CARITAS rehabilitation project for helping the flooded areas

Caritas rehabilitation project in the flooded municipalities: Krupanj, Ub, Sabac, Obrenovac, Valjevo, Lajkovac, Lazarevac, Svilajnac, Paracin, Topola and Jagodina includes: the distribution of construction material for over 400 families, the use of dryers and the distribution of briquettes and stoves. The project started on 1st of August and will last till 28th of February 2015. The means for the realization of this project have been provided through donations of the countries members of the Caritas network.

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The Caritas aid is directed to the most vulnerable households, like: single-person households, elderly people, multi-member households (with five or more members), persons with disabilities, single parents and families who have children with disabilities.

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Till now in the municipalities foreseen by the Rehabilitation project construction material was distributed for 350 families in the value up to 1.000 EUR per household, depending on the size of the damage. In the future period this type of assistance will be given to additional 70 families. In five municipalities (Krupanj, Šabac, Valjevo, Lajkovac, Obrenovac) other than the Caritas field officer, the flooded households were visited by a construction expert, in order to assess the damage and advise them on the purchase of necessary construction materials. The use of dryers, provided by Caritas Germany and Caritas Austria, is continuing.

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