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December 12, 2007
Embassy of the United States of America
Belgrade

From the American People

Ambassador Munter to Attend Opening of Educational Center for Rural Development and Receive Award from the Regional Chamber of Commerce in Zrenjanin

On Thursday, December 13th, Ambassador Cameron Munter will attend the opening ceremony of the Educational Center for Rural Development in Zrenjanin. At the ceremony, the Regional Chamber of Commerce will also present its Annual Awards to Ambassador Munter and the Mayor of Zrenjanin, Goran Knežević. The award is given to individuals and institutions contributing to the economic development of the Zrenjanin region and will be presented by Mr. Miroslav Djurić, President of the General Association of Entrepreneurs in Zrenjanin and a member of Regional Chamber of Commerce Executive Board.

The Educational Center for Rural Development was established through the partnership of Zrenjanin Municipality and USAID’s Municipal Economic Growth Activity Program. The Municipality of Zrenjanin invested approximately $110,000, while the American people contributed $46,000 to renovate the facility and purchase equipment. The Program also provided targeted technical assistance to help the Center to select priority activities and design courses.

The Center will provide support to citizens living in rural areas, by organizing educational seminars tailored to their needs. Four villages (Aradac, Perlez, Mihajlovac and Ecka) will be included in the first phase of the Center’s activities. As villagers identified viticulture and wine production, traditional handicraft production and agriculture, ethno tourism, and floriculture as their priorities, tailored training sessions will be organized to provide them with the skills and knowledge needed to maximize their production in these areas. The first round of seminars will be for 115 persons from these villages. The Ministry of Agriculture has agreed to provide funds to soon include eight more villages in the activities of the Center.

Journalists wishing to cover the event should be at the Zrenjanin Mayor's office, Trg Slobode 10, by 10:50 am and in the Center, Teplicka 20 by 11.20am. The Center is situated in a building owned by the Association of Entrepreneurs.

For more information about this project, please contact Leopold Rollinger, at (011) 2071-900, or leopold_rollinger@ui-serbia.org. For more information about USAID programs please visit http://serbia-montenegro.usaid.gov.


Ambassador Munter meeting Mayor of Zrenjanin Goran Knezevic FoNet photo

Ambassador Munter meeting Mayor of Zrenjanin Goran Knezevic FoNet photo

Ambasador Manter na sastanku sa predsednikom opštine Zrenjanin Goranom Kneževićem FoNet fotografija


12. decembar, 2007
Ambasada Sjedinjenih Američkih Država
Beograd


From the American People

Ambasador Manter prisustvuje otvaranju Edukativnog centra za ruralni razvoj u Zrenjaninu i prima nagradu Regionalne privredne komore

U četvrtak, 13. decembra, ambasador Kameron Manter će prisustvovati svečanom otvaranju Edukativnog centra za ruralni razvoj u Zrenjaninu. Regionalna privredna komora će tom prilikom uručiti svoje godišnje nagrade ambasadoru Manteru i predsedniku opštine Zrenjanin, Goranu Kneževiću. Ova nagrada se dodeljuje pojedincima i institucijama za doprinos privrednom razvoju zrenjaninskog okruga, a uručiće je g. Miroslav Đurić, predsednik Opšteg udruženja privrednika opštine Zrenjanin i član Izvršnog odbora Regionalne privredne komore.

Osnivanje Edukativnog centra za ruralni razvoj rezultat je saradnje opštine Zrenjanin sa USAID-ovim Programom podsticaja ekonomskom razvoju opština. Opština Zrenjanin uložila je oko 110.000 američkih dolara, dok je američki narod prilogom od 46.000 dolara pomogao da se prostorije Centra renoviraju i opreme. Program je osim finansijske, obezbedio i ciljanu stručnu pomoć da pomogne Centru u selekciji prioritetnih aktivnosti i odabiru kurseva.

Centar će građanima koji žive u seoskim sredinama pomoći time što će organizovati obrazovne seminare prilagođene njihovim potrebama. Četiri sela (Aradac, Perlez, Mihajlovac i Ečka) biće uključena u prvu fazu aktivnosti Centra. Obzirom da su stanovnici ovih sela kao svoje prioritete prepoznali vinogradarstvo i vinarstvo, tradicionalne zanate, poljoprivredu, etnoturizam i cvećarstvo, planira se organizovanje seminara radi unapredjivanja veština i znanja koje će dovesti do povećanja produktivnosti u ovim oblastima. Ministarstvo poljoprivrede je pristalo da izdvoji sredstva koja će omogućiti da se još osam sela uključi u delatnosti Centra.

Novinari koji žele da izveštavaju o ovom događaju treba da budu u kabinetu predsednika opštine Zrenjanin, Trg Slobode 10, u 10:50, a u Centru, Teplička 20, do 11:20. Centar je smešten u zgradi koja je u vlasništvu Opšteg udruženja privrednika.

Za sve dodatne informacije u vezi sa projektom, molimo da se obratite Leopoldu Rolingeru, na broj telefona (011) 2071-900, ili na e-mail adresu leopold_rollinger@ui-serbia.org. Za sve dodatne informacije o USAID-ovim programima, molimo posetite http://serbia-montenegro.usaid.gov.


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