Photo: Goran Srdanov

"Woman, life, freedom!"

“Today, we are celebrating girls and young women who are overcoming everything that is, directly or indirectly, set as an obstacle to reshare, reeducate, or literally destroy them. We see them standing bravely at the barricades, fighting against repression, defending human rights, their own integrity and dignity. We are thankful for that!," said Marijana Savić, director of Atina at the conference "How we are creating better opportunities and chances for girls on the move" that took place in Belgrade.

Photo: Goran Srdanov

"Woman, life, freedom!"

“Today, we are celebrating girls and young women who are overcoming everything that is, directly or indirectly, set as an obstacle to reshare, reeducate, or literally destroy them. We see them standing bravely at the barricades, fighting against repression, defending human rights, their own integrity and dignity. We are thankful for that!," said Marijana Savić, director of Atina at the conference "How we are creating better opportunities and chances for girls on the move" that took place in Belgrade.

Clowns are the richest people in the world; they earn thousands of smiles in their lifetime. ~ Unknown author

RED NOSES International visited the Reintegration Center run by NGO Atina, and then they delighted children from Ukraine at the Asylum Center in Vranje. The visit was realized in the period April 21-25, 2022 with the support of Save the Children North West Balkans.

Despair as a compass

Photograph: Predrag Mitic

"We know from the experience of our organization that smuggling often ends up with violence, extortion, and often debt bondage and exploitation, and in there we also see a link with human trafficking. Despite the fact that the victim gave consent to the smuggler to take her across the border, she hasn’t consented to violence and exploitation This is where we start thinking about when the volunteering in entire process stops”.

Author: Momir Turudic

Photo: Stojne Atanasovska Dimishkovska

Child trafficking in the Western Balkans region is still on the rise, despite a number of legislative and practical measures taken in previous years.

The coronavirus pandemic has further increased the vulnerability of children, due to the growing economic insecurity, unemployment and restrictions of movement.

Belgrade -- more vulnerable than adults, exposed to smugglers and violence, and they do not know how to protect themselves - children make up a third of the refugees seeking their way to Europe.

The most vulnerable among them are those who are travelling without their parents, usually in a group of peers or accompanied by unknown people.

Guidelines on Determining the Best Interest of the Child were created within the second phase of the project Setting an agenda for Child Oriented Social Reform, and its implemented with joint actions by NGO Atina, Save the children and Grupa 484, with the financial support of Europe Commission and Save the Children, in order to further improve policies and programmes to support children on the move in the Republic of Serbia,