Serbia
We've worked in Serbia since 1993.
Until 2003, we focused on providing emergency aid and rehabilitation work. Since then, we have increasingly worked in two key areas: child protection and inclusive education.
Our current priorities are influencing national policy, and financing and implementing child-focused community services.
We initiated introducing a Children's Ombudsman to monitor and promote children's rights in Serbia. We work with social workers, teachers, community groups, parents and children to support the most vulnerable children, such as Roma, disabled children and those who have been abused or trafficked.
We aim to improve access to good quality preschool and primary education for all children in Serbia, especially Roma children and those with disabilities. We’ve also established eight after-school clubs and ten children’s community centres, and set up 23 toy libraries, giving children the chance to learn together through play.
Learn more about our work in Serbia, download the Serbia country brief (PDF 99KB).
Our work in South East Europe
We first started working in South East Europe when we responded to the food crisis after the First World War. We set up our first offices in the region in 1993. We now work in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Kosovo and Montenegro. Our programme in Bulgaria closed in September 2007.
Our work in the region focuses on inclusive education and child protection. This includes promoting the rights of disadvantaged children and alternatives to institutional care, tackling the issue of child trafficking and working with children in conflict with the law. Across South East Europe, we have improved the quality of education, particularly through involving children, their parents and teachers.
We work with children who are denied parental care or who are from single parent families, Roma children, and children with disabilities, to ensure they are protected and have equal access to schools.
To learn more about our work in South East Europe, download the South East Europe regional brief (PDF 66KB).
Latest news
- Wednesday 21 November 2007 Children in Serbia are being held in institutions
- 1,400 children with disabilities have been placed in five residential institutions in Serbia. None of these is exclusively for children. Find out what we're doing about it.
- Thursday 18 October 2007 Children demand better schools
- "All children should be able to go to school and finish it regardless of their nationality or religion, and no matter whether they are poor or not."
