PRESS RELEASE

December 2, 2005

USAID Enabled Employment of Four Persons With Disabilities

Digital printing office that will employ four women with disabilities was opened today in the Novi Sad Resource Center for People with Disabilities working under the auspices of the Ecumenical Humanitarian Organization (EHO). Project of equipping the printing office is implemented within the “Community Revitalization through Democratic Action” (CRDA) program funded by the American people through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). The CRDA program in Vojvodina and 12 East Serbia municipalities is being implemented by the America’s Development Foundation (ADF). The goal of the program is to support economic development in local communities through job creation and increased income. Ceremonial opening of the printing office was attended by the ADF/CRDA Chief of Party, Mr. Jon Thiele, Province Secretary for Labor, Employment and Gender Equality, Mrs. Snežana Lakičević-Stojačić, representatives of EHO and project beneficiaries.

USAID invested $30,000 in equipping the printing office which will be registered as a profit business so as to ensure sustainable income for four persons with disabilities – three women with hearing disorder and one women with reduced working ability. Salaries for these employees for the period of one year have been provided by the National Employment Service (NSZ), while EHO is responsible for ensuring employment of the four women for another two years upon completion of the NSZ’a financial support. Additionally, income generated in the printing office will be directed to staff salaries, as well as to expansion of office’s activities in order to create more jobs for people with disabilities. Besides the employees, beneficiaries of this project are also more than 15,000 members of Association of People with Disabilities in Novi Sad who now can get printing services under favorable conditions.

The problem of insufficient opportunities for employment of people with disabilities was recognized at a workshop organized by the ADF/CRDA program in November 2004. Professionals working with people with socially vulnerable groups have then exchanged knowledge and experiences related to job creation for people with disabilities. The idea of establishing the digital printing office that will start functioning today was unanimously supported by all attendees at the workshop.

Media representatives are invited to attend the ceremonial opening of the digital printing office that will take place in the Resource Center for People with Disabilities (Bate Brkića 12, Novi Sad) on Friday, December 2, 2005 at 12 p.m..

For additional information on the ADF/CRDA program, please contact Jelena Burgić at 021/522-277 or jelena@adf.org.yu. Information on the CRDA program in Serbia is available at our internet page www.sada.usaid.org.yu.

OBAVEŠTENJE ZA MEDIJE

2. decembar 2005.

USAID POMOGAO ZAPOŠLJAVANJE ČETIRI OSOBE SA INVALIDITETOM

U novosadskom Resursom centru za osobe sa invaliditetom Ekumenske humanitarne organizacije (EHO) danas je otvorena digitalna štamparija u kojoj će biti zaposlene četiri žene sa invaliditetom. Projekat opremanja štamparije ostvaren je u okviru programa „Revitalizacija društva putem demokratskog delovanja“ (CRDA) kojeg finansira narod Amerike u saradnji sa Agencijom SAD za međunarodni razvoj (USAID). CRDA program na teritoriji Vojvodine i u 12 opština istočne Srbije realizuje Američka fondacija za razvoj (ADF), a cilj programa je podrška ekonomskom razvoju u lokalnim zajednicama kroz otvaranje novih radnih mesta i povećanje prihoda. Svečanom otvaranju prisustvovali su direktor ADF/CRDA programa, Džon Tili, Pokrajinski sekretar za rad, zapošljavanje i ravnopravnost polova, Snežana Lakičević-Stojačić, predstavnici EHO-a i korisnici projekta.

Digitalna štamparija, za čije je opremanje USAID izdovjio 30.000 dolara, osnovana je kao profitabilno preduzeće i obezbediće stalne prihode za četiri osobe sa invaliditetom – tri žene sa oštećenjem sluha i jednu ženu sa umanjenim radnim sposobnostima. Plate osoblja u štampariji za prvih godinu dana obezbedila je Nacionalna služba za zapošljavanje (NSZ), dok se EHO obavezao da ovim ženama omogući zaposlenje još dve godine po isteku subvencije NSZ. Takođe, prihodi ostavreni kroz poslovanje štamparije odlaziće na plate osoblja, ali i na proširivanje delatnosti sa krajnjim ciljem zapošljavanja novih radnika, osoba sa invaliditetom. Pored zaposlenih, korist od ovog projekta ima i više od 15.000 članova udruženja osoba sa invaliditetom u Novom Sadu koji će moći da koriste štamparske usluge po znatno povoljnijoj ceni.

Problem nedovoljno razvijenih mogućnosti za zapošljavanje osoba sa invaliditetom prepoznat je na radionici koju je organizovao ADF/CRDA program u novembru 2004. godine. Na radionici su relevantni stručnjaci u oblasti pružanja pomoći socijalno ranjivim grupama razmenili mišljenja i iskustva vezana za mogućnosti otvaranja radnih mesta za osobe sa invaliditetom. Predlog za osnivanje digitalne štamparije koja danas počinje sa radom i tada je jednoglasno podržan od strane svih prisutnih.

Pozivamo predstavnike medija da prisustvuju svečanom otvaranju digitalne štamparije u Resusnom centru za osobe sa invaliditetom (Bate Brkića 12, Novi Sad) u petak, 2. decembra 2005. godine u 12h.

Za više informacija o ADF/CRDA programu, obratite se Jeleni Burgić na 021/522-277 ili jelena@adf.org.yu. Informacije o CRDA programu u Srbiji možete pronaći i na internet stranici www.sada.usaid.org.yu.

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