Medvedja – The training for assisted living caregivers, which is provided by the Office for Poverty Reduction of the Republic of Serbia, began in the area of the municipality of Medvedja.  The “Elan” civic association from Medvedja, with partnership support of the local self-government, applied with the project "Support to Innovative Mechanism of Working Engagement of Roma and Other Socially Vulnerable Population."

The training takes place at the small hall of the Health Center in Medvedja and it includes 26  training beneficiaries, who are mostly women.  The trainers are from the “Smile” Center for Education, which is a civic association from Vlasotince. 

“I am pleased with the number of training beneficiaries and am glad that these people, upon undergoing the training and taking the exam, will be able to get employed more easily,” said Ivana Kovinic, the Project Manager.

The training course was launched by Nebojsa Arsic, the Mayor of Medvedjaa, who wished the training beneficiaries every success in their work.

The project is funded by the European Union, the Government of Switzerland and the Government of the Republic of Serbia, through the European Progress program.

Source: Info Center South and Coordination Body