Together with other civil society organizations from Serbia, representatives of Initiative A 11 participated in a meeting with Odile Renaud-Basso, President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), held on July 8 2024 in Belgrade. During the meeting, representatives of Initiative A 11 pointed...
The project to remediate and construct a waste incinerator at the Vinča landfill has resulted in displacement of 17 Roma families who, up until 2018, had been living in an informal settlement on the outskirts of the landfill. Additionally, this project led to loss of...
While our social protection centers are below every capacity to do their jobs, about 12 percent of Serbia's citizens live below the absolute poverty line and cannot rely on the support to which they are entitled by law, stated legal advisor Uroš Ranđelović of Initiative...
The third instalment in our Social Card podcast series is now available for streaming on Podcast.rs. In this episode, we further discuss the effects of the controversial Social Card Law. Initiative A 11 Team frequently does a lot of fieldwork, which serves to examine how the...
Debates about current issues, a film projection and an exhibition were some of the engaging activities held at the most recent May Gatherings of A 11 Initiative in Belgrade, Serbia. This year's event focused particularly on addressing homelessness, poverty, challenges within the social protection system, and...
Press Release by the Members of the Network for Combatting Homelessness Following the unnecessary insistence on COVID measures and the passing of the epidemiological justifications, the Shelter for Adults and Elderly in Belgrade has lifted all requirements and is now welcoming homeless individuals without any restrictions. The...
As we observe International Roma Day on the 8th of April, it prompts us to reflect on the status of members of the third-largest national minority in Serbia. A sizable portion of the Roma community remains in substandard living conditions in informal settlements, lacking personal documents....
In the process of adopting the new Social Protection Strategy, which has been pending for more than a decade, the state would have to include those who depend on the social protection system. This is one of the messages from Nađa Marković, a member of the...
The Commissioner for Information of Public Importance and Personal Data Protection annulled two decisions of the Ministry of Labour, Employment, Veterans and Social Affairs and ordered a re-decision on the demands of Initiative A 11 - to finally provide us with the algorithm and source...
The A 11 initiative has just released the first episode in a new podcast series dedicated to the Social Card Information System. The social card is a major focus of our work. In this series, in a detailed, but direct and concise way, we analyze the...