Improving access to quality services for persons with disabilities remains an important part of ASB South East Europe’s efforts to support more inclusive communities across the Western Balkans. Through the EMPOWERED project, new equipment has been delivered to institutions and organisations that provide essential services and...
Strengthening inclusive and community-based social protection in Serbia ASB South East Europe and IDC - Initiative for development and cooperation launched the project “Sustainable Social Protection – Support to Social Services in Local Communities in Serbia (SOLIS)” with the aim of improving the inclusion of persons...
ASB South East Europe, together with IDC Serbia and with the support of Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung (BMZ), has launched the project SOLIS – Sustainable Social Protection: Support to Social Services in Local Communities in Serbia. Over the next 35 months, the project will...
Within the project United Against Domestic Violence in Serbia, funded by the Intesa Foundation—a philanthropic organization established by Banca Intesa, part of the Intesa Sanpaolo Group—a two-day study visit to Slovenia was organized for social workers and psychologists employed in shelters across Serbia. The visit...
The EMPOWERED Study Visit Croatia–Slovenia 2026 brought together representatives of ministries, local governments, civil society organizations, and the private sector from across the Western Balkans, creating a valuable platform for knowledge exchange and strengthening regional cooperation in the field of inclusion of persons with disabilities. During...
A journey that opened conversations often left unspoken. Through the project 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧’𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐫𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐊𝐨𝐬𝐨𝐯𝐨, difficult and rarely discussed topics were brought into the open—creating space for learning, dialogue, and change. From domestic violence and women’s rights to reproductive health, financial literacy,...
ASB South East Europe was proud to take part in the 𝐄𝐌𝐏𝐎𝐖𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐃 – 𝐒𝐤𝐨𝐩𝐣𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, held in Skopje and dedicated to strengthening the inclusion and empowerment of persons with disabilities. The conference opened with high-level remarks from: 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐣𝐚𝐧 𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐤𝐢, Deputy Minister of Economy and Labor, NMK 𝐆𝐣𝐨𝐤𝐨...
As part of the three-year regional project EMPOWERED – Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities, Regional Cooperation, and Development in the Western Balkans, the first regional conference titled “Empowered – Challenges and Opportunities for Labour and Social Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in the Western Balkans” was held in...
Family photo of all parties, holding the grant vouchers...