On the occasion of June 26, the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, the International Aid Network (IAN) and the Belgrade Centre for Human Rights emphasize the necessity of addressing the problems and consequences that arise in societies that fail to punish perpetrators of torture and provide assistance to victims in realizing their rights, with a particular focus …

In collaboration with the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture (UNVFVT), IAN (International Aid Network) commemorated World Refugee Day and the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture on June 23, 2023. The event, titled “My Journey, My Story,” took place at the Faculty of Political Sciences in Belgrade. The …

Thanks to donors from the German Agency for International Cooperation and Development, GIZ, who recognized the importance of preventing burnout syndrome in the helping professions, we had the opportunity to hold another ANTIBURNOUT SEMINAR.  As part of the project we are implementing “Support for sustainable reintegration of returnees in Serbia”, the seminar was held in the period from March 30 …

As part of the psychosocial support for refugees and asylum seekers that we implement within the project “Community-based support in integration” supported by UNHCR, our volunteers held an Easter workshop. By using creative techniques of coloring Easter eggs and talking about customs and traditions, the users learned some new words and sentences in the Serbian language, and at the same …

“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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Last week, three online trainings were held for members of the newly established Serbian Nanny Association. The trainings were held within the project “Valuing childcare and housework” which is part of a larger project “Gender Responsible Governance – Redistribution of Unpaid Care Work”, implemented by UN Women in collaboration with Coordination Body for Gender Equality, with the support of the …