Children of different ethnicities get to know each other through art, song and dance at an MDG-F peace-building workshop in southern Serbia.
21-year-old Anita Jovic recently received her first state-issued ID card, entitling her to all the rights of a citizen -- one of 250 members of Serbia's Roma minority who are no longer legally invisible, thanks to assistance from the MDG-F.
27 women have formed an UN-backed cooperative to boost incomes in one of the country’s least developed regions, one jam jar at a time.
MDG-F helps disadvantaged young people become more employable through grants, training and work placements in companies.
The MDG-F is funding efforts to boost tourism in Serbia’s rural areas, where unemployment is high and nearly one in ten people live below the poverty line.
“After having spent nearly 10 years in a collective center, we are now starting a new life.” Orhan and Mersiha Kurtesi recently bought a house for their family with the help of the MDG-F and a UN program to provide permanent homes for people displaced by the Kosovo war.
