These days, the requested woodworking equipment was handed over to Aleksandra Ilić from Mačvanska Mitrovica at her home address, in the presence of the director of EHO, Anna Brtka Valent. This equipment is part of the assistance for self-employment of unemployed persons within the EHO project "Assistance for a New Start".

Although she graduated from college, Aleksandra, who is 31, is still unemployed. As she has been occasionally making custom-made wooden objects (frames, decorative objects, houses for dogs and dolls, chairs, etc.) for the last two years, she decided to make a real job for herself. She is not a returnee from Germany, for whom this assistance is primarily intended, but assistance for her was approved because this project also provides assistance for up to 20% of non-returnees from marginalized groups.

The obtained tools (from saws, drills, sander, grinders, various hammers, pliers, screwdrivers, to protective equipment), as well as the professional assistance of EHO advisors in running the business, will enable her to work more seriously, develop the business and thus achieve necessary income for her life.

The services provided under this project 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).