September 12, 2006
Embassy of the United States of America
Belgrade

USAID Mission Director Keith Simmons to Visit Southern Serbia

On 13 and 14 September USAID Mission Director in Serbia Keith Simmons will visit Southern Serbia. On the first day of the visit, 13 September, Mr. Simmons will visit Sijarinska Banja where he will inaugurate the improved mineral springs and visit various projects supported by USAID and implemented by CHF International. USAID has implemented 10 projects in Sijarinska Banja to date. The total value of these projects is $387,000 with USAID contributing $208,000.

On the second day of the visit, USAID Mission Director will have a meeting with Mayor of Vranje and will visit two USAID supported projects: a Green Market Improvement project in Bujanovac and a Vegetable Production Improvement project in Zbevac, near Bujanovac. USAID has implemented 33 projects in Vranje municipality to date. The total value of all 33 projects is $ 1,472,000 with USAID contributing $ 449,000.

As part of USAID’s Community Revitalization through Democratic Action (CRDA) program being implemented throughout Serbia since 2001, CHF International has undertaken projects in 144 communities in Eastern and Southern Serbia with funds provided by the American people. CRDA is a six-year civil society program that uses community development activities to mobilize people to improve their quality of life, promotes economic development and builds trust between citizens and local authorities. An increased focus on Economic development has led to the program being renamed CRDA-E (Economy).

For more information about these and other CRDA-E activities in Eastern and Southern Serbia, please contact Maja Boljanović by telephone 063 614 404, e-mail mboljanovic@chfserbia.org, or visit the sites www.chfserbia.org and www.sada.usaid.org.yu. For information on CRDA-E and other USAID activities, please see: serbia-montenegro.usaid.gov.

Representatives of the media interested in covering the event in Sijarinska Banja should be in front of Gejzer hotel on Wednesday, September 13th at 2 pm.

12. septembar, 2006
Ambasada Sjedinjenih Američkih Država
Beograd

DIREKTOR MISIJE USAID-a KIT SIMONS U POSETI SRBIJI

U sredu 13-og i četvrtak 14-og septembra Direktor misije USAID-a u Srbiji g-din Kit Simons posetiće južnu Srbiju. Prvog dana boravka, g-din Simons će posetiti Sijarinsku Banju gde će zvanično otvoriti preuređene mineralne izvore i obići projekte podržane od strane USAID-a koje sprovodi CHF International. USAID je do danas sproveo 10 projekata u Sijarinskoj Banji, ukupne vrednosti $ 387,000. pri čemu je učešće USAID-a $ 208,000.

Drugog dana posete, Direktor misije USAID-a će se sastati sa gradonačelnikom Vranja i obići dva projekta podržana od strane USAID-a: Preuređenje zelene pijace u Bujanovcu i Poboljšanje proizvodnje povrća u Žbevcu kod Bujanovca. Do danas je USAID sproveo 33 projekta u vranjskoj Opštini, ukupne vrednosti $1,472.000. dok doprinos USAID-a iznosi $ 449,000.

U okviru programa Obnova zajednice putem demokratske akcije (CRDA) koji se od 2001. godine sprovodi širom Srbije, CHF International je sproveo projekte u 144 zajednice Istočne i Južne Srbije uz pomoć sredstava američkog naroda. CRDA je šestogodišnji program građanskog društva koji uz pomoć aktivnosti za razvoj zajednice motiviše građane da unaprede kvalitet životnog standarda, zatim promoviše ekonomski razvoj i učvršćuje poverenje između građana i lokalnih vlasti. Kako je program vremenom postao pretežno orijentisan ka ekonomskom razvoju, ime programa je promenjeno u CRDA-E (ekonomija).

Za dodatne informacije o ovim i drugim CRDA-E aktivnostima, molimo obratite se Maji Boljanović, putem telefona 063 614 404, e-mail-a mboljanovic@chfserbia.org, ili posetite web stranice www.chfserbia.org i www.sada.usaid.org.yu. Za dodatne informacije o programu CRDA-E i ostalim aktivnostima USAID-a, posetite web stranicu serbia-montenegro.usaid.gov.

Predstavnici medija zainteresovani za izveštavanje o događaju u Sijarinskoj Banji, trebalo bi da budu ispred hotela Gejzer u 14 sati, u sredu, 13-og septembra.

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