International Aid Network, Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro

Address

Admirala Geprata 10
11 000 Beograd
Serbia and Montenegro
Phone / Fax ++381 11 3617197/++381 11 3617204
Web site http://www.ian.org.yu/
 

Principal Investigator
Dusica Lecic Tosevski
Email dusica.l@imh.org.yu

Co ordinator:
Goran Knezevic
Email gknezevic@ian.org.yu, gknezevi@eunet.yu

INTERNATIONAL AID NETWORK, IAN is a local non-governmental humanitarian organization active since 1997 in the field of mental health protection and promotion, as well as in provision of psychosocial, legal and humanitarian assistance to refugees and internally displaced persons in FRY. As a local developmental agency, we have always looked for the possibilities for long-term solutions for refugee and IDP population. Creating conditions for repatriation, reintegration/integration and reconciliation in the region is the precondition for peace and stability in the Balkans. Final decision of each person/family must be based on a free choice and informed and supported decision-making process. We believe that only in this way can the refugees find durable solutions for their yearlong exile and hardship and exercise their basic human rights.

IAN offices in Belgrade, Novi Sad and Niš cover most parts of Serbia with their activities. IAN has four programme sections: Trauma Centre, Centre for Rehabilitation of Torture Victims, Repatriation Centre and Professional Training Centre. Each IAN project has the strong component of methodologically professional research, information and support component.

Trauma Centre was founded in 1998 in Belgrade, on the initiative of young psychologists and psychiatrists. It was developed as the centre that provides direct, free of charge psychological assistance, both through an SOS phone service and face-to-face counselling for the victims of war and violence. Trauma centre later extended its activities to cover the local population, since the years of war and poverty and especially bombardment in 1999 had also left traces on them.
Centre for Rehabilitation of Torture Victims began to work in January 2001, in cooperation with the Institute for Mental Health in Belgrade. The programme was established as a result of our efforts to provide specialised psychiatric and psychological assistance to ex-detainees from the wars in Former Yugoslavia, people who suffered war trauma, torture and other types of traumatic experiences. Expert teams of psychologists, psychiatrists, legal advisors and medical technicians work in the centre, using various methods, and use active approach to clients, which means that they go to home visits, pay visits to collective centres and the Association of ex-detainees. They also organize lectures and group therapy within their work in the field. Within this program, our beneficiaries, torture victims can get free medical help in the Median medical centre.

Due to the critical humanitarian situation after the NATO bombardment, IAN developed new area of programs. During the year 2000 IAN Emergency unit managed to provide and distribute humanitarian aid for the most vulnerable categories of the population. Winter jackets, boots, medication and basic clothing items were delivered to more than 100 000 beneficiaries, mostly IDPs, refugees, mentally retarded children, children without parental care and socially deprived local population.

Repatriation program has been running since the beginning of 2001. It includes provision of informational, legal and psychological assistance for refugees. The most frequent requests of our clients regarding legal assistance are related to exercising basic civil and human rights in the country of origin. The cooperation with international NGOs is achieved regarding provision of reconstruction and credits for the returnees. As a part of psychosocial assistance IAN has developed a comprehensive psychosocial programme for refugees accommodated in collective centres in order to facilitate their decision making process in finding durable solutions – integration or return, as well as counselling service for the refugees preparing for "go-and-see" visits to Croatia.

During 2001, IAN began with the programme of supporting the IDPs from Kosovo and Metohija facilitating return related activities expected to start in 2003).

In 2002 IAN has opened a Vocational Training Centre for refugees and IDPs, as well as people from other vulnerable groups. Sewing and screen-printing courses are held in the centre.

Principal Investigator

Professor Dusica Lecic Tosevski, Phd, Professor at the Department of Psychiatry at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade. She is a Chief of Scientific Research Department at the Institute for Mental Health.

Assistant Investigator

Dr Goran Knezevic, Phd, Assistant Professor at the Department of Psychology, University of Belgrade. Dr Knezevic is a Director of centre for Rehabilitation Torture Victims.

Researchers

Bojana Zivanovic, Danijela Galovic, Mina Mitic, Sandrina Speh, Stanislava
Vukovic, Sara Dimic, Natasa Cvetkovic-Jovic, Bogdan Drakulic

IAN is a member of FRESTA Network (Secretariat for Peace and Stability under the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs), ECRE Focus Group on South-East Europe, B.A.N and IRCT.

More information about IAN projects and activities - on our web site www.ian.org.yu

Međunarodna mreža pomoći, Beograd, Srbija i Crna Gora

Adresa:

29. Novembra 69
11000 Beograd
Srbija i Crna Gora
Telefon/fax  + + 381 11 334 1970
Web site http://www.ian.org.yu/

Principal Investigator

Dusica Lecic Tosevski, M.D., Ph.D. Head, Department for Research and Training, Chair, WPA Section on Preventive Psychiatry
Email dusica.l@imh.org.yu

Coordinator:

Goran Knezevic, Phd, Docent na filozofskom fakultetu, Odsek Psihologija Univerziteta u Beogradu
Email gknezevic@ian.org.yu, gknezevi@eunet.yu

MEĐUNARODNA MREŽA POMOĆI, IAN, je domaća nevladina humanitarna organizacija, koja je od 1997 godine angažovana na poljima zaštite i unapređenja mentalnog zdravlja, kao i zaštite ljudskih prava preko pružanja psihosocijalne, medicinske, informativne, pravne i humanitarne  pomoći izbeglim i raseljenim licima, žrtvama torture i traume, kao i drugim ugroženim grupama. Kao lokalna institucija za razvoj, mi smo oduvek tragali za mogućnostima dugoročnih rešenja za populaciju izbeglih i raseljenih lica. Stoga, verujemo da su neka od najvažnijih pitanja za mir i stabilnost u ovom regionu repatrijacija, reintegracija/integracija i pomirenje. Druga činjenica na koju se oslanja naš pristup jeste da repatrijacija ili integracija moraju biti zasnovane na slobodnom procesu donošenja odluke svakog pojedinca/porodice. To je proces kroz koji izbegla lica mogu da nađu trajna rešenja za svoje dugogodišnje progonstvo i nevolje.

Kancelarije IAN-a u Beogradu, Novom Sadu i Nišu svojim aktivnostima pokrivaju veći deo Srbije. U  okviru  IAN-a sada deluju četiri programska sektora: Trauma centar, Centar za rehabilitaciju žrtava torture, Centar za repatrijaciju i Centar za profesionalnu obuku. Svi programi koji se realizuju u okviru IAN-a, praćeni su naučnim istraživanjima i analizama prikupljenih podataka.

Trauma centar je osnovan 1997. godine u Beogradu, na inicijativu mladih psihologa i psihijatara. On je zamišljen kao centar za psihološku pomoć žrtvama rata i nasilja. Klijentima se pomoć pruža preko direktne telefonske SOS linije i lično, u vidu terapija. Trauma centar se vremenom proširio i na domaće stanovništvo, jer su godine rata i nemaštine kao i preživljeno bombardovanje ostavile traga i na njima.

Centar za rehabilitaciju žrtava torture je počeo sa radom u Septembru 2000. godine u saradnji sa Klinikom za stres Instituta za  mentalno zdravlje u Beogradu. Program je nastao iz namere da se ljudima posebno ugroženim ratom, bivšim logorašima i drugim licima koja su preživela neke od oblika torture, ponudi sveobuhvatna besplatna pomoć u specijalizovanom centru. U Centru rade stručni timovi psihologa, psihijatara, pravnika i lekara. Zato se u Centru klijentima prilazi aktivno, što znači da timovi idu u kućne posete, posećuju kolektivne centre i Udruženje logoraša, i na terenu organizuju predavanja i grupni terapijski rad. U okviru ovog programa, naši klijenti mogu dobiti besplatnu medicinsku pomoć u ambulanti Median.

Usled kritične humanitarne situacije izazvane NATO bombardovanjem IAN je razvio nove programe. Tokom 2000. godine IAN Jedinica za pružanje humanitarne pomoći uspela je da obezbedi i podeli humanitarne pakete najugroženijem stanovništvu. Zimske jakne, obuću, odeću i lekove je dobilo oko 100 000 korisnika, uglavnom raseljenih i izbeglih lica, mentalno obolele dece, dece bez roditeljskog staranja i socijalno ugroženih ljudi.

Program repatrijacije sprovodi se od 2001. On obuhvata pružanje informativne, pravne i psihološke pomoći izbeglim i prognanim licima. Najčešća pitanja naših klijenata tiču se ostvarivanja osnovnih građanskih i ljudskih prava u zemlji porekla. Uspostavljena je saradnja sa međunarodnim NVO u pogledu rekonstrukcije kuća i dobijanja kredita za povratnike. Pored pružanja pravne i informativne pomoći, IAN je razvio složeni program psihosocijalne pomoći izbeglim licima smeštenim u kolektivnim centrima, kako bi olakšao njihov proces donošenja odluke i nalaženja trajnog rešenja - integracije ili povratka, kao i savetovanje za izbegle koji se pripremaju za “idi-vidi” posete Hrvatskoj.

Tokom 2001. godine IAN je započeo sa programom podrške licima raseljenim sa Kosova i Metohije u okviru koga će u 2003. godini početi aktivnosti za pomoć pri povratku.

Početkom 2002. godine sa radom je počeo i IAN-ov Centar za profesionalnu obuku izbeglica, ali i drugih ugroženih kategorija. U okviru tog centra odvijaju se kursevi kompjutera, krojenja, šivenja i kursevi sito štampe.

Principal Investigator

Profesor Dusica Lecic Tosevski, Phd, Professor na Medicinskom Fakultetu, Odsek Psihijatrija Univerziteta u Beogradu. Ona je Predsednik Centra za naučno istraživački rad Instituta za Mentalno Zdravlje u Beogradu.

Assistant Investigator

Dr Goran Knezevic, Phd, Docent na filozofskom fakultetu, Odsek za Psihologiju Univerziteta u Beogradu. Dr Knezevic je Direktor Centra za Rehabilitaciju Žrtava Torture.

Istraživači

Bojana Zivanovic, Danijela Galovic, Mina Mitic, Sandrina Speh, Stanislava Vukovic, Sara Dimic, Natasa Cvetkovic - Jovic, Bogdan Drakulic

IAN je član  nekoliko mreža kao što su: FRESTA (Sekretarijat za mir i stabilnost, pod pokroviteljstvom danskog ministarstva spoljnih poslova), ECRE Fokus grupa u jugoistočnoj Evropi, BA.N. and IRCT.

Više informacija o IAN-u možete naći na našem veb sajtu www.ian.org.yu