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09 February 2008 - Press conference in Surcin, Belgrade Continuing its successes in highlighting and addressing issues of severe poverty and unemployment among people affected by displacement in Serbia, the latest phase of ‘Employed, Empowered’ involved a press conference in Surcin as well as an informal meeting between refugees, media personnel and representatives of the local public authorities. The event was the follow-on of months of research, practical application, cross disciplinary cooperation and advocacy, organised by the CDRSEE and partners, to work towards solutions and replicable models for empowering marginalised persons towards self-determined futures. With academic research, assistance in the field and the establishment of training programmes, ‘Employed, Empowered’ is an on-going initiative that has made substantial in-roads into allowing marginalised persons to change their living situation and access information, choices and possibilities. The press conference in Surcin comprised the Serbian Media and 30 representatives of the refugee community that has settled in the municipality of Surcin. Assistant Minister of Labour and Social Policy, Mr. Bojan Andjelkovic attended and spoke at the event, highlighting the Ministry’s support to this innovative initiative.
23-24 November 2007 - Roundtable 3 in Belgrade: “Tactics of penetrating the market niche and supportive training programmes” Continuing the process started by the first and second roundtables in September/October, the Employed, Empowered participants met again to discuss what kind of training would be most useful to empower disadvantaged groups and allow for access to sustainable income and a legal existence in society. Attended by 35 representatives of private economy, organizations offering adult learning and alternative forms of education, government institutions, NGOs and international bodies as well as representatives of the refugee community who initiated the process at the previous roundtables, the event rounded up the circle of expert discussions to formulate workable model solutions for the empowerment of the forced migrant population in Serbia. The working groups elaborated on a plan of action and a team was formed to consult on the actual development of training materials focusing on transferable skills and vocational knowledge vital for a wide range of professions. Psycho-social empowerment and a specific methodology taking into account the vulnerability of large groups within the target population was established as the basis for the training modules. There is a strong need to raise awareness for the concept of “life-long-learning” and the evolution of the knowledge based society, heading towards the aims formulated in the three pillars of the Lisbon Strategy. Especially disadvantaged groups are in danger of being further marginalised, if the Lisbonisation takes place and they are bypassed.
16 November 2007: Employed, Empowered Brochure No1
October 2007: “Employed, Empowered” in the media
19-20 October 2007 - Roundtable in Belgrade: “Identifying niches to build up sustainable livelihoods” Continuing the process started by the first roundtable in September, the Employed, Empowered participants engaged with their challenge once again in the 2nd Roundtable “Identifying niches to build up sustainable livelihoods”. Attended by representatives of the same organizations, government institutions and international bodies who initiated the process at the 1st Roundtable in September, the event presented the results of the interim work, and made progress towards the collective goals. The first booklet from the project, which includes information about the 1st Roundtable as well as practical help and where to access advice, training and services has been produced and is being disseminated to the target group throughout Serbia.
September 2007: Press clippings Articles about Employed, Empowered published in the "Dnevnik" newspaper, September 15th 2007. Both articles are printed in serbian language.
Employed, Empowered in the electronic media:
Autumn 2007: Employed, Empowered: working towards the reintegration of refugees and IDPs into a participative and fulfilling civil society by focusing on the human potential, rather than the liabilities Successful first Roundtable in Belgrade: “Identifying the Employment gap: vulnerable groups in the labour market”.
14 - 15 September 2007: "Identifying the employment gap: vulnerable groups in the labour market" Roundtable.
8 June 2007: "A better integration" Article published in "Subotičke novine" on June 8th. Serbian language, pdf file, 140 Kb. 28 May 2007, 14 – 15: Launch of the Initiative “Employed, Empowered” Venue:
Media clippings (serbian language): 30 - 31 March 2007: Inception visit to the help desks by the partners:
The helpdesks aim to create a network of interconnected experts (lawyers, social workers and psychologist supporting each other in providing direct support to the numerous problems, refugees and IDPs face. The helpdesks also closely connect the project teams in Belgrade, Novi Sad and Thessaloniki with the beneficiaries on the ground. A total of 10 helpdesks have been established in Serbia based in Belgrade, Novi Sad, Sid, Vrsac, Subotica, Nis, Kraljevo, Kragujevac, and Valjevo. Vision: Employed, Empowered is an innovative idea that combines labour market research with a practical project to tackle the issues of unemployment among the most vulnerable members of society in Serbia. Employed Empowered is made possible with the support and contribution of the European Commission. For more information on the project please contact Ms. Corinna Noack Aetopoulos, Corinna@cdsee.org. Research Strategy Meeting to be held on 29 March 2007:
The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the details of the survey of the target group and research on the economic factors and the labour market in Serbia. The goal of the surveys is to provide a fresh insight and practical solutions for addressing the issues of poverty and unemployment amongst refugees, IDPs and returnees in Serbia. Vision: Employed, Empowered is an innovative idea that combines labour market research with a practical project to tackle the issues of unemployment among the most vulnerable members of society in Serbia. Employed Empowered is made possible with the support and contribution of the European Commission. For more information on the project please contact Ms. Corinna Noack-Aetopulos, Corinna@cdsee.org Inception Meeting 01 February 2007: |
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