20th June – International Refugee Day “No one puts their children in a boat unless the water is safer than the land.” – Warsan Shire In 2000, the United Nations General Assembly adopted June 20 as International Refugee Day.According to the UNHCR, the number of refugees in the world has exceeded 100 million. This figure is “sobering and alarming. It is a record that should never … Read More
Creative workshops As a part of the Community-based Support in Integration project, implemented by IAN thanks to the support of UNHCR Serbia, creative workshops are held at IAN in order to relax, develop creativity and spread positive energy. Art as therapy has a healing effect on participants, encourages them, helps them to face and understand their own emotions, as well as to … Read More
Poziv za podnošenje ponuda za pružaoce zdravstvenih usluga Međunarodna mreža pomoći I.A.N. International Aid Network sprovodi projekte: „Early identification and proper assistance to torture victims among refugees from Middle East and North Africa“ u saradnji sa UNVFVT-om u periodu od 01.01.2022 – 31.12.2022..“Community – based support in Integration“ u saradnji sa UNHCR-om u periodu od 01.01.2022 – 31.12.2022„Support to sustainable reintegration of retrunees in Serbia“, u saradnji sa GIZ-om u periodu … Read More
The Game Since 2015, when migration through so called ‘Balkan route‘ was on itspeak, a significant number of migrants is getting stranded in transit countries. As those countries are not their desired destination, a large number of migrants, including unaccompanied minors among them, continuously try to proceed forward and they go to the ‘game‘ (a colloquial name for an illegal attempt to … Read More
Workshop for asylum seekers As part of the project “Community-based support in integration” supported by UNHCR Serbia, a workshop for asylum seekers was held at the IAN premises on the topic – Child development and recommendations for parents. The workshop is the first in a series of workshops that IAN will organize during the year with the aim of support in integration. The workshop … Read More
Training for volunteers On December 4th 2021, IAN organized the first of three trainings planned within the project “Support to Sustainable Reintegration of Returnees in Serbia”, on the topic “Mental health status of returnees, refugees / migrants / asylum seekers and other vulnerable groups”. 30 volunteers and field workers attended the training. The trainings are intended for volunteers and field workers, as well … Read More
Support to sustainable reintegration of returnees in Serbia There are 211,972 beneficiaries of social assistance living in Serbia, but according to the Ombudsman about 500,000 Serbian citizens cannot meet basic subsistence needs. Families with three or more dependent children, the elderly, the sick and the unemployed are in the worst situation. Serbian citizens returned through the Readmission agreement are also among them. 846 persons have been deported from … Read More
Conference “Towards professionalization of the nanny profession” The final conference of the project “Valuing childcare and housework” was held on Saturday, January 30, 2021. The project is part of a larger project Gender Responsive Governance – Redistribution of unpaid care”, implemented by UN Women Serbia, in cooperation with the Coordination Body for Gender Equality, with the support of the Government of the United Kingdom and British Embassy … Read More
Community-based support in integration Project aims to strengthen integration capacities of at least 100 asylum seekers through provision of specific knowledge about relevant psychosocial and life skills and improvement of their mental health condition. True integration of asylum seekers implies a long-term concern for their health, because when they are medically stable, then they are capable and ready for the next steps in integration, … Read More
Project: Community support training for asylum seekers The aim of the project is to empower and support asylum seekers to provide adequate and efficient help and support to other persons who are in the same or similar situation. The training is designed for asylum seekers accommodated in asylum centres who will be able to knowledge gained in the training, use to communicate effectively with each other in … Read More
Community support trainings for asylum seekers IAN has started a series of trainings on community support for asylum seekers in Serbia through a project funded by UNHCR Serbia. So far, two trainings have been held in the asylum centers in Banja Koviljača and Bogovađa. The training in Banja Koviljača was held on October 8, 2020. for 28 participants. The participants were mostly younger men. The group … Read More
