President of Caritas Germany Dr Peter Neher, accompanied by Claudio Moser, responsible for the department of Latin America and Europe and Tobias Noelke, coordinator of assistance to refugees and migrants in Serbia, Greece and Turkey, visited the Refugee center Presevo on the 28th of August 2017.

The representatives of Caritas in Serbia, headed by the director Rev. Ivica Damjanovic, presented the work of Caritas in assisting refugees and migrants in Serbia and the staff members from Presevo presented the concrete activities of Caritas in the camp (food and tea distribution, laundry service, psycho-social support and animation activities). It was especially interesting the meeting with the children, for which Caritas organizes educational and animation activities every day.

On this occasion the representatives of the Ministry of work, employment, veteran and social issues and the Commissariat for refugees and migrations showed the center and activities within it, expressing gratitude for the cooperation and support that Caritas has been providing to this center for two years already.

The visit was also an occasion to talk to refugees themselves about their difficulties, hopes and expectations.

The program ended with the visit to “Tradicija juga“ a social enterprise in Vranje, which employs women victims of violence, who have been preparing the food for refugees for more than a year, within the Caritas program of assistance to refugees in the centers Presevo, Bujanovac and Vranje.