Highlights
Media Training
Philanthropy organized specialized training on media reporting and crisis communication in emergency situations. The training, conducted on 6 and November, 2023 in Bogutovacka Banja, was attended by journalists and local authorities’ media and communication officers from Gornji Milanovac, Ljubovija, Novi Pazar and Vrnjačka Banja. Mr. Zdravko Maksimović, Head of the Civil Protection Department in the City of Kraljevo and Mr. Ljubiša Lešević, journalist, correspondent and owner of TV production and marketing agency, shared their experience and discussed crisis communication with training attendees. The training was implemented within the second phase of "Project for Increasing Resilience to Natural Disasters and Enhancing Preparedness Strategy (PREPS) in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia". The project provides expert, material and practical support to local authorities and local communities exposed to recurring natural disasters, is funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and implemented by CRS (Catholic Relief Services) in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and by Philanthropy and Caritas Serbia in Serbia.
Philanthropy - Staff Care
Philanthropy representatives participated in the workshop “Mutual Learning about Psychosocial Approaches and Care”, which was held in Tbilisi, Georgia, in the period 8-15 October 2023, organised by the German organisation Brot fur die Welt. The workshop was attended by 32 professional care and service providers from Germany, Ukraine, Moldavia, Armenia, Georgia, Tajikistan, Romania, Poland, Serbia, Ruanda, Lebanon and Albania. Participants discussed several topics, among them community based psychosocial approach, prevention of burn out, staff wellbeing, etc. Workshop participants are professionals, long-term service providers for the most vulnerable groups – older persons, PLHIV, migrants, refugees and IDPs, children deprived of parental care, victims of war, victims of violence, victims of human trafficking. Participants shared success stories and challenges, and decided to design online platform for future exchange and learning.
Second phase of "Project for Increasing Resilience to Natural Disaster and Enhancing Preparedness Strategy (PREPS) in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia
In collaboration with municipalities’ Disaster Risk Reduction Working Groups (DRRWGs), Philanthropy successfully completed Community Led Disaster Risk Management Trainings (CLDRM) in municipalities of Gornji Milanovac, Ljubovija, Novi Pazar and Vrnjacka Banja. Action Plans of local communities exposed to recurring disasters will be developed in the upcoming period, in collaboration with public actors in charge for disaster risk reduction (DRR). Action Plans will assure active participation of local population and raising awareness on mutual responsibility within local authorities’ efforts to strategically improve principles and approaches of DRR management. Activities are implemented within the second phase of "Project for Increasing Resilience to Natural Disasters and Enhancing Preparedness Strategy (PREPS) in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia". The project will provide expert, material and practical support to local authorities and local communities exposed to recurring natural disasters and is funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and implemented by CRS (Catholic Relief Services) in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and by Philanthropy and Caritas Serbia in Serbia.
Support for young women and men from disadvantaged groups
Young women and men in Serbia encounter various life challenges, and particular support is required for youth coming from disadvantaged groups. Young Roma in Kraljevo receive peer-to-peer support in combating discrimination, strengthening employability capacities, preservation of health and social wellbeing. Since November 2021, almost 700 young women and young men, young Roma, youth without parental care leaving social welfare care, youth in rural and sub-urban areas, youth living with HIV/ Aids, STDs, substance users and sexual workers participate in the project "ACT NOW against youth marginalisation in Serbia in times of COVID-19", Philanthropy implements this project in cooperation with Brot für die Welt Austria, supported by the Austrian Development Cooperation.
Creative Expression of Youths
Creative expression is one of the best ways for young people to form an opinion and express attitudes on topics that concern them, and this is exactly what Philanthropy encourages through the educational cycles organised within the project " ACT NOW against youth marginalisation in Serbia in times of COVID-19". Topics such as gender equality, peer violence, employment and many others have inspired deprived young people to present their opinions in various manners. The project is implemented in cooperation with Brot für die Welt Austria, with the support of the Austrian Development Cooperation.