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POWER – People with disabilities: New opportunities for work, employability and professional rehabilitation

Ensuring equal employment opportunities for persons with disabilities (PWDs) is of great importance for their social inclusion. However, these people still face hurdles in the labour market and have lower employment rates than the rest of the population.

For that reason, this project aimed at increasing employability and employment opportunities for persons with disabilities in the cross-border area of Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina. During the implementation period, more than 120 PWDs had the opportunity to participate in the project and attend a capacity building programme. Also, 21 PWDs were part of the POWER internship programme, which enabled them to develop professional skills and acquire knowledge that will help them to integrate into the workplace environment.

Persons with disabilities in the cross-border area also received online career guidance and support thanks to the interactive internet platform. In addition to that, Berane (Montenegro) and Mostar (Bosnia and Herzegovina) hosted two job fairs for PWDs. The job fairs featured two workshops on public support for the employment of persons with disabilities, as well as active job search with concrete examples of good practices.

In short, this project helped develop a better environment for the employment of PWDs and boost their employment opportunities in the cross-border area.

Project name:

POWER – People with disabilities: New opportunities for work, employability and professional rehabilitation

Sector:

  • Cross-Border and Regional Cooperation

Start time:

01/02/2018

End time:

30/04/2020

Location:

Bosnia and Herzegovina (Sarajevo and Mostar), Montenegro (Kotor and Berane)

Budget:

459776.00€

Beneficiary:

CARITAS Bosnia and Herzegovina
Partners: Fund for Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment of People with Disabilities (BiH); Association of the Parents of Children with Special Needs „Vedri osmijeh“ (BiH); Caritas Bar (MNE); Archdiocesan Centre for Youth „Ivan Pavao II“ (BiH); Paraplegic Association (MNE)

More info:

https://zaposliosi.org/
http://cbc.bih-mne.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/power.pdf

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Grants

Turo-doo-4

Improving a meat processing facility

  • It is implemented by “Turo” LLC and has resulted in the construction of a modern meat processing facility. In order to improve the quality and volume of production, this project also helped purchase the necessary accompanying equipment.
Terrae-car-doo-12

Construction of a winery

  • It was implemented by Terrae car LLC and resulted in the construction of facilities for the production and storage of 40 tons of grapes, or 24,000 liters of wine. The winery consists of a tasting room, a facility for rapid fermentation and a facility for sanitary needs. The project also helped purchase equipment for winemaking and aging.
Nase-voce-4

Construction of an intensive perennial apple orchard

  • It is implemented by Naše voće LLC in order to support the raising of an intensive apple orchard of around 37,000 seedlings on an area of about 11.45 hectares with accompanying equipment.
Goran-Radinovic-7

Construction of a multi-tunnel greenhouse

  • It is implemented by Goran Radinović’s family farm with the aim of supporting the construction of a multi-tunnel greenhouse for strawberry production, covering a total area of 1,320 m2. Production in such a technically advanced multi-tunnel greenhouse ensures the growth and harvest of a quality product throughout the year and even multiple times higher yield compared to open-field production.
Alkoset-doo-2

Modernisation of existing production facilities through purchase of equipment and construction of a poultry cage with associated equipment

  • It is implemented by Alkoset LLC with the aim of modernising the existing laying hen farm with Big Dutchman equipment and meeting EU animal welfare standards. Also, the construction and outfitting of poultry cages will contribute to a reduction of production input costs.
Korak-po-korak-do-zajednickog-cilja-djeca-uce-o-kompostiranju

Step by step, together towards our goal

  • It was implemented by NGO Viva vita, with the aim of improving the state of waste collection and waste management in Pljevlja and assisting the most vulnerable categories in overcoming the challenges of COVID-19.
Upoznaj-Rome-i-presudi-distribucija-skolskog-pribora-za-romske-i-egipcanske-dake

Get to know Roma and then make your own judgment – UROP

  • It was implemented by Walk with us – Phiren Amenca, a youth Roma organisation, with the aim of enhancing social inclusion of Roma people by increasing the degree of respect for and acceptance of diversity in society. I also looked to increase Roma youth enrolment in educational institutions through an online platform during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Skolica-dojenja-flajer

Breastfeeding School

  • It was implemented by the Centre for Counselling and Personal Development, with the aim of providing sufficient information about the benefits of breastfeeding and improving the prenatal and postpartum support system for women in the municipality of Tivat.

CattaroSail

  • It was implemented by the Bokovac calafate workshop, with the aim of protecting and promoting the culture of making traditional wooden ships as part of the local cultural heritage and familiarising the general public with the culture of sailing. The grant also provided training for young sailors on the importance of traditional wooden craft.

POWER – People with disabilities: New opportunities for work, employability and professional rehabilitation

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Implemented by the NGO Monitor Center for Media and Democracy, with an aim to help reducing the level of peer violence against Roma youth. In order to raise awareness of peer violence against members of the Roma community, this sub-grant included production of several research articles. In the research process were also involved journalists from the Roma portal “Romalitika”.