On 20th May 2015, the representatives Housing Center will ceremonially open the construction site for 10 prefabricated housing units, marking the formal commencement of the construction process.
Prefabricated housing units will be constructed within the project “Support to the improvement of living conditions of forced migrants and closure of collective centers“, financed by the Delegation of the European Union to Serbia from IPA 2012 pre-accession funds, and financial contribution of Housing Center. The project aims at enhancing social inclusion of socially vulnerable persons and families of refugees, internally displaced persons and returnees based on the Readmission Agreement accommodated in collective centers in the Municipality of Bujanovac.
In addition to the construction of prefabricated houses, the project implemented by NGO Housing Center, in partnership with the Initiative for Development and Cooperation – IDC, will provide assistance to the beneficiaries throughout the process of obtaining all necessary permits and administrative procedures related to the connection of houses to infrastructure. Families from the collective centers in the Municipality of Bujanovac, which own a plot suitable for the construction of a residential house, will obtain permanent ownership over the constructed houses. Beneficiary families included in the project cover the costs of land, issuance of the location conditions and building permits, as well as the costs of connecting the house to the infrastructure, from their own budget. Once the units have been constructed and beneficiary families have moved in, the Commissariat for Refugees and Migration in cooperation with the NGO Housing Center and the Initiative for Development and Cooperation IDC will provide support in the process of their social integration.
The beneficiaries and future owners will be socially vulnerable families, out of which 8 families are from the Collective Center “Salvatore” and 2 families are from the Collective Center “Stara ciglana” in the Municipality of Bujanovac. Once the housing units have been constructed, the total of 10 households will be provided with the conditions for a decent life. The houses will be equipped with basic furniture and appliances.
The value of the construction works and equipping of the housing units amounts to about EUR 185.000. The works are planned to be completed by end of July and moving in of beneficiaries in August 2015.
This Project is part of a more comprehensive program funded by the European Union supporting improvement of living conditions of forced migrants – “For a Better Life”, with the total value of EUR 14.2 million.
Housing Center is a local non-governmental organization from Belgrade, dedicated to improving the living conditions of socially vulnerable groups. Since 2015, Housing Center has constructed 278 flats for the most vulnerable citizens, provided support to the process of social integration of their beneficiaries and organized research and debates concerning housing issues of socially vulnerable groups. (http://www.housingcenter.org.rs/en)
GENERAL INFORMATION:
- Programme: Support to the improvement of the living conditions of forced migrants and closure of collective centers
- Donation: European Union, IPA 2012 pre-accession funds (EUR 175.000)
- Co-financed by: Housing Center (EUR 10.000)
- Implementation: Housing Center in partnership with Initiative for Development and
Cooperation IDC - Partners: – Commissariat for Refugees and Migration of Serbia
- NGO Housing Center
- NGO IDC
- Year: 2015
- Value of works: EUR 185.000
EUR 175,000 in construction works, EUR 10,000 in furniture and appliances
TECHNICAL INFORMATION:
- Number of units: 10
- Approximate structure of units: 1 x 30 m2 (for 1–2 persons)
1 x 40 m2 (for 3 persons)
3 x 50 m2 (for 4 persons)
4 x 60 m2 (for 5–6 persons)
1 x 65 m2 (for 7 persons)
