Valuable Swiss Support to Serbia

Helvetas has been present in Serbia since 2015 and currently implements several very important projects while working on a new strategy that will enable it to maintain a strong local presence in Serbia and the region in the coming period ceived them positively. More than forty per cent of Serbian citizens today recognise the effects of their work and believe that they protect the public interest and fight for social change.

Both the ACT and MED projects deal with citizen participation, though they use different approaches. One works directly with citizens, while the other works through cooperation with local governments. However, they certainly cooperate mutually, exchanging experiences and good practices, and strive to convey the Swiss culture of active citizen participation to Serbia.

Helvetas is an international non-governmental organisation with Swiss roots that has been contributing to transformative changes in Southeast Europe since the early 1990s.

Currently, in addition to two projects (ACT – For an active civil society together, and MED – Accountable Public Finance and Citizen Participation Programme) that are being financed by the Swiss Government, Helvetas also works together with partners on the implementation of the Organic Trade for Development project, supported by SECO, Reconomy, supported by Swedish Government, and the Landscape Fire Management Regional project in the Western Balkans, which deals with climate change and is also funded by the Swiss Government.