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Sandra Štajner, Telenor CCO, Zoran Alimpić, Acting President of Belgrade City Assembly, and
Cameron Munter, US Ambassador to Serbia, at the Children and Youth Shelter, Belgrade
NEW FACELIFT
FOR BELGRADE YOUTH CENTER
June 2008 - The Telenor Foundation, the City of Belgrade, the U.S. Embassy Belgrade, through the Ambassador’s
Fund for Refugees, and the Vlade Divac Children’s Foundation have joined forces and funds to renovate the Shelter
and Reception Center for Children and Adolescents in Belgrade. The shelter was fully refurbished to better suit the
needs of the center’s protégées, and now includes renovated facilities and new educational and medical equipment.
Donor assistance also made possible the publication of Say Hello to Somebody, a collection of short stories and
drawings by the center’s youths.
“The greatest satisfaction for the children and for all of us who work in centers like these is when society
demonstrates its commitment to children and understands the challenges that they face. Every year, we
accommodate up to 600 vulnerable children, including runways, migrants, and street children. We appreciate the
generous support from donors, which has made it possible for us to better care for the children here. The impression
these children have when they enter these clean, bright rooms is that someone will watch over them,” said the
Center’s manager, Danijela Stajković.
Donors and the press gathered at the center to celebrate the completion of the renovations. The event included
a recital prepared by the children and featured popular singer Leontina. The children also read excerpts from Say
Hello to Somebody.
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