Christmas aid in Kosovo and Metohija
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On February 13 and 14, the Charity organization Serbs for Serbs conducted another Christmas action in Kosovo and Metohija. We helped 14 Serbian families in the enclaves and in the north of Kosmet. The aid to the total value of 1,450,000 Dinars consisted of construction material, 3 cows, 10 laying hens, 2 wardrobes, 2 wood burning stoves, an electric stove, a freezer, a washing machine, glass for the newsstand, and a front door. A big thank you to the NGO “Majka devet Jugovica” and the brotherhood of the Visoki Decani Monastery, without whom this action, as many previous ones, would not be realized.
Aid delivery to Zivkovic family
Laminate delivered to Zivkovic family
After Donja Gusterica, we went to Gornji Korminjan, where we helped the Vasic family with the house construction. The family consists of the young married couple, Milos and Sanja, and their son, David (1). The family is currently living with Milos’s parents and brothers. Wishing to help them start their family life in their new house, we bought them tiles for bathroom and hall (70 m2).
The next family we helped was the Stankovic family from Donji Korminjan. The family consists of the parents, Dragan and Dragica, and their children, Aleksandar (24) and Milica (19). They were provided with laminate (20 m2), plasterboard and Styrofoam in order to fit out one room for the children. The laminate arrived just before our visit, and the plasterboard and Styrofoam will be delivered in a few days.
Aid delivery to Dimitrijevic family
Serbs for Serbs with the Dimitrijevic family beside their new washing machine
Aid delivery to Ristic family
Aid delivery to Ristic family
Having visited the soup kitchen in Prekovac and having met with presbytera Svetlana Stevic, president of the organization “Majka devet Jugovica” and Father Bogomir Stevic, pastor of Zvecane, we finished the visits and headed towards Velika Hoca for lodging.
Aid delivery to Zdravkovic family
Aid delivery to Kastratovic family
Serbs for Serbs at Pec Patriarchy
The first family we did not visit was the family of Boban and Sladjana Krstic from Gorazdevac, who have two children: Lazar (4) and Damjan (2). They breed livestock, so we helped them by purchasing a cow.
In the village of Novo Badovce, near Gracanica, we helped the Arsic family. The parents, Milos and Dragana, have two children, Djordje (3), and Todor (1 month old). In order to fix the wall in the bathroom, we purchased tiles, plasterboard and material for insulation.
The Milicevic family Skulanevo lives in a small room in very hard conditions. The family consists of the parents, Igor and Vera, and their two daughters Nikolija (2) and Neda (1). We provided them with a cow, which will be delivered in a few days.
The Jovic family from Lipljan consists of the parents, Ivan and Jelena, who live in the same household with their two children, Andjelina (5) and Nikolina (1), and Ivan’s mother. The house is in a very bad condition, so we provided them with construction material to repair the walls.
Apart from helping the families south of the river Ibar, we also helped the Milicevic family from Socanica near Leposavic in the northern part of Kosovo and Metohija. The family consists of the parents, Milan and Sneza, and their children, Jana (17), Perica (14), Nikolina (11), and Mihajlo (4). The head of the family, Milan, works at the Water company. They receive child benefit and they are engaged in agriculture, but they would be happy if they could get a cow in order to provide dairy products for their own needs and for selling as well.
Due to recent attacks on several Serbian families, we subsequently decided to help two more families that were attacked. The first is the Simonovic family from Srbobran, consisting of the parents, Zoran and Dana, and their sons, Milan (16) and Bogdan (11). We provided them with the glass for the newsstand where they work, and which was shot at while they were inside.
The second is the family of the priest Milos Vukic from Osojane, who lives with his wife Danijela and his children Helena (6), and Andjela (3). In the attack, the house of father Milos was burgled, so we helped them by purchasing new and better front door.
Stojkovic family
We would like to remind you that we raised money in the Christmas action to fit out the house for the Stojkovic family from the village of Izvor in Novo Brdo Municipality. It was done thanks to the Canadian chapter of our organization and their "In Time For Bozic 2016" campaign, as well as the big fundraising internet campaign, which collected numerous donations worldwide. Works on the house will start as soon as the weather conditions improve.
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