Serbia Daily Report – February 9, 2016

Daily Report: Date – 02/9/16
Time Worked: – 6:45pm-1:00am
Location: – Train from Preševo to Niš
Team Members: – 8

1. Dejan Dolašević – Medical Worker
2. Stefan Milutinović – Psychologist
3. Sanja Popov – Psychologist
4. Miloš Tomaš – Social Worker
5. Ivana Matejić – Social Worker
6. Marija Ghabin – Translator (Arabic Language)
7. Suzana Ghabin – Translator (Arabic Language)
8. Senda Boukadida – Translator (Arabic Language)

Project Beneficiaries

Ages

• Males: 0-61+
• Females: 0-61+

Numbers Served

• Males: 169
• Females: 269

Types of Intervention

Medical Interventions and Treatment:

1. Lowering fever, dehydration, medical examination of the babies in train without symptoms
2. Lowering fever, examination of pregnant women

Humanitarian Aid:

1. Providing information about trip, about further station in On Stop Center in Šid
2. Providing water

More About the Beneficiaries

Questions the Project Beneficiaries Asked:

• Where is the toilet?
• Why is the train so full?
• Do you have any blankets?
• Why is it so hot in the train?
• How far is it to Croatia / Slovenia / Germany / Sweden?

Items That are Needed for Their Work:

• Maybe, we can do more to inform refugees that we can provide assistance for them in the train
• Light in the train, especially in toilets and in space between wagons where some of them sit end sleep
• Medicaments
• Small toys for children
• Blankets
• Diapers for babies and young children
• Water
• Food, especially milk

Brief Narrative from an RMF Staffer

What a Shift Working is Like

We arrived in Preševo at 6:00 pm. First, we visited colleagues in the One Stop Centre and they showed us our new container box, where we can take a rest or wait for further activities.

A police patrol was the same as the previous day. They asked us to come half an hour early before the train’s departure. They are very satisfied with our help. They follow the trains to Niš every day, where they leave the train. Police listened to our suggestions from last day, and created the line near the train for entry in the train. In this line we created separation of groups of families from other passengers that are traveling alone. This significantly facilitates the accommodation on the train. Families are not separated. There were no problems with transit papers. Refugees entered the train in less than one hour.

Activities in the train were related with first aid – sharing water and medical examinations. Some of the team members discussed with refugees from Syria about their trip.