The Stav+ association from Subotica, in partnership with the Centre for Society Orientation COD from Belgrade, invites all representatives of CSOs, public institutions and private sector interested in issues of provision of social services for Persons Living with HIV (PLHIV) to take part in a study trip to Constanta, Romania, in the first half of September 2009.

Stav+ and COD believe it is necessary to create the conditions for acquisition of new and relevant knowledge related to social services for PLHIV persons. The aim is to improve the knowledge and existing services for PLHIV community and develop ideas about new potential services.

The participants will meet services providers and users in Constanta, to stimulate mutual learing and establish the foundations for continued cooperation in order to reach the goal of sustainable wide-spectrum services for PLHIV community in Serbia.

All interested organizations are invited to read the invitation letter and fill in the letter of motivation and the application form attached to this article. The deadline for application expires on July 10, 2009, exclusively by e-mail at studijskaposeta@cod.rs.

For all other information about the trip, please contact us by e-mail at studijskaposeta@cod.rs

The trip is supported by Handicap International, Swedish Organisation of Persons with Disabilities International Aid Association SHIA and Serbian Ministry of Health, through the implementation unit of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.