October 2019

Republic ofSerbia

CommiSSaRiat foR RefugeeS and migRation of the RepubliC of SeRbia

www.regionalhousingprogramme.org

* Official figure as per signed Grant Agreements. The final figure will be known at the completion of each sub-project.

Number of sub-projects approved

8Number of housing units concerned

7 540Grants approved

€ 134 millionGrants disbursed

€ 80 millionNational contribution

€ 31 million*

Upon the break-up of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in the 1990s, the Republic of Serbia gave refuge to nearly 618 000 refugees from Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia. It was one of the largest exoduses since World War Two. There are approximately 28 000 refugees living in Serbia today, with the decrease in number resulting from their integration within the Republic of Serbia. While the majority of refugees opted to stay and permanently settle in Serbia after acquiring citizenship, a number returned and the remainder decided to move to other countries.

During all these years, the Republic of Serbia has been providing housing for the most vulnerable refugee families in a concerted manner, financed from budget and donor funds. However, the funds available were disproportionate to the substantial needs. Serbia therefore played an important role in promoting a regional initiative that resulted in the establishment of the Regional Housing Programme (RHP). At end-September 2019, the RHP had already provided housing to 3 500 most vulnerable refugee families in Serbia.

Zora Vojvodic is from a small town near Benkovac, Croatia, where she grew up with her parents, three sisters and a brother. Zora’s mother raised the family, while her father worked outside the home. “It was a modest, nice life for us. Back then, I guess, were not even aware of it”, says Zora.

In 1991, Zora gave birth to her son, who was three years old when the war broke out. A few months before the battle of Oluja in 1995, she fled Croatia, together with her young son and one of her sisters. The rest of the family soon followed, equally unprepared for their flight. “When my parents were forced to escape, my mother had just served lunch. They left the food untouched on the table, and the door wide open. Nobody took anything along”.

Upon their arrival in Serbia, they temporarily settled at Zora’s uncle’s apartment in Valjevo. After several months, her parents moved to a nearby village, where they were given an abandoned property which they managed to make habitable. However, they struggled to earn a living, and at first, they assisted local people with housework in exchange for food. Zora also found it difficult to adapt to her new circumstances: initially, she worked as a babysitter and in small shops, without social security or permanent employment. In the meantime, her second child was born. Over the years, she was obliged to move from one form of unsuitable

housing to another, six or seven times, before finally receiving the keys to her new RHP apartment in Kamendin in June 2019.

“Before moving in here with my sister, I used to buy household items one by one, planning and imagining how I would decorate the apartment,” she says. “ I feel relieved to finally be at peace, in our own home.” She likes the new neighborhood very much – the plain reminds her of her childhood home. And despite the uncertain economic situation, Zora remains optimistic. “One has to be responsive to whatever happens. And as long as we are all healthy and together, we can move on”.

CHP AT A GLANCEOctober 2019

COUNTRY HOUSING PROJECT (CHP) SERBIALEAD INSTITUTIONCOMMISSARIAT FOR REFUGEES AND MIGRATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA (CRMS)

PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION UNITPUBLIC SECTOR PROJECTS IMPLEMENTATION UNIT LTD. BELGRADE

Complex of RHP buildings in Belgrade (Kamendin), June 2019

BACKGROUND

BENEFICIARY STORY OF ZORA VOJVODIC, BELGRADE, SERBIA

October 2019

Republic ofSerbia

CommiSSaRiat foR RefugeeS and migRation of the RepubliC of SeRbia

FINANCIAL AND IMPLEMENTATION STATUS OF SUB-PROJECTSOctober 2019

* Official figure as per signed Grant Agreements. The final figure will be known at the completion of each sub-project.

SRB1.C1 SRB1.C2

Provision of 64 pre-fab houses Delivery of 128 packages of building material

Beneficiary selection Completed CompletedStart of project October 2015 June 2015

Completed Completed Completed

SRB2.C1 SRB2.C2 SRB2.C3 SRB2.C4Construction of 200 apartments in 9 municipalities

Provision of 120 pre-fab houses in 36 municipalities

Provision of 300 building material packages (new estimate: 333)

Purchase of 250 village houses in 20 municipalities (new estimate: 245)

Beneficiary selection Completed Completed Completed Completed

Start of project March 2017 July 2016 March 2018 September 2016

Expected completion 1st half of 2021 2nd half of 2019 2nd half of 2020 Completed

SRB3.C1 SRB3.C2 SRB3.C3 SRB3.C4Construction of 235 apartments

Construction of 80 pre-fabricated houses (new estimate: 46)

Provision of 350 building material packages (new estimate: 299)

Purchase of 50 village houses (new estimate: 214)

Beneficiary selection Completed Completed Completed Completed

Start of project September 2016 March 2017 March 2018 June 2016

Expected completion Completed 2nd half of 2019 2nd half of 2019 2nd half of 2020

SRB4.C1 SRB4.C2 SRB4.C3 SRB4.C4Construction of 261 apartments in 13 municipalities

Construction of 81 pre-fab houses (new estimate: 69)

Provision of 562 building material packages (new estimate: 677)

Purchase of 329 village houses (new estimate: 405)

Beneficiary selection Completed Completed Completed Completed

Start of project July 2017 June 2016 June 2016 August 2016

Expected completion 1st half of 2020 2nd half of 2020 2nd half of 2020 1st half of 2020

SRB1Provision of 64 prefabricated houses and 128 building material packages for 192 households

Grant approval and grant agreement signature08/04/2013 - 14/03/2014Total estimated cost€ 2 212 500 Grant amount approved€ 1 993 000 National contribution€ 219 500 *Grant amount disbursed€ 1 719 834

SRB4Support to 1 424 refugee families through four different housing modalities

Grant approval and grant agreement signature23/06/2014 - 06/11/2014(as amended)Total estimated cost€ 18 666 664Grant amount approved€ 16 659 554 National contribution€ 2 007 110 *Grant amount disbursed€ 14 661 100

SRB2Support to 870 refugee families through four different housing modalities

Grant approval and grant agreement signature11/10/2013 - 09/09/2014Total estimated cost€ 13 062 936Grant amount approved€ 11 560 936National contribution€ 1 502 000 *Grant amount disbursed€ 10 283 395

SRB3Support to 800 refugee families through four different housing modalities

Grant approval and grant agreement signature06/12/2013 - 09/09/2014(as amended)Total estimated cost€ 15 177 486 Grant amount approved€ 10 963 918 National contribution€ 4 213 568 *Grant amount disbursed€ 10 433 216

Republic ofSerbia

CommiSSaRiat foR RefugeeS and migRation of the RepubliC of SeRbia

www.regionalhousingprogramme.org

FINANCIAL AND IMPLEMENTATION STATUS OF SUB-PROJECTSOctober 2019

SRB5.C1 SRB5.C2 SRB5.C3Construction of 1 267 apartments Provision of 250 building material

packages (new estimate: 200)Purchase of 200 village houses (new estimate: 241)

Beneficiary selection Ongoing Completed Completed

Start of project 2nd half of 2017 2nd half of 2018 September 2017

Expected completion 2nd half of 2020 2nd half of 2020 1st half of 2020

SRB7.C1 SRB7.C2 SRB7.C3 SRB7.C4Purchase of 130 apartments

Purchase of 180 village houses

Provision of 180 building material packages(new estimate: 221)

Provision of design services for construction of 358 apartments(extended: 708 apartments)

Beneficiary selection Completed Completed Completed Completed

Start of project 2nd half of 2018 1st half of 2018 1st half of 2019 2nd half of 2018Expected completion 1st half of 2021 1st half of 2020 1st half of 2020 2nd half of 2019

SRB8.C1 SRB8.C2 SRB8.C3 SRB8.C4Construction of 608 apartments in 10 municipalities

Design-Built of 30 prefabricated houses (country-wide)

Provision of 136 building material packages

Purchase of 79 village houses

Beneficiary selection Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing

Start of project 1st half of 2019 2nd half of 2018 1st half of 2019 2nd half of 2019Expected completion 2nd half of 2021 2nd half of 2020 2nd half of 2020 2nd half of 2020

SRB9.C1a SRB9.C1b SRB9.C2 SRB9.C3 SRB9.C4Construction of 350 apartments in 10 municipalities

Purchase of 100 apartments

Design-Built of 50 prefabricated houses country-wide

Provision of 200 building material packages country-wide

Purchase of 200 village houses country-wide

Beneficiary selection Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing

Start of project 1st half of 2019 - - - -Expected completion 1st half of 2021 2nd half of 2021 2nd half of 2021 2nd half of 2021 2nd half of 2021

SRB5Support to 1 847 refugee families through three different housing modalitiesGrant approval and grant agreement signature20/11/2014 - 14/08/2015(as amended)Total estimated cost€ 52 043 857 Grant amount approved€ 38 814 421 National contribution€ 13 229 436 * Grant amount disbursed€ 33 128 636

SRB9Provision of 1080 housing solutions (new construction and purchase of apartments, pre-fabs, building material, village houses)

Grant approval and grant agreement signature06/06/2018 - 07/03/2019(as amended)Total estimated cost€ 25 650 185Grant amount approved€ 21 919 185National contribution€ 3 731 000 *Grant amount disbursed€ 7 132 000

SRB7 **Provision of minimum 490 housing solutions for beneficiaries selected under sub-projects SRB2, SRB4, SRB5

Grant approval and grant agreement signature01/12/2016 - 02/10/2017(as amended)Total estimated cost€ 9 166 861Grant amount approved€ 9 166 861 National contribution-Grant amount disbursed€ 3 900 300

SRB8Provision of 852 housing solutions (new construction, pre-fabs, building material, village houses)Grant approval and grant agreement signature26/06/2017- 31/01/2018(as amended)Total estimated cost€ 28 769 682Grant amount approved€ 23 090 866National contribution€ 5 678 816 *Grant amount disbursed€ 7 143 635

* Official figure as per signed Grant Agreements. The final figure will be known at the completion of each sub-project.** Note that the grant application for SRB6, although submitted, was never approved by the RHP Fund Assembly of Donors but the housing units were included in later sub-projects

Republic ofSerbia

CommiSSaRiat foR RefugeeS and migRation of the RepubliC of SeRbia

1 157

2 395

1 679

2 309

2015 - 2016 - 2017 - 2018 2019* 2020* 2021**

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7 540Housing units

DELIVERIES BY HOUSING MODALITY

* Estimate

Provision of village houses

Purchase of apartments

Construction of apartments

Construction of pre-fab houses

Provision of building material Total

799

668

181

49

474

1121

601

64

35267

784

321

1023

28

958

164

The Regional Housing Programme is financed and supported by the international community

The Regional Housing Programme (RHP) was set up to provide durable housing solutions to vulnerable refugees and displaced persons following the 1991-1995 conflicts on the territory of former Yugoslavia. The RHP is implemented by Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro and Serbia and mostly financed by the international donor community. The main donor is the European Union. The other donors are the United States of America, Germany, Norway, Switzerland, Italy, Denmark, Turkey, Luxembourg, Spain, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania and the Slovak Republic.

This document was produced with the financial assistance of the European Union. The views expressed herein can in no way be taken to reflect the official opinion of the European Union.

** Some of these deliveries are expected to take place in 2022 (provided that the programme is extended)

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