May’s International Day of Families saw the Serbian national airline, in partnership with SOS Children’s Villages Serbia Foundation, organise a project that provided children from low-income families with an opportunity to experience aircraft flight for the first time
i mogućnosti da sebi i svojoj deci priušte osnovne potrepštine ili druge stvari koje se smatraju uobičajenim kao što su odmor, izleti, putovanje avionom. Zato smo rado prihvatili inicijativu Er Srbije, uvereni da će deca i njihovi roditelji i staratelji ovaj let pamtiti dugo. Podrška porodicama može da se pruži na različite načine, a jedan od njih je i stvaranje novih iskustava. Na ovaj način jačamo i njihovu veru u sebe i svoje mogućnosti, u bolju budućnost i osećaj da ih neko vidi i želi da podrži, da nisu sami. Uvereni smo da je ovo tek početak lepe saradnje između naše organizacije i kompanije Er Srbija, a na dobrobit svih onih koje naša organizacija podržava – izjavila je Vesna Mraković, nacionalna direktorka „SOS Dečija sela Srbija“. Najmlađi putnik na ovom letu imao je samo pet godina. – Bilo je super, malo sam se uplašio pri poletanju, ali je kasnije sve bilo u redu. Mislio sam da će let da traje duže, ali sve je bilo gotovo za 20 minuta. Prvi put letim avionom i bilo je dosta zanimljivo, tako da bih opet voleo da ponovim ovo iskustvo – istakao je petnaestogodišnji Mihajlo Arsovski, koji je putovao sa ocem i dva mlađa brata. „SOS Dečija sela Srbija“ već 20 godina pomaže deci, mladima i porodicama kroz različite programe, a jedan od njih je i Program „Jačanje porodice“, čiji je cilj podrška biološkim porodicama u krizi, prevencija izmeštanja dece u alternativnu brigu kroz jačanje roditeljskih kapaciteta i integracija porodica u lokalnu zajednicu. Za jedanaest godina, koliko se taj program realizuje, do sada je pružena podrška za 3800 dece i mladih, i više od 1600 porodica u devet gradova Srbije. U prethodnoj godini Program je podržao 509 porodica i 2185 njenih članova – 1265 dece i 920 odraslih. Najvažniji rezultat Programa „Jačanje porodice“ jeste što je 99,41% dece uključene u podršku ostalo u svojim porodicama.
S ome 25 little girls and boys, all of whom are involved in the flew together with their parents or guardians on 14 th May, journeying from Niš to Belgrade on an Airbus A319. Upon landing at Nikola Tesla Airport, these “big little passengers” had an opportunity to tour Air Serbia’s Flight Operations building and hangar, and to learn more about the world of aviation. “It was our pleasure to welcome these children from the Niš area and their families. The first flight on an aircraft is a memory that stays with us forever, and we are more than happy to have enabled them to experience it. With this meeting, we also wanted to inspire and encourage them to have big dreams. If we encouraged at least some of them to join Air Serbia’s team in the future and fly every day, we believe that we sent the Strengthening Families programme,
most important message – that the sky is not the limit, but only the beginning,” said Air Serbia Chief Operations Officer Milan Malović. “The families that we support face numerous challenges, one of which is a lack of financial means and possibilities to afford basic necessities for themselves and their children, as well as other things that are considered normal, such as holidays, excursions and flying on aircraft. That’s why we happily accepted Air Serbia’s initiative and are convinced that the children and their parents or guardians will remember this flight fondly. Support for families can take many forms and providing new experiences is one of them. In this way, we boost their confidence in themselves and their abilities, a better future and a feeling that someone sees them and wants to help them, that they are not alone. We
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