Help Children Affected by Floods and Fires

Andjela P. is a 16-year old girl from Krupanj, a small town in Western Serbia that was almost completely destroyed in the floods which struck Serbia three years ago. During the floods, she was trapped with her sister and parents in the remains of their house which was situated on a hill in the Kostajnik village. The water was coming in very fast. Fortunately, they were all rescued, but fear of that terrible night still haunts the entire family. Her parents lost everything, and since the small factory in which they had worked was also completely damaged by the floods, they lost their jobs too. The only income for a six-member family was her grandfather’s pension. Andjela had no means to continue her education after the elementary school since she would have to have money to travel and stay at a dormitory in another town if she wanted to go to the secondary school.

With your support, we could offer the scholarship to Andjela and with that money she could pay for the food and accommodation at the Secondary School for Postal and Communication Technicians in Belgrade. She had only excellent grades in the first year of the new school, but after school, it was difficult to be alone in a totally different and big city.

And this year, in September, a new room-mate arrived – Jovana, a girl from a small town Raca. Jovana was born in a Collective Centre for refugees and internally displaced people. Her parents escaped from Kosovo in 1999. With your support for another project which we have on GlobalGiving, Jovana has also been supported by the scholarship.

It took just a couple of days for two girls, who had never met before, to realise that they are both going to the same school, and are both there only because they are supported through our scholarships, although through different projects.

They are best friends now. And for neither of them it would ever be possible to go to the secondary school, especially not the one for postal and communication technicians which is in the capital of Serbia had it not been for your donations enabling us to give them the scholarships.

Please, keep helping us help these children. In the coming End-of-the-year Campaign, which starts from November 28^th, we are trying to raise enough funds to help these children stay at school and help their families educate other siblings. Our aim is to raise 5,000 USD through the campaign. Your assistance in both donating and spreading the word about our efforts to your friends will be of significant help!

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