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Emergency and Development Support to Returnees

The general objective of the project is to contribute to improving the quality of life for returnees and other less employable categories of unemployed individuals in Serbia. This will be achieved through enhancing living conditions and economic empowerment.

  • Duration: July 2024 - April 2025
  • Donor: GIZ
  • Budget: 124,413 EUR
  • Region: Srbija (Subotica, Kraljevo, GO Zvezdara)
  • Target group: Returnees and other hard-to-employ categories of unemployed persons in Serbia

The Goal:

The overall project objective is to contribute to a better quality of life for returnees and other hard-to-employ categories of unemployed persons in Serbia through improved living conditions and economic empowerment.

Description:

The planned output will be delivered through the three main project components:

  1. Provision of basic furniture and household appliances
  2. Provision of urgent winterization support
  3. Support to 20 persons – vulnerable returnees and other hard-to-employ categories of unemployed persons in starting and/or developing their business activities, through in-kind grants, business and vocational training, as well as provision of mentoring and advisory services to start-ups, to increase their competence and competitiveness and ensure sustainability and success of their businesses.

Expected results:

  • 20 returnee families will be supported through a donation in the form of firewood.
  • 20 returnee families will be supported through a donation in the form of basic furniture and household appliances.
  • 20 returnees and/or persons from the category of other less employable unemployed persons will be supported with equipment worth EUR 2,500