These days, construction works have been completed on the repair of 28 houses in Sremska Mitrovica, Ruma and Pećinci, to which EHO provided assistance to improve housing conditions, as part of a project for returnees from Germany and other Western European countries "Assistance for a New Start". The project also partially supported non-returnees living in poor housing conditions.

This support provided construction materials necessary for the repair of houses, professional assistance of EHO engineers in the field during construction works, as well as paid installation and ceramic works for the new bathrooms. Other construction works were carried out by the families themselves. For two houses, the connections to the city electricity network were paid also, as well as the connection to the street sewerage network for one house, all in order to provide the minimum necessary living conditions for the families who live there.

The services provided are supported by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH under the Migration for Development (PME) Programme. The Programme is part of the global initiative “Returning to New Opportunities” of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).