The development counseling center in Subotica received a vehicle intended for home visits to families of children with difficulties and disabilities under the age of 6 who live in the city of Subotica. Thanks to the donation of the "Vojput" company in the amount of 4 million dinars, this Development Advisory Center has already received a digital library and furniture.
The development counseling center in Subotica received a vehicle for home visits to children with disabilities
22 February 2023
"I congratulate Subotica on the successful long-term work of the development advisory center, which will now, with a vehicle for field work, be even more complete. I hope that this kind of standard will soon take root throughout Serbia and increase the accessibility of services, especially for children who live outside the larger cities", said the State Secretary in the Ministry of Health, Prof. Dr. Ferenc Vicko.
"Vojput has been supporting the local community for years and we believe that the principle of giving to the community in which we operate is one of the most important business principles," said Goran Janković, director of the Vojput company.
"We thank the Ministry of Health for its commitment to achieving this goal and our reliable partner "Vojput" for helping us equip the Development Counseling Center in Subotica and enable the full application of modern approaches in the daily practice of the counseling center," said Jelena Zajeganović-Jakovljević, head of the Program for Health and early development at UNICEF in Serbia.
"The Counseling Center in Subotica was founded back in 1961 as a Psychopedagogical Counseling Center, and in 1991 it was named Developmental Counseling Center. Annually, it provides support for around 1,500 children and families up to the age of 6, bilingually in Serbian and Hungarian. We are extremely grateful to UNICEF and the company "Vojput" for their support and donation of a vehicle that will enable professional advancement for experts and work in a family and kindergarten environment," said Eržebet Kishkarolj, coordinator of the Family Oriented Early Intervention team in Subotica.
UNICEF and the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Serbia, together with other relevant ministries, have so far supported the implementation of family-oriented early interventions in 19 cities and municipalities in Serbia. More than 500 professionals from health and social protection systems and preschool institutions were trained, of which 120 are involved in direct work with families. More than 2400 children and their families received support during 2022.
