on issues of domestic violence in Zrenjanin with a special focus on prevention. Various types of activities were implemented during the project, including educational sessions for the citizens and secondary school children, as well as radio and TV shows on the topic. On 1 June, the final event of the “Child Safety Olympics”, promoting child safety among primary school children and their parents, took place in Kragujevac. The Mission supported the police of the Kragujevac District in organizing an athletics competition for primary school children, aged 9-10, at which it promoted child safety awareness. The project was implemented in partnership with other city organizations/institutions dealing with citizens’ safety, such as the ambulance service, the fire brigade and the Serbian Red Cross. The project helped create a safer and more secure environment for children in the community. On 1 June, the Mission co-operated with the Pirot Police District in organizing a football match between the schoolchildren from four schools in Pirot that participated in the project “Stop Violence in Schools”. The project’s main objective was to raise awareness of the problem of delinquent behaviour in primary schools, with special focus on peer violence (bullying). This was achieved through organizing educational sessions for primary school pupils, their parents and teachers in four primary schools in Pirot municipality during April and May 2013. While marking the closure of the project, the activity still aimed to build trust between students and police officers. On 7 June, the Mission supported the first workshop for Roma children in the Roma Cultural Center in Niš as part of the micro project “Safe Streets - Safe City”. The project was implemented by the Niš Police District and addressed Roma children residing in the city. Through a number of activities with children, such as workshops, educational panels, discussions with parents, the project aimed to develop a safety culture among the Roma children, aged 9-15, and to inform them about safety issues in the local community, their rights, obligations and responsibilities. The overall goal of the project was to create a safer and more secure environment for Niš citizens in general. On 11 June, the Mission supported the Kikinda Police District in organizing a community awareness event on the prevention of theft of raw materials during the National Day of Public Services. Kikinda Police District officers reached out to the local community by distributing pamphlets to citizens. The material was printed in Serbian and national minorities’ languages (e.g. Hungarian, Roma). The theft of the so-called secondary raw materials (e.g. copper wire, steel) is an increasing problem in Serbia. Companies as well their customers have incurred significant financial losses as a result of this activity. The theft of materials often leads to frequent interruptions of railway transport, telephone service, electrical supply, etc. The objective of the local action plan was to raise awareness among citizens and the offenders themselves about the negative impact of such thefts on the community. Members of the Kikinda police service also reached out to representatives of public companies, municipal government, NGOs and conducted a media campaign to raise awareness and encourage citizens to report these crimes. On 27 June, the Mission supported the Niš Police District in organizing the final activity for its “Safe Street – Safe Town” local action plan in Niš. Roma children performed a theatre play for Niš police officers to express their appreciation of the work of the police in their community. The play was attended by many local police officers. Following the theatre play, which depicted scenes from everyday Roma life, the local Roma and police teams played a football match. As a result of the project, police statistics indicated that following the launch of the local action plan, the number of safety incidents involving Roma children was reduced by 80% and the police improved relations with the Roma community. Several events were conducted throughout the campaign to include Roma children, featuring educational panels and discussions with parents. The local action plan aimed to develop a safety culture for children aged 9-15 in the Roma community in Niš. 90

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