Stories
Doors open when you want to learn and grow
Jelena Kostić (35) is a graduate defectologist from the city of Vranje in Serbia. Last year, she built on the knowledge she gained during her university studies with programming skills. Namely, Jelena…
Amidst lockdowns, rural life in Serbia turns sour
For urban-dwellers, confined in small flats because of lockdowns, rural living could seem ideal. The green pastures, fresher air, room to spread out. But for rural communities, especially farmers…
Reinventing the workplace under COVID-19 and beyond
After trying out several options for organizing work, we decided to stop ‘flip-flopping’ and proactively seek a a new modality of working for UNDP staff in Serbia, during the Covid-19 crisis and,…
Zero-waste, no pollution & “green” power in production of essential oils in Serbia
In the town of Gornja Mutnica, in the vicinity of Paracin, on about 315 hectares of plantations of the Serbian-Belgian company Sanicula, many Mediterranean cultures are organically grown.
Roma youth for Roma community during the COVID-19 pandemic
Young UN Volunteers Silvija, Kristina and Meti do their part in assisting their community to overcome the challenges of COVID-19 pandemic.
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My biggest challenge was the fact that I didn't have a realistic perspective of how a job in the IT profession looks like
Learn more about the experience of IT retraining program participants.
How to find the right formula for the 21st century challenges - 1st year of the UNDP Serbia Accelerator Lab
Innovations, discoveries, the human angle, experimentation, networking, these are the first thoughts that come to mind when the members of the Accelerator Lab in Serbia look back at their first year…
Stories of Return
Together with the Return point, UNDP Accelerator Lab is exploring the experience of people with high qualifications who wanted to come back to Serbia.
New product from old refrigerators - recycling for waste reduction and environmental protection
Proper recycling of refrigerators prevents GHG emissions, while the production of absorbers gives us a useful product that is safe for the environment.
Why population in Serbia keeps declining?
Each year 51.000 people, most of them young, leave our country. We need systemic changes in the areas of education, employment and healthcare.
