July 2007
Petrovac, 5th July 2007
Financed by the European Union and managed by the European Agency for Reconstruction, HELP-Hilfe zur Selbsthilfe e.V., a German non-governmental humanitarian organization, has been implementing a 1,578,947.37 EUR project “Supporting the National Strategy for Resolving the Problems of Refugees and IDPs through Support for Individual living and Livelihood Enhancement".
The project was implemented in the municipalities of Obrenovac, Petrovac and Sremska Mitrovica. The project’s activities started in November 2005 and is going to be finalised in July 2007.
With particular reference to Petrovac, the project provides alternative solutions for refugees from Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina as well as IDPs from Kosovo, currently hosted in collective centre “Kasarna” through the provision of dwelling units and support of micro-business activities. Additionally, the project involved vulnerable cases belonging to local population contributing to the overall stability and poverty reduction in the region.
In cooperation with the municipality Petrovac, which provided location and connection to the communal infrastructures, the project financed the construction works of 44 apartments in the amount of approximately 631,000.00 EUR. The apartment building composed of 44 apartments located in Krajiška Street bb, will provide durable housing solution for 44 refugee families from Petrovac collective center. Integration within host community has been further strengthened with the provision of 20 hours communal work for local community by each working capable family member.
Furthermore, nineteen business activities were supported through equipment and/or material donation in the average value of EUR 1,200 and provided with professional advice regarding business activities registration and other legal and management issues. Particularly, beneficiaries of this component are socially vulnerable: refugees, IDPs and local population, with sound business ideas to start or develop individual economic activities which would provide them with regular income.
The official handover ceremony of the residential building in Petrovac took place on 5th of July at 12.30h, Krajiška Street bb, Petrovac.
Today HELP can announce that the project was successfully implemented and the good cooperation with the Donor, Serbian Commissariat for Refugees and Municipal Authorities assured the success of the intervention.
Speakers at the opening ceremony were representatives the European Agency for Reconstruction, the Commissariat for Refugees, the municipality Obrenovac and the organisation HELP – Hilfe zur Selbsthilfe e.V.
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