Tim za socijalno uključivanje i smanjenje siromaštva

Thanks to the project “More solidarity for the elderly: The Kolubara district cluster for the Help at Home service”, funded by the European Union through the European Support for Inclusive Society program and implemented by Caritas Valjevo in partnership with the Joint Center for Social Work “Solidarnost” Ljig and the municipalities of Mionica, Lajkovac, and Ljig, the daily community service Help at Home has been active since July 2016. On this occasion, on July 17, a presentation of the results of the project was held in the Lajkovac City Hall, with a discussion on the sustainability of the funding for the Help at Home service by local governments.

The service is currently used by 111 people from the territory of the municipalities of Mionica, Lajkovac, and Ljig, and after the end of the project implemented with the financial support of the European Union, the funding and further development of the daily community service is transferred to local governments.

The European Support to Inclusive Society project, funded by the European Union with 5.4 million euros, aims to ensure greater social inclusion of vulnerable groups in Serbia such as elderly people, children, and minorities, including Roma men and women and others. The EU has donated 4.3 million euros in the form of 28 grants through this project, which will be implemented in 36 cities and municipalities across Serbia by the end of 2017. The project is implemented by the Delegation of the European Union to the Republic of Serbia (www.europa.rs) in partnership with the Ministry of Labor, Employment, Veterans’ and Social Affairs.

Source: caritas-valjevo.rs