all forms of possible cooperation.

Project Title For a better and happier third age

Applicant Municipality of Mali Zvornik

Project partner Association of pensioners and people with disability Mali Zvornik

Project location Serbia, Western Serbia, Mali Zvornik





Project Category Equipping of Institutions/Social Service providing Association Piloting and Promoting new/innovative Social Services


Project summary

The project is aimed at answering the needs of the elderly on the territory of the municipality of Mali Zvornik and improving the sensitization of the local community to the problems and needs of the elderly.

The key problem faced by the elderly, and especially those living in rural areas, is the lack of not only institutional assistance but also family and neighborhood concerns, so they are left to themselves.

Key step towards solving this problem is educating local unemployed women to become professional caretakers and provide home care to elderly.

The assistance will be directed towards rural old-age households that are not available for this type of care, due to their inaccessibility and to the distance from the health care provider (health centers and rural clinics).

The main selection criteria for project beneficiaries will be vulnerability of the candidates (single mothers, victims of domestic violence, and beneficiaries of financial social assistance).

Project Title Let’s meet the needs of the elderly


Project partner /


Total cost of the project 4.500,00€ Amount


4.500,00 € Co-finance 0 €


Project Category Improving Social Service Delivery Capacity Building of Social Service Providers New employment opportunities


Project summary

This project is aimed at creating a positive population climate and encouraging the birth of children and improving the provision of pre-school education for up to 45 children on the waiting list.

The preschool facility will be reconstructed and equipped with adequate furniture for accommodation of children. Besides enrolling the children on the waiting list to the preschool, 4 educators and 1 assistant worker will be employed as a result of the project.

The chance to open new jobs and employ more teacher and assistant workers would help unemployed people waiting for the job opportunity.

Improving the capacities and quality of the provision of preschool child care is of vital importance for every local community from the perspective of its citizens and from the point of view of its citizens.

Project Title Children are our future


Project partner Preschool Facility “Crvenkapa”






Project Category Equipping of Institutions/Social Service providing Association New employment opportunities


Project summary

The project is aimed at improving the status of vulnerable and vulnerable groups and the sustainability of social services, which enables the inclusion of a vulnerable group disadvantaged in Bela Palanka.

This will be achieved by providing adapted and equipped space of the “Club for the Elderly People” and extending the coverage of counseling, therapeutic and social-educational service in the community and rural areas of the municipality.

Thanks to this project, beneficiaries will have medical examinations, physiotherapy services by medical personnel and recreational and educational activities by young people who will be involved in realization of some activities on the project.

Inclusion of young people creates the conditions for acquiring new friendships between the elderly and the youth, overcoming the generational barriers and additionally influencing the social inclusion of the elderly.

Project Title For a better and better quality " third age”

Applicant Municipality of Bela Palanka

Project partner Association "TE DEUM"

Project location Serbia, Southern Serbia, Bela Palanka





Project Category Investment in social infrastructure (minor interventions) Improving Social Service Delivery


Project summary

The project is aimed at improving the status of vulnerable and vulnerable groups and the sustainability of social services, which enables the inclusion of a vulnerable group disadvantaged in Bela Palanka.

Improvement of the status of older persons through the procurement of vehicles for the needs of "Home help" service and less mobile and immovable users for transport from the place of residence to health institutions. Providing transport for the needs of less mobile and immobile beneficiaries will provide a higher level of health protection and better quality of life for the elderly.

Project activities aim to improve the rights and living conditions of elderly and disabled persons.

Project Title Improving the capacity of the gerontoservice and further development of

the existing "Help in the home for the elderly"


Project partner Association "TE DEUM"





Project Category Improving Social Service Delivery


Project summary

Implementation of the project will be carried out in three stages. First is organizing workshops in schools for the purpose of preventive action in the field of peer violence. Besides this, collection of data on victims of violence and creation of a social map of vulnerable groups will be of significant importance for future activities aimed at prevention of violence and providing help to vulnerable groups.

In order to ensure an adequate political and social environment in the systemic fight against violence, it is necessary to raise public awareness through the promotion of nonviolent behavior, and publicly talk about topics such as gender equality and anti-discrimination.

The project focuses on primary prevention in order to change existing social patterns that create the circumstances and conditions in which violence is adopted as a model of behavior, which provides a favorable environment for its occurrence and is manifested where there is no social conviction.

Project Title Support to victims of domestic violence and beyond and strategies for

preventive action


Project partner Association "Đurđevdan’’






Project Category Piloting and Promoting new/innovative Social Services


Project summary

The overall objective of the project is the encouragement and support of the local self-service so as to design and implement a better social policy at the local level and in order to raise the life quality of persons with disabilities.

This will be achieved through reconstruction and equipping the premises for the purpose of organizing the service of day-care in the community for children and the young with developmental disabilities.

In order to achieve the overall objective, the idea behind the project proposal envisions the forming of a day-care center for children and the young with developmental disabilities. Implementation of the project will contribute to improving conditions for the children and the young with developmental disabilities to spend quality time and improving the services of social protection by organizing a day-care service in the community.

Project Title Me Time“ – Daily services in the community with the purpose of establishing the service of Day-care center for children and the young with developmental difficulties

Applicant Municipality of Lučani

Project partner Center for Social Work of Lučani municipality in Guča

Project location Serbia, Central Serbia, Lučani





Project Category Investments in social infrastructure (minor interventions)

Improving the quality of social services


Project summary

Implementation of the project will contribute to reducing the rate of violence and raising awareness of domestic violence and any other type of violence while reducing the number of abusive behavior in the family through advisory-educational-promotional activities and raising awareness about various forms of violence.

Some the activities will be workshops with parents and children, treatment of perpetrators of violence and online help desk for victims of violence. Besides this, workshops on the topic of non-violent communication for pre-school and school children, familiarization with forms of violence, overcoming of prejudices related to customs and socio-cultural characteristics affecting the level of tolerance to violence. Moreover, a theatrical performance on the topic of violence, which will be done by primary and secondary school children is planned.

Through various activities, the project will primarily preventively affect the target group and influence the reduction of violent behavior.

Project Title “Three steps from the pain” – Prevention of violence against children, young people, women and risk groups


Project partner Citizens` Association “Lučani u srcu”






Project Category Piloting of new and promoting innovative social services


Project summary

The project is aimed at socio-economic support to rural and Roma women from the rural areas of the Municipality of Lucani in order to promote gender equality.

Improving the socio-economic position of rural and Roma women in rural areas by providing sheep and goat herds with the necessary equipment, as well as the professional support and cooperation in the stage of cultivation, processing and sale of products.

With this project proposal, through the public - private - civil partnership of the Dragacevo local community, it is expected the socio - economic empowerment and cooperation between rural and Roma women, through the formation of new sheep and goats farms, the creation of new jobs, the authorized access of rural women to their registered agricultural holdings and purpose agricultural account, improvement of their gender equality, economic, social, cultural and social status.

Project Title WOMEN DESERVE IT – Socio-economical empowerment of rural and Roma women in Dragačevo


Project partner Ecological Society Dragačevo


Total cost of the project 25,000,00€ Amount requested

from the Donor 3,000,00€ Co-finance 22.000,00€


Project Category Support to the local partnership New employment opportunities Social Entrepreneurship


Project summary

Implementation of the project will contribute to improving the living conditions of the elderly, disabled and vulnerable persons through the establishment of home help services through regular visits of the caretakers and their assistance.

The project will contribute to improving socio-economic status at least 10 women from marginalized and less employable category through training and employment in jobs of the caretakers. The caretakers are going to be trained and licensed to provide services to help and care for the elderly within the newly established licensed agencies, which will continue to operate after the end of the program.

Caretakers will provide the following services: maintenance, procurement of medicines and foodstuffs, food preparation, health monitoring and, if necessary, connect beneficiaries with health institutions in order to more serious treatment, and in order to create a sense of belonging and a better integration of the social environment.

Project Title Help and care the elderly and sick people

Applicant Municipality of Trgoviste

Project partner The Center for Social Work

Project location Serbia, Southern Serbia, Trgovište





Project Category

Improving Social Service Delivery Capacity Building of Social Service Providers Social Entrepreneurship


Project summary

Project implementation will contribute to developing new and improving existing resources to preserve and improve the quality of life of children and persons with disabilities and their preparation for a productive life in the community.

Besides this, the project is aimed at contributing to social inclusion and reduction of poverty in Serbia by improving access to early education of children. By opening a toy library in office of CSW, its main functions will be to organize a game-to provide toys and programs for the promotion of intellectual, emotional, social, moral and physical development of children through a variety of individual and group activities, particularly children from marginalized families who are in CSW records.

Finally, the project will improve accessibility of public institutions for persons with disabilities by building 3 ramps for people in wheelchairs.

Project Title Inclusion of socially vulnerable children and persons with disabilities

Applicant Municipality of Trgovište

Project partner The Center for Social Work






Project Category Investment in social infrastructure (minor interventions) Equipping of Institutions/Social Service providing Association Improving Social Service Delivery


Project summary

Project is aimed at supporting social inclusion of marginalized and vulnerable groups.

It will implement trainings and retraining in order to facilitate finding a job and ensuring social inclusion of marginalized and vulnerable groups of people who are having difficulties in finding job and ensuring their socio-economic security.

Based on the analysis of the National Employment Service branch Trgoviste and based on the identified needs of business entities and public services, the training plan will be established according to the occupations demanded on the market. After that the project envisages announcing the public call for provision of training for marginalized, vulnerable and hard-to-employ categories.

In this way, qualified persons will be able to engage in work which will lead to a reduction in unemployment target groups, thus their socio - economic situation improved.

Project Title Training for marginalized and vulnerable groups

Applicant Municipality of Trgovište

Project partner Association of Persons with Disabilities Trgovište






Project Category Piloting and Promoting new/innovative Social Services New employment opportunities


Project summary

The project is aimed at supporting social inclusion of marginalized and vulnerable groups through providing training adn additional training of unemployed people in order to increase their employability and ensure social inclusion of marginalized and vulnerable population.

Based on analysis of the labour market demands and based on the identified needs of economic entities and the public services, training programs will be established. That is how qualified people will afterwords be able to engage in work which will lead to the reduction of unemployment of target groups, thus improvement of their socio - economic situation.

Project Title Training for marginalized and vulnerable groups

Applicant Municipality of Kosjerić

Project partner National Employment Service - Kosjerić

Project location Serbia, Western Serbia, Kosjerić




Project Category Piloting new and innovative promotion of social services

New employment opportunities


Project summary

The project is aimed at development of social protection services at the local level through the continuous strengthening of the capacity of service providers and improvement and extension of the territorial coverage of daily services in the community - Domestic assistance in the territory of the municipality of Kosjerić for a period of one year.

Despite the progress made to decentralize social protection in the past decade — including major reforms in the work of social welfare centers, development of regulatory framework and transformation of institutions for permanent accommodation — the range of services in the community is still not sufficiently developed to be able to adequately respond to a wide range of needs of vulnerable groups.

Support is needed within the implementation of the system of licensing, but support is also necessary for the development of standards for new social services.

Project Title Improvement and strengthening of community-based social services -

Domestic assistance


Project partner Volunteer Association SOS-KOS Kosjerić






Project Category Equipping institutions / organizations providing social services Improving social services Strengthening the capacity of social services providers


Project summary

The project is aimed at supporting the social inclusion of vulnerable groups through the development of social services in the community.

The implementation of the project will contribute to improving the position and quality of life of people with difficulties in functioning improving due to the effects of different factors through the availability of support for overcoming developmental and life crises and raising awareness of the local community about the need for mental health care.

In addition to improving the quality of life and achieving health and well-being, as well as non-discrimination of direct beneficiaries, the existence and availability of counselling/therapeutic service would facilitate the work of other institutions in the municipality (center for social welfare, health center, primary and secondary schools) and contribute to promotion of mental health and creating a supportive environment sensitive to the difficulties encountered during development/life crises.

Project Title Counseling service for the disabled individuals and other vulnerable groups


Project partner Association of cerebral and child paralysis Kosjerić



14,020.00€ Amount requested from the Donor

14.020,00€ Co-finance 0 €


Project Category Piloting the new social services and promoting the innovative ones


Project summary

The facility within the Pedagogical Academy should be reconstructed and adapted to users with disabilities. The facility would be used by pupils with special needs of school “September 12th” and members of the Association "Duga".

All rooms intended for working with students would be equipped and adapted to students and other users, while the entrance would have a ramp, which would allow the unobstructed entry of pupils using the wheelchair.

It is necessary to renovate the building as soon as possible in order to improve the life quality of students and young people with special needs and ensure that they can perform their everyday activities more easily.

Project Title Adapting the school facility for the needs of students with special needs

Applicant Municipality of Negotin

Project partner School “September 12th”

Association "Duga"

Project location Serbia, Eastern Serbia, Negotin


84.000,00€ Amount requested from the Donor

31.150,00€ Co-

finance 52.850,00 €


Project Category Investment in social infrastructure (minor interventions) Supporting local partnerships Creating opportunities for youth


Project summary

The municipality of Negotin has a large number of socially vulnerable groups, most of whom are in need of food and cooked meal every day. Therefore, these people would be granted better and healthier everyday life thanks to one free cooked meal per day.

The capacities of the Home for children and youth “Stanko Paunovic” would be used for creating a soup kitchen center, where social welfare beneficiaries could eat for free. After obtaining all the necessary permits and consents, and adjusting the existing kitchen, it could be used to prepare and distribute about 400 meals a day. The kitchen would have to be equipped with the necessary kitchen elements and utensils having in mind the expanded scope of work.

Besides this, there is a need for employing additional staff in the kitchen.

Project Title Soup kitchen for social welfare beneficiaries


Project partner Home for children and youth “Stanko Paunovic”



10.000,00€ Amount requested from the Donor

10.000,00€ Co-finance 0 €


Project Category Improving Social Service Delivery Equipping of Institutions/Social Service providing Association Social Entrepreneurship


Project summary

In the municipality of Negotin, there are persons with disabilities who live alone and they are not capable of doing shopping, cooking or washing by themselves. Most of them are people with low income, since they are not able to work and improve their material status.

Due to lack of funds in the local self-government, there is no service provider for this type of service in the municipality, although there are obvious real need for this type of service.

The project will provide educational trainings for 15 people who are unemployed and willing to work as personal assistants to people with disabilities. They will afterwards become licensed personal assistants and provide this service on the territory of municipality.

Project Title Introducing the service of personal assistance in the municipality of Negotin


Project partner /


Total cost of the project 8.850,00€ Amount requested from the Donor

8.850,00€ Co-finance 0 €


Project Category Improving Social Service Delivery New employment opportunities

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