Humanitarian assistance for
refugees and migrants in Serbia
SUMMARY
SOS Children’s Villages Serbia implements a programme to
improve living conditions in facilities for refugees and to offer
assistance and protection to vulnerable children and families. The
goal is to prevent family separation and to provide children with
an environment where their individual development is supported.
The programme safeguards the fundamental rights of vulnerable
groups by complementing the services provided by state authori-
ties.
The programme provides a range of services in facilities across
the country from material support to psychosocial counselling,
tailored to the needs of children and their families and based on
individual and family care plans. It has also set up child-friendly
spaces, youth corners and mother and baby areas to create an en-
vironment that is better suited to children’s needs. Furthermore,
child protection teams identify particularly vulnerable children
and refer them to specialised service providers following standard
operating procedures developed by the authorities.
The programme is implemented in close collaboration with
national and local authorities and international and local civil
society organisations. Its activities are carried out in line with the
Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Humanitarian
Response, standard operating procedures for the protection of
refugee and migrant children as well as SOS Children’s Villages
Child Protection Policy.
SOS Children’s Villages Serbia supports around 70% of all refugee
children living at reception centres in the country.
Country: Serbia
Location: Countrywide
Website:
http://www.sos-decijasela.rs/
Target group:
Vulnerable migrant and refugee children and
families, regardless of residence status
Implemented by:
SOS Children’s Villages Serbia, the
Ministry of Labour, Employment, Veterans
and Social Affairs, the Serbian Commissariat
for Refugees, centres for social affairs, health
centres in Sid and Kikinda, and UNICEF
Funded by:
SOS Children’s Villages Sweden
SOS Children’s Villages Norway
SOS-Kinderdorf e.V.
SOS Children’s Villages France
SOS Children’s Villages Iceland
SOS Children’s Villages Denmark
Hermann-Gmeiner-Fonds Deutschland e.V.
SOS Children’s Villages Finland
SOS Children’s Villages Italy
SOS Children’s Villages Spain
SOS Children’s Villages USA
UNICEF
KEY TOPICS
SUPPORT TO PARENTS/PRIMARY CARE GIVERS
CASE MANAGEMENT PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT
INFORMAL EDUCATION TRANSITION TO ADULTHOOD
STAFF TRAINING CHILD PARTICIPATION PUBLIC PARTNERSHIP
ACCESS TO INFORMATION
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Timeframe: 2015–ongoing
Contact person:
Gordana Vučinić, Project Manager
[email protected]