{"id":1285,"date":"2016-09-26T18:13:17","date_gmt":"2016-09-26T16:13:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sosnk.org\/?p=1285"},"modified":"2016-10-02T23:43:03","modified_gmt":"2016-10-02T21:43:03","slug":"otvoreno-igraliste-u-dvoristu-sos-sklonista-za-zene-i-djecu-zrtve-nasilja","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sosnk.org\/en\/otvoreno-igraliste-u-dvoristu-sos-sklonista-za-zene-i-djecu-zrtve-nasilja\/","title":{"rendered":"New playground in the backyard of SOS \u2013 Shelter for women and children victims of violence"},"content":{"rendered":"Today, SOS Nik\u0161i\u0107 has opened new playground and hayloft in the backyard of the shelter for women and children victims of violence. The project was realized with the financial help of Polish Embassy in Montenegro, within the program of the polish development cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.<\/p>\n

The Ministry of work and social welfare and the Ministry for human and minority rights supported the promotion of our goals and results within this project.<\/p>\n

On today\u2019s gathering the speakers were the Ambassador of the Republic of Poland, Ms. \u00a0Irena Tatarzyinska, the Minister of work and social welfare, Mr. Boris Mari\u0107, the Minister for human and minority rights, Mr. Suad Numanovi\u0107, and the executive coordinator of SOS Nik\u0161i\u0107, Ms. Nata\u0161a Me\u0111edovi\u0107.<\/p>\n

Nata\u0161a Me\u0111edovi\u0107, the coordinator of SOS Niksic, said that the Embassy of Poland in Montenegro had donated the total amount of 15.856 EUR with the aim to improve the conditions for quality environment for women and children in the shelter.<\/p>\n

\u2018Now we have new contents within the shelter, and this will provide preschool and school age children conditions for playing, while women will have an opportunity to spend time together and rest\u2019, the coordinator said.<\/p>\n

Irena Tatarzynska, the Ambassador of Poland in Montenegro, said that shelters for domestic violence victims were highly important worldwide, and as she stated, the shelters helped women and children victims of domestic violence in the process of solving problems in an easier way.<\/p>\n

Also, the Ambassador added that except from the playground a new backyard construction had been set up, and it included table and chairs.<\/p>\n

Boris Mari\u0107, the Minister of work and social welfare, said that the intention of the department was a quality development of various types of services.<\/p>\n

\u2018I believe this is an example of good practice which should be followed, and which will contribute to higher level of parental capacities and possibilities for mother victims of violence, and there at it will provide pleasant environment for children in this shelter; also this will enable an easier way to overcome complicated life situation, that has brough them to this place,\u2019 Maric said.<\/p>\n

Suad Numanovi\u0107, the Minister for human and minority rights, said that violence was not the problem of a person, but of an entire society.<\/p>\n

\u2018Children should always be our priority.\u00a0 What would world be without bright smiles on children\u2019s\u2019 faces? There is a lot more to do to change collective and individual awareness, in order to achieve improvement in fighting this problem. It seems that this is a small but stabile step towards hat success\u2019, Numanovic pointed out.<\/p>\n

The construction of the hayloft provided conditions for outdoor activities and rest, the Minister added.<\/p>\n