Within the project SOCIETIES a study visit was organized from 11 to 13 March, aiming to exchange experiences and examples of good practice in the field of social inclusion between civil society organizations (CSOs)participating in the project. Representatives of 15 CSOs from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Kosovo, together…

Caritas Bosnia and Herzegovina and Caritas Serbia recently received recognition for their exceptional work in disaster risk reduction. On March 1stthey were awarded by the Ministry of Security of Bosnia and Herzegovina for supporting disaster risk reduction in their respective countries and co-operating across borders. Caritas Bosnia and Herzegovina’s main contribution was…

Caritas psycho-social support team from Bujanovac Reception Center organises lessons of English language for refugees and migrants, every day, from Monday to Friday. The participants are divided into three groups, in relation to their previous knowledge. They attend classes regularly, with the goal to master the language better. The members…

On the 100th anniversary of the ending of World War I, on Sunday, November 11, the Vienna Cardinal Mons. Christoph Schönborn visited the Obrenovac Refugee center, accompanied by the Belgrade Archbishop Mons. Stanislav Hočevar, Commissar for Refugees of Serbia Vladimir Cucic, Director of Caritas of Serbia Rev. Ivica Damjanovic, as…

During creative workshop in the Reception center for refugees and migrants in Vranje Caritas team discussed with children them what they would like to be when they grow up. The children gave different answers: some want to be doctors, so they could help people, some astronauts, to explore space, some…

For over three years of helping refugees and migrants, Caritas in Serbia has developed many innovative activities, which are an essential part of everyday life of refugees. In November 2015 Caritas started with laundry services for refugees residing in the reception centres Krnjaca and Presevo. Before Caritas introduced these services,…

At the Krnjaca Asylum Center in Belgrade, in two rooms that the Commissariat for Refugees and Migrations provided for Caritas, a number of creative, educational and occupational activities for refugees and migrants are taking place. Adults have the opportunity to learn English and Serbian, participate in creative workshops and play board games….

The Refugee centre in Kikinda is located far from the city and there is no possibility to connect to the sewage network. Waste water is collected in a septic tank that is not envisaged for a large number of users, and in order to avoid infection, it is discharged twice…

For refugees and migrants who want to sew new clothes or fix old ones in Principovac reception center Caritas opened a sewing and tailoring workshop.The workshop is mostly visited by women residing in this center, who like to sew linen sheets and curtains for doors and windows, as well as…

One of the activities of Caritas Team in Vranje refugee center are Serbian and English language classes. Due to high interest of refugees for learning languages, and limited space of our container, they were divided in more groups. Whenever possible, Caritas team was using warm weather to have classes in…