THE PROJECT AND PROGRAM “EXCHANGE” HELPS FAMILY SIMONOVIC IN PASI POLJANA
11.3.2011
Multidisciplinary mobile team of City Municipality of Palilula, which realizing project “Strengthening of Municipal capacity to improve the quality of life for socially vulnerable groups”, within the program Exchange 3, for four months assisting on territory of Palilula Municipality socially vulnerable, old and infirm persons, disabled and elderly who are immobile and depended on other people` help. On this occasion, president of City Municipality of Palilula, Prof. Dr Igor Novakovic and president of Assembly Milan Djurdjevic, with associates, members of the Council and mobile teams which provides services to the socially – vulnerable residents of Palilula, visited family Simonovic in the village Pasi Poljana.

Nebojsa Simonovic lives with his wife and two grandchildren, Milos, (student of Traffic scool, age 17) and Milica, (19 years old student of School of Economy) in very difficult conditions with 15.600 RSD family pension received by children after the death of their father, life in this family is almost on the edge of existence. Grandpa Nebojsa does not receive pension, because it lacks 14 months of service. After several years of worik in “Nisal”, was declared redundant and since then troubles began, that caused the failure to pay current bills for water, electricity and other utilities costs.

Mobile team of the project of Palilula Municipality, composed of one physician , psychologist and lawyer, after conversation with members of the family awarded a one – time assistance of Municipality, composed of packet with food and chemical goods.

According to Prof. Dr Igor Novakovic Municipality will help and this family to overcome and solve some of current problems. To children will be covered costs of issuing identity card, card transport, provided clothing, to grandpa Nebojsa will be given free transportation to the Bela Palanka to regulate the documents that are needed for health care. Municipality will provide help to children in order to continue formal education because they lost their father, who died 8 years ago and their mother give up the children and went.