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Projects

Support to socio-economic stability in the Western Balkans region 2019-2020

Economic stability, social inclusion and reintegration of vulnerable.

  • Duration: January 2019 – December 2020
  • Donor: German Government, the Federal Foreign Office (Auswaertiges Amt)
  • Budget: 1,048,730,00 EUR
  • Region: Republic of Serbia, Belgrade, Kraljevo, Krusevac, Leskovac, Nis, Novi Sad, Pancevo, Pirot, Pozarevac, Sremska Mitrovica, Zrenjanin
  • Target group: Start-up businesses, existing small businesses, less employable categories, socially vulnerable, prisoners and former prisoners

Objectives

Empowerment of economically and socially vulnerable and facilitation of social inclusion. Specific objectives of this regional programme are poverty reduction among economically vulnerable, improvement of the treatment programs in correctional facilities and in the process of reintegration of prisoners and former prisoners.

Description

Over the years Help has developed a project application methodology combining in-kind grants with business and vocational training. The purpose of this approach is to enable the individuals and communities to develop resilience and become less dependant on the external assistance (like social benefits, need to migrate in pursuit of income and better living conditions). This approach, based on the principle of self-reliance, has been continuously improved in cooperation with the local partners, authorities and other relevant stakeholders.

Main activities implemented within this complex regional programme in Serbia are:

  • Job creation/employment through educational and economic support to micro-businesses
  • Improvement of the treatment programmes in correctional facilities through work engagement and different type of business and vocational training
  • Facilitating reintegration process of prisoners and former prisoners
  • Small-scale projects for local communities and institutes betterment

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