On 14 January 2021 and as part of the activities in the “Strengthening resilience of older persons and persons with disabilities during COVID-19 and future disasters” project, the Red Cross of Serbia organised a meeting of partners on Research/ Policy influencing component of the project. The meeting included participation of 13 partners’ representatives and the discussion covered the preparations for the first phase of the data-collection and research activities that will lead into the development of policy proposals later on the project timeline. The main focus of the meeting was agreeing among partners on the mapping of national/ local stakeholders and service providers in the long term service area for each of the project sites.

The project “Strengthening resilience of older persons and persons with disabilities during COVID-19 and future disasters” is supported by the European Union and the Austrian Development Agency.