With Swiss support, the conditions for children and the elderly in Vevchani have improved

On June 14 in Vevchani, at a follow-up forum session, the results of the forum process and implementation of the priority projects of the citizens, “Reconstruction of the Facilities of the Kindergarten “Planinski Cvet” (Mountain Flower) and “Renovation of the Day Care Center for the Elderly and Retired Persons” were presented.

During the last months, within the project “Empowering Municipal Councils” through the process of Community Forums and direct citizen participation, the municipality of Vevchani proposed, developed and prioritized these two projects, which were then implemented in partnership with the United Nations Development Program – UNDP and the municipality of Vevchani, with a grant from the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation in the amount of 50,000 Swiss francs.

With this grant the facilities of the kindergarten “Planinski Cvet” (Mountain Flower) and the premises of the Day Care Center for the Elderly were reconstructed, adapted and equipped, in order to improve living and working conditions, as well as socialization and recreation in both facilities.

With the implementation of the project “Renovation of the Day Care Center for the Elderly and Retired Persons” complete functionality of the Day Care Center was ensured through the implemented activities for repairing of the floor, ceiling and walls, as well as equipment for efficient heating and cooling of the space was provided.

Also within the project for renovation of the kindergarten “Planinski Cvet” (Mountain Flower) activities for the reconstruction of the interior (suspended ceilings, reconstruction of walls and floors) were carried out, as well as partitioning of part of the premises, in order to ensure energy efficiency and functional working space. Additionally, the floor arrangement of a part of the yard has been made and new children’s paraphernalia and toys have been installed.

At the follow-up forum session, in addition to the priority projects, the activities undertaken by the municipality for the implementation of some of the other projects and recommendations given by the citizens during the forum process were presented.