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Germany & World Vision partner to help Serbia's children with disabilities
17 Feb 2009 09:49:33 GMT
Primary and high school children with disabilities use computer equipment donated by German Government and World Vision Serbia/Montenegro.
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Primary and high school children with disabilities use computer equipment donated by German Government and World Vision Serbia/Montenegro.
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Children in Serbia's rural areas, particularly children with disabilities, are benefitting from the joint efforts of the German Government and World Vision's microfinance institution in Serbia, AgroInvest, which have implemented three projects valued at more than 40,000 Euros in six rural areas.

Children in five schools in the villages of Cacak, Kragujevac, Kraljevo, Nis and Uzice are now learning in fully equipped computer workshops. The German Government provided 40 computers and funds for purchasing additional equipment and performing necessary repairs in the school infrastructure, while World Vision - AgroInvest provided logistical support and 40 flat-screen monitors.

These computer stations are important for children in rural areas as they are the only opportunity for most of these children to engage with the new technology. The '1.novembar' school for children with disabilities in Cacak, the only school for children with disabilities in the surrounding area, is expected to especially benefit from the technology. About 80% of children with disabilities who attend this school live in villages.

'When children with disabilities from our school first got in touch with computers, we noticed signs of improvement in their development. Now with the newly arrived equipment we are expecting even greater progress', said School Director, Ms. Stamena Petrovic.

'Children who live in rural areas, especially children with disabilities, need our assistance, and we will continue to do the best to improve their living conditions', added Marija Cvetanoski, World Vision Programme Manager.

'I am happy that Germany can assist Serbia in its social end economic development. It is very rewarding to be able to help children in a very direct way, in this case in good cooperation with World Vision and the Serbian partner schools; especially children with disabilities need our attention, they belong to the most vulnerable part of society', said Ms. Birgit Singer-Carter, 3rd Secretary of the German Embassy.

Prior to this, the German Embassy and World Vision - AgroInvest provided a van to the Association of People with Disabilities in Kraljevo, where 85% of children with disabilities live in rural areas with limited access to education, health care and social activities due to their distance from the town. The van will enable the association to organise picnics and other social gatherings for these children, and will enable health workers to conduct home visits and provide health care, especially to children with severe forms of disabilities.

The first joint project between the German Embassy and World Vision - AgroInvest provided a sanitary system and toilets to the 'Stanimir Veljkovic Zele' primary school in the village Bojnik near Leskovac in southern Serbia, which accommodates 58 primary school children aged 6-11 and 143 kindergarten-age children including 42 of Roma ethnicity.

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