In the period from November 2 to 4, 2022, representatives of the Red Cross of Serbia were on a monitoring visit to Caritas Kosova, which carries out its activities in Kosovo*. During the first day of the visit Nataša Todorović, coordinator of the project “Strengthening resilience of older persons and persons with disabilities during COVID-19 and future crises”and Miloš Todorović had a meeting with the project coordinator Boban Mirković, the executive director Alfred Pjetri, the psychosocial support coordinator Arben Keka and Don Viktor Sopi, general director of the organization Caritas Kosova. During the visit, they discussed all segments of the project, the humanitarian aid, but also the importance of improving the mental health of older persons and persons with disabilities through psychosocial support activities, as well as advocating for the recognition of long-term care in the context of dignified aging.

During the first day of the visit, the activities of healthy aging in Uroševac and Prizren were shown, where older persons talked about their activities and self-help groups and how important they are for them both in order to improve physical and mental health and in order to be included in society and the community.

In the period from November 2 to 4, 2022, representatives of the Red Cross of Serbia were on a monitoring visit to Caritas Kosova, which carries out its activities in Kosovo*. During the first day of the visit Nataša Todorović, coordinator of the project “Strengthening resilience of older persons and persons with disabilities during COVID-19 and future crises”and Miloš Todorović had a meeting with the project coordinator Boban Mirković, the executive director Alfred Pjetri, the psychosocial support coordinator Arben Keka and Don Viktor Sopi, general director of the organization Caritas Kosova. During the visit, they discussed all segments of the project, the humanitarian aid, but also the importance of improving the mental health of older persons and persons with disabilities through psychosocial support activities, as well as advocating for the recognition of long-term care in the context of dignified aging.

On the second day of the visit, representatives of the Red Cross of Serbia visited older persons and their activities that are carried out in Zvečan. The main conclusion is that older persons are motivated for this type of activity and support provided in person through healthy aging activities.

This project is implemented with the support of the European Union and the Austrian Development Agency.