ASB donates greenhouses to municipality Stari Grad in Sarajevo

2021-04-27

President of municipality Stari Grad in Sarajevo, Mr Ibrahim Hadzibajiric and regional director of German humanitarian organization Arbeiter – Samariter – Bund, Mr Elmir Bojadzic, have signed the cooperation agreement on providing green houses and planting material to citizens of Stari Grad. This will be followed by educational workshops on agriculture in greenhouses and development of products.

 

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This way, through the project “Socio-economic support for vulnerable families and local social service providers in 16 municipalities of Bosnia and Herzegovina” Arbeiter – Samariter – Bund will donate 140 green houses, worth 450.000 KM (approximately 230.000 EURO) all over BiH. 6 green houses will be donated to Municipality Stari Grad, 5 to individual users and 1 to local organization. The selection of greenhouse beneficiaries will be done according to the real needs and possibilities for doing the agricultural work.

“This is the fifth project in BiH, where green houses are donated by German Federal Ministry of External Affairs and implemented by ASB. We are very pleased that the project includes Municipality Stari Grad, since we are bonded by successful past cooperation through the demining projects. First activities regarding greenhouse distribution we can expect in August or September. We are pleased that we are able to help these people”, stated Mr Elmir Bojadzic, regional director of ASB SEE.

“In time of global pandemic, that leads to increase of unemployment, more people turn to agricultural profession, which is supported by the fact that since 2009, Stari grad had provided 200 greenhouses for its citizens. Municipality Stari Grad is grateful for these improved and very well equipped greenhouses provided by ASB, and will continue to provide for its citizens in need of help”, said Mr Hadzibajiric.

Apart from municipality Stari Grad in Sarajevo, project will be implemented in municipalities/cities: Jablanica, Srbac, Bosanski Petrovac, Rudo, Teslić, Travnik, Grad Bijeljina, Bugojno, Grad Zvornik, Šekovići, Usora, Višegrad, Novo Goražde i Petrovac.

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Općina Stari Grad i njemačka humanitarna nevladina organizacija Arbeiter – Samariter – Bund dodijelit će stanovnicima ove općine plastenike, sadni materijal, te organizovati edukacije o uzgoju u plasteničkim uslovima i samoj eksploataciji proizvoda. Na ovaj način omogućit će se građanima bavljenje plasteničkom proizvodnjom kako bi se sebi osigurali osnovne uslove za život, a korisnici plastenika bit će izabrani na osnovu stvarnih potreba i mogućnosti za bavljenje poljoprivredom.

Kroz projekat “Socijalno-ekonomska podrška izuzetno ranjivim porodicama i lokalnim pružaocima socijalnih usluga u 16 zajednica u Bosni i Hercegovini “, Arbeiter – Samariter – Bund podijelit će 140 plastenika širom BiH, a u Starom Gradu će ih dobiti pet individualnih i jedan kolektivni korisnik. No, kako je istakao općinski načelnik mr Ibrahim Hadžibajrić, Općina će i dodatno dijeliti plastenike građanima kroz projekte koji se realizuju iz ovogodišnjeg budžeta.

Povodom realizacije ovog projekta, općinski načelnik Hadžibajrić i direktor NVO Arbeiter Samariter Bund (ASB) Elmir Bojadžić potpisali su danas sporazum o saradnji.

“Ovo je peti projekat dodjele plastenika u BiH koji finansira njemačko Ministarstvo vanjskih poslova, odnosno vlada Federalne Republike Njemačke, a implementira ASB. U ovom konkretnom projektu, u vrijednosti od 450 000 KM, biće podijeljeno 140 plastenika u 16 lokalnih zajednica u čitavoj BiH,” kazao je Bojadžić. Istakao je da mu je izuzetno drago što ovaj projekat uključuje i općinu Stari Grad, podsjetivši na raniju uspješnu saradnju kroz projekte deminiranja.  “Prve aktivnosti na podjeli plastenika očekujemo u avgustu ili septembru. Drago nam je što smo u mogućnosti da pomognemo svim ovim ljudima,” kazao je.

U vremenu kada pandemija korona virusa dovodi do sve veće nezaposlenosti, evidentno je da se veliki broj ljudi odlučuje za obradu zemlje. načelnik Hadžibajrić donio je odluku da plastenik dobiju svi građani koji su aplicirali.

“Od 2009. godine do danas mi smo podijelili više od 200 plastenika građanima općine Stari Grad i o njima se vodi evidencija. Prošle godine su dobili svi oni koji su nam se obratili i ispunjavali uslove. Nastavit ćemo pomoć našim građanima”.

Pored Općine Stari Grad Sarajevo, ASB ovaj projekat realizuje u općinama/gradovima: Jablanica, Srbac, Bosanski Petrovac, Rudo, Teslić, Travnik, Grad Bijeljina, Bugojno, Grad Zvornik, Šekovići, Usora, Višegrad, Novo Goražde i Petrovac.

 

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