In 1999, with the war in the Balkans, 'Un Ponte per Belgrado' (A Bridge for Belgrade) was born, an initiative that, in addition to setting up health centres and sending medicines, offered assistance to over 10,000 displaced persons.
In recent years, the Association has intensified its relations with the Serbian community in Kosovo, organising vocational courses, distance support programmes and childcare hospitality.
The 'There is a child who...' project is part of our child protection activities and is designed to offer support to displaced persons from Kosovo, who are accommodated in the Kraljevo district.
The initiative aims to strengthen the relationship of solidarity between the two sides of the Adriatic Sea, through contact with ItalianÉ™ children, to foster mutual knowledge and friendship, with a view to increasing awareness of the values of peace and solidarity.
Since 2002, each hospitality initiative, which takes place during the summer period over a period of three weeks, involves about 30 refugee children or children in conditions of severe social hardship and as many families of employees and collaborators of the University of Rome Tor Vergata.
The project also includes awareness-raising campaigns, through the production and screening of films, photo exhibitions and public events, knowledge trips, donations of clothing, computers, school and food supplies, as well as the launch of new distance support.
