Centre for rehabilitation and social reintegration of women dependent on drugs to open in Montenegro

For the past two years, NGO 4 Life has led an intensive public campaign to enable the same rights to women dependent on drugs as those enjoyed by men, for which there is a Center for rehabilitation and re-socialization. For this purpose, in two occasions we have called on ministers in charge, as well as the previous and current Prime Minister, to resolve this issue as soon as possible. We also informed the representatives of the Embassy of Montenegro, the EU Delegation in Montenegro and other relevant stakeholders in our country who are dealing with the protection of human rights, and at the same time ran a strong media campaign.

The municipality of Podgorica, the Union of Municipalities, the Municipality of Tivat, the Municipality of Niksic and NGO 4 Life then worked in partnership to apply for funding to IPA in order to build a rehabilitation and re-socialization center for women dependent on drugs in Montenegro. The project was approved and the construction of the center will begin in January 2014, next to the institution for the treatment of men dependent on drugs “Kakaricka gora” in Podgorica.

NGO 4 Life appreciate their partnership with the city, which has been helpful in giving prominence to, and making efforts towards resolving, the issue. The representatives of Podgorica also participated in the writing of the project proposal, and provided logistical and technical support to ensure that the project could be fully implemented.

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