December 2008
Nis
Within project activities HELP will, in cooperation with the City of Nis, organize several information meetings and present in detail the project and its objectives. At the information meetings the potential clients will be provided with grant application forms with detailed explanations in regard to the manner and conditions of application process.
The first information meetings in the City of Nis will be organized from 22nd to 26th December according to the following schedule:
- 22. 12. at 10 hrs in the premises of the National Employment Service, Nis branch
- 23. 12. at 10 hrs in the premises of the National Employment Service, Nis branch
- 24. 12. at 11 hrs in the City Hall in Nikole Pasica 24 street
- 26. 12. at 17 hrs in the City Hall in Nikole Pasica 24 street
November 2008
27th – 29th November 2008, Belgrade
HELP-Hilfe zur Selbsthilfe e.V. participated in the 7th International Entrepreneurship Fair for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises – Business Base held at the Belgrade Fair from 27th November until 29th November 2008.
HELP’s most successful clients supported within the projects implemented in Serbia exhibited in the stand within the section of Serbian Agency for Development of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises and Entrepreneurship.
At the HELP’s stand during the four days of the fair visitors had opportunity to meet 8 start-ups and their products like wood items, textile (linen), jewellery, canned fruit and vegetables, honey, cheese and dairy products, marketing services and web site presentations and others.
HELP's clients at the Business Base Fair:
Ana Dangubic, Kragujevac
Ivan Djordjevic, Pirot
Maja Stojanovic, Kragujevac
Dragana Mitic, Gadžin Han
November 2008
Bujanovac, Nis
The first Cooperation agreements have been signed with the City of Vranje and municipalities of Bujanovac, Gadzin Han, Pirot and Presevo, at the beginning of the new project ‘’ Support to local sustainable development in South Serbia’’ that will be implemented by HELP through local NGO's EDEAS and ENECA in the cities of Nis and Vranje and municipalities of Bujanovac, Gadzin Han, Pirot and Presevo.
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November 2008, Vranje
Mayor of Vranje, Mr. Miroljub Stojcic and Country Director of HELP, Mr. Timo Stegelmann
Cooperation agreement signing
November 2008, Presevo
President of the municipality of Presevo, Mr. Nader Sadiku and Country Director of HELP, Mr. Timo Stegelmann
Cooperation agreement signing
October 2008
Vlasotince
HELP received an October award, at the festive session on the occasion of the Day of the municipality of Vlasotince, for the financial and material assistance provided to the Municipality of Vlasotince and its citizens in November 2007 when this area was struck with the flood.
October 2008
10th October 2008, Kraljevo
Head of the European Commission's Delegation to the Republic of Serbia, ambassador Josep M. LLoveras and Head of the German “Erlenbach” Foundation, Mrs. Erlenbach, and Country Director of HELP – Hilfe zur Selbsthilfe e.V., Mr. Timo Stegelmann, handed over to the Mayor of Kraljevo Milos Babic a building complex of 48 apartments which will improve living conditions for 38 families which were internally displaced from Kosovo and ten severely vulnerable families from Kraljevo.
This housing project in Kraljevo is part of a wider assistance programme funded by the European Union and implemented by HELP-Hilfe zur Selbsthilfe e.V., a German non-governmental humanitarian organization, with a total value of €1.6 million. Activities from the project “Assistance Programme for IDPs through Alternative Housing Solutions and Income Generation Support " started in December 2006 under the management of the European Agency for Reconstruction in the cities of Kraljevo, Uzice, Kragujevac and Krusevac.
With particular reference to Kraljevo, the EU donation of over €700,000 was used to provide alternative temporary housing solutions for IDP families from Kosovo, currently hosted in collective centers “Vila Morava”, “Vila Maricic” and “DP Mataruska Banja” through the provision of the apartments and support of micro-business activities. Additionally, the project involved vulnerable cases belonging to local population contributing to the overall stability and poverty reduction in the region.
In addition to the EU, German Foundations “Erlenbach”, “Sternstunden e.V.” and HELP e.V. donated 80,000 EUR for the construction of six additional apartments on the same location, intended for accommodation of vulnerable young families with children.
The City of Kraljevo provided the location and connection to the communal infrastructures and will provide road access to the neighbourhood.
Furthermore, seventy-one (71) business activities were supported through equipment and/or material donation in the average value of €1,200, along with business, vocational trainings and professional business consultations. Beneficiaries of this component are socially vulnerable IDPs and local population, with sound business ideas to start or develop individual economic activities which would provide them with regular income. It should be emphasized that this component of the project was financially supported by the city of Kraljevo.
The construction works are completed, while the selection procedure of beneficiaries is still ongoing and will be finalized until the end of November, 2008.
HELP believes that the excellent cooperation established with the European Agency for Reconstruction and the Delegation of the European Commission to the Republic of Serbia,the Serbian Commissariat for Refugees and the authorities of the City of Kraljevo during the project implementation has ensured the success and the sustainability of the action.
10th October 2008, Kraljevo
Apartment building opening
Apartment building in Kraljevo
October 2008
9th October 2008, Uzice
Head of the European Commission's Delegation to the Republic of Serbia, ambassador Josep M. LLoveras and Country Director of organization HELP – Hilfe zur Selbsthilfe e.V. handed over to the Mayor of Uzice, Mr. Jovan Markovic, a residential building with 18 apartments in Sevojno, which will allow temporary housing of 18 internally displaced families from Kosovo.
HELP-Hilfe zur Selbsthilfe e.V., a German non-governmental humanitarian organization, has used a total of €301,000 of EU funds for this particular project. Since 2006 HELP is in charge of a €1.6 million of EU funds for similar projects which are part of the “Assistance Programme for IDPs through Alternative Housing Solutions and Income Generation Support " taking place in Kraljevo, Uzice, Kragujevac and Krusevac.
The beneficiary families displaced from Kosovo are currently hosted in collective center “Zlatibor-Standard” and this project will for them secure apartments and support of micro-business activities.
As a partner in the project, the City of Uzice provided the location and connection to the communal infrastructures.
The this EU project implemented by HELP, nineteen (19) business activities were supported through equipment and/or material donation in the average value of EUR 1,200, along with business, vocational trainings and professional business consultations. Beneficiaries of this component are socially vulnerable IDPs, with sound business ideas to start or develop individual economic activities which would provide them with regular income. It should be emphasized that this component of the project was financially supported by the City of Užice.
With the construction work now completed, it is expected that the beneficiary selection process which is in progress will be finalized until the end of November, 2008.
HELP believes that the excellent cooperation established with the European Agency for Reconstruction, the Delegation of the European Commission to the Republic of Serbia, the Serbian Commissariat for Refugees and City Authorities during the project implementation has ensured the success and the sustainability of the action.
9th October 2008, Uzice
Apartment building handover
Apartment building in Uzice
September 2008
We would like to inform you that all HELP e-mail addresses (all offices in Serbia, individual e-mails as well as HELP web site) due to domain change from yu to rs have now rs ending.
HELP Beograd
helpbg@help-serbia.org.rs
HELP Nis
helpnis@help-serbia.org.rs
HELP Kraljevo
helpkv@help-serbia.org.rs
HELP Bujanovac
helpbuja@help-serbia.org.rs
HELP Info
info@help-serbia.org.rs
www.help-serbia.org.rs
September 2008
19th september 2008, Nis
During the visit to the municipalities in the South of Serbia, German Ambassador, Mr. Maas, attended the reception organized by the Mayor of Nis. During his speech Mr. Maas especially referred to cooperation with HELP: “Through organization HELP we give support to individuals to become independent and successful entrepreneurs and for the last several years we have been offering vocational training in this region which is one of the preconditions for economic development in every local community.”
On 18th September 2008, HELP was visited by the representative of the German Embassy, Mrs. Heike Poerksen. During this visit HELP presented a part of small-scale projects implemented in Nis during 2007/2008. Within these projects HELP purchased orthopaedic appliances and sports rehabilitation equipment for the Cerebral and children paralysis city association Nis and neuro-biofeedback device ProComp Infinity with software and physiological sensors and accompanying components for Daily hospital for children and adolescents of Clinic for mental health protection and child and adolescents neuropsychiatry, Clinical Center Nis.
18th September 2008, Nis
Mrs. Poerksen’s visit
September 2008
7th september 2008, Vranje
At the official ceremony held on 7th September, Liberation Day of Vranje, rewards and diplomas were awarded to admirable individuals and companies. Mayor of the City of Vranje, Mr. Stojcic, awarded the organization HELP – Nis office with “Sedmi septembar” diploma for supporting the development of private entrepreneurship on the territory of Vranje municipality. Through development projects, during the period from 2004 to 2008, HELP supported 193 small businesses on the territory of the municipality of Vranje.
7th september 2008, Vranje
Mayor of the City of Vranje, Mr. Miroljub Stojcic and Country Director of HELP organization, Mr. Timo Stegelmann
June 2008
Bujanovac, Nis
Bujanovac and Nis offices have new addresses and telephone numbers:
HELP Bujanovac
Josifa Janjića 24
17 520 Bujanovac
Tel/fax: 017 650 220; 650 221; 650 222
E-mail: helpbuja@help-serbia.org.yu
HELP Niš
Nemanjina 7/1
18 000 Nis
Tel/fax: 018 294 492; 294 494
E-mail: helpnis@help-serbia.org.yu
June 2008
Nis, Gadzin Han
His Excellency Mr. Wolfram Maas, the German ambassador in Serbia, visited, on 16th June, 2008, the Municipality of Gadzin Han where he was introduced to HELP activities in this part of Serbia.
The Ambassador met Mr. Sasa Djordjevic, the Mayor of the Municipality of Gadzin Han and together with the representatives of HELP, Mr. Timo Stegelmann, Country Director, and Mrs Masa Bubanj, Head of Nis office, visited clients who received donations (equipment and/or material) within HELP program “Support to local sustainable development in Serbia through business incubation – poverty reduction” (March 2007 – December 2008).
June 2008, Gadzin Han
German Ambassador, Mr. Wolfram Maas, visiting HELP clients
June 2008
Gadzin Han, Bujanovac, Pirot
Following both phases of client selection, HELP signed the Grant contracts, on 9th June 2008, within the first phase of the implemented program, with 16 clients in Gadzin Han and 14 in Pirot. Grant contracts, with 14 clients in Bujanovac, were signed on 17th June 2008.
June 2008, Pirot
Grant contract signing
