OVER 3000 NEW PLACES IN KINDERGARTEN – THE RESULT OF THE COOPERATION OF THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND THE “NOVAK DJOKOVIC” FOUNDATION

In May 2021, the Ministry of Education concluded a Cooperation Agreement with the “Novak Djokovic” Foundation.

The subject of the Agreement was joint involvement in adaptations/renovations and furnishing of existing premises in public property, for the needs of preschool education.

For this purpose, the Ministry allocated 2 million euros from the World Bank loan, and it was planned to dedicate at least 100 rooms for educational work by the end of 2022.

It started from the assumption that by renovating and equipping free classrooms in rural schools or local communities, and common rooms at preschool institutions, with relatively small investments and in a relatively short period of time, we can get a significant number of new places. This idea bore fruit.

Now, as the year 2022 draws to a close, it is clear that this partnership has exceeded its own plans and expectations. Through the joint efforts of the project team of the ministry and the team of the “Novak

Djokovic” Foundation, in less than a year and a half, over 130 rooms in 30 cities and municipalities across Serbia were opened for use. By the end of the year, about 30 more rooms are expected to be handed over, all within the originally planned budget.

Cities and municipalities in which the adaptation and/or equipping of new premises for educational work was financed:

1. City of Belgrade, Municipality of Vracar, PU “Vracar”, Kindergarten “Vracarac” (6 rooms)

2. Municipality of Svilajnac, PU “Decja radost”, kindergarten in Kusiljevo (3 rooms)

3. City of Belgrade, Municipality of Stari Grad, PU “Decji dani”, kindergartens “Lola” and “Leptiric” (4 rooms)

4. Municipality of Obrenovac, PU “Perka Vicentijevic” (8 rooms)

5. Municipality of Nova Varos, PU “Pasa i Nataca” (3 rooms)

6. Municipality of Doljevac, PU “Lane” (4 rooms)

7. Municipality of Vladicin Han, PU “Pcelica” (3 rooms)

8. Municipality of Raca, PU “Nasa radost” (9 rooms)

9. City of Belgrade, Municipality of Cukarica, PU “Cukarica” ​​(13 rooms equipped)

10. Municipality of Apatin, PU “Pcelica” (1 room)

11. Municipality of Cajetina, PU “Radost” (4 rooms)

12. Municipality of Batocina, PU “Poletarac” (1 room)

13. Municipality of Pecinci, PU “Vlada Obradovic Kameni” (10 rooms equipped)

14. City of Belgrade, Municipality of Zemun, PU “Dr. Sima Milosevic” (3 rooms furnished)

15. Municipality of Zagubica, PU “Poletarac” (3 rooms)

16. City of Pancevo, PU “Decja radost”, kindergarten “Ljiljan” (2 rooms)

17. Town of Pancevo, a village of Dolovo, elementary school “Aksentije Maksimovic” (3 rooms)

18. Municipality of Sjenica, PU “Maslacak” (7 rooms equipped)

19. The City of Sremska Mitrovica, PU “Pcelica” (4 rooms furnished)

20. Municipality of Vlasotince, PU “Milka Dimanic” (3 rooms)

21. Municipality of Velika Plana, PU “Decje Carstvo”, a village of Bresje (1 room)

22. Municipality of Velika Plana, PU “Decje Carstvo”, Veliko Orasje village (2 rooms)

23. City of Dimitrovgrad, PU “8. September”, Kindergarten “Pcelica” (3 rooms)

24. The City of Nis, settlement Novo selo, JPU “Pcelica” (5 rooms furnished)

25. Municipality of Raska, PU “Veselo detinjstvo”, village of Milatkovice (3 rooms)

26. Municipality of Brus, PU “Pahuljice”, Zlatari village (1 room)

27. Municipality of Opovo, PU “Bambi” (2 rooms)

28. Municipality of Vladimirci, PU “Suncokreti”, a village of Debrc (3 furnished rooms)

29. Municipality of Bac, PU “Kolibri”, Bodjani village (1 room)

30. Municipality of Pozega, PU “Olga Jovicic Rita”, Zdravcici village (2 rooms)

31. City of Belgrade, Municipality of Novi Belgrade – Bezanijska kosa, PU “11th April” (13 rooms equipped)

You can see the photos here.